IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer

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IFFHS World's Best Man International Goal Scorer
Sport Association football
Awarded forBest international goal scorer of the calendar year
Presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award1991
Editions34
First winner Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Papin
Most wins Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo (5 awards)
Most recent Flag of Morocco.svg Soufiane Rahimi (20 goals in 2024)
Website www.iffhs.com
French striker Jean-Pierre Papin was the first ever winner of the award, in 1991. Finale de la coupe de ligue feminine de handball 2013 - Jean-Pierre Papin 01.jpg
French striker Jean-Pierre Papin was the first ever winner of the award, in 1991.

The IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer is a football award given annually since 1991 to the world's top international goalscorer in the calendar year. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).

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Only international goals from 1 January to 31 December in international matches, Olympic tournaments, FIFA Club World Cup, official matches between the topical continental club champions, and the continental club competitions of FIFA, AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA, as well as, the continental Super Cup matches of the six confederations are taken into consideration. If the number of goals is equal, the player who scored more goals in international matches is ranked higher. [1] [2]

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most wins (5), and most goals in a calendar year (32 in 2017). Dennis Bergkamp, Raí and César Obando won the award with the fewest goals (12 in 1992). Neymar and Gabriel Batistuta are the players with the most runner-up appearances (2). Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with most third-place finishes (3). Ali Daei, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Romelo Lukaku are the only players who have won the award more than once. Ronaldo and Messi are the only players to win the award in successive seasons, with Ronaldo achieving this twice. Ali Ashfaq scored the most goals without winning (23 goals in 2013). Real Madrid and Barcelona are tied for the clubs with the most wins (5).

In 2012, the IFFHS awarded the World's Best Goal Scorer of the First Decade, considering the years 2001 to 2010. [3]

Men's winners

List of winners

YearRankWinnerClub(s)Goals
19911st Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Papin [4] Flag of France.svg Marseille 16
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
12
3rd Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Darko Pančev Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade 12
19921st Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Bergkamp [5] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 12
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Raí Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 12
3rd Flag of Honduras.svg César Obando Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 12
19931st Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saeed Al-Owairan [6] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 18
2nd Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Miura Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy 16
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Luís Roberto Alves Flag of Mexico.svg América 14
19941st Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov [7] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 17
2nd Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Sun-hong Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 16
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Romário Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 15
19951st Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann [8] Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
17
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Mário Jardel Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 16
3rd Flag of Uruguay.svg Enzo Francescoli Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 14
19961st Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei [9] Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd
22
2nd Flag of Thailand.svg Natipong Sritong-In
Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Crespo
Flag of Thailand.svg Thai Farmers Bank
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
16
3rd
19971st Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo [10] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
22
2nd Flag of Iran.svg Karim Bagheri Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Flag of Germany.svg Arminia Bielefeld
20
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Romário
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Miura
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
19
19981st Flag of Kuwait.svg Jasem Al-Huwaidi [11] Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya 20
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 14
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa 13
19991st Flag of Spain.svg Raúl [12] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 14
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo
Flag of Brazil.svg Alex
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
13
3rd
20001st Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo [13] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 21 [note 1]
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Romário Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 21
3rd Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei Flag of Germany.svg Hertha BSC 20
20011st Flag of Oman.svg Hani Al-Dhabit [14] Flag of Oman.svg Dhofar 22
2nd Flag of Thailand.svg Kiatisuk Senamuang
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson
Flag of Spain.svg Raúl
Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors FC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marconi Stallions
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
16
3rd
20021st Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud van Nistelrooy [15] Flag of England.svg Manchester United 14
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Miroslav Klose
Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Dahl Tomasson
Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord
Flag of Italy.svg Milan
13
3rd
20031st Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry [16] Flag of England.svg Arsenal 15 [note 2]
2nd Flag of France.svg David Trezeguet Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 15
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 14
20041st Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei [17] Flag of Iran.svg Saba Battery 17
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Tevez Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 16
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Flag of France.svg Marseille
Flag of England.svg Chelsea
15
20051st Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano [18] Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 18
2nd Flag of Honduras.svg Wilmer Velásquez Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 15
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho
Flag of Egypt.svg Emad Moteab
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
14
20061st Flag of Chile.svg Humberto Suazo [19] Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo 17
2nd Flag of England.svg Peter Crouch Flag of England.svg Liverpool 16
3rd Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 14
20071st Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu [20] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 20
2nd Flag of Paraguay.svg Salvador Cabañas Flag of Mexico.svg América 18
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Román Riquelme Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 17
20081st Flag of Brazil.svg Rico [21] Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 19
2nd Flag of Kuwait.svg Ahmad Ajab Flag of Kuwait.svg Qadsia 15
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 15
20091st Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Okazaki [22] Flag of Japan.svg Shimizu S-Pulse 15 [note 3]
2nd Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba Flag of England.svg Chelsea 15
3rd Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelmalek Ziaya Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 15
20101st Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al-Mutawa [23] Flag of Kuwait.svg Qadsia 17 [note 4]
2nd Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 17
3rd Flag of Spain.svg David Villa Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 16
20111st Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [24] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 19
2nd Flag of Colombia.svg Radamel Falcao Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
17
3rd Flag of Jordan.svg Hassan Abdel-Fattah
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Gómez
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
15
20121st Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [25] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 25
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 21
3rd Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 18
20131st Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [26] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 25
2nd Flag of Maldives.svg Ali Ashfaq Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 23
3rd Flag of Tunisia.svg Issam Jemâa Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 20
20141st Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [27] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 20
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 19
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 18
20151st Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski [28] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 22
2nd Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Khalil Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli 20
3rd Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 19
20161st Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [29] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 24
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 21
3rd Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 16
20171st Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [30] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 32
2nd Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Yu-song Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 16
3rd Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 15
20181st Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah [31] Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd 20
2nd Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romelu Lukaku Flag of England.svg Manchester United 15
3rd Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 15
20191st Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [32] Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 21
2nd Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Mabkhout Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Jazira 19
3rd Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 19
20201st Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romelu Lukaku [33] Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 16
2nd Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 14
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 11
20211st Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski [34] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 24
2nd Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 22
3rd Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Flag of England.svg Manchester United
19
20221st Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [35] Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 22
2nd Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 21
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
15
20231st Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romelu Lukaku [36] Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Flag of Italy.svg Roma
22
2nd Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Flag of England.svg Manchester City 18
3rd Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Taremi Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 14
20241st Flag of Morocco.svg Soufiane Rahimi [37] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 20
2nd Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Kaabi Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 19
3rd Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland
Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Gyökeres
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
17

Notes:

  1. While Romário finished the year with as many goals as Rivaldo, the latter was crowned winner because of more international club goals.
  2. While Trezeguet finished the year with as many goals as Henry, the latter was crowned winner because of more international club goals.
  3. Since 2009, they awarded the player with the most goals for their national team in case of a tie. That year, Okazaki had scored more goals for his national team than Drogba.
  4. While Eto'o finished the year with as many goals as Al-Mutawa, the latter was crowned winner because of more national team goals.

Statistics

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score 30+ goals in a year. Russia-Portugal CC2017 (11) (cropped).jpg
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score 30+ goals in a year.
Humberto Suazo is the only Chilean to win the award. Humberto Suazo.jpg
Humberto Suazo is the only Chilean to win the award.
Brazil striker Ronaldo was the first South American to win the award in 1997. Ronaldo Cannes (cropped).jpg
Brazil striker Ronaldo was the first South American to win the award in 1997.
Winners (1991–present)
PlayerWinsYears
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo 52013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi 32011, 2012, 2022
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei 21996, 2004
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski 2015, 2021
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romelu Lukaku 2020, 2023
Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Papin 11991
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Bergkamp 1992
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saeed Al-Owairan 1993
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov 1994
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann 1995
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo 1997
Flag of Kuwait.svg Jasem Al-Huwaidi 1998
Flag of Spain.svg Raúl 1999
Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo 2000
Flag of Oman.svg Hani Al-Dhabit 2001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud van Nistelrooy 2002
Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry 2003
Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano 2005
Flag of Chile.svg Humberto Suazo 2006
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu 2007
Flag of Brazil.svg Rico 2008
Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Okazaki 2009
Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al-Mutawa 2010
Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah 2018
Flag of Morocco.svg Soufiane Rahimi 2024
Most international goals in a year
RankPlayerYearGoals
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo 201732
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi 201225
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo 2013
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo 201624
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski 2021
Winners by club
ClubTotalPlayers
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 52
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 43
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 33
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 32
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd 22
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 11
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 11
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 11
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 11
Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo 11
Flag of Oman.svg Dhofar 11
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg Qadsia 11
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 11
Flag of France.svg Marseille 11
Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 11
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 11
Flag of Iran.svg Saba Battery 11
Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 11
Flag of Japan.svg Shimizu S-Pulse 11
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 11
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 11
Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma 11
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 11
Winners by nationality
NationalityTotalPlayers
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 55
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 51
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31
Flag of France.svg  France 22
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 22
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 21
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 21
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 11
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 11
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 11
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 11
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 11

The World's Best Top International Goal Scorer of the First Decade (2001–2010)

Miroslav Klose scored the most international goals for his country during the decade, with 58. 2016209185719 2016-07-27 Champions for Charity - Sven - 1D X - 0149 - DV3P4742 mod.jpg
Miroslav Klose scored the most international goals for his country during the decade, with 58.

The awards were part of the IFFHS World Football Gala 2012 which took place in Barcelona in May 2012. [38]

For the final list of 15 players, international goals scored from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010 were taken into consideration. [3]

Top 15 goal scorers
RankPlayerNationClub(s)Goals for countryGoals for club(s)Total goals
1 Ruud van Nistelrooy Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
335386
2 Thierry Henry Flag of France.svg  France Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
434285
3 Didier Drogba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Flag of France.svg Marseille
Flag of England.svg Chelsea
453883
4 Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
582381
5 Samuel Eto'o Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
443579
6 Flávio Amado Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Flag of Angola.svg Petro Atlético
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab
324173
7 Dimitar Berbatov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of England.svg Manchester United
462571
8 Raúl Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04
264571
9 David Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Spain.svg Zaragoza
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
442468
10 Andriy Shevchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
323668
11 Alexander Frei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Servette
Flag of France.svg Rennes
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel
422163
12 Henrik Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborgs IF
253661
13 Jon Dahl Tomasson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord
Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart
Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal
431659
14 Jared Borgetti Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia
411758
15 Adriano Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Italy.svg Parma
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
273158

All-time Best International Goal Scorer ranking

As of 2 January 2025 [39] [40]
Bold indicates players currently active.
* indicates player has scored at least 100 international goals for a single club.
Players with at least 100 international goals
RankPlayerCLCWCCC2OCsSCWCOICsCountryTotalYears
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo*151026270 135 3032002–present
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi*1310010350 112 2612004–present
3 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski 101080020 84 1952008–present
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar 58000110 79 1392009–present
5 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema 90003260371382009–present
6 Flag of Germany.svg Gerd Müller 342047310 68 1371964–1981
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romelu Lukaku 210270120 85 1362009–present
8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Edin Džeko 330264000 67 1302003–present
9 Flag of England.svg Harry Kane 340186000 69 1272011–present
10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez 330162150 69 1262005–present
11 Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg Ferenc Puskás 36003020 84 1251943–1966
12 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl 71040130 44 1231994–2015
13 Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei 11020000 108 1211994–2007
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović 49080000 62 1191999–2023
15 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah 500100000591192009–present
16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani 360250000581192005–present
17 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba 45060000 65 1162002–2016
18 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Shevchenko 59070100 48 1151992–2012
19 Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri 15050000 94 1142002–present
20 Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo 215158010621121993–2011
21 Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry 51080000 51 1101994–2012
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Romário 240024040 55 1071985–2007
23 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Mabkhout 16004010 85 1062008–present
24 Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o 330150010 56 1051999–2019
25 Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Agüero 470150100411042003–2021
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Pelé 18000071 77 1031957–1977
27 Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg Sándor Kocsis 83017000 75 1031945–1965
28 Flag of Germany.svg Miroslav Klose 150160000 71 1021999–2016
29 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Müller 56000000451012008–present
30 Flag of France.svg Olivier Giroud 250161100 57 1002010–present
31 Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al-Mutawa 9011++000 56 1002003–present
32 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé 50000110481002015–present
33 Flag of Portugal.svg Eusébio 46704020 41 1001957–1978
34* Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan 17344002 69 99+1984–2008

Women's winners

IFFHS World's Best Woman International Goal Scorer
Sport Association football
Awarded forBest international goal scorer of the calendar year
Presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2021
Editions4
First winner Flag of England.svg Ellen White
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr
Flag of England.svg Ellen White
Flag of Zambia.svg Barbra Banda
Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller
(1 award each)
Most recent Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller (1st award)
Website www.iffhs.com

List of winners

YearRankWinnerClub(s)Goals
20211st Flag of England.svg Ellen White [41] Flag of England.svg Manchester City 21
2nd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vivianne Miedema Flag of England.svg Arsenal 17
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 17
20221st Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr [42] Flag of England.svg Chelsea 17
2nd Flag of England.svg Beth Mead Flag of England.svg Arsenal 15
3rd Flag of Poland.svg Ewa Pajor Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 15
20231st Flag of Zambia.svg Barbra Banda [43] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shengli 15
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Salma Paralluelo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 14
3rd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr Flag of England.svg Chelsea 13
20241st Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller [44] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 14
2nd Flag of France.svg Marie-Antoinette Katoto Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 13
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 13

Statistics

Winners (2021–present)
PlayerWinsYears
Flag of England.svg Ellen White 12021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr 12022
Flag of Zambia.svg Barbra Banda 12023
Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller 12024
Most goals in a year
RankPlayerYearGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Ellen White 202121
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr 202217
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vivianne Miedema 2021
Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller 2021
5 Flag of England.svg Beth Mead 202215
Flag of Poland.svg Ewa Pajor 2022
Flag of Zambia.svg Barbra Banda 2022
8 Flag of Spain.svg Salma Paralluelo 202314
Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller 2024
Wins by club
ClubTotalPlayers
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 11
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shengli 11
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 11
Wins by nationality
NationalityTotalPlayers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Flag of England.svg  England 11
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11

See also

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