IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer

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IFFHS World's Best Man International Goal Scorer
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest international goal scorer of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award1991
Editions33
First winnerFrance Jean-Pierre Papin
Most winsPortugal Cristiano Ronaldo (5 awards)
Most recentBelgium Romelu Lukaku (22 goals in 2023)
Websitewww.iffhs.com
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).

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[edit]

List of winners[edit]

Year Rank Winner Club(s) Goals
1991 1st France Jean-Pierre Papin[4] France Marseille 16
2nd Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Argentina Boca Juniors
Italy Fiorentina 		12
3rd Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 12
1992 1st Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp[5] Netherlands Ajax 16
2nd Brazil Raí Brazil São Paulo 12
3rd Honduras César Obando Honduras Motagua 12
1993 1st Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Owairan[6] Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 18
2nd Japan Kazuyoshi Miura Japan Tokyo Verdy 16
3rd Mexico Luís Roberto Alves Mexico América 14
1994 1st Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov[7] Spain Barcelona 17
2nd South Korea Hwang Sun-hong South Korea Pohang Steelers 16
3rd Brazil Romário Spain Barcelona 15
1995 1st Germany Jürgen Klinsmann[8] England Tottenham Hotspur
Germany Bayern Munich 		17
2nd Brazil Mário Jardel Brazil Grêmio 16
3rd Uruguay Enzo Francescoli Argentina River Plate 14
1996 1st Iran Ali Daei[9] Iran Persepolis
Qatar Al Sadd 		22
2nd Thailand Natipong Sritong-In
Argentina Hernán Crespo 		Thailand Thai Farmers Bank
Argentina River Plate 		16
3rd –
1997 1st Brazil Ronaldo[10] Spain Barcelona
Italy Inter Milan 		22
2nd Iran Karim Bagheri Iran Persepolis
Germany Arminia Bielefeld 		20
3rd Brazil Romário
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura 		Brazil Flamengo
Spain Valencia
Japan Tokyo Verdy 		19
1998 1st Kuwait Jasem Al-Huwaidi[11] Kuwait Al-Kuwait 20
2nd Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina 14
3rd Mexico Luis Hernández Mexico Necaxa 13
1999 1st Spain Raúl[12] Spain Real Madrid 14
2nd Brazil Rivaldo
Brazil Alex 		Spain Barcelona
Brazil Palmeiras 		13
3rd –
2000 1st Brazil Rivaldo[13] Spain Barcelona 21[note 1]
2nd Brazil Romário Brazil Vasco da Gama 21
3rd Iran Ali Daei Germany Hertha BSC 20
2001 1st Oman Hani Al-Dhabit[14] Oman Dhofar 22
2nd Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang
Australia Archie Thompson
Spain Raúl 		Singapore Warriors FC
Australia Marconi Stallions
Spain Real Madrid 		16
3rd –
2002 1st Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy[15] England Manchester United 14
2nd Germany Miroslav Klose
Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson 		Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Netherlands Feyenoord
Italy Milan 		13
3rd –
2003 1st France Thierry Henry[16] England Arsenal 15[note 2]
2nd France David Trezeguet Italy Juventus 15
3rd Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid 14
2004 1st Iran Ali Daei[17] Iran Saba Battery 17
2nd Argentina Carlos Tevez Argentina Boca Juniors 16
3rd Brazil Adriano
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 		Italy Inter Milan
France Marseille
England Chelsea 		15
2005 1st Brazil Adriano[18] Italy Inter Milan 18
2nd Honduras Wilmer Velásquez Honduras Olimpia 15
3rd Brazil Ronaldinho
Egypt Emad Moteab 		Spain Barcelona
Egypt Al Ahly 		14
2006 1st Chile Humberto Suazo[19] Chile Colo-Colo 17
2nd England Peter Crouch England Liverpool 16
3rd Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt Al Ahly 14
2007 1st Democratic Republic of the Congo Trésor Mputu[20] Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 20
2nd Paraguay Salvador Cabañas Mexico América 18
3rd Argentina Juan Román Riquelme Argentina Boca Juniors 17
2008 1st Brazil Rico[21] Bahrain Al-Muharraq 19
2nd Kuwait Ahmad Ajab Kuwait Qadsia 15
3rd Germany Miroslav Klose Germany Bayern Munich 15
2009 1st Japan Shinji Okazaki[22] Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 15[note 3]
2nd Ivory Coast Didier Drogba England Chelsea 15
3rd Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya Algeria ES Sétif 15
2010 1st Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa[23] Kuwait Qadsia 17[note 4]
2nd Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Italy Inter Milan 17
3rd Spain David Villa Spain Barcelona 16
2011 1st Argentina Lionel Messi[24] Spain Barcelona 19
2nd Colombia Radamel Falcao Portugal Porto
Spain Atlético Madrid 		17
3rd Jordan Hassan Abdel-Fattah
Germany Mario Gómez 		Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Germany Bayern Munich 		15
2012 1st Argentina Lionel Messi[25] Spain Barcelona 25
2nd Brazil Neymar Brazil Santos 21
3rd Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 18
2013 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[26] Spain Real Madrid 25
2nd Maldives Ali Ashfaq Maldives New Radiant 23
3rd Tunisia Issam Jemâa Kuwait Al-Kuwait 20
2014 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[27] Spain Real Madrid 20
2nd Brazil Neymar Spain Barcelona 19
3rd Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 18
2015 1st Poland Robert Lewandowski[28] Germany Bayern Munich 22
2nd United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 20
3rd Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 19
2016 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[29] Spain Real Madrid 24
2nd Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 21
3rd Uruguay Edinson Cavani France Paris Saint-Germain 16
2017 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[30] Spain Real Madrid 32
2nd North Korea Kim Yu-song North Korea April 25 16
3rd Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich 15
2018 1st Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah[31] Qatar Al Sadd 20
2nd Belgium Romelu Lukaku England Manchester United 15
3rd Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi Morocco RS Berkane 15
2019 1st Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[32] Italy Juventus 21
2nd United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout United Arab Emirates Al Jazira 19
3rd England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 19
2020 1st Belgium Romelu Lukaku[33] Italy Inter Milan 16
2nd Norway Erling Haaland Germany Borussia Dortmund 14
3rd Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain 11
2021 1st Poland Robert Lewandowski[34] Germany Bayern Munich 24
2nd England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 22
3rd Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus
England Manchester United 		19
2022 1st Argentina Lionel Messi[35] France Paris Saint-Germain 22
2nd France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 21
3rd Argentina Julián Álvarez Argentina River Plate
England Manchester City 		15
2023 1st Belgium Romelu Lukaku[36] Italy Inter Milan
Italy Roma 		22
2nd Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City 18
3rd Iran Mehdi Taremi Portugal Porto 14

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[edit]

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score 30+ goals in a year.
Humberto Suazo is the only Chilean to win the award.
Brazil striker Ronaldo was the first South American to win the award in 1997.
Winners (1991–present)
Player Wins Years
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Argentina Lionel Messi 3 2011, 2012, 2022
Iran Ali Daei 2 1996, 2004
Poland Robert Lewandowski 2015, 2021
Belgium Romelu Lukaku 2020, 2023
France Jean-Pierre Papin 1 1991
Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 1992
Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Owairan 1993
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov 1994
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann 1995
Brazil Ronaldo 1997
Kuwait Jasem Al-Huwaidi 1998
Spain Raúl 1999
Brazil Rivaldo 2000
Oman Hani Al-Dhabit 2001
Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy 2002
France Thierry Henry 2003
Brazil Adriano 2005
Chile Humberto Suazo 2006
Democratic Republic of the Congo Trésor Mputu 2007
Brazil Rico 2008
Japan Shinji Okazaki 2009
Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa 2010
Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah 2018
Most international goals in a year
Rank Player Year Goals
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2017 32
2 Argentina Lionel Messi 2012 25
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2013
4 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2016 24
Poland Robert Lewandowski 2021
Winners by club
Club Total Players
Spain Real Madrid 5 2
Spain Barcelona 4 3
Italy Inter Milan 3 3
Germany Bayern Munich 3 2
Qatar Al Sadd 2 2
Netherlands Ajax 1 1
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1 1
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1 1
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 1 1
England Arsenal 1 1
Chile Colo-Colo 1 1
Oman Dhofar 1 1
Italy Juventus 1 1
Kuwait Qadsia 1 1
England Manchester United 1 1
France Marseille 1 1
Honduras Motagua 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Iran Saba Battery 1 1
Brazil São Paulo 1 1
Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1
England Tottenham Hotspur 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 1
Italy AS Roma 1 1
Winners by nationality
Nationality Total Players
 Brazil 5 5
 Portugal 5 1
 Argentina 3 1
 France 2 2
 Kuwait 2 2
 Netherlands 2 2
 Iran 2 1
 Poland 2 1
 Belgium 2 1
 Algeria 1 1
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Chile 1 1
 DR Congo 1 1
 Germany 1 1
 Honduras 1 1
 Japan 1 1
 Oman 1 1
 Saudi Arabia 1 1

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

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.[37]

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
Rank Player Nation Club(s) Goals for country Goals for club(s) Total goals
1 Ruud van Nistelrooy  Netherlands England Manchester United
Spain Real Madrid
Germany Hamburger SV 		33 53 86
2 Thierry Henry  France England Arsenal
Spain Barcelona 		43 42 85
3 Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast France Marseille
England Chelsea 		45 38 83
4 Miroslav Klose  Germany Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Germany Werder Bremen
Germany Bayern Munich 		58 23 81
5 Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon Spain Mallorca
Spain Barcelona
Italy Inter Milan 		44 35 79
6 Flávio Amado  Angola Angola Petro Atlético
Egypt Al Ahly
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 		32 41 73
7 Dimitar Berbatov  Bulgaria Germany Bayer Leverkusen
England Tottenham Hotspur
England Manchester United 		46 25 71
8 Raúl  Spain Spain Real Madrid
Germany Schalke 04 		26 45 71
9 David Villa  Spain Spain Zaragoza
Spain Valencia
Spain Barcelona 		44 24 68
10 Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine Italy Milan
England Chelsea
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 		32 36 68
11 Alexander Frei   Switzerland Switzerland Servette
France Rennes
Switzerland Basel 		42 21 63
12 Henrik Larsson  Sweden Scotland Celtic
Spain Barcelona
England Manchester United
Sweden Helsingborgs IF 		25 36 61
13 Jon Dahl Tomasson  Denmark Netherlands Feyenoord
Italy Milan
Germany VfB Stuttgart
Spain Villarreal 		43 16 59
14 Jared Borgetti  Mexico Mexico Santos Laguna
Mexico Pachuca
England Bolton Wanderers
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Mexico Morelia 		41 17 58
15 Adriano  Brazil Italy Parma
Italy Inter Milan
Brazil São Paulo
Brazil Flamengo 		27 31 58

Women's winners[edit]

IFFHS World's Best Woman International Goal Scorer
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest international goal scorer of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2021
Editions3
First winnerEngland Ellen White
Most winsAustralia Sam Kerr
England Ellen White
Zambia Barbra Banda
(1 award each)
Most recentZambia Barbra Banda (1st award)
Websitewww.iffhs.com

List of winners[edit]

Year Rank Winner Club(s) Goals
2021 1st England Ellen White[38] England Manchester City 21
2nd Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal 17
3rd Germany Lea Schüller Germany Bayern Munich 17
2022 1st Australia Sam Kerr[39] England Chelsea 17
2nd England Beth Mead England Arsenal 15
3rd Poland Ewa Pajor Germany VfL Wolfsburg 15
2023 1st Zambia Barbra Banda[40] China Shanghai Shengli 15
2nd Spain Salma Paralluelo Spain Barcelona 14
3rd Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea 13

Statistics[edit]

Winners (2021–present)
Player Wins Years
England Ellen White 1 2021
Australia Sam Kerr 1 2022
Zambia Barbra Banda 1 2023
Most goals in a year
Rank Player Year Goals
1 England Ellen White 2021 21
2 Australia Sam Kerr 2022 17
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema 2021
Germany Lea Schüller 2021
5 England Beth Mead 2022 15
Poland Ewa Pajor 2022
Zambia Barbra Banda 2022
Wins by club
Club Total Players
England Chelsea 1 1
England Manchester City 1 1
China Shanghai Shengli 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
 Australia 1 1
 England 1 1
 Zambia 1 1

See also[edit]

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