Winner in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 : Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most International Goals in each year ( January to December) with his club and his country. A fantastic performance !
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo won the IFFHS Award of The World’s Best Top Goal Scorer 2017 for the 4th time. He won the award on 3 previous occasions, 2013 and 2014 with 25 and 20 goals respectively and 2016 with 24 goals. This Award take in consideration all goals in international matches scored with the club and the national team between the 1 January and the 31 December.
He also set a new World record with 32 goals, breaking the old one 25, recorded in 2012 by Lionel Messi and 2013 by Ronaldo himself.
Ronaldo scored 11 goals for Portugal and 21 goals for Real Madrid, both records for a national team and a club in 2017. He has doubled scored 2nd placed North Korean Yu-Song kim of April 25 who scored 16 goals, followed by Polish Robert Lewandowski of Bayern München with 15.
21 players scored 10 or more goals. They are classified as follows:
- Country wise:
- By Continent: UEFA (12), AFC and CAF (3), CONMEBOL (2) and OFC (1)
- By Country: France (3), Portugal (2)
- Club wise:
- By Continent: UEFA (17), AFC (3)and OFC (1)
- By Country: France (4), Spain (3), Italy and Turkey (2)
- By Club: Paris Saint Germain (3), Beşiktaş, Mancherter United and Tottenham Hotspur (2)
RANKING 2017
| Player | Country | Conf. | Club | Country | Conf. | Country | Club | Total | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid CF | Spain | UEFA | 11 | 21 | 32 | ||
| Yu-Song kim | North Korea | AFC | April 25 | North Korea | AFC | 7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | FC Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| André Silva | Portugal | UEFA | AC Milan | Italy | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Harry Kane | England | UEFA | Tottenham Hotspur | England | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | Beşiktaş / FC Porto | Turkey / Portugal | UEFA | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Omar Khrbin | Syria | AFC | Al Hilal Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Armenia | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Cenk Tosun | Turkey | UEFA | Beşiktaş | Turkey | UEFA | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Christian Eriksen | Denmark | UEFA | Tottenham Hotspur | England | UEFA | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Olivier Giroud | France | UEFA | Arsenal | England | UEFA | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | CAF | Roma / Liverpool | Italy / England | UEFA | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Paris Saint-Germain | France | UEFA | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain | Spain / France | UEFA | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | France | UEFA | AS Monaco / Paris Saint-Germain | France | UEFA | 1 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Timo Werner | Germany | UEFA | RB Leipzig | Germany | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Antoine Griezmann | France | UEFA | Atlético Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Tony Kaltack | Vanuatu | OFC | Erakor Golden Star F.C. | Vanuatu | OFC | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | CAF | AFC Ajax / Olympique Lyon | Netherlands / France | UEFA | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | AFC | Persepolis FC | Iran | AFC | 3 | 7 | 10 |
THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER – IFFHS LIST OF WINNERS
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Olympique Marseille |
| 1992 | Dennis Bergkamp | Ajax Amsterdam |
| 1993 | Said Al Owairan | Riyadh |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | FC Barcelona |
| 1995 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Tottenham/FC Bayern |
| 1996 | Ali Daei | Teheran/Doha |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | FC Barcelona/Inter Milan |
| 1998 | Jassem Al Houwaldi | Al-Houwaidi Kuweit City |
| 1999 | Raoul | Real Madrid CF |
| 2000 | Rivaldo | FC Barcelona |
| 2001 | Hani Al-Dhabit | Salalah |
| 2002 | Ruud Van Nistelrooy | Manchester United FC |
| 2003 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal FC |
| 2004 | Ali Daei | Teheran |
| 2005 | Adriano | Inter Milan |
| 2006 | Humberto Suazo | Colo Colo |
| 2007 | Tresor M’putu Mabi | Congo Dr |
| 2008 | Leandson Al Musharraq | SC Manama |
| 2009 | Shinji Okazaki Shimizu | FC Shizuoka |
| 2010 | Bader Al-Mutawa | SC Kuwait City |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid CF |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid CF |
| 2015 | Robert Lewandowski | FC Bayern München |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid CF |
