IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer

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).

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
Editions31
First winner Jean-Pierre Papin
Most wins Cristiano Ronaldo (5 awards)
Most recent Robert Lewandowski (2)
Websitewww.iffhs.com
French striker Jean-Pierre Papin was the first ever winner of the award, in 1991.

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 and Robert Lewandowski are the only players to have won the award more than once, with the later two being the only players to win the award in successive seasons, with the former 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).

Plus, since the institution of the award, the IFFHS has awarded the World's Best Goal Scorer of the First Decade in 2012, considering the years 2001–2010.[3]

Men's winners

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

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.
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
Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Ali Daei 2 1996, 2004
Lionel Messi 2011, 2012
Robert Lewandowski 2015, 2021
Jean-Pierre Papin 1 1991
Dennis Bergkamp 1992
César Obando 1992
Raí 1992
Saeed Al-Owairan 1993
Hristo Stoichkov 1994
Jürgen Klinsmann 1995
Ronaldo 1997
Jasem Al-Huwaidi 1998
Raúl 1999
Rivaldo 2000
Hani Al-Dhabit 2001
Ruud van Nistelrooy 2002
Thierry Henry 2003
Adriano 2005
Humberto Suazo 2006
Trésor Mputu 2007
Rico 2008
Shinji Okazaki 2009
Bader Al-Mutawa 2010
Baghdad Bounedjah 2018
Romelu Lukaku 2020
Most goals in a year
Rank Player Year Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 2017 32
2 Lionel Messi 2012 25
Cristiano Ronaldo 2013
4 Cristiano Ronaldo 2016 24
Robert Lewandowski 2021
6 Ali Ashfaq 2013 23
7 Ali Daei 1996 22
Ronaldo 1997
Hani Al-Dhabit 2001
Robert Lewandowski 2015
Harry Kane 2021
Winners by club
Club Total Players
Real Madrid 5 2
Barcelona 4 3
Inter Milan 3 3
Bayern Munich 3 2
Al Sadd 2 2
Ajax 1 1
Al-Kuwait 1 1
Al-Muharraq 1 1
Al Shabab 1 1
Arsenal 1 1
Colo-Colo 1 1
Dhofar 1 1
Juventus 1 1
Qadsia 1 1
Manchester United 1 1
Marseille 1 1
Motagua 1 1
Saba Battery 1 1
São Paulo 1 1
Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1 1
TP Mazembe 1 1
Winners by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Brazil 5 5
Portugal 5 1
France 2 2
Kuwait 2 2
Netherlands 2 2
Argentina 2 1
Iran 2 1
Poland 2 1
Algeria 1 1
Belgium 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)
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.[35]

For the final list of 15 players, international goals scored from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 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 Manchester United
Real Madrid
Hamburger SV		 33 53 86
2 Thierry Henry France Arsenal
Barcelona		 43 42 85
3 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast Marseille
Chelsea		 45 38 83
4 Miroslav Klose Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich		 58 23 81
5 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon Mallorca
Barcelona
Inter Milan		 44 35 79
6 Flávio Amado Angola Petro Atlético
Al Ahly
Al Shabab		 32 41 73
7 Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria Bayer Leverkusen
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United		 46 25 71
8 Raúl Spain Real Madrid
Schalke 04		 26 45 71
9 David Villa Spain Zaragoza
Valencia
Barcelona		 44 24 68
10 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan
Chelsea
Dynamo Kyiv		 32 36 68
11 Alexander Frei Switzerland Servette
Rennes
Basel		 42 21 63
12 Henrik Larsson Sweden Celtic
Barcelona
Manchester United
Helsingborgs IF		 25 36 61
13 Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark Feyenoord
Milan
VfB Stuttgart
Villarreal		 43 16 59
14 Jared Borgetti Mexico Santos Laguna
Pachuca
Bolton Wanderers
Al-Ittihad
Morelia		 41 17 58
15 Adriano Brazil Parma
Inter Milan
São Paulo
Flamengo		 27 31 58
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
Editions1
First winner Ellen White
Most wins Ellen White (1 award)
Most recent Ellen White
Websitewww.iffhs.com

Women's winners

List of winners
Year Rank Winner Club(s) Goals
2021 1st Ellen White[36] Manchester City 21
2nd Vivianne Miedema Arsenal 17
3rd Lea Schüller Bayern Munich 17

Statistics
Winners (2021–present)
Player Wins Years
Ellen White 1 2021
Most goals in a year
Rank Player Year Goals
1 Ellen White 2021 21
2 Vivianne Miedema 2021 17
Lea Schüller 2021
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Manchester City 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
England 1 1

See also

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