Men’s World Best International Goal Scorer 2026 at 31 July
Kylian Mbappé holds the leadership in the ranking for international goal-scorers, mainly due to his personal World Cup success.
With 17 international goals at his tally, Mbappé is one goal ahead of Harry Kane while his team-mate in France team Ousmane Dembélé completes the podium with 13 goals.
Mbappé and Lionel Messi are the only players to reach double-digit number of goals for a national team in 2026 so far (11 and 10 respectively).
All goals for national team (NT) in the “full international” games and for clubs at the main stages of major international club competitions (ICC), that is without qualifiers, are taken into account for the ranking.
Period: from 1 January to 31 July 2026.
Tie-breaker: more NT goals.
| Player | ICC | NT | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | 6 | 11 | 17 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 2 | Harry Kane | 9 | 7 | 16 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 3 | Ousmane Dembélé | 7 | 6 | 13 | France | PSG (France) |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | 1 | 10 | 11 | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) |
| 5 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 8 | 3 | 11 | Georgia | PSG (France) |
| 6 | Vinícius Júnior | 5 | 5 | 10 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 7 | Erling Haaland | 2 | 7 | 9 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 8 | Viktor Gyökeres | 3 | 6 | 9 | Sweden | Arsenal (England) |
| 9 | Kai Havertz | 4 | 5 | 9 | Germany | Arsenal (England) |
| 10 | Mikel Oyarzabal | 8 | 8 | Spain | Real Sociedad | |
| 11 | Deniz Undav | 2 | 6 | 8 | Germany | Stuttgart |
| 12 | Julián Álvarez | 6 | 2 | 8 | Argentina | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 13 | Paulinho | 8 | 8 | Portugal | Toluca (Mexico) | |
| 14 | Álex Arce | 8 | 8 | Paraguay | Independiente Rivadavia (Argentina) | |
| 15 | Ismael Saibari | 1 | 6 | 7 | Morocco | PSV (Netherlands) |
| 16 | Kevin Denkey | 4 | 3 | 7 | Togo | Cincinnati (USA) |
| 17 | Michael Olise | 4 | 3 | 7 | France | Bayern (Germany) |
| 18 | Anthony Gordon | 5 | 2 | 7 | England | Newcastle |
| 19 | Ismaila Sarr | 7 | 7 | Senegal | Crystal Palace (England) | |
| 20 | Cody Gakpo | 1 | 5 | 6 | Netherlands | Liverpool (England) |
| 21 | Folarin Balogun | 2 | 4 | 6 | USA | Monaco (France) |
| 22 | Désiré Doué | 3 | 3 | 6 | France | PSG |
| 23 | Luis Díaz | 4 | 2 | 6 | Colombia | Bayern (Germany) |
| 24 | Ollie Watkins | 5 | 1 | 6 | England | Aston Villa |
| 25 | Kasper Høgh | 5 | 1 | 6 | Denmark | Bodø/Glimt (Norway) |
| 26 | Gabriel Pec | 6 | 6 | Brazil | Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) | |
| 27 | Carlos González | 6 | 6 | Paraguay | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador) |