MESSI DOMINATES

The CONMEBOL Best Goal Scorers in 1st Quarter of XXI Century

Lionel Messi dominates the ranking of best South American scorers in 1st Quarter of XXI Century with 896 goals.
His Inter Miami’s team-mate Luis Suarez is almost 300 goals behind him.
In total, 21 representatives of the CONMEBOL countries have reached 300 top-level goals in this century after the end of 2025; 12 of them being active, including all four highest-placed.

DL – domestic leagues (national and regional top tiers),
DC – relevant domestic cups,
ICC – international club competitions,
NT – national team.

Tie-breaker: more international goals (ICC + NT).
Period: from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2025 (for the ranking XXI).

	BEST GOAL-SCORERS	XXI	CENTURY	2001-
	CONMEBOL	1st	QUARTER	2025
	Player	Nationality	Career	XXI	XX	Total	DL	DC	ICC	NT
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	2004-	896		896	553	71	157	115
2	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	2005-	600		600	419	48	64	69
3	Edinson Cavani	Uruguay	2005-	465		465	284	62	61	58
4	Neymar	Brazil	2009-	450		450	268	43	60	79
5	Sergio Agüero	Argentina	2003-2021	426		426	282	40	63	41
6	Óscar Cardozo	Paraguay	2004-	405		405	301	32	60	12
7	Fred	Brazil	2003-2022	404		404	307	41	38	18
8	Ricardo Oliveira	Brazil	2000-2023	390	1	391	260	86	39	5
9	Hulk	Brazil	2005-	389		389	269	36	73	11
10	Dayro Moreno	Colombia	2003-	373		373	320	25	25	3
11	Gonzalo Higuaín	Argentina	2005-2022	366		366	279	17	39	31
12	Luís Fabiano	Brazil	1998-2017	355	15	370	235	52	40	28
13	Radamel Falcao	Colombia	2004-	354		354	236	23	59	36
14	Vágner Love	Brazil	2004-	342		342	253	27	58	4
15	Hernán Barcos	Argentina	2004-	339		339	285	10	44
16	Magno Alves	Brazil	1997-2020	328	57	385	244	69	15
17	Carlos Tevez	Argentina	2001-2021	322		322	225	41	43	13
18	José Alfredo Castillo	Bolivia	2000-2023	314	4	318	289	4	15	6
19	Germán Cano	Argentina	2007-	309		309	250	28	31
20	Carlos Bacca	Colombia	2007-	306		306	223	35	32	16
21	Esteban Paredes	Chile	2001-2022	300		300	243	23	22	12