Men’s World Best International Goal Scorer 2026 at 30 June: Kylian Mbappé
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who led the ranking for three consecutive months, has now dropped to the 5th position, stepping down to the World Cup heroes.
Kylian Mbappé returns to the top again after being already the leader of the January chart. Due to his prolific start of the World Cup campaign (6 goals in 4 games), Kylian increased his 2026 international tally to 13 goals (6 for Real Madrid, 7 for France).
Harry Kane has 13 as well but fewer goals for his national team.
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 30 June 2026.
Tie-breaker: more NT goals.
| Player | ICC | NT | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | 6 | 7 | 13 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 2 | Harry Kane | 9 | 4 | 13 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 3 | Ousmane Dembélé | 7 | 4 | 11 | France | PSG (France) |
| 4 | Ismaila Sarr | 7 | 4 | 11 | Senegal | Crystal Palace (England) |
| 5 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 8 | 3 | 11 | Georgia | PSG (France) |
| 6 | Vinícius Júnior | 5 | 5 | 10 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 7 | Lionel Messi | 1 | 8 | 9 | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) |
| 8 | Viktor Gyökeres | 3 | 6 | 9 | Sweden | Arsenal (England) |
| 9 | Kai Havertz | 4 | 5 | 9 | Germany | Arsenal (England) |
| 10 | Deniz Undav | 2 | 6 | 8 | Germany | Stuttgart |
| 11 | Paulinho | 8 | 8 | Portugal | Toluca (Mexico) | |
| 12 | Álex Arce | 8 | 8 | Paraguay | Independiente Rivadavia (Argentina) | |
| 13 | Ismael Saibari | 1 | 6 | 7 | Morocco | PSV (Netherlands) |
| 14 | Erling Haaland | 2 | 5 | 7 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 15 | Kevin Denkey | 4 | 3 | 7 | Togo | Cincinnati (USA) |
| 16 | Michael Olise | 4 | 3 | 7 | France | Bayern (Germany) |
| 17 | Julián Álvarez | 6 | 1 | 7 | Argentina | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo | 1 | 5 | 6 | Netherlands | Liverpool (England) |
| 19 | Désiré Doué | 3 | 3 | 6 | France | PSG |
| 20 | Luis Díaz | 4 | 2 | 6 | Colombia | Bayern (Germany) |
| 21 | Ollie Watkins | 5 | 1 | 6 | England | Aston Villa |
| 22 | Kasper Høgh | 5 | 1 | 6 | Denmark | Bodø/Glimt (Norway) |
| 23 | Anthony Gordon | 5 | 1 | 6 | England | Newcastle |
| 24 | Gabriel Pec | 6 | 6 | Brazil | Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) | |
| 25 | Carlos González | 6 | 6 | Paraguay | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador) |