The Top 25 Soccer Players of 2019 By Goals Scored

Now that 2019 is complete, we can answer the question: who was the best soccer player in the world in 2019?

We crunched the numbers to identify the top 25 football players of 2019 (according to goals scored) from the top 10 major leagues, plus the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League.

• The best football player in 2019 (by goals total) is: Lionel Messi – with a whopping 42 goals in 43 appearances.
• The other “big name” in football, Cristiano Ronaldo only managed to net 24 goals in 36 appearances in 2019.
• PSG’s Kylian Mbappé has a more than perfect ratio of goals to games played, with 37 goals in just 36 appearances.

The Top 25 Soccer Players of 2019 By Goals Scored

#	Player	Age	Nat.	Club / League	App	⚽	🕒	🕒/⚽	Goals
1	Lionel Messi Right Winger	32		FC Barcelona UEFA Champions League	43	0,98	3488	83	42
2	Robert Lewandowski Centre-Forward	31		Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League	41	1,00	3645	89	41
3	Kylian Mbappé Centre-Forward	21		Paris SG UEFA Champions League	36	1,03	2720	74	37
4	Karim Benzema Centre-Forward	32		Real Madrid UEFA Champions League	45	0,71	3801	119	32
5	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Centre-Forward	30		Arsenal Europa League	49	0,61	3884	129	30
6	Jamie Vardy Centre-Forward	32		Leicester Premier League	37	0,78	3258	112	29
7	Sadio Mané Left Winger	27		Liverpool UEFA Champions League	49	0,59	4162	144	29
8	Sergio Agüero Centre-Forward	31		Man City UEFA Champions League	39	0,72	2697	96	28
9	Raheem Sterling Left Winger	25		Man City UEFA Champions League	46	0,61	3822	137	28
10	Wissam Ben Yedder Centre-Forward	29		Sevilla FC Europa League	41	0,66	3431	127	27
11	Timo Werner Centre-Forward	23		RB Leipzig UEFA Champions League	36	0,72	2941	113	26
12	Bruno Fernandes Attacking Midfield	25		Sporting CP Europa League	39	0,67	3490	134	26
13	Haris Seferovic Centre-Forward	27		Benfica UEFA Champions League	41	0,59	2793	116	24
14	Ciro Immobile Centre-Forward	29		Lazio Europa League	38	0,63	2915	121	24
15	Cristiano Ronaldo Left Winger	34		Juventus UEFA Champions League	36	0,67	3168	132	24
16	Luis Suárez Centre-Forward	32		FC Barcelona UEFA Champions League	44	0,55	3579	149	24
17	Mohamed Salah Right Winger	27		Liverpool UEFA Champions League	46	0,52	4011	167	24
18	Papiss Demba Cissé Centre-Forward	34		Alanyaspor Süper Lig	30	0,77	2551	111	23
19	Vedat Muriqi Centre-Forward	25		Fenerbahce Süper Lig	33	0,67	2886	131	22
20	Harry Kane Centre-Forward	26		Spurs UEFA Champions League	35	0,63	3111	141	22
21	Pizzi Right Midfield	30		Benfica UEFA Champions League	44	0,50	3423	156	22
22	Romelu Lukaku Centre-Forward	26		Man Utd UEFA Champions League	41	0,51	2940	140	21
23	Sardar Azmoun Centre-Forward	25		Zenit S-Pb UEFA Champions League	40	0,53	3200	152	21
24	Moussa Dembélé Centre-Forward	23		Olympique Lyon UEFA Champions League	46	0,46	3310	158	21
25	Duván Zapata Centre-Forward	28		Atalanta UEFA Champions League	27	0,74	2270	114	20

Thomas Nielsen

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