Top Goal Scorers of the Past 15 Years

Viktor Gyökeres has claimed the top scorer title for 2024, joining an elite list of footballers who have led the goal-scoring charts in recent years. Here’s a rundown of the most prolific goal scorers for each year since 2011:

• 2011: Cristiano Ronaldo (60 goals)
• 2012: Lionel Messi (91 goals)
• 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (69 goals)
• 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (61 goals)
• 2015: Cristiano Ronaldo (57 goals)
• 2016: Lionel Messi (58 goals)
• 2018: Baghdad Bounedjah (58 goals)
• 2019: Abderrazak Hamdallah (57 goals)
• 2020: Robert Lewandowski (47 goals)
• 2021: Robert Lewandowski (69 goals)
• 2022: Kylian Mbappé (56 goals)
• 2023: Cristiano Ronaldo (54 goals)
• 2024: Viktor Gyökeres (62 goals)

This list showcases the incredible consistency of players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who dominated the goal-scoring charts for much of the past decade. It also highlights the emergence of new talents like Kylian Mbappé and the recent achievement of Viktor Gyökeres. The diversity of leagues and nationalities represented demonstrates the global nature of football’s top goal scorers.