Lionel Messi won the World Cup in 2022 and Cristiano Ronaldo is not on the list twist of this article. Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot thanks to a hat-trick in the final of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, but ended up on the losing side. Two youngsters, Haaland and Mbappe, have taken the headlines as one of the best scorers in 2022. However, Lionel Messi holds the record for most goals in a calendar year, with 91 in 2012. This record is impossible to break, and no player has come close to matching it. And with this, we look at the top scorers of 2022 calendar year. The top 10 players with the most goals in 2022 are mentioned in this article-
10. Sadio Mane
Goals: 34
Club: Liverpool, Bayern Munich
Country: Senegal
Market Value: €60.00m
Age: 30 (Apr 10, 1992)
The former Liverpool player moved to Bayern Munich. He was unable to compete in the World Cup due to an injury. Sadio Mane had a spectacular 2022 season, leading Senegal to the African Cup of Nations and scoring 34 goals in 62 matches for both club and country.
9. Mehdi Taremi
Goals: 34
Club: Porto
Country: Iran
Market Value: €20.00m
Age: 30 (Jul 18, 1992)
Taremi is one of Iran and Porto‘s finest strikers, having scored 34 goals in 50 encounters for club and country in 2022.
8. Amahi Pellegrino
Goals: 34
Club: Bodo Glimt
Country: Norway
Market Value: €1.00m
Age: 32 (Jun 18, 1990)
The Norwegian has been a breakthrough for both Bodo Glimt and Norway in 2022, scoring 34 goals for both club and country in total.
7. Harry Kane
Goals: 34
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Country: England
Market Value: €90.00m
Age: 29 (Jul 28, 1993)
This season, the Tottenham star has 34 goals in 61 matches for club and country. Although his World Cup campaign ended on a sad note when he missed a penalty against France, England was knocked out in the quarter-finals.
6. Ricardo Gomez
Goals: 35
Club: FK Partizan
Country: Cape Verde
Market Value: €5.00m
Age: 31 (Dec 18, 1991)
The 31-year-old has a successful year for club and country in 2022, recording 35 goals in 51 games. Although he remained a unknown player across the World. He is the top scorer of his club(FK Partizan).
5. Lionel Messi
Goals: 35
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
Country: Argentina
Market Value: €50.00m
Age: 35 (June 24, 1987)
Lionel Messi the G.O.A.T of football, the best player in the history of football has the worst start of his career to his new club. At the age of 35, the Argentine has finally won a World Cup. In 2022, we saw a different Messi, as if he was in his prime, with 35 goals in 51 games for club and country in 2022, as well as seven goals and three assists in the World Cup.
4. Christopher Nkunku
Goals: 37
Club: RasenBallsport Leipzig
Country: France
Market Value: €80.00m
Age: 25 (Nov 14, 1997)
He is the Bundesliga‘s top scorer with 37 goals for France and Leipzig in 2022 but he was unable to compete in the World Cup 2022 due to injury in training.
3. Robert Lewandowski
Goals: 42
Club: Bayern Munich, Barcelona
Country: Poland
Market Value: €45.00m
Age: 34 (Aug 21, 1988)
La Liga’s top scorer and Barcelona’s leading goalscorer have two World Cup goals. He helped Poland to reach the knockout stage in the World Cup. In 2022, Lewandowski has 42 goals in 50 games.
2. Erling Haaland
Goals: 46
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Country: Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City
Market Value: €170.00m
Age: 22 (Jul 21, 2000)
A complete striker with excellent finishing and passing ability, his involvement is vital for both club and country. Haaland is a goal-scoring machine. In 2022, the City striker has 46 goals in 40 outings for the club and nation, an extraordinary stat.
1. Kylian Mbappe
Goals: 56
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
Country: France
Market Value: €180.00m
Age: 24 (Dec 20, 1998)
Mbappe deserves applause for single-handedly carrying France to the World Cup final, with eight goals, while at the club level, he is on fire with 55 goals in 55 matches for club and country in all competitions in 2022.
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