Top Goalscorers of 2025—Ranked

These players set the goalscoring charts alight throughout 2025.

Goals have come in historic bunches for Erling Haaland since landing in England’s top-flight. / James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

And so, 2025 has come to an end.

In the footballing world, a lot happened. Liverpool won the Premier League before falling into a slump while defending it, Barcelona—led by young Lamine Yamal—claimed a domestic treble, Paris Saint-Germain lifted their first-ever Champions League title with Ousmane Dembélé winning the Ballon d’Or, and Inter Miami and Lionel Messi lifted the MLS Cup.

When it comes to goals, there was plenty to talk about, with certain players dominating the headlines week after week as they found the net with alarming regularity.

So who were the top scorers across the globe’s top leagues?

Let’s take a look.

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Top Goalscorers in 2025

Kylian Mbappé finished 2025 with 59 goals for Real Madrid. / Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

Across the world’s major leagues, no player scored more league goals than Kylian Mbappé during 2025. The Frenchman found the net 39 times for Real Madrid in La Liga.

Right behind him in the scoring charts—again counting league goals only—were Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Messi, who scored 31 and 29 respectively for Munich and Miami.

Perhaps surprisingly (or not, if you saw him dismantle England while playing for Greece), Benfica striker Vangelis Pavlidis ended up tied with Messi, scoring 29 Primeira Liga goals as he continued his record as one of the game’s most underrated strikers.

Behind Pavlidis sits Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo, whose return of three goals in his last two calendar outings saw him end 2025 with 28 strikes in the Saudi Pro League.

Erling Haaland followed with 27 for Manchester City, 19 of which came in the 2025–26 season alone.

Viktor Gyökeres scored 26 overall—21 for Sporting CP and five for his current club Arsenal—while Ivan Toney put up the same numbers in the Saudi Pro League for Al Ahli.

Elsewhere, Los Angeles FC forward Denis Bouanga and Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge netted 24 each, with Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen ending with 23.

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Top Goalscorers in 2025: Full List

Player	Club(s)	Goals
Kylian Mbappé	Real Madrid	39
Harry Kane	Bayern Munich	31
Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	29
Vangelis Pavlidis	Benfica	29
Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	28
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	27
Viktor Gyökeres	Sporting CP/Arsenal	26
Ivan Toney	Al Ahli	26
Denis Bouanga	LAFC	24
Sam Surridge	Nashville SC	24
Victor Osimhen	Galatasaray	23
Ayase Ueda	Feyenoord	22
Mason Greenwood	Marseille	22
Youssef En-Nesyri	Fenerbahçe	21
Marcos Leonardo	Al Hilal	20
Serhou Guirassy	Borussia Dortmund	20
Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	19
Julián Quiñones	Al Qadsiah	19
Mateo Retegui	Atalanta/Al Qadsiah	19
Julián Alvarez	Atlético Madrid	19
Anders Dreyer	San Diego FC	19
Ferran Torres	Barcelona	18
Talisca	Fenerbahçe	18
Patrik Schick	Bayer Leverkusen	18
Petar Musa	FC Dallas	18
Sem Steijn	Feyenoord	18
Evander	FC Cincinnati	18
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	New York Red Bulls	18
Dejan Joveljić	Kansas City	18

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