Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is in a tough fight with Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, the Barcelona prodigy, for the World Top Goal Scorer award for this year by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
The Al Ain captain is tied as second position with the Brazilian superstar Neymar on 18 goals following the release of November’s ranking as they are just one goal behind Ronaldo.
With a very hard fight for goals in December, Gyan can surpass his two competitors to become the first Ghanaian to clinch the global prestigious title which Ronaldo won last year.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal for Portugal in Euro 2016 qualifiers and another for Real Madrid CF in UEFA Champions League to surpass Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and stay alone in first place with 19 goals.
Neymar scored a brace for Brazil against Turkey and came second with 18 level with Asamoah Gyan. Lionel Messi scored a goal for Argentina and a brace and a hat-trick for FC Barcelona and jumped from eighth place to forth.
Neymar is the highest National Team goal scorer with 15 followed by Müller and Valencia with 10 goals each. Ronaldo is the highest in club competitions with 14, followed by Gyan 12, Belencoso and Adriano 11, and Al-Shamrani 10.
50 players scored 7 or more goals. By nationality, they are 21 Europeans, 12 South Americans, 9 Asians, 7 Africans and 1 from CONCACAF. By club football, 30 play in Europe, 12 in Asia, 5 in Africa and 3 in CONCACAF.
See full table below
| Player | Country | Conf. | Club | Country | Conf. | Country | Club | Total |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid C.F. | Spain | UEFA | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Neymar | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | CAF | Al Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Karim Benzema | France | UEFA | Real Madrid C.F. | Spain | UEFA | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Thomas Müller | Germany | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Kyaw Ko Ko | Myanmar | AFC | Yangon United F.C. | Myanmar | AFC | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Nasser Al-Shamrani | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al-Hilal Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Robin van Persie | Netherlands | UEFA | Manchester United F.C. | England | UEFA | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Juan Belencoso | Spain | UEFA | Kitchee SC | Hong Kong | AFC | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Luiz Adriano | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine | UEFA | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Enner Valencia | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | F.C. Pachuca | Mexico | CONCACAF | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| James RodrÃguez | Colombia | CONMEBOL | AS Monaco | France | UEFA | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Mario Mandžuki? | Croatia | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Eduardo Vargas | Chile | CONMEBOL | Valencia CF | Spain | UEFA | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Mario Götze | Germany | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Arjen Robben | Netherlands | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | UEFA | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Paris Saint-Germain | France | UEFA | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Mouhcine Iajour | Morocco | CAF | Raja AC Casablanca | Morocco | CAF | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Césaire Gandzé | Congo | CAF | AC Léopards de Dolisie | DR Congo | CAF | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Jonathan Soriano | Spain | UEFA | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Austria | UEFA | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Wayne Ronney | England | UEFA | Manchester United F.C. | England | UEFA | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | Switzerland | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Ali Mabkhout | United Arab Emirates | AFC | Al Jazira Club | UAE | AFC | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Danny Welbeck | England | UEFA | Arsenal F.C. | England | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Carlos Bacca | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Sevilla FC | Spain | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Netherlands | UEFA | FC Schalke 04 | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Yacine Brahimi | Algeria | CAF | F.C. Porto | Portugal | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Gareth Bale | Wales | UEFA | Real Madrid C.F. | Spain | UEFA | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Daouda Kamilou | Niger | CAF | Cotonsport FC de Garoua | Cameroon | CAF | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Jackson MartÃnez | Colombia | CONMEBOL | F.C. Porto | Portugal | UEFA | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Oribe Peralta | Mexico | CONCACAF | Club Santos Laguna | Mexico | CONCACAF | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Nguy?n V?n Quy?t | Vietnam | AFC | HÃ N?i T&T F.C. | Vietnam | AFC | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Omar Al Soma | Syria | AFC | Al-Qadsia | Kuwait | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Ivan Periši? | Croatia | UEFA | VfL Wolfsburg | Germany | UEFA | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Khairul Amri | Singapore | AFC | LionsXII | Malaysia | AFC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Mark Hartmann | Philippines | AFC | Global F.C. | Philippines | AFC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Phil Younghusband | Philippines | AFC | Loyola Meralco Sparks | Philippines | AFC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | AFC | New York Red Bulls | United States | CONCACAF | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| André Schürrle | Germany | UEFA | Chelsea F.C. | England | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Antoine Griezmann | France | UEFA | Atlético Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Dries Mertens | Belgium | UEFA | S.S.C. Napoli | Italy | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Alexis Sánchez | Chile | CONMEBOL | Arsenal F.C. | England | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | UEFA | VfL Wolfsburg | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Andrej Kramari? | Croatia | UEFA | HNK Rijeka | Croatia | UEFA | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Amr Gamal | Egypt | CAF | Al-Ahly SC Cairo | Egypt | CAF | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| César Augusto Hermenegildo | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Yangon United F.C. | Myanmar | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Paulo Rangel | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Selangor FA | Malaysia | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Roger Assalé | Ivory Coast | CAF | Séwé Sports de San Pedro | Ivory Coast | CAF | 0 | 7 | 7 |
