The 11 deadliest strikers of the season so far.
There may be a big shock in store for you here. With the season well underway it’s starting to become clear just who the potential golden boot winners will be by the time the end of the season comes around. However, where it would be safe to assume that certain players would be leading the way already,there are one or two surprise names that are lighting up their own divisions and showing the rest of the world how it’s done. Coupled with how many goals they’ve banged in at international level then these make for some seriously impressive exploits in front of goal.
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11. Lionel Messi – Barcelona & Argentina
Club: 3
Country: 5
Total: 8
Messi has began the season well, but not as well as others, but naturally he’s amongst the best in the world and will likely continue to be for the remainder of his career.
10. Césaire Gandzé – AC Léopards de Dolisie and Congo
Club: 8
Country: 1
Total: 9
The Congolese hit man has been in explosive form for his club side so far and is helping them maintain their regular position at the top of the Premier League.
9. Robin Van Persie – Manchester United and The Netherlands
Club: 3
Country: 6
Total: 9
Van Persie has been more productive for his national team than for his club this term, but that could change in the very near future as the rest of United’s new creative force get settled in to life in England.
8. James Rodriguez – Real Madrid and Colombia
Club: 1
Country: 8
Total: 9
James has become one of the world’s most in vogue players since his exploits at the World Cup, and he has been settling into life at the Santiago Bernabeu, though he has found goals there more difficult to come by compared with his national side.
7. Nasser Al-Shamrani – Al Hilal and Saudi Arabia
Club: 10
Country: 0
Total: 10
The 30-year-old is a prolific marksman at club level and has continued his purple patch into the autumn of the year. However, though he has scored his fair share of goals for the national team, he is yet to get off the mark this season.
6. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid and France
Club: 4
Country: 6
Total: 10
Benzema has found himself back in favour in Madrid after a summer of speculation linking him with a move away. However, he has been more productive for France than he has been for Real despite having even more creative talent providing him with ammunition.
5. Juan Belencoso – Kitchee (Hong Kong) and Spain
Club: 11
Country: 0
Total: 11
The veteran Spaniard has never been capped at international level but has hit the ground running in Hong Kong where he leads the league for goals by a long stretch already.
4. Thomas Muller – Bayern Munich and Germany
Club: 3
Country: 8
Total: 11
The World Cup winner has began to find form for Bayern as they now look to continue their title defence against a renewed Borussia Dortmund side.
3. Neymar – Barcelona and Brazil
Club: 2
Country: 9
Total: 11
Neymar is now starting to come into his own in Spain following an impressive debut season, though he could turn into more of a creator a than a goalscorer when Luis Suarez returns to action later this month.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid and Portugal
Club: 12
Country: 3
Total: 15
With four hat tricks in five games Ronaldo could be finally starting to outgrow La Liga as it looks that there are no real challenged left for him. It’s frightening to think of how many he could score between now and the end of the season.
1. Asamoah Gyan – Al Ain (UAE) and Ghana
Club: 12
Country: 4
Total: 16
The former Sunderland man is the second player in the UAE on this list and the only man in the world that has managed to outscore Ronaldo. Has he found his level, or is he wasting his career in a league that is too easy?
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