Romelu Lukaku was voted “Best International Goalscorer” by IFFHS in 2023. The Belgian striker scored 22 goals in the calendar year between international cups (with Inter and Roma in the Champions League and Europa League) and matches with the national team. Big Rom won this award in 2020 with 16 goals.
Specifically, in 2023, Lukaku scored 2 goals in the Champions League, 5 goals in the Europa League with Inter/Roma and 15 goals for the Belgian team.
Ranked second on this list is Erling Haaland with 18 goals, including 12 for Man City in the Champions League and 6 for the Norwegian team.
In third place is Mehdi Taremi with 14 goals, including 2 for Porto in the Champions League and 12 for the Iranian team. Kylian Mbappe is next with 13 goals, including 3 for PSG in the Champions League and 10 for the French team. Similarly, Cristiano Ronaldo contributed 3 goals for Al Nassr in the Asian Cup and 10 for Portugal.
Shabaib Al-Khaldi: 12 goals, 0 goals for Kazma/Hatta, 12 goals for Kuwait.
Rasmus Hojlund: 12 goals, 5 goals for Atalanta/MU in the Champions League, 7 goals for Denmark.
Peter Shallulile: 11 goals, 8 goals for Mamelodi Sundowns in the African Champions League, 3 goals for Namibia.
Mohamed Salah: 10 goals, 4 goals for Liverpool in the Champions League and Europa League, 6 goals for Egypt.
Aleksandar Mitrovic: 10 goals, 5 goals in the Asian Champions League for Al Hilal, 5 goals for Serbia.
Victor Osimhen: 10 goals, 5 goals in Champions League for Napoli, 5 goals for Nigeria.