⚽ FIFA World Cup All-Time Top Scorers

All 22 Tournaments (1930–2022) Career Goals Ranking

🏆 All-Time Career Goals Ranking (1930–2022)

Rank Player Country Tournaments Years Goals
1
Miroslav Klose
ミロスラフ・クローゼ
Germany 4 WC 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 16
2
Ronaldo (R9)
ロナウド
Brazil 4 WC 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 15
3
Gerd Müller
ゲルト・ミュラー
West Germany 2 WC 1970, 1974 14
4
Lionel Messi
リオネル・メッシ
Argentina 5 WC 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 13
5
Just Fontaine
ジュスト・フォンテーヌ
France 1 WC 1958 13
6
Pelé
ペレ
Brazil 4 WC 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 12
7
Kylian Mbappé
キリアン・ムバッペ
France 2 WC 2018, 2022 12
8
Sándor Kocsis
サンドル・コチシュ
Hungary 1 WC 1954 11
9
Jürgen Klinsmann
ユルゲン・クリンスマン
Germany 3 WC 1990, 1994, 1998 11
10
Gabriel Batistuta
ガブリエル・バティストゥータ
Argentina 3 WC 1994, 1998, 2002 10
11
Teófilo Cubillas
テオフィロ・クビジャス
Peru 2 WC 1970, 1978 10
12
Gary Lineker
ガリー・リネカー
England 2 WC 1986, 1990 10
13
Paolo Rossi
パオロ・ロッシ
Italy 2 WC 1978, 1982 9
14
Roberto Baggio
ロベルト・バッジョ
Italy 3 WC 1990, 1994, 1998 9
15
Ademir
アデミール
Brazil 1 WC 1950 9
16
Eusébio
エウゼビオ
Portugal 1 WC 1966 9
17
Cristiano Ronaldo
クリスティアーノ・ロナウド
Portugal 5 WC 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 9
18
Vavá
ヴァーヴァ
Brazil 2 WC 1958, 1962 9
19
Guillermo Stábile
ギジェルモ・スタービレ
Argentina 1 WC 1930 8
20
Diego Maradona
ディエゴ・マラドーナ
Argentina 4 WC 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 8

Source: Wikipedia / FIFA official records (as of end of 2022 World Cup). Where multiple players tied for top scorer, the primary scorer is listed.

📋 Top Scorer by Tournament (All 22 Editions)

Year Top Scorer Country Goals
1930 Guillermo Stábile Argentina 8
1934 Oldřich Nejedlý Czechoslovakia 5
1938 Leônidas Brazil 7
1950 Ademir Brazil 9
1954 Sándor Kocsis Hungary 11
1958 Just Fontaine ★ 歴代最多(1大会) France 13
1962 Multiple (6 goals) Multiple 6
1966 Eusébio Portugal 9
1970 Gerd Müller West Germany 10
1974 Grzegorz Lato Poland 7
1978 Mario Kempes Argentina 6
1982 Paolo Rossi Italy 6
1986 Gary Lineker England 6
1990 Salvatore Schillaci Italy 6
1994 Oleg Salenko / Stoichkov Russia / Bulgaria 6
1998 Davor Šuker Croatia 6
2002 Ronaldo Brazil 8
2006 Miroslav Klose Germany 5
2010 Thomas Müller / Multiple Germany / Multiple 5
2014 James Rodríguez Colombia 6
2018 Harry Kane England 6
2022 Kylian Mbappé France 8

Note: In 1962, multiple players tied at 6 goals. FIFA did not officially designate a single top scorer.

📊 Special Records & Trivia

Most Goals in a Single Tournament (Individual)
Just Fontaine (France)
13 goals in the 1958 World Cup. This record has stood unbroken for over 60 years.
Most Goals Across Most Tournaments
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Scored in all 4 tournaments (2002–2014) he played. 16 career goals is the all-time record.
Youngest World Cup Scorer
Pelé (Brazil)
Pelé scored at 17 years and 239 days in 1958, long the youngest scorer record.
Top Active Scorer (as of 2022)
Kylian Mbappé (France)
12 goals in 2 tournaments (2018, 2022). Widely expected to challenge Klose's record at the 2026 WC.
Back-to-Back Tournament Top Scorer
Teófilo Cubillas (Peru)
5 goals each in 1970 and 1978, a remarkable feat 8 years apart.
Top Scorer + Champion in the Same Tournament
Paolo Rossi (1982), Mario Kempes (1978), Gerd Müller (1974), etc.
Rare cases when the tournament's top scorer also won the championship.

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