Top Five Highest International Goalscorers Of 2021

With fewer matches played on the international scene in comparison with club football every year, not many expect strikers and forwards to score frequently when called up for national team duties.

But due to continental tournaments and qualifiers some players have distinguished themselves, scoring and propelling their countries to greatness and trophies in the process

Here is the list of the top 5 highest male international goalscorers in 2021, with favourites such as Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haland missing.

Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal, 13 goals)

In 2021, the Manchester United goal-robot became the leading international scorer of all time, helping himself to 13 goals across the calendar year to move onto 115 for Portugal, six ahead of Ali Daei’s 109.

His five at Euro 2020 weren’t enough to help Portugal past the round of 16, nor did his six in World Cup qualifiers (four of which came against his favourite victim, Luxembourg) help his side to an automatic spot at Qatar 2022.

Cyle Larin (Canada, 14 goals)

One of the least recognisable names on the list, Besiktas forward Larin is one of the new generations of Candian players who are looking to lead the country to a place at the World Cup for the first time since 1986.

Larin’s incredible return of 14 goals in 13 games in 2021 – including both in a 2-1 win over Mexico in November have put Canada top of the Concacaf World Cup qualifying group with six games to go.

Ali Mabkhout (The UAE, 14 goals)

He has enjoyed a remarkable international record for the United Arab Emirates with 79 goals in his 98 appearances for the country and has enjoyed another stunning year in 2021 which even featured back-to-back hat-tricks against India and Jordan.

The striker, who also has an additional 185 goals for his club side Al Jazira, also scored braces against Malaysia and Indonesia during World Cup qualifying as well as netting while playing Vietnam, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

Despite this 2021 wasn’t even Mabkhout’s best in a U.A.E shirt, falling five short of his 19 international goals in 2019.

Harry Kane (England, 16 goals)

England’s pointman has had a stunning year. His 16 goals helped England to the final of Euro 2020 and saw him become England’s leading scorer in competitive matches.

Memphis Depay (The Netherlands, 17 goals)

Seventeen goals in 16 games for Depay. Obscene stuff from the Dutchman.

The Netherlands are going straight to Qatar having finished ahead of Turkey in UEFA World Cup qualifying Group G and it’s largely thanks to the Barcelona striker.

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