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January 23 – Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres has been revealed as the highest scorer of 2024 by the CIES Soccer Observatory after an excellent season for Sporting CP, netting 64 targets throughout the previous twelve months, 54 for his membership and 10 at nationwide workforce degree.
He ranked prime of the CIES examine, which presents the 100 gamers throughout world soccer who’ve scored essentially the most targets in official membership or nationwide workforce matches (senior, U23 or U21) over the past twelve months.
The achievement is much more spectacular contemplating Sweden’s absence on the UEFA European Championships final summer season, which might have introduced a chance so as to add to the 26-year-old’s tally.
Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland positioned second within the rankings regardless of a objective hunch in the direction of the tip of the yr. The Norwegian, who additionally missed the Euros, netted 52 instances throughout the 12-month timeframe, together with 11 targets for his nationwide workforce.
England captain Harry Kane completes the rostrum with 47 targets throughout 2024, together with 40 targets for FC Bayern Munich as he continues to thrive in Germany.
The evergreen Cristiano Ronaldo positioned fourth within the rankings with 44 targets in 2024. While 37 of those got here for Saudi Professional League facet Al Nassr, the 39-year-old nonetheless tallied seven targets for his nation, proving he nonetheless has what it takes on the highest degree regardless of turning 40 this yr.
Olympiacos ahead Ayoub El Kaabi completes the highest 5, aided by a exceptional 15-goal haul within the UEFA Convention League to push his total tally to 43 targets for membership and nation.
By way of objective frequency, the highest three ranked gamers by CIES are Irishman Garbhan Coughlan of Cashmere Technical in New Zealand (one objective each 43 minutes), Japan’s Tomoyuki Doi of Geylang United in Singapore, and Uruguay’s Martín Cauteruccio of Sporting Cristal in Peru.
The examine additionally presents the rankings for the final two and three years. During the last two years, no person has scored extra targets than Erling Haaland (101), whereas Kylian Mbappé tops the last-three-year checklist with 147 targets.
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