2024 has been a sensational year for football across the globe as we have witnessed some footballers emerge as breakout stars with their noteworthy performances throughout the year.

From goals galore to all-round performances on the pitch; these players have entered the football discussions around the globe, or the continent, or in the country they are playing in.

In this special article, Sportz Point aims to explore the top 10 footballers who have netted the most goals in 2024 among all first divisions worldwide.

Top 10 footballers with the most goals in 2024 among all first divisions worldwide

1. Viktor Gyökeres | 36 goals

How Viktor Gyökeres became Europe's most-wanted striker - ESPN — (Image Credit | ESPN)

Viktor Gyökeres is definitely one of the most talked-about footballers at this moment, drawing attention with his outstanding performances both in Liga Portugal and Champions League. The 26-year-old forward plays for the Portuguese side Sporting CP and represents Sweden in international football.

Club: Sporting CP
League: Liga Portugal (Portugal)
Appearances: 34
Goals: 36

2. Martín Cauteruccio | 35 goals

El RÉCORD mundial que alcanzó Martín Cauteruccio en Cristal — (Image Credit | TOP Mercato)

Martín Cauteruccio joined Peruvian side Sporting Cristal on January 2nd, 2024, leaving Argentine top-division side Independiente. The 37-year-old Uruguayan striker has amassed 35 goals so far in Liga 1 Clausura, the top-division football league of Peru.

Club: Sporting Cristal
League: Liga 1 Clausura (Peru)
Appearances: 29
Goals: 35

3. Garbhan Coughlan | 34 goals

Update: Coughlan and Bouzouki end up level in Golden Boot again - Friends of Football — (Image Credit | FOF)

Garbhan Coughlan plays for Cashmere Technical FC in the National League Championship of New Zealand. The 31-year-old Irish striker has played for Cashmere since 2021, marking a significant chapter for the club. Coughlan has scored 34 goals in just 18 league matches this year, entering the list as third.

Club: Cashmere Technical FC
League: National League Championship (New Zealand)
Appearances: 18
Goals: 34

4. Wu Lei | 34 goals

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Wu Lei plays for the Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and he is considered one of the best Chinese forwards of this generation. The 33-year-old Chinese international previously gathered experience in Europe; playing for Spanish side Espanyol for almost four years before joining SH Port in 2022.

Lei has scored 34 goals in the Chinese league this year, to find himself at four on this list.

Club: Shanghai Port
League: Chinese Super League (China)
Appearances: 30
Goals: 34

5. Tomoyuki Doi | 33 goals

Football Association of Singapore — (Image Credit | FA Singapore)

Tomoyuki Doi signed for Singapore Premier League side Geylang International earlier this year. Surprisingly, he signed for Geyland after spending almost 6 months without any professional club after leaving Albanian side FK Bylis in July 2023.

However, the 27-year-old Japanese forward has amassed 33 goals for Geylang in the Singapore top division league this year.

Club: Geylang International
League: Singapore Premier League
Appearances: 20
Goals: 33

6. Javier Gayoso | 32 goals

Gayoso raring to compete — (Image Credit | Daily Tribune)

Javier Gayoso currently plays for the Cambodian Premier League side Phnom Penh Crown after leaving the Philippines Football League club Kaya F.C.–Iloilo in July 2024. Across these two top-division leagues respectively in the Philippines and Cambodia, the 27-year-old Filipino international has scored 32 goals in 2024.

Club: Phnom Penh Crown, Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
League: Cambodian Premier League, Philippines Football League (Cambodia, Philippines)
Appearances: 24
Goals: 32

7. Guilherme Bissoli | 30 goals

Bangkok Post - Bissoli's strike keeps Buriram unbeaten — (Image Credit | Bangkok Post)

Bissoli signed for Thai League 1 Side Buriram United in January 2024 from second-division Brazilian side Ceara SC. The 26-year-old Brazilian forward has netted 30 goals this year for Buriram United in the Thai League 1 and he is the league's highest scorer until now for the 2024-25 season.

Club: Buriram United
League: Thai League 1 (Thailand)
Appearances: 29
Goals: 30

8. Alex Arce | 30 goals

Alex Arce está muy cerca de romper el récord de goles la Liga Pro - El Comercio — (Image Credit | El Comercio)

Alex Arce helped his former side Independiente Rivadavia to be promoted to Copa De La Liga, the Argentine first-division in 2024, but he only played two matches for them in 2024. The Paraguayan international moved to the Ecuadorian outfit LDU Quito in February 2024.

Playing two different top-division leagues in 2024, Arce has registered 30 goals in 36 matches.

Club: LDU Quito
League: Serie A Primera Etapa (Ecuador)
Appearances: 36
Goals: 30

9. Harry Kane | 29 goals

Bayern Munich 4-0 Stuttgart - Harry Kane hat-trick fires Die Roten to win in Bundesliga clash - Eurosport — (Image Credit | Eurosport)

Harry Kane moved to Bayern Munich in 2023 and his lethal goalscoring prowess has continued to bloom in 2024 as well. The England captain finished the 2023-24 Bundesliga as the topscorer of the league and he has managed to score 14 goals in 13 Bundesliga matches since the start of the 2024-25 season.

The 31-year-old striker also has the third-highest goals in the top five European leagues so far this season.

Club: Bayern Munich
League: Bundesliga
Appearances: 30
Goals: 29

10. Alex Tamm | 28 goals

KOLMAS POOLAEG“ | Nõmme Kalju liider Alex Matthias Tamm: olen Eesti liigast võtnud kõik – nüüd on — (Image Credit | Ohtuleht)

Alex Tamm has emerged from Kalju FC's academy and played in its every youth team before joining the senior team in 2020. The 23-year-old Estonian international plays for Kalju FC in the Meistriliiga, the premier division of football leagues in Estonia.

Club: Nõmme Kalju FC
League: Meistriliiga
Appearances: 35
Goals: 28

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