Dnipro-1 forward Artem Dovbik was included in the ranking of the world's top scorers in 2022, published by the International Federation of History and Statistics (IFFHS).
The rating takes into account goals scored on the international arena - for clubs in European competitions, as well as for national teams. Dovbik had 9 such goals last year (4 for Dnipro-1 in European competitions and 5 for the Ukrainian national team), and this allowed him to take 18th place in the above ranking.
Lionel Messi, striker of the French PSG and the Argentina national team, led the ranking of the best scorers in the world in 2022 according to IFFHS, with 22 goals (4 for the club, 18 for the national team).
TOP 10 best scorers in the world in 2022 according to IFFHS
1. Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina) - 22 goals (4 for the club, 18 for the national team)
2. Killian Mbappe (PSG, France) - 21 (9, 12)
3. Julián Alvarez (River Plate / Manchester City, Argentina) - 15 (8, 7)
4. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund / Manchester City, Norway) - 14 (5, 9)
5. Sadio Mane (Liverpool / Bayern Senegal) - 14 (6, 8)
6. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern / Barcelona, Poland) - 13 (9, 4)
7. Pedro (Flamengo, Brazil) - 13 (12, 1)
8. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma, Uzbekistan) - 12 (1, 11)
9. Richarlison (Everton / Tottenham, Brazil) - 12 (2, 10)
10. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt) - 12 (8, 4)
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eighteen. Artem Dovbik (Dnepr-1, Ukraine) — 9 (5, 4)