Top 50 players with the best goal-to-game ratio since 2000

Check it out here as we present the 50 players with the best goal-to-game ratio across Europe’s top 5 leagues since 2000.

Finding the back of the net at every game is what strikers thrive to achieve in their careers. It’s what sets them apart from their peers and, more often than not, leads to silverware and individual prizes.

Most strikers are judged on their goal numbers alone, which makes their goal ratio even more important. A high rating proves their ability to compete at the highest level, while a lower one not so much.

Such is the quality of football across Europe’s top 5 leagues, though, that Transfermarkt stats only 28 players registered a goal-to-game ratio of 0.50 since 2000.

Leading the way are obviously Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The pair both recorded outstanding figures to confirm their status as one of history’s finest.

Less than 30 players in the 21st century, on the other hand, can boast a goal-to-game ratio higher than 0.50.

Top 50 players with best goal-to-game ratio

Pos	Player	Games	Goals	Goal Ratio
1	Lionel Messi	726	630	0.87
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	812	626	0.77
3	Robert Lewandowski	472	345	0.73
4	Luis Suarez	411	277	0.67
5	Neymar	266	174	0.65
6	Kylian Mbappe	180	117	0.65
7	Harry Kane	289	183	0.63
8	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	586	361	0.62
9	Edinson Cavani	556	341	0.61
10	Ruud van Nistelrooy	391	236	0.60
11	Sergio Aguero	600	354	0.59
12	Radamel Falcao	272	158	0.58
13	Thierry Henry	417	269	0.57
14	Ronaldo Nazario	214	120	0.56
15	Pauleta	359	201	0.56
16	Roy Makaay	334	185	0.55
17	Mauro Icardi	281	154	0.55
18	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	463	250	0.54
19	Ciro Immobile	309	166	0.54
20	David Trezeguet	336	178	0.53
21	Martin Max	156	81	0.52
22	Mario Gomez	480	249	0.52
23	Christian Vieri	258	133	0.52
24	Grafite	186	95	0.51
25	Sonny Anderson	195	99	0.51
26	Samuel Eto’o	530	268	0.51
27	Mohamed Salah	275	137	0.50
28	Robin van Persie	383	190	0.50
29	Giovane Elber	215	106	0.49
30	Luca Toni	459	226	0.49
31	Gonzalo Higuain	592	290	0.49
32	Andriy Shevchenko	378	185	0.49
33	Lisandro Lopez	168	82	0.49
34	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	290	141	0.49
35	Diego Milito	333	161	0.48
36	Romelu Lukaku	356	172	0.48
37	Antonio Di Natale	520	251	0.48
38	Ailton	243	117	0.48
39	Edin Dzeko	546	260	0.48
40	David Villa	480	228	0.48
41	Alan Shearer	260	123	0.47
42	Karim Benzema	656	310	0.47
43	Wissam Ben Yedder	343	160	0.47
44	Iago Aspas	279	128	0.46
45	Marco Reus	375	170	0.45
46	Cheick Diabate	181	82	0.45
47	Didier Drogba	490	221	0.45
48	Rivaldo	154	69	0.45
49	Jamie Vardy	242	108	0.45
50	Michael Owen	379	167	0.44