Five top goalscorers in FIFA Club World Cup

The current Club World Cup is already going on with some teams already qualifying through rounds 1 and 2. Chelsea is now waiting to play against Al-Hilal Saudi and Palmeiras are waiting to play Al-Ahly in the semi-finals. But today we will be looking into some of the top scorers in the history of the FIFA Club World Cup.

The top 5 Goal-Scorers in FIFA Club World Cup are:

#1. Cristiano Ronaldo (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Matches – 8, Goals – 7

The Portuguese superstar holds the top spot in terms of the most goals scored in the Club World Cup tournament. He has successfully scored 7 goals in 8 matches and has appeared in this tournament 4 times during his time in Real Madrid.

#2. Gareth Bale (2014, 2017, 2018)

Matches- 6, Goals- 6

Cristiano Ronaldo's compatriot Gareth Bale comes second in terms of the goals scored in this tournament. The Welsh international has managed to net 6 goals in 6 matches over 3 tournaments.

#3. Luis Suarez (2015)

Matches- 2, Goals- 5

The only player with the best goal ratio in this tournament so far. The Uruguayan star has just appeared only in one tournament and has netted 5 goals in 2 matches. Luis Suarez could end up with the highest goal-scoring record if he had appeared in this tournament a few more times.

#4. Lionel Messi (2009, 2011, 2015)

Matches- 5, Goals- 5

An unexpected finish for the 7 time Ballon d'Or winner. Lionel Messi finds himself at 4th place in our list of the highest goal scorers in this tournament. He took 5 matches to score 5 goals.

#5. Cesar Delgado (2011, 2012, 2013)

Matches- 6, Goals- 5

A name not known to many football fans, Cesar Delgado is a very popular name in the Liga MX. He appeared in this tournament back-to-back 3 times for Monterrey. The Argentine forward has managed to score 5 goals in 6 matches to enter our list of top 5.