Josef Martinez is having a historic 2018 season in MLS.
The striker has already broken the league's single-season goal scoring record with is going to win the Golden Boot in MLS as Atlanta United chase history. So, what other goalscoring challenges does he have outside of his own mirror?
Well, where does he stand in global goalscoring charts since the turn of 2018?
Martinez's 30 goals this calendar year rank ahead Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and is even level with Thai League 1's goalscoring king Diogo.
Global 2018 Top 10
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Club</strong> |
<strong>G </strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
Josef Martinez |
Atlanta United (USA) |
30 |
30 |
Diogo |
Buriram United (THA) |
30 |
30 |
Jhon Cifuente |
CD Universidad Catolica (ECU) |
29 |
31 |
Liliu |
Nomme Kalju (EST) |
27 |
23 |
Dave Turpel |
F91 Dudelange (LUX) |
25 |
18 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid (ESP)/Juventus (ITA) |
25 |
20 |
Talisca |
Besiktas (TUR)/Evergrande Taobao (CHN) |
25 |
28 |
Roman Debelko |
FCI Levadia (EST) |
25 |
30 |
Lionel Messi |
Barcelona (ESP) |
24 |
24 |
Zakaria Beglarishvili |
FC Flora Tallinn (GEO) |
24 |
28 |
Other Notables
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Club</strong> |
<strong>G </strong> |
<strong>GP </strong> |
Florian Thauvin |
Olympique Marseille (FRA) |
20 |
22 |
Mohamed Salah |
Liverpool (ENG) |
18 |
21 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
Man United (ENG)/LA Galaxy (USA) |
18 |
23 |
Luis Suarez |
Barcelona (ESP) |
18 |
24 |
Robert Lewandowski |
Bayern Munich (GER) |
17 |
17 |
Gareth Bale |
Real Madrid (ESP) |
17 |
24 |
Antoine Griezmann |
Atletico Madrid (ESP) |
15 |
23 |
Harry Kane |
Tottenham (ENG) |
15 |
24 |
Sergio Agüero |
Manchester City (ENG) |
13 |
15 |
Neymar |
PSG (FRA) |
12 |
11 |
Last updated Sept. 25
