With an unmatched goal total in MLS this season, Josef Martinez scored his way into global goalscoring totals with his historic 2018. On Saturday, the Atlanta United talisman has one more chance to climb the list in the 2018 MLS Cup (8 pm ET | FOX, UniMás, TSN, TVAS).
Martinez scored 31 goals during the regular season, shattering the previous single-season record of 27, and has added another three goals this postseason.
With the calendar year wrapping up, and most other leagues in the world caught up on games played, where does Martinez's historic 2018 season rank with the world's most lethal finishers?
League Goals
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Club</strong> |
<strong>G </strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>Min/G</strong> |
Jhon Cifuente |
CD Universidad Catolica (ECU) |
37 |
41 |
99 |
Baghdad Bounedjah |
Al Sadd Sports Club (QAT) |
36 |
18 |
42 |
Diogo |
Buriram United (THA) |
34 |
33 |
87 |
Dave Turpel |
F91 Dudelange (LUX) |
33 |
26 |
60 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Juventus FC (ITA) |
32 |
29 |
77 |
Liliu |
Nomme Kalju FC (EST) |
31 |
30 |
84 |
<em><strong>Josef Martinez</strong></em> |
<em><strong>Atlanta United FC (USA)</strong></em> |
<em><strong>31</strong></em> |
<em><strong>34</strong></em> |
<em><strong>93</strong></em> |
Zakaria Beglarishvili |
FC Flora Tallinn (GEO) |
30 |
36 |
99 |
Patrick Hoban |
Dundalk FC (IRL) |
29 |
36 |
100 |
Jonathan McDonald |
LD Alajuelense (CRC) |
29 |
42 |
125 |
Lionel Messi |
FC Barcelona (ESP) |
28 |
31 |
87 |
Mbaye Diagne |
Kasimpasa (TUR) |
28 |
31 |
89 |
Goals across all competitions
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Club</strong> |
<strong>G </strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>Min/G</strong> |
Baghdad Bounedjah |
Al Sadd Sports Club (QAT) |
49 |
30 |
52 |
Erik Sorga |
FC Flora Tallinn (EST) |
48 |
43 |
41 |
Diogo |
Buriram United (THA) |
43 |
51 |
106 |
Lionel Messi |
FC Barcelona (ESP) |
41 |
45 |
89 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Juventus FC (ITA) |
39 |
40 |
87 |
Dave Turpel |
F91 Dudelange (LUX) |
38 |
39 |
81 |
Robert Lewandowski |
Bayern Munich (GER) |
37 |
41 |
87 |
Jhon Cifuente |
CD Universidad Catolica (CHI) |
37 |
41 |
99 |
Lawrence Shankland |
Ayr United FC (SCO) |
35 |
37 |
91 |
<em><strong>Josef Martinez</strong></em> |
<em><strong>Atlanta United (USA)</strong></em> |
<em><strong>34</strong></em> |
<em><strong>38</strong></em> |
<em><strong>95</strong></em> |
Roman Debelko |
FCI Levadia (EST) |
34 |
46 |
109 |
Liliu |
Nomme Kalji FC (EST) |
32 |
34 |
93 |
Marcus Berg |
Al-Ain FC (UAE) |
31 |
28 |
75 |
