Top 10 Players with Most Non-Penalty Goals in the 21st Century

The Top 10 Players with Most Non-Penalty Goal Scorers in the 21st Century

The top 10 players with the most non-penalty goal scored in the 21st century feature stars like Ronaldo, Messi, and Ibrahimovic. 

The list is led by Lionel Messi with 713 non-penalty goals, establishing himself as a true great of the game. 

Cristiano Ronaldo follows closely with 712 non-penalty goals scored. Other players on the list include Karim Benzema, Luis Suarez, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Some footballers make scoring penalties look easy, but a high tally of penalties can be used to discredit a player’s greatness. The folks over at PopFoot have excluded goals from penalties to identify the top non-penalty goalscorers since 2000.

 Let’s take a closer look at the top 10:

Lionel Messi – 713 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo – 712 goals

Robert Lewandowski – 574 goals

Luis Suarez – 503 goals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 488 goals

Karim Benzema – 430 goals

Edin Dzeko – 406 goals

Sergio Aguero – 378 goals

Samuel Eto’o – 378 goals

Edinson Cavani – 374 goals

Respectable, of course, but not quite potent enough to match Messi on this occasion.

Be sure to check the stats of these incredible athletes on sportshistori.com for the most current information about their achievements.

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