The 10 Best Strikers in the World in 2023
G'day tribe! Who do you think are the best strikers in the world? Every top team needs one and won't win trophies without them. A great striker is the key position every big club needs to fill.
These strikers range from clinical finishers, to speedsters that find space, and to the pure physical behemoths. Let's take a look at the 10 best strikers in the world right now.
10. Jonathan David
Jonathan David has fast become one of the best strikers in the world. From a young age he's displayed elite levels of speed, determination, and has shown impressive finishing ability.
As an 18-year old he joined Belgian Jupiler Pro League club KAA Gent in 2018 for two and a half seasons, scoring 37 goals in 83 games before joining Ligue 1 team Lille.
One of the most promising young talents in the world, the Canadian helped Lille to their fourth title in his first season. He continues to be one of the top goal scorers in Ligue 1 and most sought after strikers in Europe.
Leipzig, among other clubs, are heavily interested in Jonathan David — he’s a top target as being able to play as a target ST & 2nd ST. 🇨🇦
They are looking at solutions internally, but it seems difficult as very expensive one. David, top scorer in Ligue1: 15 goals in 23 games. pic.twitter.com/WRGW6p9Cqc — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 22, 2023
9. Ciro Immobile
Despite failed stunts in the Bundesliga and La Liga, Ciro Immobile has become one of the best strikers in the world at Lazio.
His name may not suggest it but Immobile is a versatile striker and great at exploiting spaces. He also possesses great technical ability, is a hard worker, physically strong and a great finisher.
Immobile has earned Serie A top goalscorer in 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2022. His 2019-20 season was his most prolific, earning the European Golden Shoe with 36 goals.
ℹ️ Ciro Immobile ends Serie A season with 36 goals in 37 games:
⚽️ Only 2nd player to become European golden boot winner in Messi/Ronaldo era ✅ 🇮🇹 Equals Gonzalo Higuaín's all-time record of 36 goals in an Italian top-flight season ✅#UCL pic.twitter.com/Fwp9Nteonn — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 3, 2020
8. Marcus Rashford
Rashford has been finding himself switching between a number nine and the freedom of playing out wider as a left forward. His at his most dangerous when he's played into space and running behind defences.
We've seen a new version of Rashford who has an increasing tendency for placement over shot power compared to earlier on in his career. He's also running into the box more often and getting harder to defend with quicker, more powerful runs.
We've always known Rashford to be a fast and agile player with strong dribbling, vision and passing ability. As he continues to expand on his game he's climbing up the rankings as one of the best strikers in the world.
Marcus Rashford has 16 goals in 17 games since coming back from the World Cup 🫡 pic.twitter.com/2Z70m7E4zb
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 19, 2023
7. Dusan Vlahovic
Fiorentina sold Dusan Vlahovic to Juventus for more than £66 million and he's showing every sign of being worth it. He left Fiorentina halfway through the 2021-22 season after scoring 17 goals in 21 games.Vlahovic is very strong, technically gifted and has great dribbling skills. He's one of the most clinical finishers in the world and is a constant threat for opponents with great poaching ability.
At 6-foot-3, or 1.9m tall, he's the perfect modern striker. He's great in the air, can hold up defenders in the box and he'll wreak havoc in the Serie A and across Europe for years to come.
Dusan Vlahovic. pic.twitter.com/4xacMdn0ZX
— Mary D. (@marydi_di) February 20, 2023
6. Victor Osimhen
Osimhen is fast becoming one of the best strikers in the world and is one of the most promising African talents in years. He's got good height, is fast, physically strong and technically gifted.
One of his greatest traits is his determination and work rate, and he's able to create time and space for himself, and is an excellent finisher in front of goal.
With a history of niggling injuries, he'll be hoping to remain fit and play as many games as he can. If he does he'll continue to develop into one of the most devastating strikers in the world.
Victor Osimhen reached 100 career goals quicker than the GOATs 😤 pic.twitter.com/0fNipdeLn4
— GOAL (@goal) February 19, 2023
5. Robert Lewandowski
During the 2020/21 season, Lewandowski scored a remarkable 41 goals in just 29 appearances in the Bundesliga, breaking Gerd Muller's record of most goals in a Bundesliga season which stood for 40 years. After exceptional spells at Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, he joined Barcelona as one of the best strikers in the world.
It was expected then that Barcelona fans would be excited by his arrival in 2022. A club store even had to stop selling his jersey as they had run out of the letter "W" to place on them.
A hard worker with a strong focus, he has unbelievable finishing accuracy and a strong football intelligence making him one of the most consistently efficient strikers in the world.
Robert Lewandowski has scored at least 25 goals in each of the last 12 seasons 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/N4oUgDWRu9
— GOAL (@goal) February 24, 2023
4. Karim Benzema
Heading into his mid-30's, Ballon d'Or 2022 winner Karim Benzema is only getting better as he gets older. In the 2021-22 season, he scored a phenomenal 44 goals and 15 assists in 46 games.
Benzema has great mental and physical strength. He has the pace and technical ability to match and is a clinical finisher. Off the ball he's just as good and always seems to find himself in space.
Known for stepping up and scoring in the biggest of games, Benzema holds the record for most consecutive seasons in the Champions League, first appearing with Lyon in 2005.
Players with the most UCL knockout goals since the start of 2022:
1. Karim Benzema (12 Goals) 2. Vinicius Jr (4 Goals) pic.twitter.com/cUQZGedAJS — ZIZOU 🌟 (@Aziz_RMCF) February 23, 2023
3. Harry Kane
Three-time Premier League Golden Boot winner Kane is one of the best strikers in the world. Tottenham is also one of the richest clubs football clubs and can afford to load up talent around him in an attempt to win their first EPL or Champions League title.
Kane is one of the most clinical finishers in the world. He's got great linkup play and he's arguably been the most consistent striker in the Premier League in recent years.
A handful for defenders with his physical strength, Kane has an exceptional work rate and is great in the air. He also constantly looks for the ball and has a creative streak, often popping up with setting up teammates.
Harry Kane celebrated being Tottenham's all-time goal scorer with his family ❤️ pic.twitter.com/32riy5SOA5
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) February 19, 2023
2. Erling Haaland
Norwegian Erling Haaland exploded onto the European scene with Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and then earned a deserved move to Manchester City as a 21-year old.
A generational talent, the combination of his incredible speed and hulking frame makes him almost impossible to stop. He's extremely clever off the ball, a great dribbler and is a lethal finisher.
It took only 6 games in the Premier League for Haaland to score his 10th goal. His first 25 goals took just 19 games. He's well on track to becoming the best Premier League striker of all time.
Haaland scored 6 goals in his first 3 Champions League games for Salzburg and just never looked back lmao pic.twitter.com/mc92UUbLox
— TS🍇🇧🇷 (@TrujistaSancho) February 16, 2023
1. Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe is the best striker in the world and PSG had to pay up big to secure his services. Since making his professional debut as a 16-year old for Monaco in 2015, he's now earned himself a deal worth almost $1 billion and is one of the richest footballers in the world.
Mbappe is one of the fastest players on the planet and leaves defenders in his dust. He uses his explosive pace to create space and scores many goals with his incredible accuracy.
Tactically and technically, Mbappe is elite, and from a young age he's always had great anticipation that allows him to predict what a defenders next move is going to be. He'll be hoping to guide PSG to their first ever Champions League title in the future.
Rio Ferdinand 🗣️ “Erling Haaland needs the team to create his goals. Kylian Mbappe can create goals on his own.”
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) February 22, 2023
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At the end of the day it seems most people have forgotten the role of a striker. A strikers role is to score goals, the addition of being able to hold up play and all the little stuff is an added advantage to the team.
I think Mbappe fully deserves the first position and Halaand too but in my opinion Osimhen should be somewhere in the top 5. The guy is on red hot form and I think his form is even better than Lewandowski.
Osimhen is an absolute weapon. I think Lewa's probably helped slightly by the fact he plays for Barca. You're right in the sense that the primary weapon of a striker is to bang in those goals. Especially in the current day, quicker strikers getting behind the line is the more common prototype compared to the older school striker holding up the ball
Yep that’s true. Being in those kind of clubs always help you in such a beautiful way. I think when Osimhen goes to a bigger club he will be known and rated even more.
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Might have Lautaro Martínez in there ahead of Immobile who I think has probably passed his best now
thanks bro, that was very tough for me leaving him out. Def at #11 I have him
Fair enough He did have a bit of shocker in the World Cup too.
Good list . I'd have Osimhen in there somewhere.
yep in at number 6 but second guessing whether I should have had him higher now!
Shit how did I miss him. I was wondering. He's hot stuff these days.
This will be the most difficult post to come out with. All these strikers have had their moments and are great. I like the way you were able to position them
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