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World Cup 2010 Top Goal Scorers
Who is leading the scoring charts for the World Cup Golden Boot?
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3 Jul 2010 17:49:00
By Ewan Macdonald
Join Goal.com for a look at the top scorers in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Here we see which World Cup goalscorers are setting the tournament alight, with players given in order of how many they've netted.
Also provided is a look at how many minutes they've spent on the pitch and thus their efficiency rate.
Players are sorted first by goals scored, then minutes per goal (MPG), then finally surname.
This page will be updated after each matchday, so please check back often for the latest rankings.
Last update: Saturday 3 July 2010, 17:46 BST
Own Goals:
1 Daniel Agger of
DEN
1 Chu-Young Park of
ROK
*The first goal in NED 2-1 BRA was originally credited to Brazil's Felipe Melo as an own goal. On Saturday 3 July the FIFA Technical Study group instead awarded it to Dutch player Wesley Sneijder.
See also:
Here we see which World Cup goalscorers are setting the tournament alight, with players given in order of how many they've netted.
Also provided is a look at how many minutes they've spent on the pitch and thus their efficiency rate.
Players are sorted first by goals scored, then minutes per goal (MPG), then finally surname.
This page will be updated after each matchday, so please check back often for the latest rankings.
Last update: Saturday 3 July 2010, 17:46 BST
| Rank | Name | Country | Club | Goals (Pens) | Minutes | MPG |
| 1 | Miroslav Klose |
 GER |
Bayern Munich |
4 (0) | 267' | 67 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Higuain |
 ARG |
Real Madrid |
4 (0) | 341' | 85 |
| 3 | Robert Vittek |
 SVK |
Ankaragucu |
4 (1) | 343' | 114 |
| 4 | David Villa |
 ESP |
Barcelona |
4 (0) | 358' | 119 |
| 5 | Thomas Mueller |
GER |
Bayern Munich |
4 (0) | 383' | 96 |
| 6 | Wesley Sneijder* |
 NED |
Inter | 4 (0) | 442' | 111 |
| 7 | Landon Donovan |
 USA |
LA Galaxy |
3 (1) | 390' | 130 |
| 8 | Luis Fabiano |
 BRA |
Sevilla |
3 (0) | 418' | 139 |
| 9 | Luis Suarez |
 URU |
Ajax |
3 (0) | 453' | 151 |
| 10 | Diego Forlan |
URU |
Atletico Madrid |
3 (1) | 480' | 160 |
| 11 | Asamoah Gyan |
 GHA |
Rennes |
3 (2) | 501' | 167 |
| 12 | Brett Holman |
 AUS |
AZ |
2 (0) | 136' | 68 |
| 13 | Elano |
BRA |
Galatasaray |
2 (0) | 140' | 70 |
| 14 | Javier Hernandez |
 MEX |
Chivas Guadalajara |
2 (0) | 169' | 85 |
| 15 | Kalu Uche |
 NGA |
Almeria | 2 (0) | 195' | 98' |
| 16 | Samuel Eto'o |
 CMR |
Internazionale |
2 (1) | 270' | 135 |
| 17 | Tiago |
 POR |
Atletico Madrid |
2 (0) | 298' | 149 |
| 18 | Carlos Tevez |
ARG |
Manchester City |
2 (0) | 324' | 162 |
| 19 | Robinho |
BRA |
Manchester City |
2 (0) | 354' | 177 |
| 20 | Chung-Yong Lee |
ROK |
Bolton | 2 (0) | 359' | 180 |
| 21 | Jung-Soo Lee |
ROK |
Kashima Antlers |
2 (0) | 360' | 180 |
| 22 | Keisuke Honda |
 JPN |
CSKA Moscow |
2 (0) | 390' | 195 |
| 23 |
Lukas Podolski |
GER |
Koeln |
2 (0) | 441' | 221 |
| 24 | Martin Palermo |
ARG |
Boca Juniors |
1 (0) | 10' | 10 |
| 25 | Kamil Kopunek |
SVK |
Spartak Trnava |
1 (0) | 22' | 22 |
| 26 | Fabio Quagliarella |
 ITA |
Napoli |
1 (0) | 44' | 44 |
| 27 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
NED |
AC Milan |
1 (0) | 48' | 48 |
| 28 | Romaric |
 CIV |
Sevilla |
1 (0) | 98' | 98 |
| 29 | Shinji Okazaki |
JPN |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
1 (0) | 105' | 105 |
| 30 | Cuauhtemoc Blanco |
MEX |
Veracruz |
1 (1) | 112' | 112 |
| 31 | Marko Pantelic |  SRB |
Ajax | 1 (0) | 113' | 113 |
| 32 | Liedson |
POR |
Sporting CP |
1 (0) | 121' | 121 |
| 33 | Dimitris Salpigidis |  GRC |
PAOK | 1 (0) | 121' | 121 |
| 34 | Cacau | GER |
Stuttgart |
1 (0) | 132' | 132 |
| 35 | Sulley Muntari |
GHA |
Inter |
1 (0) | 134' | 134 |
| 36 | Hugo Almeida |
POR |
Werder Bremen |
1 (0) | 135' | 135 |
| 37 | Mark Gonzalez |
 CHI |
CSKA Moscow |
1 (0) | 137' | 137 |
| 38 | Rodrigo Millar |
CHI |
Colo Colo |
1 (0) | 142' | 142 |
| 39 | Tim Cahill |
AUS |
Everton |
1 (0) | 146' | 146 |
| 40 | Florent Malouda |  FRA |
Chelsea | 1 (0) | 149' | 149 |
| 41 | Antonio Di Natale |
ITA |
Udinese |
1 (0) | 152' | 152 |
| 42 | Salomon Kalou |
CIV |
Chelsea |
1 (0) | 160' | 160 |
| 43= | Jermain Defoe |
 ENG |
Tottenham |
1 (0) | 173' | 173 |
| 43= | Zlatan Ljubijankic |  SVN |
Gent |
1 (0) | 173' | 173 |
| 44 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
DEN |
Feyenoord | 1 (0) | 176' | 176 |
| 45 | Arjen Robben |
NED |
Bayern Munich | 1 (0) | 178' | 178 |
| 46 | Matthew Upson |
ENG |
West Ham |
1 (0) | 180' | 180 |
| 47 | Didier Drogba |
CIV |
Chelsea |
1 (0) | 204' | 204 |
| 48 | Gelson Fernandes |
 SUI |
St. Etienne |
1 (0) | 212' | 212 |
| 49 | Simao |
POR |
Atletico Madrid |
1 (0) | 217' | 217 |
| 50 | Vasilis Torosidis |
GRC |
Olympiakos |
1 (0) | 235' | 235 |
| 51 | Nicklas Bendtner |
DEN |
Arsenal | 1 (0) | 242' | 242 |
| 52 | Milan Jovanovic | SRB |
Liverpool | 1 (0) | 245' | 245 |
| 53 | Yakubu Aiyegbeni | NGA |
Everton | 1 (1) | 250' | 250 |
| 54 | Andres Iniesta |
ESP |
Barcelona |
1 (0) | 257' | 257 |
| 55 | Valter Birsa | SVN |
Auxerre |
1 (0) | 261' | 261 |
| 56= | Daniele De Rossi |
ITA |
Roma |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Vincenzo Iaquinta |
ITA |
Juventus |
1 (1) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Steven Gerrard |
ENG |
Liverpool |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Yun-Nam Ji |
 PRK |
April 25 |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Bongani Khumalo |
 RSA |
Supersport United |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Robert Koren |
SVN |
None |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Katlego Mphela |
RSA |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Winston Reid |
 NZL |
Midtjylland | 1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Dennis Rommedahl |
DEN |
Ajax | 1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Shane Smeltz |
NZL |
Gold Coast United |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Yaya Toure |
CIV |
Barcelona |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 56= | Siphiwe Tshabalala |
RSA |
Kaizer Chiefs |
1 (0) | 270' | 270 |
| 57 | Antolin Alcaraz |
 PAR |
Wigan |
1 (0) | 300' | 300 |
| 58 | Raul Meireles |
POR |
Porto |
1 (0) | 329' | 329 |
| 59 | Alvaro Pereira |
URU |
Porto |
1 (0) | 331' | 331 |
| 60 | Chu-Young Park |
ROK |
Monaco |
1 (0) | 347' | 347' |
| 61= | Jean Beausejour |
CHI |
Club America |
1 (0) | 360' | 360 |
| 62= | Gabriel Heinze |
ARG |
Marseille |
1 (0) | 360' | 360 |
| 62= | Rafael Marquez |
MEX |
Barcelona |
1 (0) | 360' | 360 |
| 62= | Ji-Sung Park |
ROK |
Manchester United |
1 (0) | 360' | 360 |
| 62= | Cristiano Ronaldo |
POR |
Real Madrid |
1 (0) | 360' | 360 |
| 63 | Enrique Vera |
PAR |
Atlas |
1 (0) | 388' | 388 |
| 64= | Yasuhito Endo |
JPN |
Gamba Osaka |
1 (0) | 389' | 389 |
| 64= | Robin Van Persie |
NED |
Arsenal | 1 (0) | 389' | 389 |
| 65= | Michael Bradley |
USA |
Moenchengladbach |
1 (0) | 390' | 390 |
| 65= | Clint Dempsey |
USA |
Fulham |
1 (0) | 390' | 390 |
| 65= | Cristian Riveros |
PAR |
Sunderland |
1 (0) | 390' | 390 |
| 66 | Mesut Oezil | GER |
Werder Bremen |
1 (0) | 407' | 407 |
| 67 | Dirk Kuyt |
NED |
Liverpool |
1 (0) | 426' | 426 |
| 68= | Martin Demichelis |
ARG |
Bayern Munich |
1 (0) | 450' | 450 |
| 68= | Arne Friedrich |
GER |
Wolfsburg |
1 (0) | 450' | 450 |
| 68= | Juan |
BRA |
Roma |
1 (0) | 450' | 450 |
| 68= | Maicon |
BRA |
Inter |
1 (0) | 450' | 450 |
| 69 | Kevin Prince Boateng |
GHA |
Portsmouth |
1 (0) | 464' | 464 |
Own Goals:
1 Daniel Agger of
DEN1 Chu-Young Park of
ROK*The first goal in NED 2-1 BRA was originally credited to Brazil's Felipe Melo as an own goal. On Saturday 3 July the FIFA Technical Study group instead awarded it to Dutch player Wesley Sneijder.
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