Players with best goal ratio in 21st century (2024)

There are a lot of statistics that define a player and also prove how better he is compared to other players. However, let us have a look at the players with the best goal ratio in the 21st century.

So the players with best goal ratio are:

#1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 0.80 Goal Ratio

The Argentine striker Lionel Messi has been one of the best players ever to grace on the football pitch. The 7 time Ballon d'Or winner has one of the best goal-per-game ratios of 0.80, which is mind-blowing. Messi also has 6 golden boots under his name.

#2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 0.73 Goal Ratio

Messi's arch-rival, Cristiano Ronaldo has a goal-per-game average of 0.73. Even though he has the most number of goals, he wasn't as clinical as Messi during the beginning of his career. Ronaldo has 4 Golden boots in his name.

#3. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – 0.72 Goal Ratio

The Bayern Munich super striker is showing brilliant performances in Germany as seen by his goals-per-game average of 0.72, which is just slightly behind Ronaldo. Lewandowski continues to shine for Bayern Munich and is expected to add more goals to his tally and has 1 Golden boot as well.

#4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) – 0.64 Goal Ratio

He has played for top clubs like Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona, PSG, and Manchester United, six of the biggest clubs in world football. Zlatan Ibrahimovic enjoyed goal-scoring success at all of them throughout his career. He has a praiseworthy goal-per-game average of 0.64.

#5. Luis Suarez (Uruguay) – 0.63 Goal Ratio

Luis Suarez is now Barcelona's third all-time top scorer in just six seasons is all the proof you need of how good the Uruguayan is and has been throughout his career. Not only that he has been a phenomenal striker during his Liverpool days and has clinched 2 golden boots during the process. He has maintained a goal-per-game average of 0.63.

#6. Sergio Aguero (Argentina) – 0.63 Goal Ratio

After establishing himself as one of Europe's elite goal scorers at Atletico Madrid, Aguero moved to Manchester City and has become the Premier League's leading foreign scorer. He has a goal-per-game average of 0.63. Unfortunately, his career fell short after he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition.