Most Goals at Club WC: Real Madrid is set to begin their FIFA Club World Cup 2023 journey today with a semi-final clash against Al Ahly SC.
The two teams meet at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdullah in Rabat for this engaging clash.
Real Madrid has won the competition 4 times earlier and are targeting a 5th win this time to continue the winning tradition.
European clubs reach this competition by winning the Champions League title. Over seasons, we have seen some top scorers from Europe participate in this competition and ensure it lives up-to its billing.
Without further ado, we look at the players with most goals at the Club WC competition.
Cesar Delgado
The Monterrey winger played in three FIFA Club World Cup competitions in 2011-13.
He scored 5 goals in 6 matches for the club and enters in as the 5th highest top scorer in the competition.
In 2012 and 2013, he was adjudged the top scorer of the competition.
Lionel Messi
Messi played in this competition as a Barcelona player during three seasons (2009,2011 and 2015).
Do you know? Maradona and Messi are the only players in history to win Golden Ball at both Fifa World Cup and Fifa U20 World Cup.
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He too scored 5 goals but in 5 matches averaging a goal per game. The Argentine player was instrumental in helping Barcelona win the competition in all three of those seasons.
Luis Suarez
He still holds the record for most goals in a single tournament which also includes a hat-trick in the semi-final against Guangzhou Evergrande.
Gareth Bale
He was part of the victorious Real Madrid team that won this competition in 2014, 2017 and 2018. This also includes the Golden Ball in the 2018 event where he ended up top-scorer.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid player was a part of 4 FIFA Club World Cup competitions.
In 2008, he represented Manchester United followed by 2014, 2016 and 2017 as a Real Madrid player.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored in 16 of the 18 club competitions he has played in:
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Champions League
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UEFA Super Cup
Club World Cup
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The Portuguese, known for goal-scoring ensured this record remains his as he struck 7 goals in 8 appearances.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds this record alongside being one of the two players to score 4 goals in 4 finals.
He also scored a hat-trick in the 2016 final vs Kashima Antlers, which remains a record to this day.
