Most Brace goals in 2022: Scoring twice for your team in football does not get as much credit as scoring a hat-trick but it does hold its significance.
Brace goals are important as it can help in getting a team out of a critical situation by striking twice to flatten the opposition.
Hence, today we look at the top 5 players with most brace goals in 2022 across club and country as we continue to see the best of the previous year.
Lionel Messi
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2022 was Messi’s moment to deliver at the biggest stage as he realized his dream at the international stage, when Argentina lifted the World Cup in Qatar.
Could we see Messi play in the 2026 World Cup? 😯🏆 pic.twitter.com/hh1cA6gkkQ
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 11, 2023
Messi had a ridiculously brilliant World Cup as he ended up with the Player of the Tournament award for a 2nd time in his career. Throughout 2022, Messi scored a brace 7 times in 51 matches.
Karim Benzema
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Benzema ended the year with 8 brace efforts in 39 matches. He had to endure the pain of missing out on a World Cup campaign.
But enjoyed a phenomenal run in the year gone by as he lifted the UEFA Champions League, La Liga and for those efforts; a first ever Ballon D’or.
A reminder Karim Benzema has never received a red card in his career. pic.twitter.com/CSjYMUulBH
— Frank Khalid OBE (@FrankKhalidUK) January 7, 2023
He was Real Madrid’s wrecker in chief in front of goal as the Frenchman had his greatest ever year for the club.
Robert Lewandowski
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The Polish captain continued his goal-scoring run despite leaving Bayern Munich with him scoring 8 braces in 51 matches.
After leaving Bayern in the summer, the forward continued his excellence with Barcelona and became a regular in finding the net.
In the current season, Robert has scored 13 goals and provided 4 assists with a trophy to his name.
Robert Lewandowski scores his FIRST EL CLASICO goal! 🔥
It couldn’t have been easier for him! 😅#RobertLewandowski #Barcelona #RealMadridBarcelona #ElClasico pic.twitter.com/4Oc19PeoUZ
— Sportskeeda Football (@skworldfootball) January 15, 2023
He looks to continue the same and help his new side to greater heights under Xavi.
Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland scored the 2nd most goals of 2022 and here to in terms of brace efforts has 14 in 43 matches.
Haaland was a joy to watch for Dortmund before he made the move to Manchester City; where his father played as well.
Erling continued his prowess having already registered 3 hat-tricks for the EPL side and became Pep Guardiola’s trusted man up front.
Goals scored at the age of 22
1.Erling Haaland🇳🇴 162 goals
2.Neymar Jr🇧🇷 140 goals
3.Lionel Messi🇦🇷 80 goals
4.Cristiano Ronaldo🇵🇹 60 goals pic.twitter.com/m6y35DqNvJ— haaland.ft01 (@haalandft01) January 15, 2023
He is on course to breaking the record for most goals in a single EPL season and it will truly not be surprising given how fresh he is after not being part of the 2022 World Cup.
Kylian Mbappe
Also read: Top 5 footballers with most goals in 2022 across competitions for club and country
The Frenchman shone in 2022 in terms of goals when he scored 56 of them across club and country. During this process, he found the net twice in a game on 15 occasions.
Mbappé’s speed and finishing was a class apart which proved why he is rated as one for the future.
Kylian won the Golden Boot in the 2022 World Cup coupled with the Ligue 1 titles.
He was PSG’s top scorer last season as well and given by the standards he has set, looks determined to repeat the feat in 2023 as well.
