Lionel Messi (Argentina and Barcelona)
A four-time World Player of the Year winner, Messi is already the Barcelona goalscorer. Although not an arrogant striker, he works in three games at Barcelona , and in the 2011-12 season set a new world record by scoring 73 times in a single season. Messi also fits in beautifully with his Barcelona teammates, which is a solid factor in the boot. However, his incomplete form for Argentina means that he often bears the brunt of criticism from fans and the media. He went some way towards mending the relationship with some inspiring performances at the 2014 World Cup, but he only fell short of leading his country to glory. more than “
Luis Suarez (Uruguay and Barcelona)
The controversial Barcelona striker is considered one of the most talented strikers in the world. With a great first touch and phenomenal all-round technique, Liverpool’s Uruguay squad convinced Barcelona to spend $130 million on the player in 2014. After seeing his biting ban, Suarez took some time to settle in but hit his stride after Christmas. -Helping the club to La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League treble where he scored in the final against Juventus.
Sergio Aguero (Argentina and Manchester City)
The Manchester City man gives plenty of height and weight to most other strikers, but he deserves to be recognized for his many other qualities, not the least of which is a surprising analogy as Romario. And Aguero, the latest in a string of Argentine players to be dubbed “the new Maradona,” has scored in Spain and England as nothing more than child’s play. El Kun got his nickname due to the Japanese anime character of the same name and similar hair. He beat Atletico Madrid and moved to City in the summer of 2011, where he scored the winning goal against QPR to book the title in 2012.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden)
The controversial Ibrahimovic always speaks off the field as he does. Except for a disappointing season in Barcelona where he fell out with Pep Guardiola, Ibra has had success wherever he is, winning titles in Holland, Italy, Spain, and France. The Champions League is still missing from an impressive resume, but in the final years of his career, the Swede will undoubtedly do his best to right that with his impressive set of skills in the final third.
Neymar (Brazil and Barcelona)
Brazil’s biggest star joined Barcelona from Santos in 2013, scoring 14 goals in his first season in Catalonia. Neymar had featured in the 2014 World Cup, before being disqualified from the tournament in the quarter-finals after a massive challenge from Colombia’s Juan Zuniga in the Battle of Fortaleza. The striker is blessed with sublime technique, sloppy finishing, and quick burning. He has been compared to Pele but claims his style is closer to Garrincha
Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina and Naples)
Higuain was a surefire guarantee of goals when Napoli signed him from Real Madrid in 2013, and that’s exactly what happened. Part of that Argentine coastline that includes Messi, Aguero and Angel Di Maria, Higuain has no shortage of opportunities at the international and club levels. He rules out most of them although it can be a cause at times when it really matters, as in the 2014 World Cup finals against Germany. However, 49 goals in his first two seasons at Napoli means any potential prospect will have to pay a hefty transfer fee.
Karim Benzema (France and Real Madrid)
The 2014-2015 season was the best in Benzema’s career at Real Madrid. In a team where Cristiano Ronaldo is the dominant force and enthusiast, Benzema managed to score 21 goals in La Liga and the Champions League before his season due to injury. Benzema has a quick burn and is one of the best strikers on this list. He must enter the prime years of his career.
Diego Costa (Spain and Chelsea)
The 2012-13 season breakthrough sparked a tug of war between Spain and Brazil for Costa’s services. Spain won this way and proved themselves as a striker capable of intimidating international defenses thanks to his impressive array of finishes, strong brilliance, and unmissable spirit. After several loan moves, Costa, who did not play in his native Brazil, quickly managed to forget Atletico fans Radamel Falcao, who was sold to Monaco in the summer of 2013. But like Falcao, Costa was moving in the summer of 2014 and joined Chelsea, Where he finished the club’s top scorer in his first season.
Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United)
If there were question marks about Rooney’s goal-scoring abilities, they were answered well and truly in the 2009/10 season. Now that he’s added more goals to his game, Rooney has been the key player. Incredible awareness, long-range passing, adaptive play and dribbling combine to make them a valuable asset to club and country. He often leaves the exit door at Old Trafford, but he signed a new long-term contract in February 2014 with everyone but ensured that the best years of his career came to life at Manchester United. more than “
Robert Lewandowski (Poland and Bayern Munich)
Lugandowski was Borussia Dortmund’s top scorer in the Bundesliga and had long been on Bayern Munich’s radar before ending the free transfer in 2014. He helped Dortmund win back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012, but his move further increased the league’s balance of power. Bayern Munich has dominated in recent seasons. A very experienced striker, Lewandowski was followed by striker Mario Gotze who joined Bayern Munich a year earlier as Dortmund parted ways with two of their biggest assets.
