Garbhan Coughlan of New Zealand’s Cashmere Technical leads La Nación’s ranking of club goalscorers with 39 goals. Lionel Messi is 14th with 25 for Inter Miami.
With less than three months left in 2026, La Nación’s ranking offers a snapshot of the club scoring race in early October. Coughlan has scored 39 times in 21 matches for Cashmere Technical. Croatia’s Dion Beljo is second with 38 goals in 36 games for Dinamo Zagreb. England international Ivan Toney has also scored 38, in 38 appearances for Saudi club Al-Ahli.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is fourth with 37 goals in 33 matches. Argentina-born Fernando Zampedri, who plays for Chile’s Universidad Católica, is fifth with 35 goals in 42 appearances. The top 10 also includes Kevin Torres of DS Edusoccer, Chrigor Moraes of Selangor, Pa Ousman Gai of Visakha, Bergson of Johor Darul Ta’zim and Julián Quiñones of Al-Qadsiah.
Messi is 14th with 25 goals in 29 games for Inter Miami. La Nación notes that the 39-year-old is the oldest player among the ranking’s top 60. Two other Argentines, Nicolás Martínez and Nazareno Gómez, are listed with 21 goals apiece. Federico Andrada, with 18, appears in the next 50 places of the top 100.
The article counts club goals in top-division leagues and cup competitions. Other current rankings use their own scoring rules and can produce a different order. These figures reflect La Nación’s table at the time it was published.