Cristiano Ronaldo has created history in every club he has featured and has gone on to score an unprecedented 728 goals in the cause of his career in the last 20 years.
Fierce rival Lionel Messi hit a major milestone in his football career after becoming the latest player to record 700th senior team goals when he scored from the spot against Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo also found the net in the La Liga on the the same night with a ferocious strike from outside the area in Juventus' 3-1 win over Genoa.
However, top German outlet Transfermarkt has published the full list of top scorers this century.
25. Dirk Kuyt - (0.35 per game) 297 goals in 840 appearances
24. Raul - (0.4 per game) 298 goals in 738 appearances
23. Neymar - (0.61 per game) 305 goals in 501 appearances
22. Hulk - (0.51 per game) 307 goals in 601 appearances
21. Falcao - (0.56 per game) 313 goals in 564 appearances
20. Robin van Persie - (0.46 per game) 322 goals in 694 appearances
19. Miroslav Klose - (0.42 per game) 324 goals in 767 appearances
18. Edin Dzeko - (0.48 per game) 334 goals in 697 appearances
17. Gonzalo Higuain - (0.48 per game) 336 goals in 769 appearances
16. Karim Benzema - (0.45 per game) 336 goals in 735 appearances
15. Mario Gomez - (0.51 per game) 336 goals in 665 appearances
14. Robbie Keane - (0.45 per game) 340 goals in 743 appearances
13. Didier Drogba - (0.47 per game) 352 goals in 750 games
12. Wayne Rooney - (0.42 per game) 364 goals in 864 appearances
11. Thierry Henry - (0.52 per games) 369 goals in 716 appearances
10. David Villa - (0.52 per game) 386 goals in 740 appearances
9. Edinson Cavani - (0.58 per game) 389 goals in 668 appearances
8. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - (0.56 per game) 399 goals in 714 appearances
7. Samuel Eto'o - (0.5 per game) 408 goals in 805 appearances
6. Sergio Aguero - (0.57 per game) 414 goals in 733 appearances
5. Luis Suarez - (0.64 per game) 459 goals in 715 appearances
4. Robert Lewandowski - (0.66 per game) 466 goals in 698 appearances
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - (0.61 per game) 521 goals in 860 appearances
2. Lionel Messi - (0.81 per game) 700 goals in 862 appearances Top facts about the life and career of Erling Haaland
1. Cristiano Ronaldo - (0.73 per game) 728 goals in 1005 appearances
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