Top 5 goalscorers in 2019 club and international football

Modified Dec 24, 2019 13:54 GMT

Lionel Messi scored his 50th goal of the year in a Liga game against Alaves

#4 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City / England): 41 goals

Raheem Sterling has had a fine year for club and country, scoring 33 goals for his club Manchester City and 8 for England as the Three Lions successfully navigated their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

Sterling scored 8 goals and provided 5 assists during the first half of the year as City quelled a strong challenge from Liverpool to win back-to-back English top-flight titles. However, in the Champions League knockout round, despite Sterling's 4 goals in 4 games, City fell to fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals.

The Englishman recorded his first Champions League hat-trick in a 5-1 home win over tournament debutants Atalanta. With 5 goals and 3 assists in 6 group-stage games, Sterling's hand in 8 goals in this season's competition was bettered only by Robert Lewandowski (10 goals) and Erling Braut Haaland (8 goals and 1 assist).

8 goals and 7 assists during the Euro 2020 qualifiers made Sterling the player with a hand in most goals during the qualifying campaign.

Edited by Musab Abid