Top 10 footballers with the most headed goals in the history of the game

Often soccer players use different techniques, such as headers, to get an edge over the defence. For example, 17% of the total successful shots scored in the top five football leagues were scored using the header technique. The players who have the most headed goals in the world have extraordinary statistics.

Christiano Ronaldo, Luuk De Jong and Robert Lewandowski are the undisputed 2022 kings of the header in football. This article highlights the players with the most headed goals in the world.

Which players have the most headed goals in football history?

We have used goal analysis publications for each player by Transfermarkt and Soccerment to give you a detailed summary of the world's best shot takers.

10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is considered the best because of his entertaining and acrobatic shots on the field. In November 2020, he moved to the top of the Serie A ranking tables after scoring a head and foot goal in a match against Napoli beating Cristiano Ronaldo. According to Transfermarkt, out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's total header goals, he had 24 game-winning shots.

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9. Mario Mandzukic

Although Mario Mandzukic retired in 2021, he still made it to the top shot scorer leaderboards. In 2016, the Croatian forward was instrumental in Juventus' victory against Empoli in a 1-0 defeat after scoring a phenomenal header in the first half of the match. According to Transfermarkt's goal analysis for Mario, he made 18 game-winning strikes out of 60 career headshots.

8. Edin Dzeko

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Bosnian top forward Edin Dzeko is one of the best-performing soccer players in the world. His goal record includes 20 game-winning shots out of 61 total headers in his career, including ten shots that he scored in the Premier League.

7. Aritz Aduriz

Before his 2020 retirement, Aritz Aduriz was one of the best players in Athletic Bilbao. Until 2017, he held La Liga's record for the player with the most headshots before being ousted by Christiano Ronaldo. Out of 226 career goals, he made 63 shots, with 19 of them leading his teams to victory.

6. Bas Dost

Bas Dost is known for his astounding first-touch goals. Between 2017 and 2018, the former Sporting CP forward scored 45 first-touch shots for the club, with 27 goals as headers. Of the 67 headers made in the Dutchman's career, 22 have led to match victory.

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5. Radamel Falcao

Falcao is a Rayo Valencia forward who also captains the Columbian national football team. Nicknamed El Tigre, he became well known for his goal-scoring skills that led Porto to the Portuguese Cup, Super Cup and a Europa League win. Out of Radamel Falcao's 302 total career goals, 71 were headers.

4. Fernando Llorente

During his active career, Llorente's preferred style of play involving aerial duels made him known as one of the best super subs in football history. Throughout his career, he scored 77 headers, with 21 leading to game victories.

3. Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski is undisputedly one of the best Bundesliga players of all time. First, let us find out how many headers Lewandowski has had throughout his career. As of 2022, Lewandowski has had about 500 total goals in his 17-year professional career, with 82 headers.

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2. Luuk de Jong

As one of the most skilful players in football history, Luuk De Jong has a total of 210 career goals with 112 assists. Out of the 210, 85 were headers, and 25 of them led to match victories.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

Not only is Ronaldo the unbeaten number 1 footballer in the world, but he is also the world's highest header, with his highest jump recorded at 2.93m. Out of his record-breaking 112 headshots, 29 were game-winning shots. In addition, he had the most headed goals in a season while at Real Madrid, where he made 12 successful shots.

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Are headers being banned in football?

Players, medical experts and fans are currently faced with the dilemma of deciding whether heading should be banned in football. Concerns about the risk of Neurodegenerative diseases caused by repeated trauma injuries among footballers have led to the FA banning heading in youth football from September 2023.

The exciting rush of victory motivates top soccer players in top football leagues to use various scoring techniques. However, according to recent medical studies, some players with the most headed goals have suffered concussions, cranial injuries and dementia over their football careers.

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