A world Cup scorer and qualifier hat-trick against Bhutan was enough for China’s Xu Yang to top the poll at end of June 2015 with 11 goals. Yang scored 5 goals for China and 6 for his club, Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. He is followed by UAE’s Ahmed Khalil of Al Ahli Dubai and Brazil’s Neymar of FC Barcelona with 9 goals each.
Argentina’s Sergio Agüero scored a friendly hat-trick against Bolivia and 3 Copa America goals to raise his national team goals to 7, the highest among country goals, while 4 players top the club competitions list with 8; Gustavo Bou (Racing Club de Avellaneda), Ricardo Goulart (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao), Riste Naumov (Ayeyawady United) and Daniel McBreen (South China AA).
26 players scored 6 or more goals. By country, they are 11 from CONMEBOL, 6 from AFC, 5 from UEFA and 4 from CAF. By club football, 10 play in AFC clubs, 8 in UEFA, 5 in CONMEBOL, 2 in CAF and 1 in CONCACAF. With 5 players in the list, Argentina is the team with most players.
World Top Scorer List 2015
| Player | Country | Conf. | Club | Country | Conf. | Country | Club | Total |
| Xu Yang | China PR | AFC | Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. | China | AFC | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Ahmed Khalil | UAE | AFC | Al Ahli Dubai | UAE | AFC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | CAF | Al-Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid C.F. | Spain | UEFA | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Gustavo Bou | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Ricardo Goulart | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | China | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Riste Naumov | Macedonia | UEFA | Ayeyawady United | Burma | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Daniel McBreen | Australia | AFC | South China AA | Hong Kong | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sergio Agüero | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Manchester City F.C. | England | UEFA | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sunil Chhetri | India | AFC | Bengaluru FC | India | AFC | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Paolo Guerrero | Peru | CONMEBOL | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | CONMEBOL | S.S.C. Napoli | Italy | UEFA | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Carlos Bacca | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Sevilla FC | Spain | UEFA | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Darío Benedetto | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Club América | Mexico | CONCACAF | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | UEFA | Everton F.C. | England | UEFA | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Hamza Al Dardour | Jordan | AFC | Al-Ramtha SC | Jordan | AFC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Miller Bolaños | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Club Sport Emelec | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Manuchekhr Dzhahlilov | Tajikistan | AFC | FC Istiklol | Tajikistan | AFC | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Álvaro Morata | Spain | UEFA | Juventus F.C. | Italy | UEFA | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Gbolahan Salami | Nigeria | CAF | Warri Wolves | Nigeria | CAF | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mouhcine Iajour | Morocco | CAF | Moghreb Tétouan | Morocco | CAF | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Dickson Nwakaeme | Nigeria | CAF | Pahang FA | Malaysia | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Federico Santander | Paraguay | CONMEBOL | Club Guaraní | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Guido Carrillo | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Estudiantes de la Plata | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 6 | 6 |
