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Football is all about scoring goals. Forwards are those players which are positioned near the goal so that they can easily score and their only task is to score goals. Various combinations like wingers, centre-forwards, etc are used to create the best pattern to score a goal. Let's have a look at the list of top 5 forwards in the world right now:
5) Eden Hazard
This Belgian footballer made his debut in 2008 for Belgium against Luxembourg. He came as a substitute in the 67th minute for Wesley Sonck. Then he joined Chelsea in 2012 and where he has scored 90 goals in 302 matches so far. He also appeared in two FIFA World Cup editions. In the 2014 World Cup edition, he only had 2 assists and went goalless. But in the 2018 edition, he had 3 goals and 2 assists in his bag. He also led his team to the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup where they lost to France by 1-0 and his side also finished third in the tournament. And so far in his international career, he has scored a total of 25 goals in 92 appearances.
4) Antoine Griezmann
This French footballer made his debut in 2014 for France in a friendly against the Netherlands. Before that, he also played for Real Sociedad where he scored a total of 46 goals in 180 games. And, in 2014 he joined Atletico Madrid, where he has scored 79 goals in 143 games. He also led his national side to their second World Cup title where he scored 4 goals with 2 assists and he was also declared as the 2nd best player of the tournament after Luka Modric.
3) Mohamed Salah
This Egyptian footballer made his debut in 2011 for Egypt against Sierra Leone. He joined El Mokawloon in 2010 and scored 11 goals in 38 matches. Then he joined Basel in 2012 and scored only 9 goals in 47 matches. In 2014 he left Basel and joined Chelsea where he played only 13 games and scored 2 goals. After that, he joined Roma in 2015 and there he scored 29 goals in 65 games. Now, he has been playing for Liverpool since 2017 and scored 33 goals in 38 matches so far. He represented his side in the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he scored a total of 2 goals. Salah also won the Premier League Golden Boot award for the 2017/18 season.
2) Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi made his debut in 2005 for Argentina in a friendlier match against Hungary. And in the same year, he also made his debut for Barcelona against Juventus. He has scored a total of 65 goals for Argentina in 128 matches and 385 goals for Barcelona in 419 matches so far. He also won 3 UEFA Super Cups, 3 FIFA Club World Cups, 9 La Liga trophies and many more trophies for his club Barcelona. He also won 5 Ballon d'Or awards in his career so far.
1) Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut in 2003 for his national side Portugal against Kazakhstan. Manchester United was his first International Football Club. United signed Ronaldo with a deal of $19 million. He played a total of 292 games for Manchester United and scored 118 goals. He also won the Premier League for three times with Manchester United. Then he joined Real Madrid in 2009 and where he played a total of 438 games and scored 450 goals. He also won around 16 trophies for Real Madrid. In 2018, Juventus signed Ronaldo for a $117 million deal. In his debut against Chievo, he went goalless.
