Cristiano Ronaldo has recorded the most headed goals scored by any football player this century.
The former Manchester United frontman led the way for the top ten most headers scored by a single footballer in the world since the year 2000.
The former Real Madrid superstar is known for being the absolute leading goalscorer of all time. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner snatching a whopping 859 goals in his outstanding career.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s amazing career goals make him stand out from the likes of Brazil legend late Pele, Lionel Messi, and Australian player icon Josef Bican.
The 38-year-old Portuguese International has also overshadowed Iran legend Ali Daei to become the all-time International goalscorer with 127 goals.
However, the Al Nassr forward has been recently ranked among other football players who have scored more goals with their heads.
Below is the list of the top 10 players with the most headed goals in the 21st century.
Futballnews have now collected data on the top 10 players who have scored the most headers in football this century, with Ronaldo coming out on top of the pile.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo has scored a whopping 115 goals with headers, with the Portugal captain widely honored for his extraordinary heading ability.
However, football lovers believe that the former Manchester United striker is arguably the greatest player to have graced the beautiful game.
Luuk de Jong
Luuk de Jong, who is currently playing for PSV Eindhoven, finished behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the rankings with 97 headers scored.
Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski, the Polish striker who is playing for Spanish La Liga outfit FC Barcelona came third in the list with 84 headers scored.
Fernando Llorente
Fernando Llorente of Sevilla came fourth in the rank. The Spaniard has recorded a whopping 81 goals scored through a header.
Radamel Falcao
Radamel Falcao, a former Chelsea player, has recorded 71 headed goals during his outstanding career.
Edin Dzeko
Edin Dzeko, the Bosnian and Herzegovina striker who is currently playing with Super Liga club side Fenerbahce has 64 headed goals this century.
Mario Mandzukic, Harry Kane, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Mario Mandzukic, Harry Kane of Bayern Munich, and former AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic share the same spot as the trio has 60 goals through headers.
Meanwhile, the players currently have different stories in their careers, Mario Mario Mandzukic is presently a Croatian football coach, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic called it quit on professional football following his long injury crisis.
Harry Kane, on the other hand, is presently enjoying life in the Bundesliga following his summer transfer from England (Tottenham Hotspur) to Germany (Bayern Munich).
Miroslav Klose and Edison Cavani
Miroslav Klose and Edison Cavani occupied the last position on the list as the former Italian player and former Paris Saint Germain striker recorded 59 headers scored during their excellent career.
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