The world's top goalscorers in 2020-21: Lewandowski, Salah and Haaland fighting for top spot

There's an almighty scramble between some of the best strikers in football

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich has scored 47 goals this season for his club and for Poland. Getty

Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland has 39 goals for his club and Norway. EPA

Cristiano Ronaldo has netted 33 times for Juventus and Portugal. AFP

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has 32 goals for his club and Belgium. AFP

Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe has scored 31 times for club and France. Reuters

Tottenham's Harry Kane has scored 29 times for his club and England. PA

Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah has 27 goals for Liverpool. AFP

Barcelona's Lionel Messi has 24 goals for club and Argentina. Reuters

Sevilla forward Youssef En-Nesyri has 24 goals for his club and Morocco. AFP

Andre Silva has 23 goals playing for Eintracht Frankfurt and Portugal. Getty

Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez has scored 23 times for his club and Uruguay. EPA

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes has scored 23 times for his club and Portugal. PA

Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema has 23 goals. AFP

Luis Muriel of Atalanta has 22 goals for club and Colombia. Getty

Wolfsburg's Dutch forward Wout Weghorst has 22 goals to his name. AFP

Villarreal's Spanish forward Gerard Moreno has scored 22 times playing for club and country. AP

Everton's England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored 21 goals. EPA

Lazio's Italian forward Ciro Immobile has scored 21 goals. Getty

Andrej Kramaric of Hoffenheim and Croatia has scored 20 goals. Getty

Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has 19 goals playing for club and country. Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min has scored 18 times. AFP

AC Milan's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 17 goals - and is now playing for Sweden again. AFP

Club football returns after the international break, and there's no let-up for the world's best strikers.

Playing for team or country, these hotshots love nothing more than finding the back of the net.

It's a badge of honour to be the world's leading striker from the top leagues, and the competition in 2020-21 is as fierce as ever.

Robert Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Erling Braut Haaland and Harry Kane are all among the star names pursuing top spot.

The leading strikers of the 2020-21 season from Europe's top leagues are in the gallery above, their totals a combination of domestic, European competition and internationals. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.