2023 has been one of the most eventful and exciting years so far. While the year is about to end, one question that has kept the fans guessing is who are the top-performing footballers in the passing year. Several footballers from different nations and clubs made their way into the top names across the world in 2023. As the year approaches its end, here’s our list of players who we think are the top-performing players in the calendar year 2023.
Top five performing footballers in 2023
Here are the top five players who we will assess based on their goals, assists, and overall performance in the calendar year 2023.
Harry Kane
In the 2023-2023 season, Bayern Munish spent more than $122 million to sign Harry Kane from Spurs in August 2022-2023. The footballer indeed repaid the club’s faith by scoring a record 22 goals this season so far. The Three Lions skipper set a new Bundesliga record last month by scoring 17 goals in his first 11 matches with the new side. Along with it, Kane also scored nine goals for England in 2023. He is also the first player to register a hat-trick in their first outing against Borussia Dortmund. His hattrick guided his side to register a 4-0 win over their rivals in the clash. The 30-year-old shows no signs of slowing down and has already crossed the 50-goal mark in 2023. Overall, the player has scored 52 goals this calendar year.