Goalscorers are usually the most celebrated species in world football because of a simple reason. At the end of the day, goals win games and therefore, the value of reliable goalscorers is always high. Any top manager would love to have a reliable outlet of goals up front as that makes his job a lot easier.

In this article, we will take a look at the five greatest goalscorers since the turn of the century. Without further ado, let us start.

Luis Suarez - 450 goals

Luis Suarez is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time. The Uruguayan superstar is particularly known for his all-round ability, exquisite ball control and willingness to make a difference. Over the years, Suarez has been a consistent goalscorer and has won plenty of trophies and awards at both club level as well as at individual level. Suarez has so far scored 450 goals in his club career and is still going strong at Brazilian side Gremio.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 492 goals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is simply a force of nature as he continues to play at the highest level at the age of 41. The now-AC Milan striker scored a total of 492 goals at club level during the course of his illustrious career during which he played for clubs like Ajax, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Manchester United, PSG among others.

Robert Lewandowski - 513 goals

Another modern-day striker who has established himself as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Robert Lewandowski is ageing like fine wine. The Poland international is right now on the books of Barcelona and played the majority of his career in Germany with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. He has scored 513 goals in his club career and continues to be scoring for fun.

Lionel Messi - 700 goals

Lionel Messi became the second-ever player to reach the 700-goal mark at the club level last Sunday (February 27) with his goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Marseille. The Argentine superstar scored a total of 672 goals for Barcelona and 28 for french club PSG.

Cristiano Ronaldo - 709 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player ever to score 700 goals in club football earlier this season while he was at Manchester United. He has also settled in well with his new team Al Nassr, scoring eight goals in his first six appearances for the Saudi Pro League club.