Best Male Footballers to Bet On

The top betting sites offer complete odds on the best footballers to bet on every week. Hit the total goal minutes props or bet on first/last goalscorer for the players with the hottest streaks. We’ve rounded up the biggest male footballers to bet on in the 2024/25 season as it gets underway.

Jon Young

Sports Betting Writer

Last Updated: 2024-09-18

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Top 5 Footballers for Betting on in [2024]

We’ve analyzed recent stats on xG (Expected Goals) and goal involvement to find our top 5 picks for betting on this season. Don’t forget to use free bets and enhanced odds to bolster your betting budget through the year.

1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Mohamed Salah could be playing his final season at Liverpool. However, if that’s true, he’s determined to go out with a bang after a stellar start to the 2024/25 English Premier League season.

The Liverpool man has scored three goals in three games for the Reds, with an xG of 1.86 to boot. That’s a no-brainer for goalscorer bettors, but his goal involvement of 6 makes Salah a great bet on the Assists markets.

2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Like Mo Salah, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has started the 2024/25 season as he finished the previous one. The Norwegian striker has netted seven times this season so far already, six of those goals coming in hat-tricks.

Haaland had a quiet summer after enduring no Euros with Norway, and he’s returned to England rejuvenated. Haaland is not only the go-to #1 for Fantasy Football players, he’s a #1 pick on first goalscorer/score anytime markets. His xG of 5.61 is staggering.

3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Real Madrid’s English midfielder endured a frustrating summer, mainly misfiring during Euro 2024 despite scoring one of the goals of the tournament. There’s no doubt he needs surgery this season on a troublesome back problem.

However, Bellingham could provide value on the goalscorer markets before he opens his account in La Liga. He didn’t feature in Real’s opening game against Real Betis. But Bellingham will surely add to the 19 goals he scored last season once he returns.

4. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

Kylian Mbappe was the most high-profile transfer of 2024 as he moved from PSG to Real Madrid. The French star wasted no time in cementing his place at Real by scoring two goals in the September win versus Real Betis.

Mbappe’s xG of 1.09 should ensure he’s a firm pick on your anytime goalscorer slip. Plus, with the likes of Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr alongside him (both of whom have already made the scoresheet this season), expect more goals this Fall.

5. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)

Marcus Thuram might not be as big a superstar as the other best male footballers to bet on in our list. However, he’s Serie A’s top scorer with four goals and has helped Inter Milan rise to top of the league with a +6 goal difference.

Thuram opened his account in August with two goals against Genoa before scoring another brace against Atalanta. A smooth run of fixtures includes the likes of Monza and Torino next. That offers plenty of opportunities to bet on anytime scoring markets for the French forward.

Jon Young Sports Betting Writer

Jon is an experienced journalist and editor working in the gambling industry for over 17 years. He started life as a football betting blogger before being bitten by the online poker bug, eventually becoming editor of some of the largest gambling and poker publications around, including Gambling Magazine and WPT (World Poker Tour) Poker Magazine.

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