| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mohamed Kallon | Attack - Centre-Forward | Sierra Leone | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 2 |  Nicolas Anelka | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Martinique | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 3 |  Angelos Charisteas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Greece | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 4 |  Claudio Pizarro | Attack - Centre-Forward | Peru Italy | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 5 |  Michael Owen | Attack - Centre-Forward | England | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 6 |  Naohiro Takahara | Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 7 |  Blaise Mamoum | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon France | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 8 |  Peter Madsen | Attack - Centre-Forward | Denmark | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 9 |  Nico Frommer | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 10 |  Régis Dorn | Attack - Centre-Forward | France | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 11 |  Antonio Di Salvo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany Italy | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 12 |  Miroslaw Spizak | Attack - Centre-Forward | Poland | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 13 |  Mamadou Bagayoko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Mali France | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 14 |  Marco Villa | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 15 |  Scott Dobie | Attack - Centre-Forward | Scotland | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 16 |  Diego Forlán | Attack - Centre-Forward | Uruguay Spain | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 17 |  Eidur Gudjohnsen | Attack - Centre-Forward | Iceland | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 18 |  Sercan Güvenisik | Attack - Centre-Forward | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 19 |  Mohamadou Idrissou | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 20 |  John Carew | Attack - Centre-Forward | Norway | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 21 |  Bosko Balaban | Attack - Centre-Forward | Croatia | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 22 |  Jiri Kaufman | Attack - Centre-Forward | Czech Republic | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 23 |  Chris Iwelumo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Scotland Nigeria | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 24 |  Ivan Klasnic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Croatia | Retired | 1980 | — |
| 25 |  Ahmed Salah Hosny | Attack - Centre-Forward | Egypt | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 26 |  Emile Mpenza | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium DR Congo | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 27 |  Hervé Tum | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon | Retired | 1979 | — |
| 28 |  Gerald Asamoah | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 29 |  Miroslav Klose | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 1978 | — |
| 30 |  Clinton Morrison | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ireland England | Retired | 1979 | — |