The World’s Top Goal Scorers
Football is the sport that everyone in the world follows with interest. From small to large, everyone sits up and gets up with the goals scored by their favourite footballers. Everyone who is passionate about football has a favourite footballer. In recent years, we have prepared a list of the two most admired football players Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. This list is the list of the world’s top goal scorers.
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Now you can review the list of footballers who scored the most goals that football fans are curious about below.
World Goal Scorer List Top 10
You will see many footballers in the top 10 of the world top scorer list. Although you may hear some of them for the first time, there are many players on this list that we follow very closely. Although the number of matches played by each player, the teams and leagues he played in his career are different, success is clear. In this context, let’s share the list of the most successful footballers in the world, that is, the top scorers in the world, which we have prepared for you. Let’s start then.
10. Eusebio
Eusebio is a former footballer who won 1 Ballon d’Or and 2 Golden Shoes. He made a total of 715 appearances for Benfica and scored 619 goals. He is ranked 10th in the world top scorer list.
9. Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra was a Dutch striker who lived between 1920 and 1985. He scored 645 goals in 650 matches, the most goals of his career (395 goals) for the German team Heerenveen.
8. Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones spent most of his career at Glenavon, where he scored 269 goals. The footballer, who ranked 8th in the world top scorer list, scored 647 goals in 614 matches.
7. Gerd Müller
Born in Germany, he played for Bayern Munich between 1964 and 1979. He scored a total of 453 goals with this jersey. The player, who played 793 matches in his career, scored a total of 793 goals and ranked 7th in the world top scorer list.
6. Ferenc Puskas
Born in Hungary, Puskas played for Kispest AC and Real Madrid, scoring 177 and 182 goals in his professional career. Ferenc Puskas scored a total of 741 goals in 746 matches and ranked 6th in the top scorer list.
5. Pele
Pele, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was born in Brazil. Between 1956 and 1974, the player, who served in the Santos team, recorded 583 goals here. Pele, who died in 2022, left many achievements behind him. The most important of these is the Ballon d’Or Dream Team award. Pele, who completed his career in 5th place in the world top scorer list, scored a total of 767 goals in 812 matches.
4. Romario
Romario, like Pele, is a famous footballer born in Brazil. Known by his number 11 on the pitch, he completed his career as a striker like all other athletes. The player, who played for many teams throughout his career, scored the most goals in the PSV team, where he played between 1988-1993. The player, who scored a total of 109 goals here, also worked in Barcelona. The player, who ranked 4th in the world top scorer list, has 772 goals in 963 matches.
3. Josef Bican
Josef Bican is one of the players who have achieved the impossible. Born in Vienna, Austria, he scored most of his goals for Slavia Praha. Although the total number of matches played in his career is less than other footballers, the number of goals scored by the player is quite high. Josef Bican scored a total of 805 goals in 530 matches. This brought his career to the top 3 in the world top scorer list. He had a very successful football life. He died at the age of 88 in 2001.
2. Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is one of the most successful footballers of the 21st century, whom we all know closely. His still ongoing football career is currently continuing in the Inter team. Barcelona’s unstoppable player has scored 552 goals here. In Argentina, his national team, he scored 203 goals. He has added many achievements to his career, including the Gold Medal in the FIFA World Cup, the gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games, 1 Gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal in Copa America, 1 Gold Medal in the UEFA champions league. The player, who has a total of 36 trophies with all his achievements, has won the Ballon d’Or 7 times.
There is a very small goal difference between him and Cristiano Ronaldo, his closest rival. This goal difference makes Ronaldo 1st in the top scorer list, while Messi is 2nd with 829 goals.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is a footballer in the top 2 among the most successful footballers in the world. He is an athlete who has managed to endear himself to everyone with his goals and achievements that are remembered with Real Madrid. He scored the most goals of his career while playing for Real Madrid. With 311 goals, the player who ended his career here is currently working in the Saudi Arabian team named En- Nasr.
Ronaldo, who ranks 1st in the world top scorer list, has scored a total of 867 goals in 1198 matches so far. The Portuguese player has scored 240 goals in his national team. He has won gold, silver and bronze medals in the European Football Championships. He won the Bronze medal once in the FIFA Confederations Cup. He won the Gold medal in the UEFA Nations League. 20 times top scorer. 4 times he was named footballer of the year. He won the Ballon d’Or a total of 5 times.
