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List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

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Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the all-time men's international scoring record with 135 goals.

In total, 82 male footballers to date have scored at least 50 goals with their national team at senior level, according to FIFA documents, RSSSF and IFFHS statistics. Since October 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has also been publishing an according list, but only of the top 10.[1] Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal holds the all-time record with 135 international goals.[2]

Brazil, Hungary, Iran and Kuwait hold the record of having the most players to have scored 50 or more international goals with four each. England, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand each have three players who have achieved the feat. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has the highest number of footballers who scored at least 50 international goals, with 35 players.[3] Egypt is the only African team with more than one player who has scored at least 50 international goals, after Mohamed Salah achieved the feat on 24 March 2023.[4][5]

Bader Al-Mutawa of Kuwait has played the most matches so far to score 50 international goals.[6] He scored his 50th goal during his 155th international appearance, in a hat-trick against Myanmar on 3 September 2015, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[7]

History

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Ali Daei
Ali Daei was the first player to reach 100 international goals.

The first player to score 50 international goals was Imre Schlosser of Hungary.[8] He achieved the feat when he scored a brace (two goals) in a 6–2 victory against Austria on 3 June 1917. In total, he scored 59 international goals in 68 matches, playing his last match on 10 April 1927.[a][9] He remained the highest international goalscorer for 26 years, until his fellow countryman Ferenc Puskás broke the record in 1953. Puskás was the third player, after Poul Nielsen of Denmark, to achieve 50 goals in his international career.[11][12] Nielsen achieved this feat on his 36th cap against Sweden in the 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship on 14 June 1925 and scored 52 goals in just 38 matches in his international career.[13][14][15] Puskás netted his 50th goal on 24 July 1952, when he scored a brace in the semi-final match against Turkey at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[16] However, Vivian Woodward scored 75 goals in 53 matches considered official internationals by the opposing sides, which would make him the first footballer to score 50 or more international goals, ahead of Imre Schlosser, and was the fastest to achieve the feat, scoring his 50th goal in his 32nd official international match, with a four-goal haul against Hungary on 31 May 1909.[17]

Puskás overall scored 84 goals in his international career,[11] and remained the highest international goalscorer for 24 years following his 84th goal in 1956 against Austria, until Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia broke the record in the Merdeka Tournament after scoring his 85th goal on 27 October 1980 against Kuwait and he went on to score 89 goals for his country in 142 international appearances.[18][19][20] In 2004, Ali Daei of Iran broke the record after scoring his 90th goal against Lebanon.[21][22]

Daei also became the first player to score over 100 goals in international football, ending his career with 108 in total.[23][24] His 100th goal came on 17 November 2004, when he scored a four-goal haul against Laos in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[25] However, the first player from Asia to reach 50 international goals was Malaya's Abdul Ghani Minhat. Furthermore, he was also the first player from outside Europe to achieve it. He achieved the feat on 15 December 1961 against Thailand and he went on to score 58 goals in 57 international appearances for his country which is 1.02 per match, making him one of the most prolific players in the world.[26][27][28] Just two years after Puskás' scored his 50th goal, his teammate Sándor Kocsis did the same on 19 September 1954, in a friendly match against Romania.[29] He became both the fourth player and the fourth European to achieve the feat. He went on to score a total of 75 goals in 65 matches in international football.[30] Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal was the second player to score 100 international goals, as well as the first European to achieve the feat. He reached the milestone after scoring a brace against Sweden in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League on 8 September 2020.[31] Lionel Messi of Argentina became the third player to reach and pass the milestone in a friendly match against Curaçao on 28 March 2023, as well as the first South American to achieve the feat.[32][33][34]

Pelé of Brazil was the first player from South America to score at least 50 international goals. He attained this in a friendly match against the Soviet Union on 21 November 1965, and went on to score 77 international goals in 92 matches.[35] Malawi's Kinnah Phiri was the first player from Africa, and also the youngest player, to score 50 international goals. He scored his 50th goal in a friendly match against Sierra Leone on 6 July 1978, aged 23 years, 8 months and 6 days.[36] Stern John of Trinidad and Tobago was the first player from North America to score 50 international goals. He scored 70 goals in 115 matches, with his 50th goal coming in a friendly match against the Dominican Republic on 13 June 2004.[37]

By player

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As of 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Indicates the top scorer of all FIFA's confederations.
Indicates the top scorer of the respective confederation.
Indicates the top scorer of the respective nation.
Rank Player Nation Confederation Goals Caps Goals
per match
Career span Date of 50th goal Ref.
1 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal UEFA 135 217 0.62 2003– 26 June 2014 [2][38]
2 Lionel Messi  Argentina CONMEBOL 112 190 0.59 2005– 29 March 2016 [39]
3 Ali Daei  Iran AFC 108[b] 148[b] 0.73 1993–2006 9 January 2000 [25][40][41]
4 Sunil Chhetri  India AFC 94 151[c] 0.62 2005–2024 31 December 2015 [44]
5 Mokhtar Dahari  Malaysia AFC 89 142 0.63 1972–1985 22 August 1976 [18][45][40]
6 Ali Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates AFC 85 115 0.74 2009– 31 August 2019 [46]
Romelu Lukaku  Belgium UEFA 85 120 0.71 2010– 10 October 2019 [47]
8 Ferenc Puskás  Hungary
 Spain
UEFA 84 89 0.94 1945–1962 24 July 1952 [11]
Robert Lewandowski  Poland UEFA 84 156 0.54 2008– 5 October 2017 [48]
10 Godfrey Chitalu  Zambia CAF 79 111 0.71 1968–1980 7 November 1978 [49]
Neymar  Brazil CONMEBOL 79 128 0.62 2010– 11 November 2016 [50]
12 Hussein Saeed  Iraq AFC 78 137 0.57 1977–1990 17 March 1984 [51]
13 Pelé  Brazil CONMEBOL 77 92 0.84 1957–1971 4 July 1965 [35]
14 Vivian Woodward[d]  England
England England amateurs
UEFA 75[d] 53[d] 1.42[d] 1903–1914[d] 31 May 1909[d] [17][52]
Sándor Kocsis  Hungary UEFA 75 68 1.1 1948–1956 19 September 1954 [29]
Kunishige Kamamoto  Japan AFC 75 76 0.99 1964–1977 18 July 1972 [54]
Bashar Abdullah  Kuwait AFC 75 134 0.56 1996–2007 25 December 2002 [55]
18 Majed Abdullah  Saudi Arabia AFC 72 117 0.62 1977–1994 15 April 1984 [56]
19 Kinnah Phiri  Malawi CAF 71 117 0.61 1973–1981 6 July 1978 [36]
Kiatisuk Senamuang  Thailand AFC 71 134 0.53 1993–2007 23 January 2001 [57]
Miroslav Klose  Germany UEFA 71 137 0.52 2001–2014 27 June 2010 [58]
22 Piyapong Pue-on  Thailand AFC 70 100 0.7 1981–1997 30 January 1989 [59]
Abdul Kadir  Indonesia AFC 70 111 0.63 1967–1979 8 August 1972 [60]
Stern John  Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF 70 115 0.61 1995–2012 13 June 2004 [37]
25 Harry Kane  England UEFA 69 103 0.67 2015– 7 June 2022 [61]
Luis Suárez  Uruguay CONMEBOL 69 143 0.48 2007–2024 23 March 2018 [62]
Hossam Hassan  Egypt CAF 69 177 0.39 1985–2006 25 February 1998 [63][64]
28 Gerd Müller  West Germany UEFA 68 62 1.1 1966–1974 18 June 1972 [65]
Carlos Ruiz  Guatemala CONCACAF 68 133 0.51 1998–2016 15 August 2012 [66]
Robbie Keane  Republic of Ireland UEFA 68 146 0.47 1998–2016 4 June 2011 [67]
31 Edin Džeko  Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 67 138 0.49 2007– 28 March 2017 [68]
32 Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast CAF 65 105 0.62 2002–2014 13 January 2012 [69]
33 Teerasil Dangda  Thailand AFC 64 128 0.5 2007– 14 December 2021 [70]
34 Jasem Al-Huwaidi  Kuwait AFC 63 83 0.76 1992–2003 30 September 2000 [71]
35 Ronaldo  Brazil CONMEBOL 62 98 0.63 1994–2011 19 November 2003 [72]
Ahmed Radhi  Iraq AFC 62 121 0.51 1982–1997 18 August 1992 [73]
Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden UEFA 62 122 0.51 2001–2023 4 September 2014 [74]
38 Abdul Ghani Minhat  Malaya  Malaysia AFC 61 71 0.86 1956–1966 15 December 1961 [75]
39 Imre Schlosser  Hungary UEFA 59[a] 68 0.87 1906–1927 3 June 1917 [9]
Aleksandar Mitrović  Serbia UEFA 59 97 0.61 2013– 27 September 2022 [76]
David Villa  Spain UEFA 59 98 0.6 2005–2017 11 October 2011 [77]
Mohamed Salah  Egypt CAF 59 103[e] 0.57 2011– 24 March 2023 [78]
Almoez Ali  Qatar AFC 59 117 0.5 2013– 31 December 2023 [79][80]
44 Ali Ashfaq  Maldives AFC 58 98 0.59 2003–2023 29 March 2016 [81]
Cha Bum-kun  South Korea AFC 58 136 0.43 1972–1986 5 September 1977 [82]
Edinson Cavani  Uruguay CONMEBOL 58 136 0.43 2008–2022 18 November 2019 [83]
47 Carlos Pavón  Honduras CONCACAF 57 101 0.56 1993–2010 28 March 2009 [84]
Olivier Giroud  France UEFA 57 137 0.42 2011–2024 22 November 2022 [85]
Clint Dempsey  United States CONCACAF 57 141 0.4 2004–2018 7 June 2016 [86]
Younis Mahmoud  Iraq AFC 57 148 0.39 2002–2016 5 March 2014 [87]
Landon Donovan  United States CONCACAF 57 157 0.36 2000–2014 5 July 2013 [88]
52 Gabriel Batistuta  Argentina CONMEBOL 56 78 0.72 1991–2002 29 June 2000 [89]
Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon CAF 56 118 0.47 1997–2014 3 September 2011 [90]
Bader Al-Mutawa  Kuwait AFC 56[f] 196 0.29 2003–2022 3 September 2015 [6]
55 Romário  Brazil CONMEBOL 55 70 0.79 1987–2005 8 October 2000 [93]
Sardar Azmoun  Iran AFC 55 88 0.63 2014– 14 January 2024 [94]
Kazuyoshi Miura  Japan AFC 55 89 0.62 1990–2000 7 September 1997 [95]
Jan Koller  Czech Republic UEFA 55 91 0.6 1999–2009 8 September 2007 [96]
Iswadi Idris  Indonesia AFC 55 97 0.57 1968–1980 19 November 1977 [97]
Fandi Ahmad  Singapore AFC 55 101 0.54 1979–1997 16 December 1995 [98]
Joachim Streich  East Germany UEFA 55[g] 102 0.54 1969–1984 26 July 1983 [99]
62 Wayne Rooney  England UEFA 53 120 0.44 2003–2018 8 September 2015 [100]
63 Poul Nielsen  Denmark UEFA 52 38 1.37 1910–1925 14 June 1925 [12]
Phil Younghusband  Philippines AFC 52 108 0.48 2006–2019 22 March 2018 [101]
Javier Hernández  Mexico CONCACAF 52 109 0.48 2009–2019 23 June 2018 [102]
Jon Dahl Tomasson  Denmark UEFA 52 112 0.46 1997–2010 21 November 2007 [103]
Yousef Nasser  Kuwait AFC 52 113 0.46 2009– 5 September 2024 [104]
Adnan Al Talyani  United Arab Emirates AFC 52 161 0.32 1983–1997 19 November 1996 [105]
69 Lajos Tichy  Hungary UEFA 51 72 0.71 1955–1971 25 April 1964 [106]
Lê Công Vinh  Vietnam AFC 51 83 0.61 2004–2016 20 November 2016 [107]
Mehdi Taremi  Iran AFC 51 90 0.57 2015– 6 June 2024 [108][109]
Asamoah Gyan  Ghana CAF 51 109 0.47 2003–2019 11 June 2017 [110]
Hakan Şükür  Turkey UEFA 51 112 0.46 1992–2007 11 October 2006 [111]
Thierry Henry  France UEFA 51 123 0.41 1997–2010 9 September 2009 [112]
Alexis Sánchez  Chile CONMEBOL 51 166 0.31 2006– 27 September 2022 [113]
76 Karim Bagheri  Iran AFC 50 87 0.57 1993–2010 9 January 2009 [114]
Robin van Persie  Netherlands UEFA 50 102 0.49 2005–2017 13 October 2015 [115]
Hwang Sun-hong  South Korea AFC 50 103 0.49 1988–2002 4 June 2002 [116]
Tim Cahill  Australia AFC / OFC[h] 50 108 0.46 2004–2018 10 October 2017 [121]
Shinji Okazaki  Japan AFC 50 119 0.42 2008–2019 28 March 2017 [122]
Zainal Abidin Hassan  Malaysia AFC 50 129 0.39 1980–1997 31 March 1997 [123]
Son Heung-min  South Korea AFC 50 130 0.38 2010– 14 November 2024 [124]

By nationality

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A photograph of Vivian Woodward, football player from England.
Vivian Woodward was the first player to score 50 international goals and the fastest to achieve the feat, scoring his 50th goal in his 32nd match.
A photograph of Ferenc Puskás, football player from Hungary.
Ferenc Puskás held the record of the highest number of international goals with 84 for 47 years, following his 84th goal in 1956 against Austria, until Ali Daei broke it in 2003.
Son playing for South Korea at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Son Heung-min was the most recent player to reach 50 international goals.

As of 14 November 2024 (UTC)

*NB: The term "nationality" in this section refers to the nation(s) the player represented (the national team(s) he played for), not to the nationality-ies and/or citizenship(s) he holds.

Players Country Confederation
4  Brazil CONMEBOL
 Hungary UEFA
 Iran AFC
 Kuwait AFC
3  England England England amateurs[i] UEFA
 Iraq AFC
 Japan AFC
 Malaysia  Malaya[j] AFC
 South Korea AFC
 Thailand AFC
2  Argentina CONMEBOL
 Denmark UEFA
 Egypt CAF
 France UEFA
 Germany  West Germany UEFA
 Indonesia AFC
 United Arab Emirates AFC
 United States CONCACAF
 Uruguay CONMEBOL
1  Australia[h] AFC / OFC
 Belgium UEFA
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA
 Cameroon CAF
 Chile CONMEBOL
 Czech Republic UEFA
 East Germany UEFA
 Ghana CAF
 Guatemala CONCACAF
 Honduras CONCACAF
 India AFC
 Ivory Coast CAF
 Malawi CAF
 Maldives AFC
 Mexico CONCACAF
 Netherlands UEFA
 Philippines AFC
 Poland UEFA
 Portugal UEFA
 Qatar AFC
 Republic of Ireland UEFA
 Saudi Arabia AFC
 Serbia UEFA
 Singapore AFC
 Spain[k] UEFA
 Sweden UEFA
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF
 Turkey UEFA
 Vietnam AFC
 Zambia CAF
82 49 5

By confederation

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As of 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Confederation Countries Players
AFC 17 35
UEFA 17 25
CONMEBOL 4 9
CAF 6 7
CONCACAF 5 6
OFC[h] 0 0
Total 49 82

No OFC player has scored 50 goals in full internationals. The current record holder is Fiji player Roy Krishna, with 44 goals in 61 matches.[125]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Austrian sources reported that on 1 November 1908 Imre Schlosser scored a brace in a 5–3 victory against Austria; one Hungarian source credits the 4–2 to Béla Krempels,[9] with UEFA also recognizing 59 goals in 68 appearances.[10]
  2. ^ a b The match against Ecuador Olympic team was considered official for two decades before the Ecuador FA reconsidered, so FIFA no longer recognizes Ali Daei's goal there and, as a result, his number of goals has been reduced to 108 in 148 matches.[25]
  3. ^ RSSSF mistakenly count the match at 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and India but in-fact Sunil Chhetri only played in one match in the year 2006. It was in a 0–3 defeat to Japan in the same competition.[42][43]
  4. ^ a b c d e f Vivian Woodward scored 29 goals in 23 matches for the professional England team between 1903 and 1911, and 46 goals in 30 matches for the England amateur side between 1906 and 1914; all matches for the Amateur side were considered official internationals for their respective opponents.[17][52] With the English Football Association counting the statistics separately for the professional England team and England amateurs, Harry Kane is the top scorer of the respective nation.[53]
  5. ^ The matches against Swaziland and Zambia in 2013 are not considered official internationals by FIFA, but they are recognised by the Egyptian Football Association.[78]
  6. ^ RSSSF does not include a goal in a match played on 29 July 2005 against UAE and a goal in a match played on 25 March 2022 against Latvia, and also wrongly attributes a goal on Al-Mutawa in the match played on 10 September 2018 against Iraq.[6][91][92] NFT (National-Football-Teams) includes a goal in the match played on 17 December 2011 against Saudi Arabia (U-23), a match though recognized neither by FIFA nor by RSSSF, and therefore it is not included here.[6][91]
  7. ^ 4 Olympic matches are not recognised as official by FIFA, but were official for the East German FA.
  8. ^ a b c Football Federation of Australia (FFA) was a member of OFC since its formation in 1966, but in 2006 FFA left OFC and joined AFC.[117][118] Tim Cahill debuted for Australia in 2004 when FFA was an OFC member and ended his international career in 2018.[119][120]
  9. ^ Vivian Woodward played for both England and England amateurs.[17][52]
  10. ^ Abdul Ghani played both for Malaya and Malaysia.[75]
  11. ^ Ferenc Puskás played four matches for Spain; 1 in the World Cup qualifiers in 1961 and 3 in the 1962 World Cup, but did not score any goal in these matches.[11]

See also

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