List of footballers with 500 or more goals
In association football, 27 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The ranking below takes into account only goals scored in official matches played with national teams at all age levels and clubs in all divisions.[1]
Ranking
| Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Ratio | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Josef Bican (AUT)†
|
805 | 530 | 1.52 | 1931–1956 |
| 2 |  Romário (BRA)
|
772 | 994 | 0.78 | 1985–2007 |
| 3 | Pelé (BRA)
|
767 | 831 | 0.92 | 1957–1977 |
| 4 |  Ferenc Puskás (HUN)†
|
746 | 754 | 0.99 | 1943–1966 |
| 5 |  Gerd Müller (GER)
|
735 | 793 | 0.93 | 1962–1981 |
| 6 | Ferenc Deák (HUN)†
|
576 | — | ||
| 7 | Uwe Seeler (GER)
|
575 | — | ||
| Túlio Maravilha (BRA)
|
575 | — | |||
| 9 | Arthur Friedenreich (BRA)
|
557 | — | ||
 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
|
557 | — | |||
| 11 |  Ernst Willimowski (POL)†
|
554 | — | ||
| 12 | Eusébio (POR)
|
552 | — | ||
| 13 |  Jimmy McGrory (SCO)
|
550 | — | ||
| 14 | Franz Binder (AUT)†
|
546 | — | ||
| 15 | Fernando Peyroteo (POR)
|
544 | — | ||
| 16 |  Hugo Sánchez (MEX)†
|
541 | — | ||
| 17 | Fritz Walter (GER)†
|
539 | — | ||
| 18 |  Lionel Messi (ARG)
|
528 | — | ||
| 19 | József Takács (HUN)†
|
523 | — | ||
| 20 | Gyula Zsengellér (HUN)†
|
522 | — | ||
| Zico (BRA)
|
522 | — | |||
| 22 | Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)†
|
514 | — | ||
| Hans Krankl (AUT)
|
514 | — | |||
| 24 |  Gunnar Nordahl (SWE)†
|
513 | — | ||
| 25 | Roberto Dinamite (BRA)
|
512 | — | ||
| 26 |  Jimmy Greaves (ENG)
|
511 | — | ||
| 27 | Ferenc Bene (HUN)†
|
508 | — | ||
- Key
† Unverified data is excluded from players' data; goal and match totals may be higher.
Players in bold are currently active; data is accurate as of 20 April 2016.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Kolos, Vladimir (21 January 2016). "Prolific Scorers Data: Best Goalscorers All-Time (Official Matches)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Matches of Cristiano Ronaldo". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Matches of L. Messi". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2016.