List of footballers with 500 or more goals
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Josef Bican is the most prolific goalscorer in world football.
In top-level football, 29 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according (in most cases) to research by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Only those who were active at the highest level football for most of their careers are considered. The ranking below takes into account goals scored in official matches played with the national teams and clubs in all divisions.
Ranking
Complete
- As of 20 January 2021
- Bold indicates players currently active.
- + indicates that the actual number may be higher.
Rank | Player | Total goals | Total matches | Ratio | Years | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() ![]() |
+805 | +530 | 1.55 | 1931–1958 | [1][2][3] |
2 | ![]() |
778 | 1076 | 0.72 | 2001–present | [4][5][6] |
3 | ![]() |
772 | 994 | 0.78 | 1985–2009 | [7] |
4 | ![]() |
767 | 834 | 0.92 | 1956–1977 | [7] |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
746 | 754 | 0.99 | 1943–1966 | [7] |
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746 | 950 | 0.78 | 2003–present | [8] | |
7 | ![]() |
735 | 793 | 0.93 | 1962–1981 | [7] |
8 | ![]() |
623 | 639 | 0.97 | 1957–1980 | [9] |
9 | ![]() |
588 | 794 | 0.74 | 1988–2019 | [10] |
10 | ![]() |
+576 | 1940–1957 | [7] | ||
11 | ![]() |
575 | 592 | 0.97 | 1953–1978 | [11] |
12 | ![]() |
567 | 948 | 0.60 | 1999–present | [12] |
13 | ![]() |
559 | 354 | 1.58 | 1937–1950 | [7] |
14 | ![]() |
557 | 1909–1935 | [7] | ||
15 | ![]() ![]() |
+554 | 1934–1955 | [7] | ||
16 | ![]() |
550 | 547 | 1.01 | 1922–1938 | [7] |
17 | ![]() |
+546 | 1930–1949 | [7] | ||
18 | ![]() |
541 | 895 | 0.6 | 1976–1998 | [7] |
19 | ![]() |
+539 | 1937–1959 | [7] | ||
20 | ![]() |
536 | 788 | 0.68 | 1971–1994 | [13] |
21 | ![]() |
524 | 799 | 0.66 | 2005–present | [14] |
22 | ![]() |
+523 | 1917–1934 | [7] | ||
23 | ![]() |
+522 | 1935–1953 | [7] | ||
24 | ![]() ![]() |
+516 | +706 | 0.73 | 1945–1966 | [7] |
25 | ![]() |
+514 | +655 | 0.78 | 1970–1989 | [7] |
26 | ![]() |
+513 | +561 | 0.91 | 1937–1958 | [7] |
27 | ![]() |
512 | 825 | 0.62 | 1971–1991 | [7] |
28 | ![]() |
511 | 1957–1971 | [7] | ||
29 | ![]() |
+508 | 1961–1979 | [7] |
Active players
Active players who have scored more than 400 goals in total. The ranking below takes into account goals scored in official matches played with national teams at all age levels and clubs in all divisions.
- As of 21 January 2021
Notes
- ^ Deák: data is partially missing on the regional league 1945;
- ^ Binder: no data for Sturm 19 St. Polten (before 1930);
- ^ Walter: partial data for Gauliga Südwest 1938–39;
- ^ Zsengeller: partial data for 2nd and 3rd leagues of Hungary (1933–35) and Serie A (1949–50);
- ^ Nordahl: partial data for Swedish Division 2 (1959–61);
- ^ Bene: partial data for 2nd/3rd league of Hungary
See also
- List of footballers with the most official appearances
- List of goalscoring goalkeepers
- List of hat-tricks
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
- List of top international men's association football goal scorers by country
References
- ^ "Prolific Scorers Data". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Josef Bican nastřílel 821 gólů v oficiálních zápasech" [Josef Bican scored 821 goals in official matches] (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "The master of marksmen". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Sporting Lisboa B (02/03)". national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo". Portuguese Football Federation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Best Goalscorers All-Time (Official Matches)". www.rsssf.com.
- ^ "Lionel Messi". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Eusébio". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Túlio Maravilha". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Uwe Seeler - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Zlatan Ibrahimović - AC Milan - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Zico". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich -Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2020.