Meet The Top 15 Players With The Most International Goals In Soccer History

Cristiano Ronaldo is getting closer to becoming the top-scoring international of all time as he fired in two late goals against Hungary in Portugal’s Euro 2020 opener. The Portuguese skipper is now just three goals away from drawing level with Iran’s Ali Daei (109) in the all-time men’s international goal-scorer’s list. 

Team India football captain Sunil Chhetri is now placed 12th on the all-time goal-scorer’s list with 74 strikes, while Messi, who has 73 goals in 145 matches, will be in action during the Copa America in Brazil. Here’s the list of the Players with the most international goals in soccer history.

1. Ali Daei – Ali Daei is the all-time men’s international top goalscorer, with 109 goals in 149 caps. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo* –

The Portuguese skipper is now just three goals away from drawing level with Iran’s Ali Daei (109) in the all-time men’s international goal-scorer’s list.

3. Mokhtar Dahari –

Mokhtar Dahari was a Malaysian football player. He is considered a legendary footballer in Malaysian football history, Dahari netted 89 goals in 142 matches.

4. Ferenc Puskas –

Ferenc Puskas was a Hungarian footballer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport’s first international superstar.

5. Godfrey Chitalu –

Godfrey Chitalu nicknamed Ucar was a Zambian footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest Zambian player of all time as he holds his national team’s goalscoring record and was voted Zambian footballer of the year five times.

6. Hussein Saeed –

Hussein Saeed Mohammed is a retired Iraqi footballer who played as a forward for the Iraqi Premier League. Saeed is in sixth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals.

7. Pele –

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Pele strikes 77 goals in 92 matches.

8. Ali Mabkhout* –

UAE soccer player Ali Mabkhout occupied 8th place in the list. He netted 76 goals in 92 matches.

9. Sandor Kocsis –

Kocsis was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvaros TC, Budapest Honved, Young Fellows Zurich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. Sandor Kocsis scored 75 goals in 68 matches.

10. Kunishige Kamamoto –

Kunishige Kamamoto is a former Japanese football player, manager and politician. Kamamoto is now placed 10th on the all-time goal-scorer’s list with 75 strikes.