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Top international men’s football goal scorers: The sport of football is one of the most popular in the globe sports platform. When it comes to the FIFA World Cup, the worldwide passion for this game assumes a different form.

There are various levels of affection for this game in European nations. Indians are immensely passionate about cricket, but there is a growing trend among supporters to follow football.

Do you know the names of the highest goal scorers in the world? Here you will find the names of the players from all the countries who have achieved the highest goal scoring record in the world by playing in different types of football tournaments in their football careers.

List of international football players who have earned the record for most goals during their playing career. In which players such as Pele, Müller and Ronaldo have won the championship for their team one or more times.

Top Goal Scorers
Here is a look at the top goal scorers.
RankPlayerCountryGoalsCapsRatioFirst capLast cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal1181930.613785344893
2Ali Daei Iran1091480.743412638889
3Lionel Messi Argentina931670.563858144891
4Mokhtar Dahari Malaysia891420.622645531186
5Ferenc Puskás Hungary84850.991666920742
5Sunil Chhetri India841310.643851544831
7Ali Mabkhout United Arab Emirates801090.734013244881
8Godfrey Chitalu Zambia791110.712501829567
9Hussein Saeed Iraq781370.572800832935
10Pelé Brazil77920.842100826132
10Robert Lewandowski Poland771360.573970144891
12Kunishige Kamamoto Japan75760.992343928291
12Bashar Abdullah Kuwait751340.563514026 May 2018
14Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia721170.622883434514
15Kinnah Phiri Malawi711170.612685329910
15Kiatisuk Senamuang Thailand711340.533406739358
15Miroslav Klose Germany711370.523697441833
18Abdul Kadir Indonesia701110.632469528982
18Stern John Trinidad and Tobago701150.613474540858
20Romelu Lukaku Belgium681030.664024044892
20Luis Suárez Uruguay681360.53912044893
20Carlos Ruiz Guatemala681330.513611742619
20Robbie Keane Republic of Ireland681460.473587942613
20Hossam Hassan Egypt681760.393130038755
25Didier Drogba Ivory Coast651050.623750741814
26Edin Džeko Bosnia and Herzegovina641260.513923544830
27Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden621210.513692244649
28David Villa Spain59980.63839242980
29Cha Bum-kun South Korea581360.432642631573
30Ali Ashfaq Maldives57890.643770544516
 Carlos Pavón Honduras571010.563416740345
 Clint Dempsey United States571410.43830843018
 Landon Donovan United States571570.363682441922
33Samuel Eto’o Cameroon561180.473549841803
34Jan Koller Czech Republic55910.63620040061
 Fandi Ahmad Singapore551010.542912035721
36Wayne Rooney England531200.443766443419
37Poul Nielsen Denmark52381.3737789402
37Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark521120.463551840353
37Phil Younghusband Philippines521080.483903343481
37Javier Hernández Mexico521090.484008643714
40Aleksandar Mitrović Serbia51780.654143244893
40Lê Công Vinh Vietnam51830.613814742711
40Asamoah Gyan Ghana511090.473794143654
40Hakan Şükür Turkey511120.463368839372
40Olivier Giroud France511160.444085844891
40Thierry Henry France511230.413571440351
45Robin van Persie Netherlands501020.493850742978
45Tim Cahill Australia501080.463807643424
45Alexis Sánchez Chile501520.333883444885
48Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria48780.623648140240
48Hristo Bonev 48960.52455328970
48Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine481110.433478341079
50Rolando Fonseca Costa Rica471130.423375140628
50Ismail Abdullatif Bahrain471260.373865244533
52Davor Šuker Croatia45690.653322937410
53Peter Byers Antigua and Barbuda44910.483803544355
53Toni Polster Austria44950.463027236770
55Hani Al-Dhabit Oman431020.423551441957
55Luis Tejada Panama431080.43710843279
57Mansour Muftah Qatar42810.522784534085
57Alexander Frei Switzerland42840.53697440628
57Oleg Blokhin Soviet Union421120.382649632407
57Michael Mifsud Malta421430.293656644146
61Islam Slimani Algeria41910.454105544884
61Hao Haidong China411060.393383838308
61Gareth Bale Wales411100.373886444890
64Ali Al-Biski Libya40440.912252725929
64Chan Siu Ki Hong Kong40700.573832142983
66Raúl Díaz Arce El Salvador39660.593334236771
66Akwá Angola39780.53470738889
68Enner Valencia Ecuador38760.54096844890
68Salomón Rondón Venezuela38920.413948144885
68Paolo Guerrero Peru381070.363826944476
68Goran Pandev North Macedonia381220.313704844368
68Andres Oper Estonia381340.283483841785
73Rashidi Yekini Nigeria37620.63061935974
73Emmanuel Sanon Haiti37650.572567229905
73Ricky Charles Grenada37710.523477940707
73Peter Ndlovu Zimbabwe37810.463311039166
73Teemu Pukki Finland371080.343984844830
78Myo Hlaing Win Myanmar36630.573393338367
78Firas Al-Khatib Syria36720.53701543713
78Issam Jemâa Tunisia36840.433849941922
78Ahmed Faras Morocco36940.382421629198
78David Healy Northern Ireland36950.383657941359
78Radamel Falcao Colombia361020.353912044884
84Gigi Riva Italy35420.832392027199
84William Ouma Kenya35660.532380128147
84Luton Shelton Jamaica35750.473826241527
84Adrian Mutu Romania35770.453661441359
84Gheorghe Hagi Romania351240.283053836701
84Zlatko Zahovič Slovenia35800.443392638105
89Commins Menapi Solomon Islands34360.943669839332
89Maksim Shatskikh Uzbekistan34610.563639041788
89Moumouni Dagano Burkina Faso34830.413603041315
89Sadio Mané Senegal34930.374105444831
93Jørgen Juve Norway33450.731038213679
93Ibrahima Kandia Diallo Guinea33560.592219126680
93Getaneh Kebede Ethiopia33650.514051644578
93Chris Wood New Zealand33700.473996744829
93Eran Zahavi Israel33700.474042344512
93Hamza Al-Dardour Jordan331020.324054544882
99Shandel Samuel Saint Vincent and the Grenadines32630.513696442454
99Michalis Konstantinou Cyprus32840.383547541194
99Emmanuel Adebayor Togo32880.363671543548
99Henrikh Mkhitaryan Armenia32950.343909644514
99Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay321120.293627842684
104Esala Masi Fiji31340.913558838578
104Roy Krishna Fiji31450.693931944648
104Stevan Jovetić Montenegro31650.483916544830
104Benni McCarthy South Africa31790.393558540325
107Denis Law Scotland30550.552147627194
107Kenny Dalglish Scotland301020.292624731728
107Lester Moré Cuba30600.53519739241
107Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon30720.423990044565
107Tico-Tico Mozambique30940.323383240198
107Marcelo Moreno Bolivia30980.313933744884
112Ali Al-Nono Yemen29510.573656640510
112Nikos Anastopoulos Greece29740.392838932449
112Māris Verpakovskis Latvia291040.283632041788
115Deon McCaulay Belize28630.443912144726
115Emmanuel Okwi Uganda28910.313987944720
117Nasr Eddin Abbas Sudan27520.5219631972
117Kasun Jayasuriya Sri Lanka27560.483627340158
119Shota Arveladze Georgia26610.433438839165
119Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Iceland26640.414025844351
119Eiður Guðjohnsen Iceland26880.33517942527
119Jong Il-gwan North Korea26760.344062843788
119Marek Hamšík Slovakia261360.193912044885
123Cyle Larin Canada25570.444178244892
123Jason Cunliffe Guam25640.393881044614
123Chen Po-liang Chinese Taipei25800.313877043788
123Mrisho Ngasa Tanzania251000.253904642322
123Seydou Keita Mali251020.253607242032
128Teaonui Tehau Tahiti24330.734063644647
128Keith Gumbs Saint Kitts and Nevis24410.593406140862
128Jonathan Faña Dominican Republic24450.533898942651
128Jerome Ramatlhakwane Botswana24610.393903643208
128Olivier Karekezi Rwanda24700.343662541441
128Stéphane Sessègnon Benin24830.293813043786
134Bertrand Kaï New Caledonia23430.533961344644
134Llewellyn Riley Barbados23430.533478438407
134Vedat Muriqi Kosovo23440.524265244831
134Juan Barrera Nicaragua23730.323983544826
138Dieumerci Mbokani DR Congo22490.453853444649
139Vardan Ghazaryan Lebanon21660.323503937041
139Hassan Maatouk Lebanon211000.213874444884
140Shaun Goater Bermuda20220.913219138151
140Earl Jean Saint Lucia20230.873302038340
140Hok Sochetra Cambodia20260.773504337609
140Richard Iwai Vanuatu20340.593662740567
140Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Tajikistan20450.444078844882
140Julian Wade Dominica20440.454045744721
140Maksim Romaschenko Belarus20630.323601439595
147Fiston Abdul Razak Burundi19490.394014944150
147Tomas Danilevičius Lithuania19720.263608241194
149Nigel Codrington Guyana18260.693697340513
149Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico18360.54045543548
149Visay Phaphouvanin Laos18510.353760841339
149George Weah Liberia18750.243146611 September 2018
149Erjon Bogdani Albania18750.243517941359
154Chan Kin Seng Macau17290.593880941350
154El Fardou Ben Nabouhane Comoros17360.474170344826
154Victorien Adebayor Niger17480.354209444827
154Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu Bangladesh17500.3419751985
154Daniel Imbert Mauritius17530.322644030513
159Leon Mart Luxembourg16240.671220916871
159Wladimir Baýramow Turkmenistan16350.463656841359
159Mario Frick Liechtenstein161250.133426842289
162Thievy Bifouma Congo15350.434185344720
162Felix Badenhorst Eswatini15410.373959144393
162Sabelo Ndzinisa Eswatini15530.284122444755
162Ezechiel N’Douassel Chad15470.323839144649
162Héldon Ramos Cape Verde15520.293973243782
162Mirlan Murzayev Kyrgyzstan15560.273990044828
162Paulin Voavy Madagascar15660.233770944828
168Philip Zialor Seychelles14330.423601840106
168Stefano Rijssel Suriname14360.394043243547
168Fahed Attal Palestine14400.353823241088
168Ashraf Nu’man Palestine14560.253989842458
168Rangelo Janga Curaçao14300.474245244831
168Leandro Bacuna Curaçao14440.324245244831
168Gurban Gurbanov Azerbaijan14680.213386438602
173Reggie Davani Papua New Guinea13170.763732741066
173Nirajan Rayamajhi   Nepal13200.653656839736
173Hari Khadka   Nepal13410.323478738809
173Assan Ceesay Gambia13320.414152444720
173Emilio Nsue Equatorial Guinea13340.384135744718
173Rudolf Bester Namibia13460.283810541892
173Peter Shalulile Namibia13460.284189244716
173Bessam Mauritania13620.214133544533
173Ruslan Baltiev Kazakhstan13730.183567540100
180Lee Ramoon Cayman Islands12170.713336838012
180Lesly St. Fleur Bahamas12310.393896244725
182Billy Forbes Turks and Caicos Islands11220.53948444726
182Muhammad Essa Pakistan11370.33702440155
182Serghei Cleșcenco Moldova11690.163342138997
182Ildefons Lima Andorra111340.083560344722
186Lyle Taylor Montserrat10130.774209044723
186Hilaire Momi Central African Republic10330.33914743352
186Chencho Gyeltshen Bhutan10370.274062143741
186Klæmint Olsen Faroe Islands10490.24115944826
186Rógvi Jacobsen Faroe Islands10540.193639040100
186Sera Motebang Lesotho10490.24245844752
186Jane Thabantso Lesotho10670.154208844752
186Faysal Shayesteh Afghanistan10530.194174244726
192Nando Có Guinea-Bissau961.53523237202
192Desmond Fa’aiuaso Samoa9200.453698842526
194Luís Leal São Tomé and Príncipe8210.384107644725
194Shahrazen Said Brunei8220.363974043627
194Naranbold Nyam-Osor Mongolia8290.284184344723
194Lümbengarav Donorovyn Mongolia8350.233658541845
194Mohamed Kallon Sierra Leone8400.23470641160
194Andy Selva San Marino8730.113607842654
199Unaloto Feao Tonga7170.413698843081
199Rufino Gama Timor-Leste7220.324252344758
201Taylor Saghabi Cook Islands6110.554078244637
201James Moga South Sudan6180.334110042938
201Ronald Gómez Aruba6220.273747944352
201Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh Djibouti6220.274252444647
205Richard O’Connor Anguilla5513658138984
205Terrence Rogers Anguilla5160.313658141196
205Girdon Connor Anguilla5290.173658143422
205Berhane Aregai Eritrea5110.453759639433
205Yonas Fesehaye Eritrea5190.263631739433
205Yidnekachew Shimangus Eritrea5220.233607239427
205Avondale Williams British Virgin Islands5150.333491041157
205Roy Chipolina Gibraltar5640.084159744884
205Liam Walker Gibraltar5670.074159744884
209Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed Somalia360.53663538685
209Jamie Browne U.S. Virgin Islands3110.273898744726
209J. C. Mack U.S. Virgin Islands3120.254335244726
209Ramin Ott American Samoa3150.23811742251