List of footballers with 500 or more goals

In top-level football, 51 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according to research by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).[1] Only those who were active at the highest level football for most of their careers are considered. The rankings below take into account goals scored in official matches played with national teams and clubs in all divisions while directly reflecting RSSSF data.[1]

Ranking

Complete
As of 2 February 2021.
Bold indicates players currently active.
Italics indicates that the player and/or goal official goal tally is not endorsed by FIFA.
(###) Brackets indicate number of official goals endorsed by FIFA.
+ indicates that the actual number may be higher.
Ranking Player Total goals Total matches Ratio Years
1 Erwin Helmchen +981 595 1.65 1925–1952
2 Josef Bican +948 (821) 621 (551) 1.53 1931–1957
3 Ferenc Puskás 808 (746) 794 (754) 1.02 1943–1966
4 Romário 780 1000 0.78 1979–2009
Cristiano Ronaldo 780 1079 0.72 2002–present
6 Pelé 775 840 0.92 1956–1977
7 Lionel Messi 748 952 0.79 2004–present
8 Ferenc Deák +738 497 1.48 1940–1960
9 Gerd Müller 735 793 0.93 1958–1981
10 Abe Lenstra +707 750 0.94 1936–1963
11 Joe Bambrick +677 562 1.2 1926–1939
12 Jimmy Jones +673 635 1.06 1946–1965
13 Ernst Willimowski +657 474 1.39 1934–1955
Tommy Lawton +657 742 0.89 1933–1956
15 Ferenc Bene 630 946 0.67 1961–1979
16 Gyula Zsengellér 611 641 0.95 1935–1953
17 Eusébio[lower-alpha 1] +591 631 0.94 1957–1980
18 Uwe Seeler 582 686 0.85 1946–1972
19 Túlio Maravilha 575 838 0.69 1988–2019
20 Zlatan Ibrahimović 568 951 0.6 1999–present
21 Franz Binder +569 430 1.32 1930–1949
Imre Schlosser +569 458 1.24 1905–1928
23 Jimmy Greaves 567 812 0.7 1955–1980
24 Fritz Walter +563 570 0.99 1928–1959
25 Glenn Ferguson 563 1058 0.53 1987–2011
26 Hugo Sánchez 562 956 0.59 1972–1997
27 Fernando Peyroteo 561 358 1.57 1932–1949
José Torres 561 615 0.91 1953–1980
29 Sándor Kocsis 556 537 1.04 1945–1965
30 Fred Roberts +554 427 1.3 1924–1934
31 James McGrory 549 545 1.01 1918–1935
32 Zico 545 797 0.68 1960–1994
33 Ferenc Szusza 541 594 0.91 1941–1960
34 Jimmy Kelly +538 951 0.57 196x–1982
35 Isidro Lángara +534 433 1.23 1930–1948
36 Dixie Dean 531 577 0.92 1923–1940
37 Robert Lewandowski 526 801 0.66 2005–present
Nándor Hidegkuti 526 678 0.78 1942–1958
39 Boy Martin +520 470 1.11 1930–1947
40 József Takács 518 505 1.03 1917–1934
Hans Krankl 518 725 0.71 1970–1989
42 Roberto Dinamite 517 852 0.61 1969–1993
43 Alfredo Di Stéfano 513 703 0.73 1945–1966
44 Gunnar Nordahl +510 587 0.87 1937–1960
45 Joseph Mermans 509 634 0.8 1932–1960
46 Hughie Gallacher +507 657 0.77 1921–1939
47 György Sárosi 507 592 0.86 1930–1948
48 Steve Bloomer +505 753 0.67 1894–1914
49 Roger Milla +503 905 0.56 1967–1996
50 Lajos Tichy 500 610 0.82 1953–1971
Luis Suárez 500 791 0.63 2003–present

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.[1]

As of 2 February 2021.
Rank Player Total goals Total matches Ratio Active since Teams Matches Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 780 1079 0.72 2002 Sporting CP B 2 0
Sporting CP 31 5
Manchester United 292 118
Real Madrid 438 450
Juventus 112 87
Portugal 170 102
Portugal U23 3 2
Portugal U21 10 3
Portugal U20 5 1
Portugal U17 7 5
Portugal U15 9 7
2 Lionel Messi 748 952 0.79 2003 Barcelona C 10 5
Barcelona B 22 6
Barcelona 755 650
Argentina 142 71
Argentina U23 5 2
Argentina U20 18 14
3 Zlatan Ibrahimović 568 951 0.6 1999 Malmö FF 47 18
Ajax 110 48
Juventus 92 26
Inter Milan 117 66
Barcelona 46 22
Milan 121 81
Paris Saint-Germain 180 156
Manchester United 53 29
LA Galaxy 58 53
Sweden 116 62
Sweden U23 7 6
Sweden U18 4 1
4 Robert Lewandowski 526 801 0.66 2005 Delta Warsaw 19 4
Legia Warsaw II 13 4
Znicz Pruszków 66 38
Lech Poznań 82 41
Borussia Dortmund 187 103
Bayern Munich 314 273
Poland 116 63
Poland U21 3 0
Poland U19 1 0
5 Luis Suárez 500 791 0.63 2005 Nacional 35 12
Groningen 37 15
Ajax 159 111
Liverpool 133 82
Barcelona 283 198
Atlético Madrid 20 14
Uruguay 116 63
Uruguay U23 4 3
Uruguay U20 4 2
6 Ali Ashfaq 464 544 0.85 2001 Club Valencia 109 104
New Radiant 147 129
DPMM FC 7 2
VB 85 93
PDRM 70 47
Maziya S&RC 12 8
TC Sports Club 12 16
Club Green Streets 15 11
Maldives 80 53
Maldives U23 7 2
7 Sergio Agüero 432 783 0.55 2003 Independiente 56 23
Atlético Madrid 234 101
Manchester City 379 256
Argentina 97 41
Argentina U23 5 2
Argentina U20 7 6
Argentina U17 5 3
Sebastián Abreu 432 850 0.51 1995 Defensor Sporting 41 30
San Lorenzo 75 42
Deportivo La Coruña 18 4
Grêmio 7 1
Tecos 51 34
Nacional 85 48
Cruz Azul 52 46
América 16 3
Sinaloa 34 22
Monterrey 18 8
San Luis 14 5
UANL 15 7
River Plate 29 12
Beitar Jerusalem 2 0
Real Sociedad 18 11
Aris 9 5
Botafogo 105 62
Figueirense 6 1
Rosario Central 45 11
Aucas 10 4
Sol de América 10 2
Santa Tecla 21 13
Bangu 10 3
Central Español 8 6
Deportes Puerto Montt 15 11
Audax Italiano 11 0
Magallanes 8 3
Rio Branco 13 6
Boston River 33 4
Uruguay 70 26
Uruguay U17 1 2
9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 425 756 0.56 2002 PSV Eindhoven 1 0
De Graafschap 10 0
AGOVV 37 27
Heerenveen 61 39
Ajax 257 158
Real Madrid 20 8
Milan 30 7
Schalke 04 241 126
Netherlands 76 42
Netherlands U21 23 18
10 Edinson Cavani 421 743 0.57 2005 Danubio 30 12
Palermo 117 37
Napoli 138 104
Paris Saint-Germain 301 200
Manchester United 20 5
Uruguay 118 51
Uruguay U23 5 3
Uruguay U20 14 9
11 Neymar 406 639 0.64 2009 Santos 225 136
Barcelona 186 105
Paris Saint-Germain 101 83
Brazil 103 64
Brazil U23 14 8
Brazil U20 7 9
Brazil U17 3 1

See also

Notes
  1. Goals scored and matches played in Mozambique are unaccounted for.

References
  1. "Prolific Scorers Data". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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