List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional footballer who represented the Argentina national football team as a striker from 1977 to 1994. He had scored 34 goals in 91 appearances,[1] making him Argentina's 5th-highest goalscorer and 10th-most-capped Argentine international. He earned his first cap when he was 16 years old in 1977, in a friendly 5–1 win against Hungary.[2] He wouldn't score his first goal though, until 1979 in a friendly against Scotland.[3] He has also represented La Albiceleste at 4 FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) and 3 Copa Américas (1979, 1987, 1989). Most famously in his international career, he captained Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup Final, scoring 2 famous goals in their quarter-final match against England en route to the final better known as The Hand of God and The Goal of the Century. He also won the Golden Ball award of that tournament for being the best player.[4] He would score his last international goal in their first 1994 World Cup match which was against Greece,[5] where he infamously celebrated by having a scary look on his face as he screamed at a camera on the sidelines. He would ultimately, earn his last cap in their second match of the group stage against Nigeria,[6] and never play for them again after failing a drug test.[7]

Diego Maradona lifting the World Cup trophy in 1986.
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International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition Ref
1.2 June 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland3–03–1Friendly [1][3]
2.25 June 1979Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina FIFA World XI1–01–2 [1]
3.8 August 1979Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina Bolivia3–03–01979 Copa América [1]
4.30 April 1980Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina League of Ireland XI1–01–0Friendly [1]
5.21 May 1980Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Austria3–05–1 [1]
6.4–1
7.5–1
8.12 October 1980Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Poland2–12–1 [1]
9.4 December 1980Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina Soviet Union1–01–1 [1]
10.16 December 1980Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina  Switzerland4–05–0 [1]
11.4 January 1981Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Brazil1–01–11980 Mundialito [1]
12.18 June 1982Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Hungary2–04–11982 FIFA World Cup [1]
13.3–0
14.9 May 1985Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Paraguay1–01–1Friendly [1]
15.14 May 1985 Chile1–02–0 [1]
16.26 May 1985Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela1–03–21986 FIFA World Cup qualification [1]
17.3–1
18.9 June 1985Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Venezuela3–03–0 [1]
19.14 November 1985Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Mexico1–11–1Friendly [1]
20.4 May 1986Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Israel1–07–2 [1]
21.6–2
22.5 June 1986Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico Italy1–11–11986 FIFA World Cup [1]
23.22 June 1986Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico England1–02–1 [1]
24.2–0
25.25 June 1986 Belgium1–02–0 [1]
26.2–0
27.10 June 1987Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland Italy1–21–3Friendly [1]
28.27 June 1987Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Peru1–01–11987 Copa América [1]
29.2 July 1987 Ecuador2–03–0 [1]
30.3–0
31.31 March 1988Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany Soviet Union2–32–4Four Nations Tournament [1]
32.22 May 1990Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Israel1–02–1Friendly [1]
33.20 April 1994Estadio El Gigante del Norte, Salta, Argentina Morocco2–13–1 [1]
34.21 June 1994Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States Greece3–04–01994 FIFA World Cup [1][5]

Statistics
Maradona celebrating scoring a goal against Belgium at the 1986 World Cup.
YearCapsGoals
197730
197810
197983
1980107
198121
1982102
198300
198400
1985106
1986107
198764
198831
198970
1990101
199100
199200
199340
199472
Total9134
CompetitionCapsGoals
Friendlies4517
Copa América124
FIFA World Cup qualification83
FIFA World Cup tournaments218
Other tournaments52
Total9134

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (30 July 2001). "Diego Armando Maradona – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. "Argentina v Hungary". 11v11. 27 February 1977. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "Scotland 1-3 Argentina 1979". Scotland Football Stats. 2 June 1979. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. "World Cup Best Players (Golden Ball)". Topend Sports. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. "1994 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Argentina-Greece". FIFA.com. 21 June 1994. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. "1994 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Argentina-Nigeria". FIFA.com. 25 June 1994. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. Verhovek, Sam Howe (1 July 1994). "WORLD CUP '94;After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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