List of footballers with 500 or more goals

In top-level football, 28 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. 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

As of 8 August 2020

Bold indicates players currently active.

Rank	Player	Goals	Matches	Ratio	Years
1	Josef Bican[1]	+805	+530	1.52	1928–1955
2	Romário[2]	772	994	0.78	1985–2009
3	Pelé[3]	767	831	0.92	1956–1977
4	Cristiano Ronaldo	755	1050	0.72	2001–present
5	Ferenc Puskás[4]	+746	754	0.99	1943–1966
6	Gerd Müller[5]	737	793	0.93	1962–1981
7	Lionel Messi	731	924	0.79	2003–present
8	Ferenc Deák[6]	+576			1940–1957
9	Uwe Seeler[6]	575			1954–1978
	Túlio Maravilha[6]	575			1988–2019
11	Arthur Friedenreich[7]	557			1909–1935
12	Ernst Willimowski[6]	+554			1934–1955
13	Zlatan Ibrahimović	554	935	0.59	1999–present
14	Eusébio[6]	552			1957–1980
15	Jimmy McGrory[6]	550			1922–1938
16	Franz Binder[6]	546			1930–1949
17	Fernando Peyroteo[6]	544			1937–1949
18	Hugo Sánchez[6]	+541			1976–1998
19	Fritz Walter[6]	+539			1937–1959
20	József Takács[6]	+523			1917–1934
21	Gyula Zsengellér[6]	+522			1935–1953
22	Zico[7]	522			1971–1994
23	Alfredo Di Stéfano[6]	+514			1945–1966
24	Hans Krankl[6]	514			1970–1989
25	Gunnar Nordahl[6]	+513			1937–1958
26	Roberto Dinamite[6]	512			1971–1991
27	Jimmy Greaves[8]	511			1957–1971
28	Ferenc Bene[6]	+508			1961–1979

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 14 August 2020

Rank	Player	Total goals	Total matches	Ratio	Years	Matches/Goals per teams
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	755	1050	0.72	2001–	2 matches/0 goals Sporting CP B 31/5 Sporting CP 292/118 Manchester United 438/450 Real Madrid 89/65 Juventus 164/99 Portugal 3/2 Portugal U23 10/3 Portugal U21 5/1 Portugal U20 7/5 Portugal U17 9/7 Portugal U15
2	Lionel Messi	731	923	0.79	2003–	10 matches/5 goals Barcelona C 22/6 Barcelona B 730/634 Barcelona 138/70 Argentina 5/2 Argentina U23 18/14 Argentina U20
3	Zlatan Ibrahimović	554	935	0.59	1999–	47 matches/18 goals Malmö FF 110/48 Ajax 92/26 Juventus 117/66 Internazionale 46/22 Barcelona 105/67 Milan 180/156 Paris Saint-Germain 53/29 Manchester United 58/53 LA Galaxy 116/62 Sweden 7/6 Sweden U23 4/1 Sweden U18
4	Robert Lewandowski	496	770	0.64	2005–	19/4 Delta Warszawa 13/4 Legia II Warszawa 66/38 Znicz Pruszków 82/41 Lech Poznań 187/103 Borussia Dortmund 287/245 Bayern Munich 112/61 Poland 3/0 Poland U21 1/0 Poland U19
5	Luis Suárez	482	768	0.63	2005–	34 matches/12 goals Nacional 37/15 Groningen 158/111 Ajax 133/82 Liverpool 283/198 Barcelona 113/59 Uruguay 6/3 Uruguay U23 4/2 Uruguay U20
6	Ali Ashfaq	463	544	0.85	2001–	109 matches/104 goals Club Valencia 147/129 New Radiant 7/2 DPMM FC 85/93 VB Addu FC 70/47 PDRM FA 12/8 Maziya S&RC 12/16 TC Sports Club 15/11 Club Green Streets 80/53 Maldives 7/2 Maldives U23
7	Sergio Agüero	430	774	0.56	2003–	56 matches/23 goals Independiente 234/101 Atlético Madrid 370/254 Manchester City 97/41 Argentina 5/2 Argentina U23 7/6 Argentina U20 5/3 Argentina U17
	Sebastián Abreu	430	840	0.51	1995–	41 matches/30 goals Defensor Sporting 75/42 San Lorenzo 18/4 Deportivo La Coruña 7/1 Grêmio 51/34 Tecos 85/48 Nacional 52/46 Cruz Azul 16/3 América 34/22 Sinaloa 18/8 Monterrey 14/5 San Luis 15/7 UANL 29/12 River Plate 2/0 Beitar Jerusalem 18/11 Real Sociedad 9/5 Aris 105/62 Botafogo 6/1 Figueirense 45/11 Rosario Central 10/4 SD Aucas 10/2 Sol de América 21/13 Santa Tecla 10/3 Bangu 8/6 Central Español 15/11 Deportes Puerto Montt 11/0 Audax Italiano 8/3 Magallanes 13/6 Rio Branco 22/2 Boston River 70/26 Uruguay 1/2 Uruguay U17
9	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	418	741	0.56	2002–	1 match/0 goals PSV Eindhoven 10/0 De Graafschap 37/27 AGOVV 61/39 Heerenveen 243/151 Ajax 20/8 Real Madrid 30/7 Milan 240/126 Schalke 04 76/42 Netherlands 23/18 Netherlands U21
10	Edinson Cavani	415	721	0.58	2005–	30 matches/12 goals Danubio FC 117/37 Palermo 138/104 Napoli 301/200 Paris Saint-Germain 116/50 Uruguay 5/3 Uruguay U23 14/9 Uruguay U20

See also

• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of footballers with the most official appearances
• List of goalscoring goalkeepers
• List of hat-tricks
• List of one-club men in association football
• List of top international men's association football goal scorers by country
• List of association football families
• List of African association football families
• Association football culture
• Association football tactics and skills
• List of association football clubs
• List of association football competitions
• List of association football stadiums by country
• List of men's national association football teams
• List of women's national association football teams
• List of women's association football clubs
• Lists of association football players
• List of association football competitions
• List of association football rivalries
• Continental football championships

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