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Top Goal Scorers In International Football

International football is one of the most important aspects of football. Every aspiring footballer dreams of representing their country and helping them win tournaments like the FIFA World Cup, arguably the most prestigious award in football history. To win games, you need to score goals, and there have been some amazing goal-scorers in international football in the history of the sport. This article talks about the footballers who are the top scorers in international football for their respective nations.

Who Are The Top International Goal Scorers?

10. Neymar Jr (Brazil) – 79 Goals

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Neymar Jr made his international debut for the Brazilian national team on 10th August 2010 and is still an active player. He has scored 79 goals for his country in 128 appearances, making his goals-per-game ratio 0.62. While he is regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he has been unable to win any major trophies with Brazil and Neymar will hope to change that in the near future.

10. Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) – 79 Goals

Godfrey Chitalu is a retired Zambian footballer. He made his debut for his country on 29th June 1968 with his last appearance for Zambia coming on 12th December 1980. Chitalu made a total of 111 appearances for his nation and scored 79 goals which puts his goals-per-game ratio at 0.71. The Zambian star won the Heroes Cup (A three-match series against Uganda) in 1968, and the Peter Stuyvesant Trophy (A three-match series against Malawi) in 1969.

8. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – 84 Goals

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Robert Lewandowski made his international debut for Poland on 10th September 2008. Lewandowski is still an active player for his country and can move further up the list in the future. The striker is widely regarded as the best Polish footballer of all time. Lewandowski has made 156 appearances for his country and scored 84 goals which makes his goals per game ratio 0.54.

8. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) – 84 Goals

Happy Birthday Ferenc Puskas! 🎂

In 1953, he would score one of football’s greatest goals…the drag-back! 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/y2aeIeQsvQ

— The Football History Boys (@TFHBs) April 2, 2024

Ferenc Puskas is a legendary football player who represented Hungary. The striker is regarded as one of the best strikers in history and even has an award named after him known as the ‘Puskas Award’. Puskas made his debut for Hungary on 20th August 1945 with his last appearance coming on 14th October 1956. He scored 84 goals in 85 appearances, putting his goals-per-game ratio at 0.99.

6. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) – 85 Goals

Romelu Lukaku for Belgium:

▪️115 Matches
▪️85 Goals

Not bad… 😮‍💨🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/LRsRxklkuj

— Pubity Sport (@pubitysport) June 8, 2024

Romelu Lukaku is one of the most underrated strikers in history. He is a terrific goal scorer and has many records to match that, but he is still very highly ridiculed. Lukaku is another player on this list who is still an active player and can score more goals to move further up the list. The Belgian star made his debut for his nation on 3rd March 2010. He has since scored 85 goals for them in 119 appearances, making his goals-per-game ratio 0.71.

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6. Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) – 85 Goals

Ali Mabkhout is a professional footballer who plays for the United Arab Emirates. He made his debut for his country on 15th November 2009 and is still an active international player. He has made 114 appearances for the United Arab Emirates football team and scored 85 goals which makes his goals-per-game ratio 0.75. It will be interesting to see when Mabkhout will be able to represent his nation and how many goals he will end up with.

5. Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) – 89 Goals

Mokhtar Dahari’s wonderful strike against Arsenal ! pic.twitter.com/aIs9jIoxMk

— Dr. Rais Hussin (@raishussin) April 18, 2019

Mokhtar Dahari is a footballer who played for Malaysia in the 70s and the 80s. He made his debut for them on 5th June 1972 and continued playing for them for nearly 13 years, playing his final game for his nation on 19th May 1985. He made 142 appearances for the Malaysian football club and scored 89 goals, ending his career with a goals-per-game ratio of 0.63. Dahari won four Pestabola Merdekas, two King’s Cups, two SEA games, and the bronze medal in the Asian Games.

4. Sunil Chhetri (India) – 94 Goals

Sunil Chhetri ends a wonderful footballing career as the fourth 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 highest international goal scorer 🔥🇮🇳

Chants of his name rang around the stadium, leaving him in tears 🥹

The end of an era ✨ pic.twitter.com/vDIYq19wDI

— Pubity Sport (@pubitysport) June 6, 2024

Sunil Chhetri is the greatest Indian footballer of all time and is the fourth-highest international goal scorer in history. He made his international debut on 12th June 2005 and very recently retired from international football with his last appearance for India coming on 6th June 2024. The striker made 151 appearances for the Indian football team and scored 94 goals at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.62. He won the AFC Challenge Cup, three SAFF Championships, three Nehru Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups, and a Tri-Nation Series with his country.

3. Ali Daei (Iran) – 108 Goals

Ali Daei is the third-highest international goal scorer of all time. The only two footballers to have scored more goals than him are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Daei is a retired Iranian professional footballer who represented his country from 6th June 1993 to 21st June 2006. He made 148 appearances for them in history and scored 108 goals, making him one of the only three players to have more than 100 goals. He ended his career having a goals-per-game ratio of 0.73.

2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 112 Goals

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Lionel Messi is an Argentinian professional footballer who is regarded as one of the best footballers of all time. He started playing for them on 17th August 2005 and is still currently playing for them. He has made 189 appearances for them and scored 112 goals at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.59. Messi has won the FIFA World Cup, two Copa Americas, and one Finalissima title with Argentina.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 133 Goals

F*ck it, all 133 Cristiano Ronaldo goals for Portugal.

Enjoy. 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/or16GI2YUM

— KM (@Kylian) October 12, 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional football player who is widely regarded as the greatest goal-scorer of all time. It comes as no shock to see him at the top of this list. Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal on 20th August 2003 and is still an active player. He has made 216 appearances for his nation and scored 133 goals at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.62. The Portuguese star has won the UEFA European Championship as well as the UEFA Nations League titles with his country.

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