10 footballers with the highest number of goals (all time)

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FC Barcelona v Real Madrid CF - La Liga

#6 Cristiano Ronaldo - 676 Career Goals

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Cristiano Ronaldo is on 6th Spot with 676 goals

After starting out as a fleet-footed winger, Cristiano Ronaldo has transformed himself into a goalscoring machine. The charismatic footballer has scored over 676 senior career goals for club and country, which includes 395 official goals scored in European leagues, 120 in the UEFA Champions League, nine in the UEFA European Championship, as well as 34 in the UEFA Champions League, six in the UEFA European Championship and 103 national Goals (18 Youth & 85 Senior level).

He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004. His best years were 2016 and 2017. He led Portugal to their first-ever triumph and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament in Euro 2016, before becoming the highest European international goalscorer of all-time in 2017. While he is regarded as the world's most famous athlete by ESPN in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Remarkably, at 33, he is on the hottest streak of his career and is destined to add many more goals by the end of his career.


#5 Gerhard Müller - 735 Career Goals

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Gerhard Müller is on 5th spot with 735 goals

Gerd Muller was renowned for his predatory instincts in the penalty area. The legendary footballer has scored 735 senior career goals for club and country, which includes 398 official goals scored for Bayern Munich, 51 for the 1861 Nordlingen, 38 for the Lord Lauderdale Strikers, as well as 69 national Goals (1 Youth & 68 Senior level).

Müller's international career started in 1966 and ended on 7 July 1974 with victory at the 1974 World Cup at his home stadium in Munich. He scored the winning goal for the 2–1 victory over Netherlands in the final. While his best years started since he began his career in 1965. There was no instance in his whole career when he hasn't guided his team to finals of a tournament, except 1970 World Cup when West Germany finished third.

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