#9 Majed Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) - 71 goals
Majed Abdullah is considered to be one of the best Saudi Arabian footballers ever, mainly due to his goal scoring prowess. In an international career lasting 17 years, Abdullah scored 71 goals for his country in 116 appearances.
Nicknamed the “Arabian Jewel”, Abdullah helped Saudi Arabia to back-to-back Asian Cup titles in 1984 and 1988, scoring three goals in both tournaments and being the joint second-highest goal scorer in the 1984 tournament.
Abdullah also helped Saudi Arabia reach their first Olympics during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where he scored Saudi Arabia’s only goal of the competition. He captained Saudi Arabia to their first-ever appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1994, scoring three goals in qualifying.
He played two games at the tournament (both as captain) as Saudi Arabia reached the round of 16 of the tournament which till date is their best ever performance at the World Cup.
He was named the Asian Footballer of the Year three consecutive times from 1984-1986. Majed Abdullah has scored the same number of goals as Miroslav Klose but is ranked higher in this list because of his superior goals/game average which is 0.612.
