Top 10 international goalscorers of all time

#7 PELE - BRAZIL | 92 caps | 77 goals

Pele is regarded as one of the best footballers of all time

Regarded as one of the best players to have played the game, Pele is one of the biggest names in the sport.

The forward spent the majority of his playing career with Santos, where he is still the all-time top goalscorer. Pele was well-regarded for his creativity, pace and eye for goal, dropping deeper into midfield during the latter stages of his career. After 18 years with Santos, the Brazilian moved to New York Cosmos, where he spent two seasons before retiring.

Pele is the World's Most Famous Footballer Ever. He had billions of fans. He was the World's Highest Paid Athlete. He made his Santos debut at 15 and Brazil debut at 16. He was FIFA, IFFHS Player of the Century, IOC and Reuters Athlete of the Century, Golden Foot Greatest Player. pic.twitter.com/f4kRqG0Rx8

— World Publicist (@IsimaOdeh) June 26, 2020

On the international level, Pele played a key role in Brazil winning three World Cups and won the Best Player gong for the 1970 World Cup.

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#6 HUSSEIN SAEED - IRAQ | 137 caps | 78 goals

Another one-club man, Hussein Saeed is considered to be one of the finest Iraqi footballers ever.

Having made his debut for Al-Talaba in 1975, Saeed enjoyed an incredible goalscoring stint at club level as well. He scored 122 goals in just 81 appearances for his club in the league. However, it is his international performances for which he is well-renowned.

Making his debut for Iraq in 1976, Saeed won the Arabian Gulf Cup twice with his country, also winning the Asian Games Gold Medal in 1982. He retired in 1990, managing Al-Talaba in 1993.

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#5 GODFREY CHITALU - ZAMBIA | 111 caps | 79 goals

Regarded as the greatest Zambian footballer to have played the game, Godfrey Chitalu made his debut for Kitwe United in 1964 and enjoyed a good spell with both club and country.

A fan of Denis Law, Chitalu was a gifted yet aggressive footballer who often had issues with authority. After six years with Kitwe United, he moved to Kabwe Warriors, where he would play for the next 11 years. Internationally, he helped Zambia finish second in the African Cup of Nations in 1974.

Post his retirement, Chitalu managed Kabwe Warriors twice, before taking over the Zambia national team. He was manager when the entire squad perished in a plane crash in 1993.

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#4 FERENC PUSKAS - HUNGARY | 85 caps | 84 goals

Like Pele, Ferenc Puskas is regarded as one of the best players to have played the game; so much so that there is a famous award named after him.

Puskas made his professional debut in 1943 for Budapest Honved, scoring 358 goals in 350 league games before moving to Real Madrid in 1958. Here Puskas would establish his legend, making 180 league appearances and scoring 156 goals for them.

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He helped Hungary finish second in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, also making four appearances for the Spanish national team. He retired in 1966, going on to manage the likes of Alaves and the Hungary national team.

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