Top 10 official goal-scorers in the history of football: Where do Messi and Ronaldo stand?

#4 Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) - 746 goals

Ferenc Puskas

Hungary's Ferenc Puskas is yet another legend known in the history books as one of the best goal scorers of all time.

Puskas only played for two clubs in his career - Hungarian side, Budapest Honvéd[1] (1943-55), and Spanish side, Real Madrid (1958-66), where together with Alfredo Di Stefano, he formed one of the deadliest attacking duos in football.

During his stint at the Bernabeu, Puskas won five consecutive league titles and three European Cups.

The talisman also played a pivotal role in the Hungarian national team, netting 84 goals in 85 games.

Puskas was also a part of the 'Golden Team' that went on an unbeaten 32-game streak to win the 1952 Olympics.

The Real Madrid legend ended his career on a high, with 746 official goals in 754 matches.

#3 Pele (Brazil) - 767 goals

Pele

Perhaps the most well-known footballer in the history of the sport, Santos and Brazilian legend, Pelé is not only one of the most prolific goalscorers in football but is deemed by many to be the greatest footballer of all time.

The Brazilian kickstarted his senior career in 1956 with Santos where he spent 18 seasons before moving to the NALS to play for New York Cosmos.

His most important game was arguably the 1958 World Cup in which the then 17-year-old player emerged to be the hero for his national team.

Brazil went on to win the World Cup title that year, after which they won two other editions in 1962 and 1970.

Pele is a legend at Santos, as he remains to be the player with the most appearances for the club and its all-time top-scorer.

While Pele has scored 1,271 career goals according to the Guiness Book of World Records (including friendlies and amateur games), the Brazilian had scored 767 official career goals in 831 matches, which is still a mind-blowing record to have.