List of international goals scored by Pelé
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Pelé is a retired Brazilian football player who represented the Brazil national football team as a forward from 1957 to 1971. He is widely considered to be the greatest football player of all time.[1] He is currently the all-time top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 appearances. 12 of those goals came during his 14 World Cup appearances, including 4 goals in 1970.[2] Pelé shares with Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, and Cristiano Ronaldo, the achievement of being the only four footballers to have scored in four separate World Cup tournaments.[3][4]
International goals
Pelé is the top scorer of the Brazil national football team with 77 goals in 92 official appearances.Source:[5] In addition, he scored 18 times in 22 unofficial games. This makes an unofficial total of 114 games and 95 goals. He also scored 12 goals and is credited with 10 assists in 14 World Cup appearances, including 4 goals and 7 assists in 1970.[2] Pelé shares with Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose and Cristiano Ronaldo the achievement of being the only players to have scored in four separate World Cup tournaments.[6][7]
# | Date | Venue | Host team | Result | Away team | Competition | Goals | Cumulative Goals |
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1. | 7 July 1957 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–2 | Roca Cup | 1 | 1 | ||
2. | 10 July 1957 | São Paulo | 2–0 | Roca Cup | 1 | 2 | ||
3. | 4 May 1958 | Rio de Janeiro | 5–1 | Oswaldo Cruz Cup | 1 | 3 | ||
4. | 14 May 1958 | Rio de Janeiro | 4–0 | Friendly | 0 | 3 | ||
5. | 18 May 1958 | São Paulo | 3–1 | Friendly | 2 | 5 | ||
6. | 15 June 1958 | Gothenburg | 2–0 | World Cup | 0 | 5 | ||
7. | 19 June 1958 | Gothenburg | 1–0 | World Cup | 1 | 6 | ||
8. | 24 June 1958 | Stockholm | 5–2 | World Cup | 3 | 9 | ||
9. | 29 June 1958 | Stockholm | 5–2 | World Cup | 2 | 11 | ||
10. | 10 March 1959 | Buenos Aires | 2–2 | Copa América | 1 | 12 | ||
11. | 15 March 1959 | Buenos Aires | 3–0 | Copa América | 2 | 14 | ||
12. | 21 March 1959 | Buenos Aires | 4–2 | Copa América | 1 | 15 | ||
13. | 26 March 1959 | Buenos Aires | 3–1 | Copa América | 0 | 15 | ||
14. | 29 March 1959 | Buenos Aires | 4–1 | Copa América | 3 | 18 | ||
15. | 4 April 1959 | Buenos Aires | 1–1 | Copa América | 1 | 19 | ||
16. | 13 May 1959 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–0 | Friendly | 0 | 19 | ||
17. | 17 September 1959 | Rio de Janeiro | 7–0 | O'Higgins Cup | 3 | 22 | ||
18. | 20 September 1959 | São Paulo | 1–0 | O'Higgins Cup | 0 | 22 | ||
19. | 29 April 1960 | Cairo | 0–5 | Friendly | 0 | 22 | ||
20. | 1 May 1960 | Alexandria | 1–3 | Friendly | 3 | 25 | ||
21. | 6 May 1960 | Cairo | 0–3 | Friendly | 0 | 25 | ||
22. | 10 May 1960 | Copenhagen | 3–4 | Friendly | 0 | 25 | ||
23. | 9 July 1960 | Montevideo | 0–1 | Atlantic Cup | 0 | 25 | ||
24. | 12 July 1960 | Rio de Janeiro | 5–1 | Atlantic Cup | 1 | 26 | ||
25. | 21 April 1962 | Rio de Janeiro | 6–0 | Oswaldo Cruz Cup | 1 | 27 | ||
26. | 24 April 1962 | São Paulo | 4–0 | Oswaldo Cruz Cup | 2 | 29 | ||
27. | 6 May 1962 | São Paulo | 2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 29 | ||
28. | 9 May 1962 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–0 | Friendly | 1 | 30 | ||
29. | 12 May 1962 | Rio de Janeiro | 3–1 | Friendly | 1 | 31 | ||
30. | 16 May 1962 | São Paulo | 3–1 | Friendly | 2 | 33 | ||
31. | 30 May 1962 | Viña del Mar | 2–0 | World Cup | 1 | 34 | ||
32. | 2 June 1962 | Viña del Mar | 0–0 | World Cup | 0 | 34 | ||
33. | 13 April 1963 | São Paulo | 2–3 | Roca Cup | 0 | 34 | ||
34. | 16 April 1963 | Rio de Janeiro | 5–2 | Roca Cup | 3 | 37 | ||
35. | 21 April 1963 | Lisbon | 1–0 | Friendly | 0 | 37 | ||
36. | 28 April 1963 | Paris | 2–3 | Friendly | 3 | 40 | ||
37. | 2 May 1963 | Amsterdam | 1–0 | Friendly | 0 | 40 | ||
38. | 5 May 1963 | Hamburg | 1–2 | Friendly | 1 | 41 | ||
39. | 12 May 1963 | Milan | 3–0 | Friendly | 0 | 41 | ||
40. | 30 May 1964 | Rio de Janeiro | 5–1 | Taça das Nações | 1 | 42 | ||
41. | 3 June 1964 | São Paulo | 0–3 | Taça das Nações | 0 | 42 | ||
42. | 7 June 1964 | Rio de Janeiro | 4–1 | Taça das Nações | 1 | 43 | ||
43. | 2 June 1965 | Rio de Janeiro | 5–0 | Friendly | 3 | 46 | ||
44. | 6 June 1965 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–0 | Friendly | 1 | 47 | ||
45. | 9 June 1965 | Rio de Janeiro | 0–0 | Friendly | 0 | 47 | ||
46. | 17 June 1965 | Oran | 0–3 | Friendly | 1 | 48 | ||
47. | 24 June 1965 | Porto | 0–0 | Friendly | 0 | 48 | ||
48. | 30 June 1965 | Stockholm | 1–2 | Friendly | 1 | 49 | ||
49. | 4 July 1965 | Moscow | 0–3 | Friendly | 2 | 51 | ||
50. | 21 November 1965 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–2 | Friendly | 1 | 52 | ||
51. | 19 May 1966 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–0 | Friendly | 0 | 52 | ||
52. | 4 June 1966 | São Paulo | 4–0 | Friendly | 1 | 53 | ||
53. | 8 June 1966 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 53 | ||
54. | 12 June 1966 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Friendly | 2 | 55 | ||
55. | 15 June 1966 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–2 | Friendly | 1 | 56 | ||
56. | 25 June 1966 | Glasgow | 1–1 | Friendly | 0 | 56 | ||
57. | 30 June 1966 | Göteborg | 2–3 | Friendly | 0 | 56 | ||
58. | 12 July 1966 | Liverpool | 2–0 | World Cup | 1 | 57 | ||
59. | 19 July 1966 | Liverpool | 3–1 | World Cup | 0 | 57 | ||
60. | 25 July 1968 | Asunción | 0–4 | Oswaldo Cruz Cup | 2 | 59 | ||
61. | 28 July 1968 | Asunción | 1–0 | Oswaldo Cruz Cup | 0 | 59 | ||
62. | 31 October 1968 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–2 | Friendly | 0 | 59 | ||
63. | 3 November 1968 | Belo Horizonte | 2–1 | Friendly | 1 | 60 | ||
64. | 6 November 1968 | Rio de Janeiro | 2-1 | FIFA XI | Friendly | 0 | 60 | |
65. | 14 December 1968 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–2 | Friendly | 0 | 60 | ||
66. | 17 December 1968 | Rio de Janeiro | 3–3 | Friendly | 1 | 61 | ||
67. | 7 April 1969 | Porto Alegre | 2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 61 | ||
68. | 9 April 1969 | Rio de Janeiro | 3–2 | Friendly | 1 | 62 | ||
69. | 12 June 1969 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 62 | ||
70. | 6 August 1969 | Bogotá | 0–2 | World Cup Qualifiers | 0 | 62 | ||
71. | 10 August 1969 | Caracas | 0–5 | World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 64 | ||
72. | 17 August 1969 | Asunción | 0–3 | World Cup Qualifiers | 0 | 64 | ||
73. | 21 August 1969 | Rio de Janeiro | 6–2 | World Cup Qualifiers | 1 | 65 | ||
74. | 24 August 1969 | Rio de Janeiro | 6–0 | World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 67 | ||
75. | 31 August 1969 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–0 | World Cup Qualifiers | 1 | 68 | ||
76. | 4 March 1970 | Porto Alegre | 0–2 | Friendly | 0 | 68 | ||
77. | 8 March 1970 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Friendly | 1 | 69 | ||
78. | 22 March 1970 | São Paulo | 5–0 | Friendly | 2 | 71 | ||
79. | 26 March 1970 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 71 | ||
80. | 12 April 1970 | Rio de Janeiro | 0–0 | Friendly | 0 | 71 | ||
81. | 26 April 1970 | São Paulo | 0–0 | Friendly | 0 | 71 | ||
82. | 29 April 1970 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–0 | Friendly | 0 | 71 | ||
83. | 3 June 1970 | Guadalajara | 4–1 | World Cup | 1 | 72 | ||
84. | 7 June 1970 | Guadalajara | 1–0 | World Cup | 0 | 72 | ||
85. | 10 June 1970 | Guadalajara | 3–2 | World Cup | 2 | 74 | ||
86. | 14 June 1970 | Guadalajara | 4–2 | World Cup | 0 | 74 | ||
87. | 17 June 1970 | Guadalajara | 3–1 | World Cup | 0 | 74 | ||
88. | 21 June 1970 | Mexico City | 4–1 | World Cup | 1 | 75 | ||
89. | 30 September 1970 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 75 | ||
90. | 4 October 1970 | Santiago de Chile | 1–5 | Friendly | 1 | 76 | ||
91. | 11 July 1971 | São Paulo | 1–1 | Friendly | 1 | 77 | ||
92. | 18 July 1971 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–2 | Friendly | 0 | 77 |
Non-full international appearances (22) and goals (19) | ||||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Host team | Result | Away team | Goals | Cumulative Goals | Notes |
1. | 1958-05-21 | São Paulo | 5–0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2. | 1960-05-08 | Malmö | 1–7 | 2 | 2 | |||
3. | 1960-05-12 | Milano | 2–2 | 2 | 4 | |||
4. | 1960-05-16 | Lisbon | 0–4 | 0 | 4 | |||
5. | 1963-05-03 | Eindhoven | 0–1 | 0 | 4 | |||
6. | 1966-05-01 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–0 | 0 | 4 | |||
7. | 1966-06-21 | Madrid | 3–5 | 3 | 7 | |||
8. | 1966-07-04 | Stockholm | 2–4 | 2 | 9 | |||
9. | 1966-07-06 | Malmö | 1–3 | 2 | 11 | |||
10. | 1968-11-13 | Curitiba | 1–2 | 0 | 11 | |||
11. | 1969-07-06 | Salvador | 0–4 | 1 | 12 | |||
12. | 1969-07-09 | Aracaju | 2–8 | 0 | 12 | |||
13. | 1969-07-13 | Recife | 1–6 | 1 | 13 | |||
14. | 1969-08-01 | Bogotá | 0–2 | 0 | 13 | |||
15. | 1969-09-03 | Belo Horizonte | 2–1 | 1 | 14 | |||
16. | 1970-03-14 | Rio de Janeiro | 1–1 | 0 | 14 | |||
17. | 1970-04-05 | Manaus | 1–4 | 1 | 15 | |||
18. | 1970-04-19 | Belo Horizonte | 1–3 | 0 | 15 | |||
19. | 1970-05-06 | Guadalajara | 0–3 | 1 | 16 | |||
20. | 1970-05-17 | León | 2–5 | 2 | 18 | |||
21. | 1970-05-24 | Irapuato | 0–3 | 0 | 18 | |||
22. | 1973-12-19 | Rio de Janeiro | 2–1 | Rest of the World | 1 | 19 | [8][9] |
Non-full International appearances (playing for club teams)
Non-full International appearances (playing for club teams) (46) and goals (51) | ||||||
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# | Date | Pelé´s team | Result | Opponent | Goals | Cumulative Goals |
1. | 21/01/1959 | 3–1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2. | 17/02/1959 | 3–2 | 0 | 0 | ||
3. | 23/05/1959 | 3–3 | 2 | 2 | ||
4. | 24/05/1959 | 2–0 | 1 | 3 | ||
5. | 25/05/1960 | 5–2 | 2 | 5 | ||
6. | 18/01/1961 | 2–1 | 2 | 7 | ||
7. | 29/01/1961 | 3–1 | 2 | 9 | ||
8. | 11/06/1961 | 3–1 | 1 | 10 | ||
9. | 14/02/1962 | 3–1 | 1 | 11 | ||
10. | 10/12/1962 | 2–1 | 1 | 12 | ||
11. | 16/01/1965 | 6–4 | 3 | 15 | ||
12. | 28/05/1967 | 4–1 | 3 | 18 | ||
13. | 31/05/1967 | 4–0 | 1 | 19 | ||
14. | 02/06/1967 | 2–1 | 1 | 20 | ||
15. | 04/06/1967 | 2–1 | 1 | 21 | ||
16. | 07/06/1967 | 3–2 | 3 | 24 | ||
17. | 13/01/1968 | 4–1 | 0 | 24 | ||
18. | 26/01/1969 | 2–2 | 2 | 26[10] | ||
19. | 09/02/1969 | 1–1 | 0 | 26 | ||
20. | 19/01/1969 | 3–2 | 2 | 28 | ||
21. | 21/01/1969 | 2–0 | 0 | 28 | ||
22. | 23/01/1969 | 2–3 | 2 | 30 | ||
23. | 10/12/1970 | 4–1 | 2 | 32 | ||
24. | 11/12/1970 | 4–0 | 3 | 35 | ||
25. | 13/12/1970 | 5–2 | 1 | 36 | ||
26. | 17/12/1970 | 4–0 | 2 | 38 | ||
27. | 23/01/1971 | 4–1 | 1 | 39 | ||
28. | 31/01/1971 | 1–1 | 0 | 39 | ||
29. | 26/01/1971 | 2-1 | 1 | 40 | ||
30. | 17/02/1971 | 2–0 | 0 | 40 | ||
31. | 26/05/1972 | 3–0 | 2 | 42 | ||
32. | 02/06/1972 | 3–2 | 1 | 43 | ||
33. | 10/06/1972 | 6–1 | 2 | 45 | ||
34. | 17/06/1972 | 2–2 | 0 | 45 | ||
35. | 21/06/1972 | 3–2 | 1 | 46 | ||
36. | 05/09/1972 | 1–0 | 1 | 47 | ||
37. | 12/02/1973 | 1–1 | 1 | 48 | ||
38. | 16/02/1973 | 7–1 | 2 | 50 | ||
39. | 23/05/1976 | 0–4 | 0 | 50 | ||
40. | 31/05/1976 | 1–3 | 0 | 50 | ||
41. | 08/09/1976 | 1–1 | 0 | 50 | ||
42. | 10/09/1976 | 1–3 | 0 | 50 | ||
43. | 25/09/1976 | 2–2 | 0 | 50 | ||
44. | 14/09/1977 | 1–3 | 0 | 50 | ||
45. | 17/09/1977 | 1–1 | 0 | 50 | ||
46. | 20/09/1977 | 1–2 | 1 | 51 |
FIFA World Cup goals
Source:[5]
Team | Year | Tournament | Friendly | Total | Goal average | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Brazil | 1957 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
1958 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 | |
1959 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | |
1960 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.89 | |
1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
1962 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | |
1963 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 | |
1964 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | |
1965 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | |
1966 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0.85 | |
1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
1968 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0.63 | |
1969 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0.71 | |
1970 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0.57 | |
1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | |
Total | 41 | 43 | 51 | 34 | 92 | 77 | 0.84 | |
Career total (incl. unofficial matches)[13] | 41 | 43 | 69 | 56 | 114 | 95 | 0.83 |
Source:[5]
Hat-tricks
No. | Date | Goals | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result[a] | Ref |
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1 | 24 June 1958 | 3 | Råsunda, Solna | 1958 World Cup | 5–2 | [14] | |
2 | 29 March 1959 | 3 | Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires | South American Championship | 4–1 | [15] | |
3 | 17 September 1959 | 3 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup | 7–0 | [16] | |
4 | 1 May 1960 | 3 | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria | Friendly | 3–1 | [17] | |
5 | 16 April 1963 | 3 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | Copa Roca | 5–2 | [18] | |
6 | 28 April 1963 | 3 | Olympique de Colombes, Paris | Friendly | 3–2 | [19] | |
7 | 6 February 1964 | 3 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | Friendly | 5–0 | [20] |
References
- ^ "Edson Nascimento (Pele)". iffhs.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Pele helps Brazil to World Cup title". History (U.S. TV channel). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Alsos, Jan. "Legends – Uwe Seeler". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in the last 4 World Cups". RealMadrid.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Alsos, Jan. "Legends – Uwe Seeler". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo joins Seeler, Klose and Pele among the World Cup greats". Tribuna. 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Brazil v Rest of the World, 19 December 1973". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "O JOGO DE DESPEDIDA DE GARRINCHA, QUE COMPLETARIA 82 ANOS". terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "How Brazilian football legend Pelé stopped a major Nigerian war for two days". face2faceafrica.com. 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Raio-X de todos os gols de Pelé em sua carreira profissional". futdatos.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Pelé all goals". Pelé.olé. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Afinal, quantos gols Pelé tem pela Seleção Brasileira?" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Brazil–France 24th June 1958". Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Paraguay 29th March 1959". Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Chile 17th September 1959". Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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- ^ "Brazil-France 28th April 1963". Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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External links
- Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2011.