List of international goals scored by Pelé
Pelé was a Brazilian football player who represented the Brazil national football team as a forward from 1957 to 1971. He is Widely Regarded as the Greatest Footballer of all time. [1] For over 50 years, he was the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil, with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 appearances untill Neymar broke the record in 2023.[1] His first goal came in his debut game against Argentina, the only goal of Brazil in a 1–2 defeat in Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] 12 of those goals came during his 14 FIFA World Cup appearances, including six in his first World Cup in 1958, and four in his last World Cup in 1970.[1] Pelé is one of the five players, along with Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, who have scored in four separate World Cups.[1]
Goals
- Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pelé goal[2]
Hat-tricks
No. | Date | Goals | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result[a] | Ref |
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1 | 24 June 1958 | 3 | France | Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | 1958 World Cup | 5–2 | [5] |
2 | 29 March 1959 | 3 | Paraguay | Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | South American Championship | 4–1 | [6] |
3 | 17 September 1959 | 3 | Chile | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Copa Bernardo O'Higgins | 7–0 | [7] |
4 | 1 May 1960 | 3 | United Arab Republic | Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Friendly | 3–1 | [8] |
5 | 16 April 1963 | 3 | Argentina | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Roca Cup | 5–2 | [9] |
6 | 28 April 1963 | 3 | France | Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France | Friendly | 3–2 | [10] |
7 | 6 February 1964 | 3 | Belgium | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Friendly | 5–0 | [11] |
Source:[2]
Statistics
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Non-full International appearances
The following appearances and goals scored by Pelé that do not meet the IFFHS and FIFA "Full A criteria", but are recognized by CBF.[13][14][15]
Non-full international appearances (24) and goals (22) | ||||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Host team | Result | Away team | Goals | Cumulative Goals | Notes |
1 | 1958-05-21 | São Paulo | Brazil | 5–0 | Corinthians | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 1960-05-08 | Malmö | Malmö FF | 1–7 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | |
3 | 1960-05-12 | Milan | Inter Milan | 2–2 | Brazil | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 1960-05-16 | Lisbon | Sporting CP | 0–4 | Brazil | 0 | 4 | |
5 | 1962-05-24 | Valparaiso | Santiago Wanderers | 2–2 | Brazil | 1 | 5 | [16] |
6 | 1962-05-27 | Viña del Mar | Everton | 1–9 | Brazil | 2 | 7 | [16] |
7 | 1963-05-03 | Eindhoven | PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | Brazil | 0 | 7 | |
8 | 1966-05-01 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2–0 | Rio Grande do Sul XI | 0 | 7 | |
9 | 1966-06-21 | Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 3–5 | Brazil | 3 | 10 | |
10 | 1966-07-04 | Stockholm | AIK | 2–4 | Brazil | 2 | 12 | |
11 | 1966-07-06 | Malmö | Malmö FF | 1–3 | Brazil | 2 | 14 | |
12 | 1968-11-13 | Curitiba | Coritiba | 1–2 | Brazil | 0 | 14 | |
13 | 1969-07-06 | Salvador | EC Bahia | 0–4 | Brazil | 1 | 15 | |
14 | 1969-07-09 | Aracaju | Sergipe XI | 2–8 | Brazil | 0 | 15 | |
15 | 1969-07-13 | Recife | Pernambuco XI | 1–6 | Brazil | 1 | 16 | |
16 | 1969-08-01 | Bogotá | Millonarios | 0–2 | Brazil | 0 | 16 | |
17 | 1969-09-03 | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais XI | 2–1 | Brazil | 1 | 17 | |
18 | 1970-03-14 | Rio de Janeiro | Bangu | 1–1 | Brazil | 0 | 17 | |
19 | 1970-04-05 | Manaus | Amazonas XI | 1–4 | Brazil | 1 | 18 | |
20 | 1970-04-19 | Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais XI | 1–3 | Brazil | 0 | 18 | |
21 | 1970-05-06 | Guadalajara | Guadalajara XI | 0–3 | Brazil | 1 | 19 | |
22 | 1970-05-17 | León | León | 2–5 | Brazil | 2 | 21 | |
23 | 1970-05-24 | Irapuato | Irapuato | 0–3 | Brazil | 0 | 21 | |
24 | 1973-12-19 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2–1 | Rest of The World | 1 | 22 | [17][18][19] |
References
- ^ a b c d Menon, Anirudh (30 December 2022). "Pele's incredible numbers: hundreds of goals and 3 World Cups". ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Luis Pierrend, José (9 June 2021). "Copa Julio Roca". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André; Woods, Dennis David (10 August 2020). "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1957-1958". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Brazil–France 24th June 1958" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Paraguay 29th March 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Chile 17th September 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-United Arab Republic 1st May 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Argentina 16th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-France 28th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Brazil-Belgium 2nd June 1964". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Afinal, quantos gols Pelé tem pela Seleção Brasileira?" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Neymar passou Pelé como maior artilheiro da seleção brasileira? Entenda o recorde e por que a CBF não o considera". ESPN (in Portuguese). 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Neymar pode superar gols de Pelé nas contas da Fifa, mas não nas da CBF; entenda". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Neymar supera Pelé e se torna o maior artilheiro da seleção brasileira nas contas da Fifa". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b "El día en que Brasil no pudo con Wanderers" (in Spanish). El Mercurio de Valparaiso. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "THIS MATCH WAS NOT OF THE OFFICIAL BRAZILIAN TEAM, BUT OF AN UNOFFICIAL TEAM OF FUGAP". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
External links
- Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2011.