Who Has the Most Goals in Football till 2022? International and Club Goals Compared

As generations have gone by, we have witnessed the beautiful game being lit up by many fantastic players with immeasurable talent. Goals, arguably less so in recent times, still continue to remain a dominant aspect whenever comparison of players come to the fore and so, we at Alley Sport answer your question- who has the most goals in football till 2022, considering both international as well as club scores.

Who Has the Most Goals in Football till 2022- The International Stage

Football on the global level has seen some historic and brilliant matches, matches which have truly brought to fore the beauty of the sport. Be it the great Pele lighting up young Brazilians’ eyes, Maradona dribbling past entire teams or Zidane dancing around with the ball in midfield, the sport never fails to amaze us. Recent global icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have surpassed any form of expectations football fans previously had with their insane numbers every year. But, among all, let’s now take a look at who has dominated the international stage leading their country to new, unfathomable heights.

Here is a table of the leading goal-scorers of all-time in all international competitions:

Position	Player	Country	Caps	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	184	115
2	Ali Daei	Iran	148	109
3	Mokhtar Darahi	Malaysia	142	89
4	Ferenc Puskas	Hungary	85	84
5	Sunil Chhetri	India	125	80
=5	Lionel Messi	Argentina	158	80
7	Ali Mabkhout	UAE	101	79
=7	Godfrey Chitalu	Zambia	111	79
9	Hussein Saeed	Iraq	137	78
10	Pele	Brazil	92	77

Undoubtedly, Cristiano is the king of the international stage and it seems pretty unlikely anybody will be able to cross his incredible haul anytime soon. Truly superhuman levels from the Portuguese, indeed.

Who Has the Most Goals in Football till 2022- Combining Club Level Stats

When we combine club level goal-scoring records to our chart above, the names become quite different. Football at the club level is pretty different, for not only is it relentless with long-lasting seasons, but also ever-changing by the fact that owners seem to be pretty impatient while making changes to their club. However, FIFA, the international governing body of football, has never released a list detailing the highest goalscorers in all competitions and does not keep official records for the same. However, several media outlets have compiled available data to bring us the table of top goalscorers. The widely regarded list given by IFFHS is as below:

Position	Player	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	803
2	Pele	765
3	Lionel Messi	758
4	Romario	753
5	Ferenc Puskas	729
6	Josef Bican	720
7	Jimmy Jones	647
8	Gerd Muller	634
9	Eusebio	622
10	Joe Bambrick	616

However, it is often claimed that historical records show players in the early 1950s and 60s scored many more goals at club level which were unfortunately not counted in official records. The debate as to who scored how many and who is the best among all will continue to rage on, but we can definitely conclude saying that these players have truly brought the beautiful game to unparalleled standards, something all us football fans should truly be grateful for.

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