Most Goals in Football (Soccer) History

Name the players with the most goals in football history.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals

+ indicates that their goal tally is estimated and not known definitively

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Number of Goals	Notable Club Team	National Team	Player
982+	PSV Chemnitz	Germany	Erwin Helmchen
948+	Slavia Prague	Austria / Czechoslovakia	Josef Bican
808	Real Madrid	Hungary	Ferenc Puskas
794+	Upjest FC	Hungary	Ferenc Deak
790	Real Madrid	Portugal	Cristiano Ronaldo
780	Barcelona	Brazil	Romario
775	Santos	Brazil	Pele
761	Barcelona	Argentina	Lionel Messi
735	Bayern Munich	Germany	Gerd Muller
710+	Heerenveen	Netherlands	Abe Lenstra
678+	Linfield	Northern Ireland	Joe Bambrick
673+	Glenavon	Northern Ireland	Jimmy Jones
663+	Ruch Chorzow	Poland / Germany	Ernst Willimowski
657+	Everton	England	Tommy Lawton
630	Upjest FC	Hungary	Ferenc Bene
611	Upjest FC	Hungary	Gyula Zsengeller
597	Sporting Lisbon	Portugal	Fernando Peyroteo
591+	Benfica	Portugal	Eusebio
582	Hamburg	Germany	Uwe Seeler
575	Botafago	Brazil	Tulio Maravilha
574+	Kaiserslautern	Germany	Fritz Walter
571	AC Milan	Sweden	Zlatan Ibrahimovic
569+	Ferencvaros	Hungary	Imre Schlosser
569+	Rapid Wien	Austria	Franz Binder
567	Tottenham Hotspur	England	Jimmy Greaves
563	Linfield	Northern Ireland	Glenn Ferguson
562	Real Madrid	Mexico	Hugo Sanchez
561	Benfica	Portugal	Jose Torres
556	Barcelona	Hungary	Sandor Kocsis
554+	Glentoran	Northern Ireland	Fred Roberts
549	Celtic	Scotland	James McGrory
545	Flamengo	Brazil	Zico
544	Bayern Munich	Poland	Robert Lewandowski
541+	Nottingham Forest	Nothern Ireland	Boy Martin
541	Upjest FC	Hungary	Ferenc Szusza
538+	Derry City	Northern Ireland	Jimmy Kelly
534+	San Lorenzo	Spain	Isidro Langara
531	Everton	England	Dixie Dean
526	MTK Budapest	Hungary	Nandor Hidegkuti
518	Ferencvaros	Hungary	Jozsef Takacs
518	Rapid Wien	Austria	Hans Krankl
517	Vasco da Gama	Brazil	Roberto Dinamite
513	Real Madrid	Spain / Argentina	Alfredo Di Stefano
510+	AC Milan	Sweden	Gunnar Nordahl
509	Anderlecht	Belgium	Joseph Mermans
507+	Newcastle United	Scotland	Hughie Gallacher
507	Ferencvaros	Hungary	Gyorgy Sarosi
505+	Derby County	England	Steve Bloomer
505	Barcelona	Uruguay	Luis Suarez
503+	Bastia	Cameroon	Roger Milla
500	Budapest Honved	Hungary	Lajos Tichy

Level 23

Apr 6, 2021

Jimmy Greaves, not Greeves.

Level 48

Apr 6, 2021

Thank you. Fixed.

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