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Who is the best goal scorer in the world?

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Emily Sparks

Published Jan 09, 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo is widely considered the top goalscorer of all time.

Who is the top goal scorer of all time?

The Guinness World Record for the most goals scored in a specified period is 1,281 by the Brazilian great Pele, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Pele scored these goals between September 7th, 1956, and October 1st, 1977 — a period of 1,363 matches.

Who is the top goal scorer in 2021?

Key Highlights

  • Robert Lewandowski has ended the year 2021 as the top-scoring footballer.
  • Lewandowski scored 69 goals in all competitions for club and country this year.
  • The likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ended way behind Lewandowski in the tally.

Who is the top goal scorer in the World 2020?

1. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) The 33-year-old Polish centre-forward has scored the most goals this year, 69 in 55 appearances.

Who is leading the Golden Boot?

1. Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 34 goals (68)

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Who has more goals in 2021 Messi or Ronaldo?

Ronaldo v Messi: Who has scored more goals in 2021-22? Ronaldo clearly holds the lead over Messi so far this season when it comes to goals. The Man Utd man has found the back of the net 24 times in all competitions, compared to Messi's tally of nine.

Who scored 100 international goals?

Ali Daei of Iran was the first player to reach 100 goals in international football, having scored 109 in his career.

Who is better Messi or Ronaldo?

While Ronaldo currently has more goals overall, Messi has the edge in the scoring department, with a higher season average (39.5 to 35), having hit a high of 73 goals in 2011-12.

Has any footballer scored 1000 goals?

Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships.

Who has the highest hat trick in football?

Lionel Messi is arguably the best footballer ever. He is a true footballing genius who has a gift like no other. The exceptional Argentine has scored 55 career hat-tricks for club and country. All of the hat-tricks in club football for Messi have come while playing for FC Barcelona.

Who is called God of football?

However, given the Portuguese footballer's insane goal-scoring record, Cristiano Ronaldo was the god of football in 2020.

Who is the No 1 footballer in the world?

1. Lionel Messi. Who else? Lionel Messi is the best player of his generation.

Who won most Golden Shoe?

Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season (50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12).

Who won most Golden Balls?

Lionel Messi has won the award a record seven times, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with five. Three players have won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten.

Who has broken more records Messi or Ronaldo?

Who has scored the most goals between Messi and Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games while Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games. Ronaldo has played 149 games more than Messi in his entire career.

Who is the king of football now?

Lionel Messi is the king of football in 2022 after his stupendous previous season where he ended with 41 goals and 17 assists and then went on to leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain for the 2021-22 season.

Who is the 2 God of football?

He was none other than Diego Maradona, one of the world's greatest football players, also called 'The God of Football'. He saw heaven and hell on Earth and died Wednesday at the age of 60. Maradona was a player who, apart from scoring goals, also made mistakes.

Who is the dribbling King?

1. Lionel Messi. Messi is not only one of the best players in the world, but apparently he is the best dribbler in the world.

Who is the father of football?

Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system of downs.