List of top international association football goal scorers by country

This page lists the top all-time male goal scorer for each national football team where the top scorer has a minimum 20 goals in official international matches for his country. Players who are currently active at international level are indicated in bold type.

This list is not an all-time top international goal scorers list, as some country's second-top scorer could have scored more than another country's top scorer. It lists only the top scorer for each country.

This list is for Men's association football only.

List of players

As of 22 November 2016
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation.
# Country Name International goals Caps Goals per match Ref
1  Iran Ali Daei 109 149 0.73 [1]
2  Hungary Ferenc Puskás 84 85 0.99 [2]
3  Japan Kunishige Kamamoto 80 84 0.95 [3][4]
4  Zambia Godfrey Chitalu 79 111 0.71 [5]
5  Iraq Hussein Saeed 78 137 0.57 [6]
6  Brazil Pelé 77 91 0.85 [7][8]
7  Kuwait Bashar Abdullah 75 133 0.56 [9]
8  Malawi Kinnah Phiri 71 115 0.62 [10]
 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah 71 116 0.61 [11]
 Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang 71 134 0.53 [12]
 Germany Miroslav Klose 71 137 0.52 [13]
12  Trinidad and Tobago John, SternStern John 70 115 0.61 [14]
13  Guatemala Ruiz, CarlosCarlos Ruiz 68 132 0.52 [15]
 Portugal Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo 68 136 0.50 [16]
 Republic of Ireland Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane 68 146 0.46 [17]
 Egypt Hassan, HossamHossam Hassan 68 178 0.38 [18]
17  Ivory Coast Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba 65 104 0.63 [19]
18  Sweden Ibrahimović, ZlatanZlatan Ibrahimović 62 116 0.53 [20]
19  Spain Villa, DavidDavid Villa 59 97 0.61 [21]
20  South Korea Cha Bum-kun 58 134 0.43 [22]
21  Honduras Pavón, CarlosCarlos Pavón 57 101 0.56 [23]
 Argentina Messi, LionelLionel Messi 57 116 0.49 [24]
 United States Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan 57 157 0.36 [25]
24  Cameroon Eto'o, SamuelSamuel Eto'o 56 118 0.48 [26][27]
25  Czech Republic Koller, JanJan Koller 55 91 0.60 [28]
 Singapore Ahmad, FandiFandi Ahmad 55 101 0.54 [29]
 East Germany Streich, JoachimJoachim Streich 55 102 0.54 [30]
28  England Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney 53 119 0.44 [31]
29  Denmark Nielsen, PoulPoul Nielsen / Jon Dahl Tomasson 52 38 / 112 1.37 / 0.46 [32][33]
 Maldives Ali Ashfaq 52 77 0.67 [34]
 United Arab Emirates Talyani, Adnan AlAdnan Al Talyani 52 161 0.32 [35]
32  Vietnam Lê Công Vinh 51 82 0.62 [36]
 India Sunil Chhetri 51 91 0.56 [37]
 Turkey Şükür, HakanHakan Şükür 51 112 0.46 [38]
 France Henry, ThierryThierry Henry 51 123 0.41 [39]
36  Netherlands Persie, Robin vanRobin van Persie 50 101 0.49 [40]
37  Bosnia and Herzegovina Džeko, EdinEdin Džeko 49 83 0.59 [41]
38  Poland Włodzimierz Lubański 48 75 0.64 [42]
 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov 48 78 0.62 [43]
 Australia Cahill, TimTim Cahill 48 94 0.52 [44]
 Ghana Asamoah Gyan 48 97 0.50 [45]
 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 48 111 0.43 [46]
43  Uruguay Suárez, LuisLuis Suárez 47 89 0.53 [47][48]
 Costa Rica Fonseca, RolandoRolando Fonseca 47 113 0.42 [49]
45  Mexico Borgetti, JaredJared Borgetti 46 89 0.52 [50]
46  Croatia Šuker, DavorDavor Šuker 45 69 0.65 [51]
47  Austria Polster, ToniToni Polster 44 95 0.46 [52]
48  Philippines Younghusband, PhilPhil Younghusband 43 84 0.51 [53]
 Oman Al-Dhabit, HaniHani Al-Dhabit 43 102 0.42 [54]
50   Switzerland Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei 42 84 0.50 [55]
 Panama Tejada, LuisLuis Tejada 42 97 0.43 [56]
 Soviet Union Blokhin, OlehOleh Blokhin 42 112 0.38 [57]
53  China PR Hao Haidong 41 107 0.38 [58]
54  Malta Mifsud, MichaelMichael Mifsud 40 114 0.35 [59]
55  El Salvador Díaz Arce, RaúlRaúl Díaz Arce 39 72 0.54 [60]
 Antigua and Barbuda Peter Byers 39 73 0.53 [61]
 Angola Akwá 39 78 0.50 [62]
58  Yugoslavia Bobek, StjepanStjepan Bobek 38 63 0.60 [63]
 Bahrain Ismail Abdul-Latif 38 107 0.36 [64]
 Estonia Oper, AndresAndres Oper 38 134 0.28 [65]
 Zimbabwe Ndlovu, PeterPeter Ndlovu (at least) 38 100 unk [66]
62  Nigeria Yekini, RashidiRashidi Yekini 37 58 0.64 [67]
 Chile Salas, MarceloMarcelo Salas 37 70 0.53 [68]
64  Hong Kong Chan Siu Ki 36 62 0.58 [69]
 Tunisia Jemâa, IssamIssam Jemâa 36 84 0.43 [70]
 Northern Ireland Healy, DavidDavid Healy 36 95 0.38 [71]
67  Italy Riva, LuigiLuigi Riva 35 42 0.83 [72]
 Jamaica Shelton, LutonLuton Shelton 35 75 0.47 [73]
 Slovenia Zahović, ZlatkoZlatko Zahović 35 80 0.44 [74]
 Romania Hagi, GheorgheGheorghe Hagi / Adrian Mutu 35 125 / 77 0.28 / 0.45 [75][76]
71  Czechoslovakia Antonín Puč 34 60 0.57 [77]
 Uzbekistan Shatskikh, MaksimMaksim Shatskikh 34 61 0.56 [78]
 Kenya Oliech, DennisDennis Oliech 34 72 0.47 [79]
 Algeria Tasfaout, AbdelhafidAbdelhafid Tasfaout 34 79 0.43 [80]
75  Norway Juve, JørgenJørgen Juve 33 45 0.73 [81]
 Israel Spiegler, MordechaiMordechai Spiegler 33 83 0.40 [82]
77  South Africa McCarthy, BenniBenni McCarthy 32 80 0.40 [83]
 Cyprus Konstantinou, MichalisMichalis Konstantinou 32 84 0.38 [84]
 Paraguay Santa Cruz, RoqueRoque Santa Cruz 32 111 0.29 [85]
 Finland Litmanen, JariJari Litmanen 32 137 0.23 [86]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samuel, ShandelShandel Samuel (at least) 32 (at least) 62 unk [87]
82  Ecuador Delgado, AgustínAgustín Delgado 31 70 0.44 [88]
 Burkina Faso Dagano, MoumouniMoumouni Dagano 31 61 0.50 [89]
84  Scotland Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish / Denis Law 30 102 / 55 0.29 / 0.55 [90][91]
 Belgium Bernard Voorhoof / Paul Van Himst 30 61 / 81 0.49 / 0.37 [92][93]
 Togo Adebayor, EmmanuelEmmanuel Adebayor 30 72 0.42 [94]
 Russia Kerzhakov, AleksandrAleksandr Kerzhakov 30 91 0.32 [95]
88  Cuba Lester Moré 29 69 0.42 [96]
 Greece Anastopoulos, NikosNikos Anastopoulos 29 73 0.40 [97]
 Senegal Camara, HenriHenri Camara 29 99 0.29 [98]
 Latvia Māris Verpakovskis 29 104 0.28 [99]
 Guinea Feindouno, PascalPascal Feindouno 29 unk unk [100]
93  New Zealand Coveny, VaughanVaughan Coveny 28 64 0.44 [101]
 Peru Paolo Guerrero 28 71 0.38
 Wales Rush, IanIan Rush 28 73 0.38 [102]
 Yemen Al-Nono, AliAli Al-Nono (at least) 28 unk unk [103]
97  Macedonia Pandev, GoranGoran Pandev 27 78 0.35 [104]
 Mozambique Tico-Tico 27 unk unk [105]
 Sri Lanka Jayasuriya, KasunKasun Jayasuriya 27 unk unk [106]
100  Georgia Arveladze, ShotaShota Arveladze 26 60 0.43 [107]
 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 26 88 0.30 [108]
102  Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán / Falcao, RadamelRadamel Falcao 25 68 / 63 0.38 / 0.40 [109]
 Mali Keita, SeydouSeydou Keita 25 99 0.25 [110]
104  Rwanda Karekezi, OlivierOlivier Karekezi 24 55 0.44 [111]
105  Slovakia Vittek, RóbertRóbert Vittek 23 81 0.28 [112]
 Venezuela Arango, JuanJuan Arango 23 129 0.18 [113]
107  Canada De Rosario, DwayneDwayne De Rosario 22 81 0.27 [114]
108  Belize McCaulay, DeonDeon McCaulay 21 36 0.58 [115]
 Benin Omotoyossi, RazakRazak Omotoyossi 21 52 0.40 [116]
110  Bolivia Botero, JoaquínJoaquín Botero 20 48 0.42 [117]
 Lebanon Antar, RodaRoda Antar 20 56 0.37 [118]
 Belarus Romaschenko, MaksimMaksim Romaschenko 20 63 0.32 [119]

Notes

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Ali Daei - Century of International Appearances
  2. ↑ Ferenc Puskás - Goals in International Matches
  3. ↑ 80 days to go – With 80 goals in 84 appearances, Kunishige Kamamoto is Japan's all-time leading goalscorer. (FIFA.com)
  4. ↑ Kunishige Kamamoto - Goals in International Matches
  5. ↑ Godfrey Chitalu - Century of International Appearances
  6. ↑ Hussein Saeed Mohammed - Century of International Appearances
  7. ↑ PELÉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) - The King of football (FIFA.com)
  8. ↑ Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" - Goals in International Matches
  9. ↑ Bashar Abdullah Salem Abdulaziz - Century of International Appearances
  10. ↑ Kinna Phiri - Century of International Appearances
  11. ↑ Majed Abdullah Mohammed - Century of International Appearances
  12. ↑ Kiatisuk Senamuang - Century of International Appearances
  13. ↑ Miroslav Klose - Century of International Appearances
  14. ↑ Stern John - Century of International Appearances
  15. ↑ Carlos Humberto Ruiz - Century of International Appearances
  16. ↑ Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro - Century of International Appearances
  17. ↑ Robbie Keane - Century of International Appearances
  18. ↑ Hossam Hassan - Century of International Appearances
  19. ↑ Didier Yves Drogba Tébily - Century of International Appearances
  20. ↑ Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Century of International Appearances
  21. ↑ David Villa - Goals in International Matches
  22. ↑ Bum-Kun Cha - Century of International Appearances
  23. ↑ Carlos Alberto Pavón - Century of International Appearances
  24. ↑
  25. ↑ Landon Timothy Donovan - Century of International Appearances
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  27. ↑ Samuel Eto'o Fils - Century of International Appearances
  28. ↑ Jan Koller - International Appearances
  29. ↑ Fandi Ahmad - Century of International Appearances
  30. ↑ Joachim Streich - Century of International Appearances
  31. ↑ Wayne Mark Rooney - Century of International Appearances
  32. ↑ Poul "Tist" Nielsen - Goals in International Matches
  33. ↑ Jon Dahl Tomasson - Century of International Appearances
  34. ↑ Ali Ashfaq - Goals in International Matches
  35. ↑ Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani - Century of International Appearances
  36. ↑ Lê Công Vinh - Goals in International Matches
  37. ↑ Sunil Chhetri - Goals in International Matches
  38. ↑ Hakan Sükür - Century of International Appearances
  39. ↑ Thierry Henry - Century of International Appearances
  40. ↑ Robin van Persie - Century of International Appearances
  41. ↑ Edin Dzeko - Goals in International Matches
  42. ↑ Wlodzimierz Leonard Lubanski - Goals in International Matches
  43. ↑ Dimitar Berbatov - Goals in International Matches
  44. ↑ Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill - Goals in International Matches
  45. ↑ Asamoah Gyan - Goals in International Matches
  46. ↑ Andriy Shevchenko - Century of International Appearances
  47. ↑ Luis SUAREZ – Profile at FIFA.com
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  49. ↑ Rolando Fonseca Jiménez - Century of International Appearances
  50. ↑ Jared Borgetti - Goals in International Matches
  51. ↑ Davor Suker - Goals in International Matches
  52. ↑ Anton "Toni" Polster - Goals in International Matches
  53. ↑ Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband - Goals in International Matches
  54. ↑ Hani Al-Dhabit Faraj Bait - Century of International Appearances
  55. ↑ Alexander Frei - Goals in International Matches
  56. ↑ Luis Carlos Tejada Hansell - Goals in International Matches
  57. ↑ Oleg Blokhin - Century of International Appearances
  58. ↑ Hao Haidong - Century of International Appearances
  59. ↑ Michael Mifsud - Century of International Appearances
  60. ↑ Raúl Ignacio Díaz Arce - International Goals
  61. ↑ Peter Byers - International Goals
  62. ↑ Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco 'Akwá' - International Goals
  63. ↑ Stjepan Bobek - Goals in International Matches
  64. ↑ Ismail Abdullatif Hasan - Century of International Appearances
  65. ↑ Andres Oper - Century of International Appearances
  66. ↑ Peter Ndlovu - International Goals
  67. ↑ Rashidi Yekini - Goals in International Matches
  68. ↑ José Marcelo Salas - Goals in International Matches
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  71. ↑ David Healy - Goals in International Matches
  72. ↑ Luigi Riva - Goals in International Matches
  73. ↑ Luton Shelton - Goals in International Matches
  74. ↑ Zlatko Zahovic - Goals in International Matches
  75. ↑ Gheorghe Hagi - Century of International Appearances
  76. ↑ Adrian Mutu - Goals in International Matches
  77. ↑ Antonin Puc - Goals in International Matches
  78. ↑ Maksim Shatskikh - Goals in International Matches
  79. ↑ Dennis Oguta Oliech - Goals in International Matches
  80. ↑ Abdelhafid Tasfaout - Goals in International Matches
  81. ↑ Jørgen Juve - Goals in International Matches
  82. ↑ Men's national team, Mordechai Spiegler
  83. ↑ Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy - International Appearances
  84. ↑ Michalis Konstandinou - Goals in International Matches
  85. ↑ Roque Luis Santa Cruz - Century of International Appearances
  86. ↑ Jari Litmanen - Century of International Appearances
  87. ↑ Shandel Samuel - - Goals in International Matches
  88. ↑ Agustín Delgado - Goals in International Appearances
  89. ↑ Moumouni Dagano - Goals in International Matches
  90. ↑ Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish - Century of International Appearances
  91. ↑ Denis Law - Goals in International Matches
  92. ↑ Bernard Voorhoof - Goals in International Matches
  93. ↑ Paul Van Himst - Goals in International Matches
  94. ↑ Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor - Goals in International Matches
  95. ↑ Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov - International Appearances
  96. ↑ Moré - International Goals
  97. ↑ Greece - Record International Players
  98. ↑ Henri Camara - Goals in International Matches
  99. ↑ Maris Verpakovskis - Century of International Appearances
  100. ↑ Pascal Feindouno - Goals in International Matches
  101. ↑ Vaughan Coveny - Goals in International Matches
  102. ↑ Ian Rush - Goals in International Matches
  103. ↑ Ali Al-Nono - Goals in International Matches
  104. ↑ Macedonia - Record International Players
  105. ↑ Manuel José Luis "Tico-Tico" Bucuane - Goals in International Matches
  106. ↑ Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne - Goals in International Matches
  107. ↑ Georgia - Record International Players
  108. ↑ Iceland - Record International Players
  109. ↑ Colombia - Record International Players
  110. ↑ Seydou Keïta - Century of International Appearances
  111. ↑ Olivier Kerekezi - Goals in International Matches
  112. ↑ Robert Vittek - Goals in International Matches
  113. ↑ Juan Arango Saez - Century of International Appearances
  114. ↑ Dwayne DeRosario - Goals in International Matches
  115. ↑ Belize - Record International Players
  116. ↑ Razak Omotoyossi - International Goals
  117. ↑ Joaquín Botero - Goals in International Matches
  118. ↑ Lebanon - Record International Players
  119. ↑ Maksim Romashchenko - Goals in International Matches
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