Most International Goals in Football History

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Most International Goals in Football History

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Key Findings

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Cristiano Ronaldo leads in International Goals with 136.

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Average International Goals: 96.75 · median: 87.

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Gap: Cristiano Ronaldo is 1.7× larger than Godfrey Chitalu.

About This Dataset

Most International Goals in Football History

International footballers ranked by total goals scored in official senior national team matches, according to FIFA and national football association records. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most international goals in the history of the sport with 136 goals for Portugal — a total built over more than two decades of international football spanning five FIFA World Cups, multiple European Championships, and hundreds of qualifying matches. His record surpassed Ali Daei's long-standing mark of 109 in 2021 and has continued to grow, cementing a statistical legacy that is likely to remain unchallenged for generations given the combination of longevity, efficiency, and international tournament participation required to approach such a total.

Analysis

Cristiano Ronaldo (136), Lionel Messi (112) and Ali Daei (109) take the top three in International Goals. No single entity dominates: the leader, Cristiano Ronaldo, holds 17.6% of the combined total of all 8. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 6 run from 109 down to 79 International Goals.

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

136

Cristiano Ronaldo

International Goals · All Time

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International Goals

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: International Goals
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

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Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · International Goals · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	Cristiano Ronaldo	136
🥈	Lionel Messi	112
🥉	Ali Daei	109
4	Mokhtar Dahari	89
5	Romelu Lukaku	85
6	Ferenc Puskás	84
7	Kunishige Kamamoto	80
8	Godfrey Chitalu	79

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo_international_goals Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi_international_goals Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Daei Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokhtar_Dahari Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romelu_Lukaku Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunishige_Kamamoto Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Chitalu Visit ↗

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