List of top goalscorers
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This is a list of the top goalscorers of all-time in each country's top football division. Where possible, the top ten scorers in the country are given.
[edit] Argentina
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenio Erico | 1934-47 | 332 | 293 |
| Angel Labruna | 1939-59 | 515 | 292 |
| Herminio Masantonio | 1931-45 | 358 | 256 |
| Manuel Pelegrina | 1938-56 | 490 | 231 |
| José Francisco Sanfilippo | 1953-63, 66-67, 72 | 330 | 226 |
| Ricardo Infante | 1942-61 | 439 | 217 |
| Oscar Mas | 1964-77, 79, 82, 85 | 429 | 215 |
| Bernabé Ferreira | 1931-39 | 197 | 206 |
| Carlos Bianchi | 1967-72, 80-84 | 324 | 206 |
| Miguel Angel Brindisi | 1967-76, 79-83 | 441 | 194 |
[edit] Austria
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dienst | 1943-62 | 351 | 323 |
| Johann Krankl | 1971-88 | 427 | 320 |
| Franz Binder | 1930-49 | 261 | 298 |
| Karl Decker | 1938-54 | 276 | 282 |
| Friedrich Cejka | 1947-66 | 438 | 245 |
| Anton Schall | 1925-41 | 285 | 231 |
| Wilhelm Hahnemann | 1931-52, 59 | 308? | 230 |
| Johann Buzek | 1955-73 | 384 | 226 |
| Erich Hof | 1954-69 | 314 | 224 |
| Ernst Stojaspal | 1942-54 | 197 | 224 |
[edit] Belgium
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert De Cleyn | 1932-54 | 395 | 350 |
| Jef Mermans | 1941-57 | 382 | 339 |
| Bernard Voorhoof | 1927-48 | 473 | 281 |
| Arthur Ceuleers | 1933-51 | 401 | 280 |
| Rik Coppens | 1946-62 | 389 | 258 |
| Erwin Vandenbergh | 1976-95 | 425 | 252 |
| Paul Van Himst | 1959-76 | 482 | 237 |
| Raymond Braine | 1922-44 | 243 | 192 |
[edit] Bolivia
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hugo Antelo | 1983-00 | 341 |
| Juan Carlos Sanchez | 1979-92 | 261 |
| Luis Fernando Salinas | 1980-93 | 201 |
| Jesús Reynaldo | 1977-93 | 196 |
| Raúl Horacio Baldessari | 1977-89 | 161 |
| Silvio Edmundo Rojas | 1977-92 | 140 |
| Luis William Ramallo | 1982-99 | 138 |
| Juan Berthy Suarez | 1990-00 | 135 |
| Erwin Romero | 1977-92 | 134 |
| Carlos Fernando Borja | 1977-95 | 129 |
[edit] Colombia
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Iván René Valenciano | 211 |
| Hugo Horacio Londero | 205 |
| Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino | 203 |
| Jorge Ramirez Gallego | 201 |
| Omar Lorenzo Devanni | 195 |
| Arnoldo Iguarán | 185 |
| Willington Ortíz | 183 |
| José Omar Verdún | 182 |
| Jorge Ramón Cáceres | 182 |
| Rubén Darío Hernández | 180 |
[edit] Czechoslovakia
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Bican | 1936-39, 46-50 | ? | 218 |
| Ladislav Vicek | 1950-70 | 325 | 174 |
| Josef Adamec | 1958-77 | 383 | 170 |
| Frantisek Kloz | ? | ? | 168 |
| Ladislav Pavlovic | 1949-66 | 347 | 164 |
| Oldřich Nejedlý | 1931-39 | 187 | 161 |
| Vlastimil Kopecký | 1931-39, 46-50 | 232 | 160 |
| Karel Kada | 1913-33 | ? | 149 |
| Jiří Pešek | 1946-65 | 298 | 149 |
| Zdeněk Nehoda | 1967-82 | 346 | 145 |
[edit] Czech Republic
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Siegl | 1993-04 | 277 | 121 |
| Vratislav Lokvenc | 1993-00 | 200 | 78 |
| Vítězslav Tuma | 1993-04 | 192 | 66 |
| Luděk Zelenka | 1995-04 | 236 | 63 |
| Radek Drulák | 1994-99 | 94 | 60 |
| Karel Vácha | 1993-03 | 186 | 58 |
| Josef Obajdin | 1993-03 | 210 | 57 |
| Marek Kincl | 1994-04 | 187 | 55 |
| Pavel Verbíř | 1996-04 | 210 | 55 |
| Richard Dostálek | 1993-03 | 262 | 54 |
[edit] Ecuador
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Hermen De Jesús Benitez | 1980-95 | 191 |
| Jorge Vinicio Ron | 1972-87 | 181 |
| Angel Luis Liciardi | 1970-78 | 154 |
| José Fabian Pazymino | 1972-88 | 153 |
| Geovanny Alfonso Mera | 1980-95 | 150 |
| Hamilton Emilio Cuvi | 1978-96 | 147 |
| Evelio Agustín Ordonez | 1996- | 126 |
| José V. Villafuerte | 1975-89 | 125 |
| Carlos Alberto Juarez | 1996- | 123 |
| César Fabian Cubero | 1989- | 120 |
[edit] Egypt
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hassan El-Shazly | 176 |
| Hossam Hassan | 149 |
| Moustafa Reyadh | 123 |
| El-Sayed El-Dhizui | 112 |
| Mahmoud El-Khateeb | 108 |
| Ahmed El-Kass | 107 |
| Gamel Abdel Hamid | 99 |
[edit] England
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Greaves | 1957-72 | 516 | 357 |
| William 'Dixie' Dean | 1924-38 | 399 | 349 |
| Steve Bloomer | 1892-1910 | 536 | 317 |
| Gordon Hodgson | 1925-40 | 456 | 287 |
| Alan Shearer | 1987-2006 | 559 | 283 |
| Charlie Buchan | 1912-28 | 482 | 257 |
| Nat Lofthouse | 1946-60 | 452 | 255 |
| Joe Bradford | 1921-35 | 410 | 248 |
| Hugh Gallacher | 1925-38 | 355 | 246 |
| Joe Smith | 1911-27 | 410 | 243 |
[edit] Finland
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Heikki Suhonen | 1969-86 | 206 |
| Kai Pahlman | 1956-72 | 191 |
| Ismo Lius | 1983-99565 | 189 |
| Olavi Rissanen | 1969-87 | 185 |
| Ari Hjelm | 1981-96 | 152 |
| Valeri Popovitch | 1993-04 | 142 |
| Arto Tolsa | 1963-82 | 126 |
| Stig-Göran Myntti | 1944-62 | 121 |
| Martti Hyvärinen | 1958-72 | 119 |
| Michael Belfield | 1981-98 | 116 |
[edit] France
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delio Onnis | 1971-86 | 449 | 299 |
| Bernard Lacombe | 1969-87 | 497 | 255 |
| Hervé Revelli | 1965-78 | 389 | 216 |
| Thadée Cisowski | 1947-61 | 286 | 206 |
| Roger Piantoni | 1950-66 | 394 | 203 |
| Roger Courtois | 1932-56 | ? | 193 |
| Joseph Ujlaki | 1947-64 | 438 | 189 |
| Fleury Di Nallo | 1960-75 | 425 | 187 |
| Gunnar Andersson | 1950-60 | 234 | 179 |
| Carlos Bianchi | 1973-80 | 220 | 179 |
[edit] West Germany/Germany
| Name | Years | Games | Goals | Goals/Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerd Müller | 1965-79 | 427 | 365 | 0,85 |
| Klaus Fischer | 1968-88 | 369 | 268 | 0,73 |
| Jupp Heynckes | 1965-78 | 369 | 220 | 0,60 |
| Manfred Burgsmüller | 1969-90 | 447 | 213 | 0,48 |
| Ulf Kirsten | 1990-03 | 350 | 181 | 0,52 |
| Stefan Kuntz | 1983-99 | 449 | 179 | 0,40 |
| Dieter Müller | 1972-86 | 303 | 177 | 0,58 |
| Klaus Allofs | 1975-93 | 424 | 177 | 0,42 |
| Johannes Löhr | 1964-78 | 381 | 166 | 0,42 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1974-84 | 310 | 162 | 0,52 |
[edit] East Germany
| Name | Years | Games | Goals | Goals/Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Streich | 1969-85 | 378 | 229 | 0,61 |
| Wolfgang Seguin | 1964-81 | 380 | 199 | 0,52 |
| Eberhard Vogel | 1962-82 | 440 | 188 | 0,43 |
| Peter Ducke | 1960-77 | 352 | 153 | 0,43 |
| Henning Frenzel | 1960-78 | 420 | 152 | 0,36 |
| Günter Schröter | 1950-63 | 321 | 142 | 0,44 |
| Hans-J. Kreische | 1964-77 | 256 | 131 | 0,51 |
| Rüdiger Schnuphase | 1971-8? | 320 | 123 | 0,38 |
| Dieter Kühn | 197?-91 | 294 | 122 | 0,41 |
| Bernd Bauchspieß | 1957-73 | 264 | 120 | 0,45 |
[edit] Greece
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Thomas Mavros | 281 |
| Dimitrios Papaioannou | 234 |
| Jiorgios Sideris | 228 |
| Krzysztof Warzycha | 214 |
| Antonios Antoniadis | 187 |
| Dimitrios Saravakos | 184 |
| Nikos Anastopoulos | 181 |
| Jiorgos Dedes | 181 |
| Michalis Kritikopoulos | 175 |
| Mimis Domazos | 142 |
[edit] Honduras
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denilson Costa | 1991-Present | ??? | 154 |
| Wilmer Velasquez | 1991-Present | ??? | 149 |
| Francisco Ramirez | 1998-Present | ??? | 92 |
| Prudencio Norales | 1977-88 | ??? | 88 |
| Danilo Tosello | ???-Present | ??? | 86 |
| Oscar Hernández | ???-??? | ??? | 86 |
| Juan Manuel Cárcamo | ???-Present | ??? | 85 |
| Reynaldo Mejiá | ???-Present | ??? | 83 |
| Antonio Obando | 1973-86 | ??? | 83 |
| Luciano Emilio | ???-Present | ??? | 83 |
[edit] Hungary
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imre Schlosser | 1906-28 | 301 | 417 |
| Ferenc Szusza | 1940-61 | 462 | 393 |
| Gyula Zsengellér | 1935-47 | 325 | 387 |
| József Takacs | 1920-40 | 355 | 360 |
| Ferenc Puskás | 1943-56 | 354 | 357 |
| György Sarosi | 1931-48 | 383 | 351 |
| Gyula Szilagyi | 1943-60 | 390 | 313 |
| Ferenc Deak | 1944-54 | 238 | 305 |
| Ferenc Bene | 1960-78 | 418 | 303 |
| Géza Toldi | 1928-46 | 324 | 271 |
[edit] Iran
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond Bezik | 1994-Present | 84 |
| Reza Enayati | 2001-Present | 80 |
| Ali Asghar Modirroosta | 1991-2003 | 80 |
| Reza Sahebi | 1989-2003 | 67 |
| Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 1971-79 | 63 |
| Mohsen Garousi | 1989-2002 | 61 |
| Behnam Seraj | 1996-Present | 59 |
| Mohammad Momeni | 1989-2003 | 58 |
| Hossein Khatibi | 1991-2000 | 58 |
| Farshad Pious | 1989-1997 | 52 |
[edit] Italy
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Piola | 1929-54 | 537 | 274 |
| Gunnar Nordahl | 1949-59 | 291 | 225 |
| José Altafini | 1958-76 | 459 | 216 |
| Giuseppe Meazza | 1927-47 | 367 | 216 |
| Roberto Baggio | 1985-2004 | 452 | 205 |
| Kurt Hamrin | 1956-71 | 400 | 190 |
| Giuseppe Signori | 1991-2004 | 344 | 188 |
| Gabriel Batistuta | 1991-2003 | 318 | 184 |
| Giampiero Boniperti | 1946-61 | 444 | 178 |
| Amedeo Amadei | 423 | 174 |
[edit] Mexico
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Evanildo Castro, “Cabinho” | 312 |
| Carlos Hermosillo | 294 |
| José Saturnino Cardozo | 228 |
| Jared Borgetti | 217 |
| Oswaldo Castro | 214 |
| Luis Roberto Alves, “Zague” | 209 |
| Carlos Eloir Peruci | 197 |
| Adalberto López | 196 |
| Sergio Lira | 190 |
| Ricardo Pelaez | 187 |
[edit] Norway
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harald Brattbakk | 1990-05 | 255 | 166 |
| Petter Belsvik | 1989-03 | 292 | 159 |
| Odd Iversen | 1967-82 | 225 | 158 |
| Per Kristoffersen | 1957-68 | 194 | 145 |
| Sigurd Rushfeldt | 1992-01 | 173 | 122 |
| Jostein Flo | 1987-01 | 213 | 114 |
| Jan Fuglset | 1967-82 | 209 | 109 |
| Arne Pedersen | 1951-66 | 231 | 107 |
| Svein Mathisen | 1973-89 | 327 | 106 |
| Mini Jakobsen | 1988-99 | 194 | 98 |
[edit] Poland
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Pol | 1954-67 | 186 |
| Lucjan Brychczy | 1954-69 | 182 |
| Gerard Cieslik | 1948-59 | 167 |
| Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 1962-75 | 155 |
| Teodor Peterek | 1928-48 | 154 (+2?) |
| Kazimierz Kmiecik | 1969-83 | 153 |
| Jan Liberda | 1955-71 | 145 |
| Teodor Aniola | 1948-57 | 140 |
| Fryderyk Scherfke | 1927-39 | 131 |
| Jerzy Podbrozny | 1986-96, 2003-04 | 122 |
[edit] Portugal
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Peyroteo | 1937-49 | 197 | 330 |
| Eusébio | 1960-77 | 313 | 319 |
| Fernando Gomes | 1974-91 | 405 | 318 |
| Jose Aguas | 1950-63 | 281 | 290 |
| Néné | 1968-86 | 421 | 262 |
| Manuel Fernandes | 1970-88 | 485 | 243 |
| Lucas Matateu | 1951-67 | 289 | 218 |
| Jose Torres | 1959-80 | 384 | 217 |
| Rui Jordao | 1971-89 | 360 | 215 |
| Arsenio Duarte | 1943-59 | 313 | 211 |
[edit] Scotland
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy McGrory | 1922-38 | 410 |
| Robert McPhail | 1923-39 | 305 |
| Hughie Ferguson | 1916-30 | 285 |
| William Reid | 1904-22 | 275 |
| Ally McCoist | 1980-81, 1983-01 | 260 |
| James McColl | 1913-32 | 258 |
| Robert Ferrier | 1917-37 | 255 |
| David Wilson | 1928-39 | 254 |
| Willie MacFadyen | 1921-36 | 251 |
| Andrew Cunningham | 1909-29 | 237 |
| James Smith | 1928-39 | 225 |
[edit] Soviet Union
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Blokhin | 1969-87 | 432 | 211 |
| Alexander Ponomarev | 1938-52 | 249 | 152 |
| Nikita Simonyan | 1946-59 | 267 | 144 |
| Sergei Soloviev | 1939-52 | 226 | 143 |
| Grigori Fedotov | 1937-49 | 169 | 132 |
| Eduard Makarov | 1961-75 | 370 | 129 |
| Avtandil Gogoberidze | 1945-61 | 341 | 128 |
| Oleg Protasov | 1982-90 | 218 | 125 |
| Valentin Ivanov | 1953-66 | 287 | 124 |
| Ramaz Shengelia | 1977-88 | 283 | 120 |
[edit] Spain
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zarra | 1939-55 | 279 | 251 |
| Hugo Sánchez | 1981-92, 93-94 | 347 | 234 |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1953-66 | 329 | 228 |
| César Rodríguez | 1939-55 | 353 | 225 |
| Enrigue Castro, “Quini” | 1970-75, 77-84 | 448 | 219 |
| Manuel Pahíño | 1943-56 | 278 | 210 |
| Edmundo Suárez, “Mundo” | 1939-51 | 244 | 196 |
| Carlos Santillana | 1971-89 | 461 | 187 |
| Guillermo Gorostiza | 1929-46 | 257 | 185 |
| Jun Arza | 1943-59 | 350 | 182 |
[edit] Turkey
| Name | Years | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Tanju Çolak | 1985-1993 | 240 |
| Hakan Şükür | 1996-2006 | 234 |
| Hami Mandıralı | 1987-2003 | 219 |
| Metin Oktay | 1959-1969 | 217 |
| Aykut Kocaman | 1988-1996 | 200 |
| Feyyaz Uçar | 1984-1997 | 191 |
| Serkan Aykut | 1994-2005 | 179 |
| Fevzi Zemzem | 1965- | 144 |
| Saffet Sancakli | 130 | |
| Mehmet Özdilek | 130 |
[edit] USA (MLS)
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis | 1996- | 271 | 100 |
| Jaime Moreno | 1996- | 217 | 94 |
| Roy Lassiter | 1996-02 | 199 | 88 |
| Ante Razov | 1996- | 186 | 84 |
| Raul Diaz Arce | 1996-01 | 150 | 82 |
| Preki | 1996-05 | 242 | 79 |
| Jeff Cunningham | 1998- | 208 | 74 |
| Ronald Cerritos | 1997- | 199 | 70 |
| Taylor Twellman | 2002- | 98 | 64 |
| Cobi Jones | 1996- | 254 | 62 |
| Brian McBride | 1996-03 | 161 | 62 |
[edit] Yugoslavia
| Name | Years | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slobodan Santrač | 1962-77 | 364 | 218 |
| Darko Pančev | 1982-92 | 242 | 168 |
| Dušan Bajević | ? | ? | 166 |
| Bora Kostić | 1956-64 | ? | 158 |
| Frane Matošić | ? | ? | 149 |
| Todor Veselinović | 1946-61 | ? | 145 |
| Stjepan Bobek | 1945-58 | ? | 129 |
| Zlatko Prljinčević | ? | ? | 129 |
| Dušan Savić | ? | ? | 120 |
| Dragan Džajić | ? | ? | 113 |
[edit] References
Data adapted from research carried out by the contributors at RSSSF.com.
USA data from http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/goals-alltime.html.
