List of footballers with 500 or more goals

In top-level football, 51 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according to research by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Only those who were active at the highest level football for most of their careers are considered. The rankings below take into account goals scored in official matches played with national teams at all age levels and clubs in all divisions while mostly directly reflecting RSSSF data.

Ranking

Men

As of 17 April 2021

Bold indicates players currently active.

“+” indicates the actual number is higher, but the exact number is unknown.

Source:

Rank	Player	Total goals	Total matches	Ratio	Years
1	Erwin Helmchen	+982	575	1.71	1924–1951
2	Josef Bican	+948	621	1.53	1930–1957
3	Ferenc Puskás	808	794	1.02	1943–1967
4	Ferenc Deák	+794	+510	1.56	1939–1959
5	Cristiano Ronaldo	791	1096	0.72	2001–present
6	Romário	780	1000	0.78	1985–2009
7	Pelé	775	841	0.92	1956–1977
8	Lionel Messi	763	969	0.79	2003–present
9	Gerd Müller	735	793	0.93	1958–1981
10	Abe Lenstra	+710	752	0.94	1936–1963
11	Joe Bambrick	+678	565	1.2	1926–1939
12	Jimmy Jones	+673	635	1.06	1946–1965
13	Ernst Willimowski	+663	474	1.4	1934–1955
14	Tommy Lawton	+657	742	0.89	1933–1956
15	Ferenc Bene	630	946	0.67	1961–1979
16	Gyula Zsengellér	611	641	0.95	1935–1953
17	Fernando Peyroteo	597	369	1.62	1937–1949
18	Eusébio	+591	631	0.94	1957–1980
19	Uwe Seeler	582	686	0.85	1946–1972
20	Túlio Maravilha	575	838	0.69	1988–2019
21	Fritz Walter	+574	572	1	1928–1959
22	Zlatan Ibrahimović	571	962	0.59	1999–present
23	Franz Binder	+569	430	1.32	1930–1949
	Imre Schlosser	+569	458	1.24	1905–1928
25	Jimmy Greaves	567	812	0.7	1955–1980
26	Glenn Ferguson	563	1,058	0.53	1987–2011
27	Hugo Sánchez	562	956	0.59	1972–1997
28	José Torres	561	615	0.91	1953–1980
29	Sándor Kocsis	556	537	1.04	1945–1965
30	Fred Roberts	+554	427	1.3	1924–1934
31	James McGrory	549	545	1.01	1918–1935
32	Zico	545	797	0.68	1960–1994
33	Robert Lewandowski	544	814	0.67	2005–present
34	Boy Martin	+541	479	1.12	1930–1947
35	Ferenc Szusza	541	594	0.91	1941–1960
36	Jimmy Kelly	+538	951	0.57	1926–1956
37	Isidro Lángara	+534	433	1.23	1930–1948
38	Dixie Dean	531	577	0.92	1923–1940
39	Nándor Hidegkuti	526	678	0.78	1942–1958
40	József Takács	518	505	1.03	1917–1934
	Hans Krankl	518	725	0.71	1970–1989
42	Roberto Dinamite	517	852	0.61	1969–1993
43	Alfredo Di Stéfano	513	703	0.73	1945–1966
44	Gunnar Nordahl	+510	587	0.87	1937–1960
45	Joseph Mermans	509	634	0.8	1932–1960
46	Hughie Gallacher	+507	657	0.77	1921–1939
47	György Sárosi	507	592	0.86	1930–1948
48	Steve Bloomer	+505	753	0.67	1894–1914
49	Luis Suárez	505	803	0.63	2005–present
50	Roger Milla	+503	905	0.56	1967–1996
51	Lajos Tichy	500	610	0.82	1953–1971

Active players

The following is a list of active players who have scored 400 or more career goals in total. The ranking below takes into account goals scored in official matches played with clubs in all divisions and with national teams at all age levels.

As of 18 April 2021.

Rank	Player	Total goals	Total matches	Ratio	Active since	Teams		Matches	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	791	1096	0.72	2001		Sporting CP B	2	0
							Sporting CP	31	5
							Manchester United	292	118
							Real Madrid	438	450
							Juventus	126	97
							Portugal	173	103
							Portugal U23	3	2
							Portugal U21	10	3
							Portugal U20	5	1
							Portugal U17	7	5
							Portugal U15	9	7
2	Lionel Messi	763	969	0.79	2003		Barcelona C	10	5
							Barcelona B	22	6
							Barcelona	771	665
							Argentina	142	71
							Argentina U23	5	2
							Argentina U20	18	14
3	Zlatan Ibrahimović	571	962	0.59	1999		Malmö FF	47	18
							Ajax	110	48
							Juventus	92	26
							Inter Milan	117	66
							Barcelona	46	22
							Milan	130	84
							Paris Saint-Germain	180	156
							Manchester United	53	29
							LA Galaxy	58	53
							Sweden	118	62
							Sweden U23	7	6
							Sweden U18	4	1
4	Robert Lewandowski	544	814	0.67	2005		Delta Warsaw	19	4
							Legia Warsaw II	13	4
							Znicz Pruszków	66	38
							Lech Poznań	82	41
							Borussia Dortmund	187	103
							Bayern Munich	325	288
							Poland	118	66
							Poland U21	3	0
							Poland U19	1	0
5	Luis Suárez	505	803	0.63	2005		Nacional	35	12
							Groningen	37	15
							Ajax	159	111
							Liverpool	133	82
							Barcelona	283	198
							Atlético Madrid	31	19
							Uruguay	116	63
							Uruguay U23	4	3
							Uruguay U20	4	2
6	Ali Ashfaq	464	544	0.85	2001		Club Valencia	109	104
							New Radiant	147	129
							DPMM FC	7	2
							VB	85	93
							PDRM	70	47
							Maziya S&RC	12	8
							TC Sports Club	12	16
							Club Green Streets	15	11
							Maldives	80	53
							Maldives U23	7	2
7	Sergio Agüero	433	788	0.55	2003		Independiente	56	23
							Atlético Madrid	234	101
							Manchester City	384	257
							Argentina	97	41
							Argentina U23	5	2
							Argentina U20	7	6
							Argentina U17	5	3
8	Sebastián Abreu	432	854	0.51	1995		Defensor Sporting	41	30
							San Lorenzo	75	42
							Deportivo La Coruña	18	4
							Grêmio	7	1
							Tecos	51	34
							Nacional	85	48
							Cruz Azul	52	46
							América	16	3
							Sinaloa	34	22
							Monterrey	18	8
							San Luis	14	5
							UANL	15	7
							River Plate	29	12
							Beitar Jerusalem	2	0
							Real Sociedad	18	11
							Aris	9	5
							Botafogo	105	62
							Figueirense	6	1
							Rosario Central	45	11
							Aucas	10	4
							Sol de América	10	2
							Santa Tecla	21	13
							Bangu	10	3
							Central Español	8	6
							Deportes Puerto Montt	15	11
							Audax Italiano	11	0
							Magallanes	8	3
							Rio Branco	13	6
							Boston River	33	4
							Athletic Club MG	4	0
							Sud América	–	–
							Uruguay	70	26
							Uruguay U17	1	2
9	Edinson Cavani	428	755	0.57	2005		Danubio	30	12
							Palermo	117	37
							Napoli	138	104
							Paris Saint-Germain	301	200
							Manchester United	31	10
							Uruguay	118	51
							Uruguay U23	5	3
							Uruguay U20	15	11
10	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	426	760	0.56	2002		PSV Eindhoven	1	0
							De Graafschap	10	0
							AGOVV	37	27
							Heerenveen	61	39
							Ajax	257	158
							Real Madrid	20	8
							Milan	30	7
							Schalke 04	245	127
							Netherlands	76	42
							Netherlands U21	23	18
11	Neymar	406	644	0.63	2009		Santos	225	136
							Barcelona	186	105
							Paris Saint-Germain	106	83
							Brazil	103	64
							Brazil U23	14	8
							Brazil U20	7	9
							Brazil U17	3	1
12	Karim Benzema	402	832	0.48	2004		Lyon B	20	15
							Lyon	148	66
							Real Madrid	548	274
							France	81	27
							France U21	5	0
							France U19	9	5
							France U18	17	14
							France U17	4	1