List of international goals scored by Godfrey Chitalu

Godfrey Chitalu was a Zambian former professional footballer who represented the Zambia national football team in international level from 1968 to 1980. During that time, he amassed 108 caps and scored 79 international goals making him the all-time record goalscorer for the Zambia national team, highest international goalscorer from an African nation and eighth-highest international goalscorer in history.

Godfrey Chitalu, the highest-scoring player for Zambia, with Alex Chola (left).

International goals

List of international goals scored for Zambia
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 July 1968	Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe	Uganda	1–2	2–2	Friendly
2				2–2
3	9 October 1968	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala		1–0	3–2	Uganda Independence Tournament
4	13 October 1968	Jogoo Road Stadium, Nairobi	Kenya	1–1	1–2	Friendly
5	22 October 1968	Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe	Tanzania	2–0	7–1
6				3–0
7				4–1
8	27 October 1968	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	Sudan	2–2	4–2	WCQR1
9				4–2
10	8 November 1968	Al Hilal Stadium, Khartoum		1–0	2–4
11	17 November 1968	Independence Stadium, Lusaka	Mauritius	1–2	2–2	CANQR1
12	8 December 1968	Stade George V, Curepipe		3–2	3–2
13	3 August 1969	Yaounde	Cameroon	1–0	1–2	CANQR2
14	31 August 1969	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	Malawi	2–0	5–0	Peter Stuyvesant Trophy
15	2 September 1969	Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe		1–0	7–0
16	1 November 1970	Independence Stadium, Lusaka	Tanzania	4–1	5–1	CANQR1
17	18 March 1971	Gymkhana Ground, Zomba	Malawi	3–4	4–5	Friendly
18				4–5
19	23 March 1971	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre		1–0	3–0
20				2–0
21	8 July 1971	Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe	Cyprus	?	3–0
22	11 July 1971	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola		?	3–0
23				?
24	25 July 1971		Guinea	1–0	2–1
25	8 December 1971	Afraha Stadium, Nakuru	Kenya	2–1	2–3	Jamhuri Cup
26	4 June 1972	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	Lesotho	2–1	6–1	WCQR1
27				6–1
28	22 April 1973		Madagascar	3–1	3–1	CANQR1
29	6 May 1973	Antananarivo		1–1	1–2
30	18 November 1973	Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa	Zaire	1–1	1–2	WCQR4
31	12 December 1973	Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi	Kenya	1–1	1–3	Jamhuri Cup
32	4 March 1974	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo	Egypt	1–1	1–3	CAN74GA
33	27 February 1977	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	Uganda	3–2	4–2	WCQR2
34				4–2
35	26 March 1977	Independence Stadium, Lusaka	Malawi	2–0	8–1	Friendly
36			Malawi	3–0
37			Malawi	7–1
38	26 June 1977		Algeria	1–0	2–0	CANQR2
39				2–0
40	9 October 1977	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	India	1–0	3–1	Friendly
41	5 December 1977	Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu	Kenya	1–1	4–2	CECAFA
42				4–1
43	9 December 1977		Uganda	1–1	1–1
44	28 January 1978	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	Zanzibar	3–0	6–1	Friendly
45				4–0
46	29 January 1978			5–0	5–0
47	5 February 1978	Independence Stadium, Lusaka	Swaziland	3–1	11–2
48				7–2
49				11–2
50	7 November 1978	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	Uganda	2–1	2–1	CECAFA
51	9 November 1978		Somalia	1–0	4–0
52			Somalia	2–0	4–0
53	13 November 1978		Kenya	7–0	9–0
54			Kenya	8–0	9–0
55			Kenya	9–0	9–0
56	17 November 1978		Uganda	1–0	4–0
57				2–0
58				3–0
59				4–0
60	19 November 1978		Malawi	1–1	2–3
61	15 April 1979			1–0	2–0	CANQR1
62	29 April 1979	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola		2–0	2–0
63	30 June 1979	Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi	Zaire	2–1	2–1	Friendly
64	4 November 1979	Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi	Uganda	2–0	2–1	CECAFA
65	6 November 1979	National Stadium, Nairobi	Uganda	1–1	2–2
66	25 November 1979	Independence Stadium, Lusaka	Lesotho	2–0	5–0	OGQ
67			Lesotho	4–0	5–0
68	19 April 1980	Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo	Tanzania	1–0	2–0	Zimbabwe Independence Tournament
69	1 June 1980	Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola	Ethiopia	2–0	4–0	WCQR1
70				3–0
71	29 June 1980		Kenya	2–0	5–0	Friendly
72				3–0
73				5–0
74	22 July 1980	Lenin Stadium, Moscow	Soviet Union	1–1	1–3	1980 Olympics
75	24 July 1980	Kirov Stadium, St. Petersburg	Venezuela	1–0	1–2
76	30 August 1980	Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	?	1–1	Friendly
77	2 November 1980	Independence Stadium, Lusaka	Angola	1–1	1–1
78	7 December 1980	Moi Stadium, Kisumu	Kenya	1–0	1–1	Jamhuri Cup
79	12 December 1980	Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi		1–1	2–1

Statistics

Goals by year

Year	Goals
1968	12
1969	3
1970	1
1971	9
1972	2
1973	4
1974	1
1977	11
1978	17
1979	7
1980	12
Total	79

Goals by competition

Competition	Goals
Friendlies	30
FIFA World Cup qualification	10
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments	1
Africa Cup of Nations qualification	10
CECAFA	16
Independence Tournaments	2
Jamhuri Cup	4
Peter Stuyvesant Trophy	2
OGQ	2
1980 Olympics	2
Total	79