List of international goals scored by Eusébio

Eusébio (1942–2014) scored 41 goals in 64 matches for the Portugal national football team between 1961 and 1973.[1]

Eusébio

He remained the national team's top scorer of all time until his record was broken by Pauleta in 2005;[2] he is now third with the record being held by Cristiano Ronaldo.[3]

Eusébio was the top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup with nine goals, including four in the quarter-final against North Korea. He scored two international hat-tricks: his haul against North Korea, and three goals in a victory over Turkey in qualification for the tournament.

Goals edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 1961 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 4–1 4–2 1962 World Cup Qualification
2. 17 May 1962 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal   Belgium 1–2 1–2 Friendly
3. 7 November 1962 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria   Bulgaria 0–1 3–1 Euro 1964 Preliminary round
4. 3 May 1964 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 0–1 1–2 Friendly
5. 17 May 1964 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal   England 3–2 3–4
6. 15 November 1964 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal   Spain 1–1 2–1
7. 2–1
8. 24 January 1965 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal   Turkey 2–0 5–1 1966 World Cup Qualification
9. 4–1
10. 5–1
11. 19 April 1965 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey   Turkey 0–1 0–1
12. 25 April 1965 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia   Czechoslovakia 0–1 0–1
13. 13 June 1965 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal   Romania 1–0 2–1
14. 2–0
15. 12 June 1966   Norway 1–0 4–0 Friendly
16. 3–0
17. 21 June 1966 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 0–1 1–3
18. 16 July 1966 Old Trafford, Manchester, England   Bulgaria 2–0 3–0 1966 FIFA World Cup
19. 19 July 1966 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England   Brazil 2–0 3–1
20. 3–1
21. 23 July 1966   North Korea 1–3 5–3
22. 2–3
23. 3–3
24. 4–3
25. 26 July 1966 Wembley Stadium (1923), London, England   England 2–1 2–1
26. 28 July 1966   Soviet Union 1–0 2–1
27. 27 March 1967 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   Italy 0–1 1–1 Friendly
28. 8 June 1967 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Norway 0–1 1–2 Euro 1968 Qualifying
29. 1–2
30. 11 December 1968 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece   Greece 4–2 4–2 1970 World Cup Qualification
31. 4 May 1969 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal   Greece 1–2 2–2
32. 2 November 1969 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 0–1 1–1
33. 21 April 1971 Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal   Scotland 2–0 2–0 Euro 1972 Qualifying
34. 12 May 1971 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal   Denmark 2–0 5–0
35. 11 June 1972 Machadão, Natal, Brazil   Ecuador 0–1 0–3 Brazilian Independence Cup
36. 14 June 1972 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil   Iran 0–1 0–3
37. 18 June 1972   Chile 1–4 1–4
38. 29 June 1972 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Argentina 1–2 1–3
39. 3 March 1973 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   France 1–1 1–2 Friendly
40. 1–2
41. 28 March 1973 Highfield Road, Coventry, England   Northern Ireland 1–1 1–1 1974 World Cup Qualification

Hat-tricks edit

No. Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date
1   Turkey 3 – (2–0', 4–1', 5–1') 5–1 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification 24 January 1965
2   North Korea 4 – (1–3', 2–3', 3–3', 4–3') 5–3 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England 1966 FIFA World Cup 23 July 1966

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Eusébio Ferreira da Silva – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Pauleta beats Eusebio's Portugal goal record". ESPN. Reuters. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Records come naturally to me, says Ronaldo". ESPN. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.