Pelé was a Brazilian football player who represented the Brazil national football team as a forward from 1957 to 1971.[1] For over 50 years, he was the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil, with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 appearances until Neymar broke the record in 2023.[1] His first goal came in his debut game against Argentina, the only goal of Brazil in a 1–2 defeat in Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] 12 of those goals came during his 14 FIFA World Cup appearances, including six in his first World Cup in 1958, and four in his last World Cup in 1970.[1] Pelé is one of the five players, along with Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, who have scored in four separate World Cups.[1]
Goals edit
- Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pelé goal[2]
Hat-tricks edit
| No. | Date | Goals | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result[a] | Ref |
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| 1 | 24 June 1958 | 3 |  France
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Råsunda, Solna, Sweden | 1958 World Cup | 5–2 | [5] |
| 2 | 29 March 1959 | 3 |  Paraguay
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Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | South American Championship | 4–1 | [6] |
| 3 | 17 September 1959 | 3 |  Chile
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Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Copa Bernardo O'Higgins | 7–0 | [7] |
| 4 | 1 May 1960 | 3 |  United Arab Republic
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Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Friendly | 3–1 | [8] |
| 5 | 16 April 1963 | 3 |  Argentina
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Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Roca Cup | 5–2 | [9] |
| 6 | 28 April 1963 | 3 | France
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Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France | Friendly | 3–2 | [10] |
| 7 | 6 February 1964 | 3 |  Belgium
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Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Friendly | 5–0 | [11] |
Source:[2]
Statistics edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c d Menon, Anirudh (30 December 2022). "Pele's incredible numbers: hundreds of goals and 3 World Cups". ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Luis Pierrend, José (9 June 2021). "Copa Julio Roca". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André; Woods, Dennis David (10 August 2020). "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1957-1958". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Brazil–France 24th June 1958" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Paraguay 29th March 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Chile 17th September 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-United Arab Republic 1st May 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-Argentina 16th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Brazil-France 28th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Brazil-Belgium 2nd June 1964". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Afinal, quantos gols Pelé tem pela Seleção Brasileira?" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
External links edit
- Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2011.