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List of international goals scored by Pelé

Pelé was a Brazilian professional football player who represented the Brazil national football team as a forward from 1957 to 1971. Throughout his career, Pelé scored 77 goals in 92[a] international appearances.[b][1] He remained Brazil's top goalscorer for over 60 years, before being surpassed by Neymar in 2023.[2][5] Pelé made his debut for Brazil in a 1–2 defeat against Argentina on 7 July 1957 and scored his first international goal in the same game.[6]

Pelé scored 77 goals in 92 international appearances for Brazil

12 of his 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.[7] 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.[7]

Goals edit

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pelé goal.[1]
Table key
Indicates Brazil won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Brazil lost the match
List of international goals scored by Pelé
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 7 July 1957 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Argentina 1–1 1–2 1957 Roca Cup [8]
2 2 10 July 1957 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil   Argentina 1–0 2−0
(a.e.t.) 		1957 Roca Cup [9]
3 3 4 May 1958 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Paraguay 4–1 5–1 1958 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [10]
4 5 18 May 1958 Pacaembu Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Bulgaria 2–1 3–1 Friendly
5 3–1
6 7 19 June 1958 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Wales 1–0 1–0 1958 FIFA World Cup
7 8 24 June 1958 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden   France 3–1 5–2 1958 FIFA World Cup
8 4–1
9 5–1
10 9 29 June 1958 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden   Sweden 3–1 5–2 1958 FIFA World Cup final
11 5–2
12 10 10 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Peru 2–0 2–2 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
13 11 15 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Chile 2–0 3–0 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
14 3–0
15 12 21 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Bolivia 1–1 4–2 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
16 14 29 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Paraguay 1–1 4–1 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
17 2–1
18 4–1
19 15 4 April 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Argentina 1–1 1–1 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
20 17 17 September 1959 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Chile 1–0 7–0 1959 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins
21 3–0
22 4–0
23 20 1 May 1960 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt   United Arab Republic 1–0 3–1 Friendly
24 2–0
25 3–0
26 24 12 July 1960 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Argentina 2–1 5–1 1960 Taça do Atlântico
27 25 21 April 1962 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Paraguay 5–0 6–0 1962 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [10]
28 26 24 April 1962 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Paraguay 1–0 4–0 1962 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [10]
29 4–0
30 28 9 May 1962 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly
31 29 12 May 1962 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Wales 3–1 3–1 Friendly
32 30 16 May 1962 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Wales 2–1 3–1 Friendly
33 3–1
34 31 30 May 1962 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile   Mexico 2–0 2–0 1962 FIFA World Cup
35 34 16 April 1963 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Argentina 1–0 5−2
(a.e.t.) 		1963 Roca Cup [11]
36 3–1
37 4–1
38 36 28 April 1963 Stade de Colombes, Paris, France   France 1–0 3–2 Friendly
39 2–1
40 3–2
41 38 5 May 1963 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany   West Germany 2–1 2–1 Friendly
42 40 30 May 1964 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   England 3–1 5–1 Taça das Nações
43 42 30 May 1964 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Portugal 1–0 4–1 Taça das Nações
44 43 2 June 1965 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Belgium 1–0 5–0 Friendly
45 2–0
46 3–0
47 44 6 June 1965 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany   West Germany 2–0 2–0 Friendly
48 46 17 June 1965 Ahmed Zabana Stadium, Oran, Algeria   Algeria 1–0 3–0 Friendly
49 48 30 June 1965 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden   Sweden 1–1 2–1 Friendly
50 49 4 July 1965 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union   Soviet Union 1–0 3–0 Friendly
51 3–0
52 50 21 November 1965 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Soviet Union 2–0 2–2 Friendly
53 52 4 June 1966 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Peru 1–0 4–0 Friendly
54 54 12 June 1966 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
55 2–0
56 55 15 June 1966 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
57 58 12 July 1966 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England   Bulgaria 1–0 2–0 1966 FIFA World Cup
58 60 25 July 1968 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Paraguay 1–0 4–0 1968 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [10]
59 2–0
60 63 3 November 1968 Mineirão, Belo Horizante, Brazil   Mexico 2–0 2–1 Friendly
61 66 17 December 1968 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Yugoslavia 2–2 3–3 Friendly
62 68 9 April 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Peru 1–2 3–2 Friendly
63 71 10 August 1969 Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas, Venezuela   Venezuela 2–0 5–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
64 5–0
65 73 21 August 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Colombia 4–1 6–2 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
66 74 24 August 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Venezuela 5–0 6–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
67 6–0
68 75 31 August 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Paraguay 1–0 1–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
69 77 8 March 1970 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Argentina 2–1 2–1 Friendly
70 78 22 March 1970 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Chile 4–0 5–0 Friendly
71 5–0
72 83 3 June 1970 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Czechoslovakia 2–1 4–1 1970 FIFA World Cup
73 85 10 June 1970 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Romania 1–0 3–2 1970 FIFA World Cup
74 3–1
75 88 21 June 1970 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Italy 1–0 4–1 1970 FIFA World Cup final
76 90 4 October 1970 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile   Chile 1–0 5–1 Friendly
77 91 11 July 1971 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil   Austria 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Hat-tricks edit

See also: List of Brazil national football team hat-tricks
 
Pelé scored seven hat-tricks for Brazil.
List of international hat-tricks scored by Davor Šuker
No. Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date Ref.
1   France 3 5–2 Råsunda, Solna, Sweden 1958 World Cup 24 June 1958 [12]
2   Paraguay 3 4–1 Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina South American Championship 29 March 1959 [13]
3   Chile 3 7–0 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copa Bernardo O'Higgins 17 September 1959 [14]
4   United Arab Republic 3 3–1 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Friendly 1 May 1960 [15]
5   Argentina 3 5–2 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Roca Cup 16 April 1963 [16]
6   France 3 3–2 Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France Friendly 28 April 1963 [17]
7   Belgium 3 5–0 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Friendly 6 February 1964 [18]

Statistics edit

Source: [1][19]

Notes edit

  1. ^ This includes a match for Brazil against the rest of the world, which FIFA does not recognise, played for the 10th anniversary of their first World Cup title[1][2]
  2. ^ The Brazilian Football Confederation claim Pelé scored 95 goals in 113 international appearances. They recognise the 22 matches played by the Brazilian national football team during the 1960s and 70s against club sides, in which Pelé scored 18 goals, while FIFA does not.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Mamrud, Roberto (23 May 2004). "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "A tribute to record-breaking Neymar". FIFA. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ Mackey, Ed (6 December 2022). "Why Brazil believe Neymar has not surpassed Pele's national goal record". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ Mackey, Ed; Garrick, Omar. "Neymar breaks Pele record to become Brazil's record goalscorer – but FIFA, Brazil numbers differ". The Athletic. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Brazil's Neymar overtakes Pele goals record in win over Bolivia". BBC Sport. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  6. ^ Lang, Jack (7 July 2017). "60 years ago today, Pele scored his first Brazil goal and began a career that would change football". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b Menon, Anirudh (30 December 2022). "Pele's incredible numbers: hundreds of goals and 3 World Cups". ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Friendlies 1957 » July » Brazil - Argentina 1:2". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Friendlies 1957 » July » Brazil - Argentina 2:0". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Luis Pierrend, José (9 June 2021). "Copa Julio Roca". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Brazil–France 24th June 1958" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Brazil-Paraguay 29th March 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Brazil-Chile 17th September 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Brazil-United Arab Republic 1st May 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Brazil-Argentina 16th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Brazil-France 28th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Brazil-Belgium 2nd June 1964". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Afinal, quantos gols Pelé tem pela Seleção Brasileira?" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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