Top 10 International goal scorers of all time

#5 Pele (Brazil) - 77 goals

The greatest footballer on the planet was also his country’s all-time top scorer with 77 goals in 91 appearances

And at number five, we have the legendary Pele who scored 77 goals for Brazil in 91 appearances with a very prolific goals/game average of 0.846. Widely considered to be the greatest footballer of all time, Pele made his international debut for Brazil against arch-rivals Argentina in 1957 aged only 16 and scored on his debut.

He was chosen to play at the 1958 World Cup where he scored six goals in the four matches he played in and was selected in the Team of the Tournament. During the tournament, he became the youngest player to score a hat-trick at the World Cup.

The 1962 World Cup didn’t go very well for Pele as he sustained an injury in Brazil’s second match against Czechoslovakia and was sidelined for the remainder of the tournament, as Brazil won a second consecutive World Cup.

After being brutally fouled persistently by the Bulgarian players and the Portuguese players during the 1966 World Cup, Pele vowed never to play in a World Cup match, but he reversed his decision and played in the 1970 World Cup where he helped Brazil to a third World Cup, scoring four goals throughout the tournament.

Pele played his last international match in 1971 against Yugoslavia at Rio.