Top 10 official goal-scorers in the history of football: Where do Messi and Ronaldo stand?

Modified Nov 16, 2018 14:51 GMT

#2 Romario (Brazil) - 772 goals

Known as one of the most clinical strikers in football, Romario began his 24-year-long career with Vasco da Gama in 1985, before moving to PSV and later, Barcelona.

He flourished at the two teams, scoring a staggering 165 goals in 167 games for PSV and an impressive 39 goals in his two seasons at Barcelona.

The Brazilian then went on to play for the likes of Flamengo and Valencia.

Romário also played for the Brazilian national team between 1987 and 2005, scoring 55 goals and winning the FIFA World Cup in 1994.

The Brazilian striker officially scored 772 career goals in 994 matches, making him the second highest top-scorer of all time.

#1 Josef Bican (Czech Republic) - 805 goals

Josef Bican is currently the highest goal-scorer in the history of football, boasting of a staggering 805 official goals from 530 matches throughout his career.

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) even awarded him with the "Golden Ball" recognizing him as the greatest goalscorer of the last century.

Bican has played for a host of Czech clubs but is best known for his stints at Rapid Vienna and Slavia Prague.

The Czech star scored 52 goals in 49 games for Vienna and an incredible 395 goals in 217 appearances with Prague.

Internationally, Bican played for three different countries - Austria (1933-36), Czech Republic (1938-49), and Bohemia and Moravia in 1939.

Years after his retirement, his incredible record still stands and it is yet to be seen whether it will ever be beaten.

Edited by Emeka Monyei