List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the all-time record with 130 goals.

In total, 80 male footballers to date have scored at least 50 goals with their national team at senior level, according to FIFA documents, RSSSF and IFFHS statistics. Since October 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has also been publishing an according list, but only of the top 10.[1] Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal holds the all-time record with 130 international goals.[2]

Brazil, Hungary and Iran hold the record of having the most players to have scored 50 or more international goals with four each. England, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia and Thailand each have three players who have achieved the feat. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has the highest number of footballers who scored at least 50 international goals, with 33 players.[3] Egypt is the only African team with more than one player who has scored at least 50 international goals, after Mohamed Salah achieved the feat on 24 March 2023.[4][5]

Bader Al-Mutawa of Kuwait has played the most matches so far to score 50 international goals.[6] He scored his 50th goal during his 155th international appearance, in a hat-trick against Myanmar on 3 September 2015, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[7]

  1. ^ "Most goals in international football: From Pelé and Puskás to Cristiano and Sunil Chhetri". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cristiano Ronaldo – Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro – Century of International Appearances – RSSSF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 30 or more goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The Egyptian King hits a half-century". FIFA.com. FIFA. 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Egypt's national team celebrates Salah's 50th goal". EgyptIndependent.com. Egypt Independent. 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ Mohammad, Husain. "Bader Al-Mutawa – Century of international appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ "2018 World Cup qualification match: Kuwait vs Myanmar 2015". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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