Top 15 international goalscorers in men’s football history: Ronaldo on top; Messi, in second, Indian Chhetri on third.
- Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and India’s Sunil Chhetri form the top three active international goalscorers list.
- With 117 goals in 191 games, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal continues to hold the record for most goals scored by a male football player at the international level.
With a brace against Jamaica, Lionel Messi celebrated his 100th international victory. He now has 90 goals in 164 games, which puts him third all-time after Cristiano Ronaldo and Iran's Ali Daei, who has 109 goals in 148 games.
With 84 goals, Indian captain Sunil Chhetri is tied for seventh place with legendary Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas.
Lionel Messi's brace in Argentina's 3-0 win over Jamaica has placed him third in the all-time list of most goals in men’s international history. He's behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Ali Daei.
Top 15: Most Goals in Men's International History: List of Leading Goal-Scorers in Football
No. Name -- Games -- Apps
1 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)* -- 117 - 191
2 - Ali Daei (Iran) -- 109 - 148
3 - Lionel Messi (Argentina) * -- 90 - 164
4 - Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) -- 89 - 142
5 - Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) - 84 - 85
5 - Sunil Chhetri (India) * -- 84 - 131
7 - Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates)* -- 80 - 108
8 - Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) -- 79 - 111
9 - Hussein Saeed (Iraq) -- 78 - 137
10 - Pele (Brazil) -- 77 - 92
11 - Robert Lewandowski (Poland)* -- 76 - 134
12 - Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan) -- 75 - 76
12 - Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait) -- 75 - 134
14 - Majed Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) -- 72 - 117
15 - Kinnah Phiri (Malawi) -- 71 - 117
15 - Kiatisuk Senamuang (Thailand) -- 71 - 134
15 - Miroslav Klose (Germany) -- 71 - 137
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