Cristiano Ronaldo: All-time leading scorer in men's international football
Lunedì, 13 giugno 2022
Intro articolo
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the world record for international goals, having taken his tally to 117 with his first Portugal goals of 2022.
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Corpo articolo
How many goals has Ronaldo scored for Portugal?
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a world record 117 goals in 189 international games since making his Portugal debut in 2003.
When did Ronaldo break the international goals record?
Ronaldo broke the world record for international goals when he scored twice against Republic of Ireland in Portugal's European Qualifier in Faro-Loulé on 1 September 2021, aged 36. He surpassed the existing world-record mark set by former Iran forward Ali Daei – who remains the only other men's player to have claimed a century of international goals.
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Has Ronaldo scored every year since making his Portugal debut?
Ronaldo didn't score in his first two appearances, in 2003, but has since registered for 19 years running, up until 2022.
Leading international scorers
117 Cristiano Ronaldo* (Portugal) – 189 appearances
109 Ali Daei (Iran) – 148 appearances
89 Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) – 142 appearances
86 Lionel Messi* (Argentina) – 162 appearances
84 Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) – 89 appearances
83 Sunil Chhetri* (India) – 128 appearances
80 Ali Mabkhout* (United Arab Emirates) – 104 appearances
79 Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) – 111 appearances
78 Hussein Saeed (Iraq) – 137 appearances
77 Pelé (Brazil) – 92 appearances
76 Robert Lewandowski* (Poland) – 132 appearances
75 Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) – 68 appearances
75 Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan) – 76 appearances
75 Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait) – 134 appearances
*still active
Data correct as of 14 June 2022
