Most Goals In International Football
Although there is an overwhelming craze for club football, securing goals for national team remains an honour that many footballers dream of.
Let us take a look at the top 6 players with the most international goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo (118 Goals)
Cristiano Ronaldo is the clear leader among international football goal scorers.
With 118 goals in 193 matches and counting and has scored the most goals in international football.
Ronaldo has been netting goals regularly since his debut for Portugal in 2003.
Has 10 hat-tricks to his name - also the most in international football.
Ali Daei (109 Goals)
Iran’s Ali Daei was the 1st football player to score 100 international goals. At the 2nd position with 109 goals in 148 appearances.
Lionel Messi (93 Goals)
Lionel Messi, probably the best player in the world of football.
On the 3rd position with 93 goals in 168 games.
He not only has 7 career hat-tricks for Argentina.
But also has an unmatched 48 for the La Liga team.
Mokhtar Dahari (89 Goals)
Mokhtar bin Dahari, a highly regarded player Malaysian football history.
Also the all-time leading scorer for the Malaysian national team is Mokhtar.
Dahari scored 89 goals in his 142 appearances.
Ferenc Puskas (84 Goals)
Ferenc Puskas of Hungary boasts of an astounding 1:1 goal-to-match ratio
A legend of the Hungary side of the early 1950s
Puskas won 3 European Cup titles and 5 La Liga titles with Los Blancos.
He scored 84 goals in 85 appearances.
Sunil Chhetri (84 Goals)
Indian football talisman Sunil Chhetri also in the mix.
He is 5th in all-time and 3rd in active scorers' lists.
38-year-old is 3rd on the list of active footballers with the most international goals (84) to their name. FIFA recently honoured him for his achievements with a 3-episode series on his life and career.