List of international goals scored by Pelé

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Pelé in 1970

Pelé was a Brazilian football player who represented the Brazil national football team as a forward from 1957 to 1971.[1] For over 50 years, he was the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil, with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 appearances until Neymar broke the record in 2023.[1] His first goal came in his debut game against Argentina, the only goal of Brazil in a 1–2 defeat in Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] 12 of those goals came during his 14 FIFA World Cup appearances, including six in his first World Cup in 1958, and four in his last World Cup in 1970.[1] Pelé is one of the five players, along with Uwe Seeler, Miroslav Klose, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, who have scored in four separate World Cups.[1]

Goals

Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pelé goal[2]
List of international goals scored by Pelé
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 July 1957 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1  Argentina 1–1 1–2 1957 Roca Cup [3]
2 10 July 1957 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil 2  Argentina 1–0 2−0
(a.e.t.)
1957 Roca Cup [3]
3 4 May 1958 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3  Paraguay 4–1 5–1 1958 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [4]
4 18 May 1958 Pacaembu Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5  Bulgaria 2–1 3–1 Friendly
5 3–1
6 19 June 1958 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 7  Wales 1–0 1–0 1958 FIFA World Cup
7 24 June 1958 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 8  France 3–1 5–2 1958 FIFA World Cup
8 4–1
9 5–1
10 29 June 1958 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 9  Sweden 3–1 5–2 1958 FIFA World Cup final
11 5–2
12 10 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 10 Peru 2–0 2–2 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
13 15 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 11  Chile 2–0 3–0 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
14 3–0
15 21 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 12  Bolivia 1–1 4–2 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
16 29 March 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 14  Paraguay 1–1 4–1 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
17 2–1
18 4–1
19 4 April 1959 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 15  Argentina 1–1 1–1 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
20 17 September 1959 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17  Chile 1–0 7–0 1959 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins
21 3–0
22 4–0
23 1 May 1960 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt 20  United Arab Republic 1–0 3–1 Friendly
24 2–0
25 3–0
26 12 July 1960 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24  Argentina 2–1 5–1 1960 Taça do Atlântico
27 21 April 1962 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25  Paraguay 5–0 6–0 1962 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [4]
28 24 April 1962 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil 26  Paraguay 1–0 4–0 1962 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [4]
29 4–0
30 9 May 1962 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 28  Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly
31 12 May 1962 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29  Wales 3–1 3–1 Friendly
32 16 May 1962 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil 30  Wales 2–1 3–1 Friendly
33 3–1
34 30 May 1962 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile 31  Mexico 2–0 2–0 1962 FIFA World Cup
35 16 April 1963 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 34  Argentina 1–0 5−2
(a.e.t.)
1963 Roca Cup [3]
36 3–1
37 4–1
38 28 April 1963 Stade de Colombes, Paris, France 36  France 1–0 3–2 Friendly
39 2–1
40 3–2
41 5 May 1963 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany 38  West Germany 2–1 2–1 Friendly
42 30 May 1964 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 40  England 3–1 5–1 Taça das Nações
43 30 May 1964 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 42  Portugal 1–0 4–1 Taça das Nações
44 2 June 1965 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43  Belgium 1–0 5–0 Friendly
45 2–0
46 3–0
47 6 June 1965 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany 44  West Germany 2–0 2–0 Friendly
48 17 June 1965 Ahmed Zabana Stadium, Oran, Algeria 46  Algeria 1–0 3–0 Friendly
49 30 June 1965 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 48  Sweden 1–1 2–1 Friendly
50 4 July 1965 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union 49  Soviet Union 1–0 3–0 Friendly
51 3–0
52 21 November 1965 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 50  Soviet Union 2–0 2–2 Friendly
53 4 June 1966 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil 52 Peru 1–0 4–0 Friendly
54 12 June 1966 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 54  Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
55 2–0
56 15 June 1966 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 55  Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
57 12 July 1966 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England 58  Bulgaria 1–0 2–0 1966 FIFA World Cup
58 25 July 1968 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay 60  Paraguay 1–0 4–0 1968 Taça Oswaldo Cruz [4]
59 2–0
60 3 November 1968 Mineirão, Belo Horizante, Brazil 63  Mexico 2–0 2–1 Friendly
61 17 December 1968 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 66  Yugoslavia 2–2 3–3 Friendly
62 9 April 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 68 Peru 1–2 3–2 Friendly
63 10 August 1969 Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas, Venezuela 71  Venezuela 2–0 5–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
64 5–0
65 21 August 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 73  Colombia 4–1 6–2 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
66 24 August 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 74  Venezuela 5–0 6–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
67 6–0
68 31 August 1969 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 75  Paraguay 1–0 1–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
69 8 March 1970 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 77  Argentina 2–1 2–1 Friendly
70 22 March 1970 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil 78  Chile 4–0 5–0 Friendly
71 5–0
72 3 June 1970 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico 83  Czechoslovakia 2–1 4–1 1970 FIFA World Cup
73 10 June 1970 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico 85  Romania 1–0 3–2 1970 FIFA World Cup
74 3–1
75 21 June 1970 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 88  Italy 1–0 4–1 1970 FIFA World Cup final
76 4 October 1970 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 90  Chile 1–0 5–1 Friendly
77 11 July 1971 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil 91  Austria 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Hat-tricks

Pelé had scored seven hat-tricks for Brazil.
No. Date Goals Opponent Venue Competition Result[a] Ref
1 24 June 1958 3  France Råsunda, Solna, Sweden 1958 World Cup 5–2 [5]
2 29 March 1959 3  Paraguay Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina South American Championship 4–1 [6]
3 17 September 1959 3  Chile Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copa Bernardo O'Higgins 7–0 [7]
4 1 May 1960 3  United Arab Republic Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Friendly 3–1 [8]
5 16 April 1963 3  Argentina Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Roca Cup 5–2 [9]
6 28 April 1963 3  France Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France Friendly 3–2 [10]
7 6 February 1964 3  Belgium Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Friendly 5–0 [11]

Source:[2]

Statistics

Source: [2][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Menon, Anirudh (30 December 2022). "Pele's incredible numbers: hundreds of goals and 3 World Cups". ESPN. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Mamrud, Roberto. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Luis Pierrend, José (9 June 2021). "Copa Julio Roca". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André; Woods, Dennis David (10 August 2020). "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1957-1958". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazil–France 24th June 1958" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Brazil-Paraguay 29th March 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Brazil-Chile 17th September 1959" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Brazil-United Arab Republic 1st May 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Brazil-Argentina 16th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Brazil-France 28th April 1963" (in Portuguese). Sambafoot. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Brazil-Belgium 2nd June 1964". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Afinal, quantos gols Pelé tem pela Seleção Brasileira?" (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

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