1. Bican, Josef (Austria, Bohemia/Moravia) 804+
2. Romário (Brazil) 771*
3. Pelé (Brazil) 765
4. Müller, Gerd (Germany) 735
5. Puskás, Ferenc (Hungary) 701+
6. Seeler, Uwe (Germany) 560
7. Eusébio (Portugal) 552
8. Peyroteo, Fernando (Portugal) 544
9. Willimowski, Ernst (Poland, Germany) 544+
10. Binder, Franz (Austria) 541
11. Walter, Fritz (Germany) 527+
12. Zico (Brazil) 516
13. Krankl, Johann (Austria) 514
14. Roberto Dinamite (Brazil) 511
15. Bene, Ferenc (Hungary) 504+
16. Sánchez, Hugo (Mexico) 502+
17. Nordahl, Gunnar (Sweden) 501+
18. di Stéfano, Alfredo (Argentina, Spain) 501
19. Zsengeller, Gyula (Hungary) 491+
20. Schlosser, Imre (Hungary) 489+
NB: * indicates player is still active (last update Apr 12, 2007);
+ indicates number is a lower bound - player may have scored more
(for Bican data are partially missing on the second division
1952; for Puskás partially on the Hungarian cup 1944-52; please
contact the author if you have additional information).
Notes: 1) there may be other players with 700 or more goals;
2) only players who (mostly) played at the highest level are
considered, so players like Erwin Helmchen (Germany 20s-40s,
probably scored 800+ goals but in 'Bezirksligen', never
active in national team) or Abe Lenstra (Netherlands, 636
league goals (total to be verified) at a time when domestic
championship was divided in 6 regional leagues) are not
considered.
1. Josef Bican 600+ [537]
2. Romário 546* [a]
3. Pelé 538
4. Ferenc Puskás 512
5. Gerd Müller 495 [405]
NB: * indicates player is still active (last update Apr 12, 2007);
+ indicates number is a lower bound - player may have scored more
(for Bican data are missing on the second division 1952;
please contact the author if you have additional information).
[a] the United Soccer Leagues (USL), in which Romário played in 2006,
is not a second level league of the MLS but an independent league
consisting of clubs from the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico; his goals
in this league have been included
Notes: 1) records between square brackets for Bican and Müller include
first level championships only;
2) Brazil totals include state leagues of Rio de Janeiro and
São Paulo (not only national championships);
3) there may be other players with 500 or more goals;
4) only players who (mostly) played at the highest level are
considered, so players like Erwin Helmchen (Germany 20s-40s,
probably scored 800+ goals but in 'Bezirksligen', never
active in national team) or Abe Lenstra (Netherlands, 636
league goals (total to be verified) at a time when domestic
championship was divided in 6 regional leagues) are not
considered.
Records between square brackets for Bican and Müller include first level
championships only; note that Brazil totals include state leagues (not
only national championships).
All teams official Friendly total matches goals matches goals matches goals Rapid-Amateure 1931 2 3 1+ 2+ 3+ 5+ Rapid-Reserve 1931-1932 13 24 12 29 25 53 Rapid Wien 1931-1934 61 68 83 116 144 184 Favoritner AC Wien 1933 1 4 1 4 Admira Wien 1935-1937 31 21 54 98 85 119 Slavia Praha 1937-1948 274 534 153+ 298+ 427+ 832+ SK Banske a hutni 1940-1943 2 3 2 3 Sokol Vit. Zeleznicar 1949-1951 58 74 11+ 19+ 69+ 93+ Skoda Hradec Kralove 1952-1953 8+ 11+ 6+ 7+ 14+ 18+ Dynamo Praha 1953-1956 29 22 45+ 59+ 74+ 81+ Selection teams: Austria 1933-1936 19 14 3 1 22 15 CSR 1938,46-49 14 12 6 8 20 20 Cesko-Moravska 1939,1945 6 9 1 0 7 9 Cesko 1940-1944 8 11 1 0 9 11 Praha 1938-1948 6 1 3 3 9 4 Ostrava 1950-1951 4+ 6+ 4+ 6+ CSR eh. Internationale 1956 2+ 10+ 2+ 10+ 529+ 804+ 388+ 663+ 917+ 1467+ All Official Matches Domestic Campionships (1.Div) 358 – 537 among which: Austria 1931-1937 75 - 71 CSR 1937-38,45-55 140 - 189 Cesko-Moravska 1938-1944 134 - 261 Cesko 1944 9 - 16 Division 2 1949, 1952 29+ 51+ Reserve 1931-1932 13 - 24 Domestic cups 61 – 130 among which: Wiener cup 1932-1936 14 - 18 Ceske Pohar 1940-1944 15 - 30 Stredoceske P. 1937,40-48 22 - 58 P. Osvobozeni 1945 6 - 20 Ceskoslov.Pohar 1952 4+ - 4+ Mitropa cup 1934-1939 15 - 15 National teams 47 - 46 Among which: Austria 1933-1936 19 - 14 CSR 1938,46-49 14 - 12 Cesko-Moravska 1939 6 - 9 Cesko 1940-1944 8 - 11 Praha 1938-1948 6 - 1
Overview Matches and Goals
Season Official Friendly/Benefit Overall Accumulated
Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals
1956 2 2 2 2
1957 40 43 33 23 73 66 75 68
1958 53 75 15 14 68 89 143 157
1959 55 65 49 61 104 126 247 283
1960 49 44 33 29 82 73 329 356
1961 38 62 37 49 75 111 404 467
1962 40 54 19 19 59 73 463 540
1963 42 52 17 22 59 74 522 614
1964 38 54 12 6 50 60 572 674
1965 52 72 23 34 75 106 647 780
1966 28 20 22 22 50 42 697 822
1967 32 25 33 31 65 56 762 878
1968 47 34 35 26 82 60 844 938
1969 52 47 26 21 78 68 922 1006
1970 44 19 31 40 75 59 997 1065
1971 42 8 32 22 74 30 1071 1095
1972 36 14 38 36 74 50 1145 1145
1973 40 25 27 28 67 53 1212 1198
1974 35 15 10 4 45 19 1257 1217
1975 9 5 15 10 24 15 1281 1232
1976 24 15 20 11 44 26 1325 1258
1977 31 17 11 6 42 23 1367 1281
1978 2 0 2 0 1369 1281
1979 1 0 1 0 1370 1281
1980 1 2 1 2 1371 1283
1983 1 1 1 1 1372 1284
1984 1 0 1 0 1373 1284
1987 1 0 1 0 1374 1284
1990 1 0 1 0 1375 1284
827 765 548 519 1375 1284
Data by Club/Team
Official Friendlies Total
matches
1956–1974 FC Santos 659 - 643 456 - 446 1115 -1089
1957 Combined Santos/Vasco 4 - 6 4 - 6
1957–1976 Brasil 92 – 77 20 – 18 112 - 95
1959 Military-team 3 - 1 8 - 13 11 - 14
1959-1969 Selection Sao Paulo 9 - 7 4 - 2 13 - 9
1961-1962 Syndicate of Athletes
of Săo Paulo 2 - 3 2 - 3
1975–1977 Cosmos New York 64 – 37 41 – 26 105 – 63
1976 American All-Stars 2 - 0 2 - 0
1977-1990 Benefiz-matches 8 – 5 8 - 5
1978 Fluminense 2 - 0 2 - 0
1979 Flamengo 1 - 0 1 - 0
Total: 827 – 765 548- 519 1375 -1284
Data by Tournament (Official Only)
Domestic Campionships 147 – 71
among which:
Brazil (1971-74) 83 – 34
USA (1975-77) 64 - 37
Brasil (Selecaos of States, 1959-60)* 9 - 7
Paulista (1957-74) 410 – 467
Rio - Sao Paulo (1957-66) 53 - 49
Taca Prata (1967-70) 57 - 37
Taca Brasil (1959-66) 30 - 30
Copa Libertadores (1962-65) 15 - 16
Intercontinental Cup (1962-63) 3 - 7
Supercopa Sud-America (1968-69) 7 - 3
Recopa Intercontinental (1969) 1 - 0
National Selection 92 - 77
Sul-Americano militar (1959)** 3 - 1
Total 827 – 765
* These data may be corrected or completed.
** In 1959, Pelé also played in the Brazilian Armed Forces League (6 matches,
11 goals); those matches are not counted as official due to the amateur
level of the tournament (according to author's opinion).
See also:
Pelé's Record for Brazil
Please contact the author if you have additional information or corrections.
Overview Matches and Goals
Season Official Friendly/Benefit Overall Accumulated
Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals
1962-63 5 6 5 6 5 6
1963-64 29 47 2 7 31 54 36 60
1964-65 37 43 10 12 47 55 83 115
1965-66 39 15 31 42 70 57 153 172
1966-67 49 48 27 56 76 104 229 276
1967-68 48 33 29 60 77 93 306 369
1968-69 42 46 36 47 78 93 384 462
1969-70 49 53 24 59 73 112 457 574
1970-71 56 50 28 36 84 86 541 660
1971-72 57 64 35 73 92 137 633 797
1972-73 54 73 31 31 85 104 718 901
1973-74 64 54 30 45 94 99 812 1000 [1]
1974-75 43 30 24 36 67 66 879 1066
1975-76 35 35 18 46 53 81 932 1147
1976-77 37 48 35 98 72 146 1004 [2] 1293
1977-78 48 37 24 30 72 67 1076 1360
1978-79 21 13 19 38 40 51 1116 1411
1979 27 19 1 0 28 19 1144 1430
1980 36 16 6 4 42 20 1186 1450
1981 17 5 12 6 29 11 1215 1461
1983 1 [3] 0 1216 1461
Total 793 735 423 726 1216 1461
[1] Müllers 1000th goal was the winner in the World Cup final on July 7, 1974.
[2] Müllers 1000th match was on June 10, 1977: Bayern vs SW München 7-1;
Müller scored 3 goals and had a total of 1281 goals after 1000 matches;
compare this with Pelé who scored his last and 1281st goal in his
farewell match on October 1, 1977.
[3] Müllers farewell match.
NB: the following matches and goals have not been taken into account:
1) company football team „Bremshey“ (summer 1964), where Müller worked;
reason: very low level of competition (companies cup) and missing
documentation on Müllers appearances and goals;
2) indoor football;
3) Müllers goals in penalty shoot-outs (1 in European Cup and 5 in
friendly tournaments);
4) youth team TSV Nördlingen (1960-1963, during which time Müller scored
over 500 goals, including over 400 goals in official matches).
All Official Matches
Type Period Matches Goals
South Germany Championship (Youth) 1962-63 3 2
Amateur League 1963-64 31 51
Reserve Team Championship 1964/65 3 2
Regionalliga Süd (2nd level) 1964/65 26 33
Promotion Playoff 1965 6 6
Bundesliga 1965-79 427 365
NASL (USA) 1979-81 80 40
DFB-Pokal 1964-78 64 80
Liga-Pokal 1972 5 12
International Cups 1966-77 79 70
Intertoto Cup 1978 6 5
Germany National Team 1966-74 62 68
Germany U-23 Team 1966 1 1
Total 1962-81 793 735
All Clubs
Club Period Official Other Total
1. Bavaria (Bayern) Youth Team 1962-63 3 2 3 2
2. TSV 1861 Nördlingen 1963-64 31 51 2 7 33 58
3. FC Bayern 1964-79,83 616 573 386 [1] 683 1002 [2] 1256
4. FC Bayern Combineds [4] 1966,73 2 [1] 2 2 2
5. Germany National Teams 1966-74 63 69 8 20 71 89
6. FIFA / UEFA Selections 1971-73 3 2 3 2
7. Benefit Matches 1965-80 4 2 4 2
8. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1979-81 80 40 19 [3] 10 99 50
Total 793 735 423 726 1216 1461
Indoor Football 1971-73,76 19 26
[1] includes 133 international matches (123 goals), 255 matches against German
clubs (562 goals).
[2] 1000th match for FC Bayern on Feb 3, 1979 in Frankfurt; after this match,
Müller requested to be freed for another club.
[3] data for a number of friendly matches of Fort Lauderdale (1980-1981) uncertain.
[4] combinations of FC Bayern with other clubs.
Fort Lauderdale Friendly Matches
For the following friendly matches of Fort Lauderdale Strikers, data on
Gerd Müllers appearances and goals have been included in the statistics
but not been double-checked; should you be able to verify or correct these
data, or have information on other friendly matches in which Müller played,
please contact the author:
1 2- 3-1980 Florida 2-3 (Müller didn’t play?)
2 9- 3-1980 Miami 8-0 (Müller scored 3 goals?)
3 12- 3-1980 Detroit Express 0-1
4 16- 3-1980 Detroit Express 1-2 (Müller didn't score?)
5 19- 3-1980 Minnesota Kicks 0-1
6 21- 3-1980 Atlanta Chiefs 0-1
7 14- 5-1980 Sunderland (England) 1-2 (Müller didn't score?)
8 13- 3-1981 Chilean All-Stars 7-0 (Müller scored 3 goals?)
9 14- 3-1981 Aurora (Guatemala) 1-0 (Müller didn't score?)
10 17- 3-1981 Colo Colo (Chile) 0-2
11 20- 3-1981 Concepci?n (Chile) 0-0
12 12- 5-1981 Norwich City (England) 4-0 (Müller didn't score?)
13 2- 6-1981 Sao Paulo FC (Brazil) 3-3 (Müller didn't score)
14 30- 9-1981 Norwich City (England) 2-2 (Müller didn’t play?)
15 10-10-1981 Rhodos (Greece) 1-2 (Müller didn't score?)
16 14-10-1981 Olympiakos (Greece) 0-0
See also:
Gerd Müllers Record for Germany
Gerd Müllers Record in European Cup Matches
Gerd Müllers Record in Bundesliga and NASL
Data by Club/Team
Official Friendly Total
Period Club Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals
1985 Brazil U-20 11 - 11 11 - 11
1985–88 Vasco da Gama 142 - 80 55 – 45 197 - 125
1988–93 PSV Eindhoven 148 – 128 27*– 38 175*- 166
1993–95 FC Barcelona 66 - 39 18 – 14 84 - 53
1995–99 Flamengo 215 – 187 26 – 18 241 - 205
1996-97 Valencia 12 - 6 9 - 9 21 - 15
1999–02 Vasco da Gama 136 – 131 6 - 6** 142 - 137
2002–04 Fluminense 75 - 47 13 – 15** 88 - 62
2003 Al-Sadd (Qatar) 3 - 0 0 - 0 3 - 0
2005-06 Vasco da Gama 56 – 41 13 – 19** 69 - 60
2006 FC Miami (USA) 26 - 19 3 - 3 29 - 22
2006 Adelaide United FC 4 - 1 4 - 1
1987–05 Brazil 78 – 64 7 – 7 85 - 71
1987 Selecao Rio de Janeiro 2 - 2 2 - 2
1994-06 Benefit matches 13 – 21 13 - 21
2007 Vasco da Gama 19 - 15 5 - 2** 24 - 17
Total 993 – 771 195 – 197 1188* - 968
* participation of Romário in various friendly matches of PSV (see list below)
currently uncertain
** includes training matches (see list below); Romário may have played in other
training matches in Brazil (Vasco da Gama 1985-1988, 2000, Flamengo 1996-1999)
Data by Tournament (Official Only)
Domestic Campionships 463 – 323
among which:
Brazil 256 – 156 [1]
Netherlands 109 - 98
Spain 57 - 39
Qatar 3 - 0
USA 25 - 19
Australia 4 - 1
Brasil (Selecaos of States) 2 - 2
Carioca 254 – 223 [2]
Domestic Cups 70 - 52
International Cups (Europe/S. America) 76 - 54
Rio - Sao Paulo 37 - 36
National/Olympic Selections 78 - 64 [4]
Other Tournaments 11 - 6 [3]
Youth Brasil-20 11 - 11
Total 993 – 771
[1] includes 3 annulled matches (in 2000 and 2005) in which Romário scored
2 goals (both in 2005).
[2] includes 1 annulled match (in 1996).
[3] includes Copa dos Campeőes Mundiais (Cup for clubs having won an
intercontinental cup) in 1995-96 and Taça Cidade Maravilhosa (Rio
de Janeiro city cup) in 1996.
[4] this includes 70 - 56 for the national team (including a goal against
Mexico on June 16, 1997, also given as own goal), 6 - 7 for the
Olympic team (Seoul 1988) and 2 – 1 in friendlies against Olympic
teams of Sweden (31.07.1988) and Argentina (30.08.1988, 1 goal).
Before and After 30
08.01.85 – 29.01.96 (19 to 30 years) 463 – 327 (with Friendlies 589 – 451)
30.01.96 – 16.11.07 (30 to 41 years) 530 – 444 (with Friendlies 599 – 517)
See also:
Romário's Record for Brazil
Friendly Matches PSV
NB: the participation of Romário in the matches below is not certain.
05.08.1989 Club Brugge 1-1
06.08.1989 Torpedo Moskva 0-1
24.07.1990 Picus/De Spechten 4-0
26.07.1990 UNA Veldhoven 7-1
28.07.1990 Bladella 13-1
14.08.1990 DHC 3-0
06.11.1990 DHC 7-1
11.12.1990 Everton 1-2
09.03.1991 De Treffers 4-2
24.04.1991 Galatasaray 3-2
21.08.1991 Parma 1-3
23.08.1991 Verona 0-1
02.02.1992 Catania (Italy) 0-1
21.03.1992 Helmond Sport 1-2
18.07.1992 Gemert 9-1
01.08.1992 Sporting Lisboa 2-1
18.09.1992 De Treffers 6-0
Romário in Training Matches with Rio clubs
Vasco da Gama 1986-1988
NB: participation and goals of Romário uncertain.
28.02.1986 Vasco 4-1 Madureira (RJ) (Săo Januário)
05.03.1986 Vasco 3-1 Friburguense (RJ) (Săo Januário)
12.03.1986 Vasco 1-0 Rubro (RJ) (Estádio Em Verificaçăo)
04.04.1986 Vasco 4-0 Madureira (Săo Januário)
01.06.1986 Vasco 12-0 Motorista (ES) (Estádio Em Verificaçăo)
03.07.1986 Vasco 3-0 Combinado De Valença (RJ) (Coroados)
21.01.1987 Vasco 4-0 Combinado Da Paraíba Do Sul (Alfredo Costa Júnior)
26.01.1988 Vasco 4-1 Petro Atlético (ANG) (Săo Januário)
04.03.1988 Vasco 1-0 Seleçăo Quęnia (Săo Januário)
Flamengo 1996-1999
NB: participation and goals of Romário uncertain.
15.01.1996 Flamengo 0-0 Friburguense (RJ)
15.01.1997 Flamengo 4-3 Cantagalo (RJ)
17.01.1997 Flamengo 1-1 Friburguense (RJ)
21.05.1998 Flamengo 2-0 Portuguesa (RJ)
23.05.1998 Flamengo 2-0 Olaria (RJ)
26.05.1998 Flamengo 3-2 Volta Redonda (RJ)
12.06.1998 Flamengo 2-1 Volta Redonda (RJ)
16.06.1998 Flamengo 4-0 Portuguesa (RJ)
20.06.1998 Flamengo 1-0 Madureira (RJ)
02.03.1999 Flamengo 2-0 CFZ (RJ)
20.06.1999 Flamengo 1-0 Olaria (RJ)
Since 2002
NB: Romário played in the matches listed below; any goals he scored are
listed in the last column.
12.01.2002 Vasco da Gama 8-2 Săo Miguel
14.01.2003 Fluminense 4-0 Sel. De Vassouras 1
17.06.2003 Fluminense 6-0 Barra da Tijuca (RJ) 2
30.09.2003 Fluminense 3-0 Esprofe de Cabo Frio (RJ)
05.10.2003 Fluminense 2-1 Sao Cristovao (RJ) 1
13.11.2003 Fluminense 5-0 Sao Cristovao (RJ) 3
18.11.2003 Fluminense 2-0 Rio Claro (SP)
27.05.2004 Fluminense 3-2 Cuba 2
07.06.2004 Fluminense 6-1 Mesquita 3
15.06.2004 Fluminense 2-1 Sao Cristovao (RJ)
23.06.2004 Fluminense 4-0 Barra da Tijuca 1
29.09.2004 Fluminense 2-0 Estació de Sá 1
11.04.2005 Vasco da Gama 8-0 Paraty 1
15.09.2005 Vasco da Gama 6-4 Macaé (RJ) 3
20.09.2005 Vasco da Gama 4-0 Duquecaxiense (RJ) 2
29.09.2005 Vasco da Gama 1-0 Breda Rio (RJ)
09.11.2005 Vasco da Gama 3-0 Portuguesa (RJ)
30.11.2005 Vasco da Gama 2-1 Portuguesa (RJ) 1
08.03.2006 Vasco da Gama 4-0 Estació de Sá (RJ) 3
29.03.2007 Vasco da Gama 4-1 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 2
09.05.2007 Vasco da Gama 1-0 Duque de Caxias (RJ)
14.05.2007 Vasco da Gama 1-2 Portuguesa (RJ)
21.06.2007 Vasco da Gama 1-1 Portuguesa (RI)
16.11.2007 Vasco da Gama 3-3 Guanabara (RJ)
Author welcomes any additional data on possibly missing matches or goals
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Author: Vladimir Kolos
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Last updated: 17 Jan 2008
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