List of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals - wikipedia List of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals Ali Daei ( pictured in 2016 ) is the only male player to score over 100 goals in international football with 109 goals. Contents 1 List of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals 2 Number of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals by country 3 Number of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals by Confederation 4 See also 5 References List of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals As of 6 July 2018. Players in bold are still active at international level. Indicates the FIFA world top scorer. Indicates the top scorer of the respective confederation. Indicates the top scorer of the respective nation. Cristiano Ronaldo ( pictured in 2018 ) is the currently active player with the most number of goals in international football. He also has the most number of goals by a European player in international football. # Name Nation Confederation International goals Caps Goals per match Career span Notes Ali Daei Iran AFC 109 149 0.73 1993 -- 2006 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal UEFA 85 154 0.56 2003 -- Ferenc Puskás Hungary Spain UEFA 84 89 0.94 1945 -- 1962 Kunishige Kamamoto Japan AFC 80 84 0.95 1964 -- 1977 5 Godfrey Chitalu Zambia CAF 79 108 0.71 1968 -- 1980 6 Hussein Saeed Iraq AFC 78 137 0.57 1977 -- 1990 7 Pelé Brazil CONMEBOL 77 91 0.85 1957 -- 1971 8 Sándor Kocsis Hungary UEFA 75 68 1.10 1948 -- 1956 Bashar Abdullah Kuwait AFC 75 134 0.56 1996 -- 2018 10 Kinnah Phiri Malawi CAF 71 115 0.62 1973 -- 1981 Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia AFC 71 116 0.61 1977 -- 1994 Kiatisuk Senamuang Thailand AFC 71 134 0.53 1993 -- 2007 Miroslav Klose Germany UEFA 71 137 0.52 2001 -- 2014 14 Piyapong Pue - on Thailand AFC 70 100 0.70 1981 -- 1997 Stern John Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF 70 115 0.61 1995 -- 2012 Hossam Hassan Egypt CAF 70 169 0.41 1985 -- 2006 17 Gerd Müller West Germany UEFA 68 62 1.10 1966 -- 1974 Carlos Ruiz Guatemala CONCACAF 68 132 0.52 1998 -- 2016 Robbie Keane Republic of Ireland UEFA 68 146 0.46 1998 -- 2016 20 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast CAF 65 104 0.61 2002 -- 2014 Lionel Messi Argentina CONMEBOL 65 128 0.51 2005 -- 22 Sunil Chhetri India AFC 64 101 0.63 2005 -- 23 Ronaldo Brazil CONMEBOL 62 98 0.63 1994 -- 2011 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden UEFA 62 116 0.53 2001 -- 2016 Ahmed Radhi Iraq AFC 62 121 0.51 1982 -- 1997 26 Imre Schlosser Hungary UEFA 59 68 0.87 1906 -- 1927 David Villa Spain UEFA 59 98 0.60 2005 -- 28 Cha Bum - kun South Korea AFC 58 135 0.42 1972 -- 1986 29 Neymar Brazil CONMEBOL 57 90 0.63 2010 -- Carlos Pavón Honduras CONCACAF 57 101 0.56 1993 -- 2010 Clint Dempsey United States CONCACAF 57 141 0.40 2004 -- 2018 Landon Donovan United States CONCACAF 57 157 0.36 2000 -- 2014 Younis Mahmoud Iraq AFC 57 148 0.39 2002 -- 2016 34 Romário Brazil CONMEBOL 55 70 0.79 1987 -- 2005 Kazuyoshi Miura Japan AFC 55 89 0.62 1990 -- 2000 Jan Koller Czech Republic UEFA 55 91 0.60 1999 -- 2009 Robert Lewandowski Poland UEFA 55 98 0.56 2008 -- Fandi Ahmad Singapore AFC 55 101 0.55 1979 -- 1997 Bader Al - Mutawa Kuwait AFC 55 162 0.32 2003 -- 40 Gabriel Batistuta Argentina CONMEBOL 54 77 0.70 1991 -- 2002 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon CAF 54 118 0.46 1997 -- 2014 42 Joachim Streich East Germany UEFA 53 98 0.54 1969 -- 1984 Luis Suárez Uruguay CONMEBOL 53 103 0.51 2007 -- Wayne Rooney England UEFA 53 119 0.44 2003 -- 2016 45 Poul Nielsen Denmark UEFA 52 38 1.37 1910 -- 1925 Ali Ashfaq Maldives AFC 52 78 0.66 2003 -- Edin Džeko Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 52 89 0.59 2007 -- Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark UEFA 52 112 0.46 1997 -- 2010 Adnan Al Talyani United Arab Emirates AFC 52 161 0.32 1983 -- 1997 50 Lajos Tichy Hungary UEFA 51 72 0.71 1955 -- 1971 Lê Công Vinh Vietnam AFC 51 83 0.61 2004 -- 2016 Asamoah Gyan Ghana CAF 51 106 0.48 2003 -- Hakan Şükür Turkey UEFA 51 112 0.46 1992 -- 2007 Thierry Henry France UEFA 51 123 0.41 1997 -- 2010 55 Karim Bagheri Iran AFC 50 87 0.58 1993 -- 2010 Phil Younghusband Philippines AFC 50 97 0.52 2006 -- Robin van Persie Netherlands UEFA 50 102 0.49 2005 -- Hwang Sun - hong South Korea AFC 50 103 0.49 1988 -- 2002 Javier Hernández Mexico CONCACAF 50 106 0.48 2009 -- Tim Cahill Australia OFC / AFC 50 107 0.47 2004 -- Shinji Okazaki Japan AFC 50 116 0.43 2008 -- Number of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals by country Updated as of 24 June 2018. Footballers Country Confederation Brazil CONMEBOL Hungary UEFA Iraq AFC Japan AFC Argentina CONMEBOL Denmark UEFA Germany ( including West Germany ) UEFA Iran AFC Kuwait AFC South Korea AFC Thailand AFC United States CONCACAF Australia OFC through 2005 AFC 2006 -- present Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA Cameroon CAF Czech Republic UEFA Egypt CAF England UEFA France UEFA East Germany UEFA Ghana CAF Guatemala CONCACAF Honduras CONCACAF India AFC Ivory Coast CAF Malawi CAF Maldives AFC Mexico CONCACAF Netherlands UEFA Philippines AFC Poland UEFA Portugal UEFA Republic of Ireland UEFA Saudi Arabia AFC Singapore AFC Spain UEFA Sweden UEFA Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF Turkey UEFA United Arab Emirates AFC Uruguay CONMEBOL Vietnam AFC Zambia CAF Number of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals by Confederation Updated as of 24 June 2018. Footballers Confederation 22 AFC 20 UEFA 7 CONMEBOL 6 CAF 6 CONCACAF 0 OFC 61 Total See also Association football portal List of men 's footballers with 500 or more goals List of top international association football goal scorers by country List of footballers with 100 or more caps List of footballers with the most official appearances List of women 's footballers with 100 or more international goals References General Mamrud, Roberto ; Stokkermans, Karel ( 15 March 2017 ). `` Players with 100 + Caps and 30 + International Goals ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 June 2017. Specific ^ Jump up to : FIFA Century Club. FIFA.com Jump up ^ Godfrey Chitalu -- Century of International Appearances Jump up ^ PELÉ ( Edson Arantes do Nascimento ) -- The King of football ( FIFA.com ) Jump up ^ More goals than caps ( FIFA.com ) Jump up ^ The untouchables ( FIFA.com ) Jump up ^ Robbie Keane announces retirement from International Football at The Guardian Jump up ^ `` Robbie Keane -- Goals in International Matches ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation ( RSSSF ). Retrieved 15 March 2016. Jump up ^ Robbie Keane at National-Football-Teams.com Jump up ^ `` 11 Didier DROGBA ''. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Lionel Andrés Messi - Century of International Appearances ''. www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` 9 Samuel ETOO ''. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016. 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Question: who scored most goals in international football history
Answer: Ali Daei