List of men 's footballers with 500 or more goals - wikipedia List of men 's footballers with 500 or more goals In top - level association football, 27 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according to research by the Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Only players who were active in top division football for all or most of their careers are considered. The ranking below takes into account goals scored in official matches played with national teams at all age levels and clubs in all divisions. Ranking Key Unverified data is excluded from players ' data ; goal and match totals may be higher. Players in bold are currently active ; data is accurate as of 21 January 2018. Rank Player Goals Matches Ratio Years Bican, Josef Josef Bican ( CZE ) 805 530 1.52 1931 -- 1956 Romário ( BRA ) 772 994 0.78 1985 -- 2007 Pelé ( BRA ) 767 831 0.92 1957 -- 1977 Puskás, Ferenc Ferenc Puskás ( HUN ) 746 754 0.99 1943 -- 1966 Müller, Gerd Gerd Müller ( GER ) 735 793 0.93 1962 -- 1981 6 Ronaldo, Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR ) 644 925 0.7 2002 -- present 7 Messi, Lionel Lionel Messi ( ARG ) 620 791 0.78 2004 -- present 8 Deák, Ferenc Ferenc Deák ( HUN ) 576 -- 1940 -- 1957 9 Seeler, Uwe Uwe Seeler ( GER ) 575 -- 1953 -- 1978 Maravilha, Túlio Túlio Maravilha ( BRA ) 575 -- 1988 -- 2012 11 Friedenreich, Arthur Arthur Friedenreich ( BRA ) 557 -- 1909 -- 1935 12 Willimowski, Ernst Ernst Willimowski ( POL ) 554 -- 1934 -- 1955 13 Eusébio ( POR ) 552 -- 1957 -- 1979 14 McGrory, Jimmy Jimmy McGrory ( SCO ) 550 -- 1922 -- 1937 15 Binder, Franz Franz Binder ( AUT ) 546 -- 1949 -- 1976 16 Peyroteo, Fernando Fernando Peyroteo ( POR ) 544 -- 1937 -- 1949 17 Sánchez, Hugo Hugo Sánchez ( MEX ) 541 -- 1976 -- 1997 18 Walter, Fritz Fritz Walter ( GER ) 539 -- 1937 -- 1959 19 Takács, József József Takács ( HUN ) 523 -- 1917 -- 1934 20 Zsengellér, Gyula Gyula Zsengellér ( HUN ) 522 -- 1935 -- 1953 Zico ( BRA ) 522 -- 1971 -- 1994 22 Di Stéfano, Alfredo Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ARG ) 514 -- 1945 -- 1966 Krankl, Hans Hans Krankl ( AUT ) 514 -- 1970 -- 1989 24 Nordahl, Gunnar Gunnar Nordahl ( SWE ) 513 -- 1937 -- 1958 25 Dinamite, Roberto Roberto Dinamite ( BRA ) 512 -- 1971 -- 1993 26 Greaves, Jimmy Jimmy Greaves ( ENG ) 511 -- 1957 -- 1980 27 Bene, Ferenc Ferenc Bene ( HUN ) 508 -- 1961 -- 1978 Source : Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation See also List of men 's footballers with 50 or more international goals List of footballers with most goals in World Cup qualifiers List of footballers with the most official appearances References ^ Jump up to : Kolos, Vladimir ( 21 January 2016 ). `` Prolific Scorers Data : Best Goalscorers All - Time ( Official Matches ) ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Matches of Cristiano Ronaldo ''. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Matches of L. Messi ''. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals&oldid=821662229 '' Categories : Association football records and statistics Lists of association football players Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Italiano Norsk Português Türkçe Türkmençe Edit links This page was last edited on 21 January 2018, at 21 : 41. About Wikipedia

Question: who has scored the most goals in history
Answer: Josef Bican