# List of international goals scored by Godfrey Chitalu

Godfrey Chitalu was a Zambian professional footballer who represented the Zambia national football team in international level from 1968 to 1980. During that time, he amassed 108 caps and scored 79 international goals making him the all-time record goalscorer for the Zambia national team, highest international goalscorer from an African nation and eighth-highest international goalscorer in history.

## International goals

List of international goals scored for Zambia :
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 July 1968 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Uganda | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4 July 1968 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Uganda | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 October 1968 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala | Uganda | 1–0 | 3–2 | Uganda Independence Tournament |
| 4 | 13 October 1968 | Jogoo Road Stadium, Nairobi | Kenya | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 22 October 1968 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Tanzania | 2–0 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 22 October 1968 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Tanzania | 3–0 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 22 October 1968 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Tanzania | 4–1 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 27 October 1968 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Sudan | 2–2 | 4–2 | WCQR1 |
| 9 | 27 October 1968 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Sudan | 4–2 | 4–2 | WCQR1 |
| 10 | 8 November 1968 | Al Hilal Stadium, Khartoum | Sudan | 1–0 | 2–4 | WCQR1 |
| 11 | 17 November 1968 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Mauritius | 1–2 | 2–2 | CANQR1 |
| 12 | 8 December 1968 | Stade George V, Curepipe | Mauritius | 3–2 | 3–2 | CANQR1 |
| 13 | 3 August 1969 | Yaounde | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–2 | CANQR2 |
| 14 | 31 August 1969 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Malawi | 2–0 | 5–0 | Peter Stuyvesant Trophy |
| 15 | 2 September 1969 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Malawi | 1–0 | 7–0 | Peter Stuyvesant Trophy |
| 16 | 1 November 1970 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Tanzania | 4–1 | 5–1 | CANQR1 |
| 17 | 18 March 1971 | Gymkhana Ground, Zomba | Malawi | 3–4 | 4–5 | Friendly |
| 18 | 18 March 1971 | Gymkhana Ground, Zomba | Malawi | 4–5 | 4–5 | Friendly |
| 19 | 23 March 1971 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Malawi | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 23 March 1971 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Malawi | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 21 | 8 July 1971 | Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe | Cyprus | ? | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 22 | 11 July 1971 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Cyprus | ? | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 11 July 1971 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Cyprus | ? | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 24 | 25 July 1971 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Guinea | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 25 | 8 December 1971 | Afraha Stadium, Nakuru | Kenya | 2–1 | 2–3 | Jamhuri Cup |
| 26 | 4 June 1972 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Lesotho | 2–1 | 6–1 | WCQR1 |
| 27 | 4 June 1972 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Lesotho | 6–1 | 6–1 | WCQR1 |
| 28 | 22 April 1973 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Madagascar | 3–1 | 3–1 | CANQR1 |
| 29 | 6 May 1973 | Antananarivo | Madagascar | 1–1 | 1–2 | CANQR1 |
| 30 | 18 November 1973 | Stade Kamanyola, Kinshasa | Zaire | 1–1 | 1–2 | WCQR4 |
| 31 | 12 December 1973 | Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi | Kenya | 1–1 | 1–3 | Jamhuri Cup |
| 32 | 4 March 1974 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | Egypt | 1–1 | 1–3 | CAN74GA |
| 33 | 27 February 1977 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Uganda | 3–2 | 4–2 | WCQR2 |
| 34 | 27 February 1977 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Uganda | 4–2 | 4–2 | WCQR2 |
| 35 | 26 March 1977 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Malawi | 2–0 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 36 | 26 March 1977 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Malawi | 3–0 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 37 | 26 March 1977 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Malawi | 7–1 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 38 | 26 June 1977 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Algeria | 1–0 | 2–0 | CANQR2 |
| 39 | 26 June 1977 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Algeria | 2–0 | 2–0 | CANQR2 |
| 40 | 9 October 1977 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | India | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 41 | 5 December 1977 | Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu | Kenya | 1–1 | 4–2 | CECAFA |
| 42 | 5 December 1977 | Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu | Kenya | 4–1 | 4–2 | CECAFA |
| 43 | 9 December 1977 | Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu | Uganda | 1–1 | 1–1 | CECAFA |
| 44 | 28 January 1978 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Zanzibar | 3–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 45 | 28 January 1978 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Zanzibar | 4–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 46 | 29 January 1978 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Zanzibar | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 47 | 5 February 1978 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Swaziland | 3–1 | 11–2 | Friendly |
| 48 | 5 February 1978 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Swaziland | 7–2 | 11–2 | Friendly |
| 49 | 5 February 1978 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Swaziland | 11–2 | 11–2 | Friendly |
| 50 | 7 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Uganda | 2–1 | 2–1 | CECAFA |
| 51 | 9 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Somalia | 1–0 | 4–0 | CECAFA |
| 52 | 9 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Somalia | 2–0 | 4–0 | CECAFA |
| 53 | 13 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Kenya | 7–0 | 9–0 | CECAFA |
| 54 | 13 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Kenya | 8–0 | 9–0 | CECAFA |
| 55 | 13 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Kenya | 9–0 | 9–0 | CECAFA |
| 56 | 17 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Uganda | 1–0 | 4–0 | CECAFA |
| 57 | 17 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Uganda | 2–0 | 4–0 | CECAFA |
| 58 | 17 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Uganda | 3–0 | 4–0 | CECAFA |
| 59 | 17 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Uganda | 4–0 | 4–0 | CECAFA |
| 60 | 19 November 1978 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Malawi | 1–1 | 2–3 | CECAFA |
| 61 | 15 April 1979 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre | Malawi | 1–0 | 2–0 | CANQR1 |
| 62 | 29 April 1979 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Malawi | 2–0 | 2–0 | CANQR1 |
| 63 | 30 June 1979 | Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi | Zaire | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 64 | 4 November 1979 | Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi | Uganda | 2–0 | 2–1 | CECAFA |
| 65 | 6 November 1979 | National Stadium, Nairobi | Uganda | 1–1 | 2–2 | CECAFA |
| 66 | 25 November 1979 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Lesotho | 2–0 | 5–0 | OGQ |
| 67 | 25 November 1979 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Lesotho | 4–0 | 5–0 | OGQ |
| 68 | 19 April 1980 | Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo | Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–0 | Zimbabwe Independence Tournament |
| 69 | 1 June 1980 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Ethiopia | 2–0 | 4–0 | WCQR1 |
| 70 | 1 June 1980 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Ethiopia | 3–0 | 4–0 | WCQR1 |
| 71 | 29 June 1980 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Kenya | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 72 | 29 June 1980 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Kenya | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 73 | 29 June 1980 | Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium, Ndola | Kenya | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 74 | 22 July 1980 | Lenin Stadium, Moscow | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1980 Olympics |
| 75 | 24 July 1980 | Kirov Stadium, St. Petersburg | Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1980 Olympics |
| 76 | 30 August 1980 | Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | ? | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 77 | 2 November 1980 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka | Angola | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 78 | 7 December 1980 | Moi Stadium, Kisumu | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–1 | Jamhuri Cup |
| 79 | 12 December 1980 | Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi | Kenya | 1–1 | 2–1 | Jamhuri Cup |

## Statistics

Goals by year :
| Year | Goals |
| 1968 | 12 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1978 | 17 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| Total | 79 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Goals |
| Friendlies | 30 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 |
| Africa Cup of Nations tournaments | 1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 10 |
| CECAFA | 16 |
| Independence Tournaments | 2 |
| Jamhuri Cup | 4 |
| Peter Stuyvesant Trophy | 2 |
| OGQ | 2 |
| 1980 Olympics | 2 |
| Total | 79 |