PHOTOS: India’s Sunil Chhetri passes Lionel Messi in international goals

A look at the all-time top international goalscorers

Published: June 08, 2021 17:03 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

1 of 13

Indian football star Sunil Chhetri has passed Lionel Messi in the all-time international goals standings, after scoring both goals in his country’s 2-0 win over Bangladesh in Doha. Chhetri moved past Argentine Messi’s 72 goals when he opened the scoring in the 79th minute on Monday night before adding a second in injury time. Here is a look at the all-time top scorers Image Credit: Supplied photo

2 of 13

1. Ali Daei (Iran): 109 goals, 149 games, 0.73 goals per game (June 6 1993 to June 21 2006) Image Credit: Supplied

3 of 13

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 103, 174, 0.59 (August 20 2003-present) Image Credit: Twitter

4 of 13

3. Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia): 89, 142, 0.62 (June 5 1972-May 19 1985) - pictured in a Google tribute on his 61st birthday. Image Credit: Courtesy Google

5 of 13

4. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary): 84, 85, 0.99 (August 20 1945-October 14 1956) - picture shows fans holding flags of Puskas at his funeral in Budasestmarks his funeral at Image Credit: Reuters

6 of 13

5. Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia): 79, 111, 0.71 (June 29 1968-December 12 1980) Image Credit: AP

7 of 13

6. Hussein Saeed (Iraq): 78, 137, 0.57 (September 5 1976-March 3 1990) Image Credit: REUTERS

8 of 13

7. Pele (Brazil): 77, 92, 0.84 (July 7 1957-July 18 1971) Image Credit: AP

9 of 13

8. Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan): 75, 76, 0.99 (March 3 1964-June 15 1977) Image Credit: Courtesy AFC

10 of 13

9. Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait): 75, 134, 0.56 (March 16 1996-May 26 2018) Image Credit: Reuters

11 of 13

10. Sunil Chhetri (India): 74, 117, 0.63 (June 12 2005-present) Image Credit: Reuters

12 of 13

11. Ali Mabkhout (UAE): 73, 90, 0.81 (November 15 2009-present) Image Credit: UAE Twitter

13 of 13

12. Lionel Messi (Argentina) 72, 143, 0.5 (August 17 2005-present) Image Credit: AFP

Photos Sports

PHOTOS: India’s Sunil Chhetri passes Lionel Messi in international goals

More From Photos

India lifts ban on onion exports after robust production

Air India launches inaugural Airbus A350 service on Delhi to Dubai route

Rahul Gandhi to contest key seat in Uttar Pradesh in India polls

Is Brazil still the land of football?

GULFNEWS SECTIONS

Trending

PHOTOS: India’s Sunil Chhetri passes Lionel Messi in international goals

More From Photos

India lifts ban on onion exports after robust production

Air India launches inaugural Airbus A350 service on Delhi to Dubai route

Rahul Gandhi to contest key seat in Uttar Pradesh in India polls

Is Brazil still the land of football?

GULFNEWS SECTIONS