10. Uwe Seeler
Photo: futbolretro
Uwe Seeler, a Hamburg legend known for his aerial skill and scissoring, is one of the best attackers Germany has ever produced, a dependable source of goals for both the club and the German national team. In just 649 games, he scored 575 goals for an average of 0.89 goals per game.
9. Ferenc Deak
Photo: quora
Ferenc Deak's achievements may have been overshadowed by his countryman Ferenc Puskas, but the Hungarian forward was an exceptional scorer notwithstanding. Deak scored more than three goals per game for Szentlorinci AC before going on to Ferencvaros, where he scored another 200 goals in just 140 games.
Deak has also scored 29 goals for his country, and despite not knowing how many games he participated in at the highest level, he ended his career with a total of 576 appearances.
8. Eusebius
Photo: lcfc
In Portugal, Eusebio was known as O Rei, and he was one of the most prolific scorers of the 1960s and 1970s, leading Benfica to domestic and European dominance.
He is remembered lovingly by admirers all around the world as an iconic personality in Lisbon. With 623 goals in 639 games, Eusebio had an outstanding goal-per-game ratio.
7. Lionel Messi
Photo: planetfootball
Lionel Messi, often regarded as the best player in history, has always been a goal scorer. In reality, the Argentine has scored 732 goals in 930 official appearances so far. Despite the year 2020 in which data is severely limited compared to the past, these are impressive numbers that are sure to grow.
6. Gerd Muller
Photo: transfermarkt
Gerd Muller, the supreme hunter, was known for his predatory instincts in the penalty area. The Bayern Munich legend, who led West Germany to victory in the 1974 World Cup final, has averaged more than one goal per game on the international stage.
"Der Bomber" was a small, stocky striker with explosive strength who finished his career with 735 goals in 793 appearances.
5. Ferenc Puskas
Photo: hungarytoday
Ferenc Puskas, often known as 'The Galloping Major,' was a major member of two of football's best teams: Hungary's 'Magnificent Magyars' and Real Madrid's European Cup-winning side in 1960.
He was tiny and muscular, and his right foot wasn't very strong; but, his left was a cannon, and it was with it that he scored the majority of his 746 goals in just 754 games.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
Photo: sportingnews
Cristiano Ronaldo, who began his career as a winger, has evolved into a goal machine. With historic Champions League stats that may never be broken, the Portuguese superstar broke record after record.
Surprisingly, despite the passage of time, he has shown little symptoms of slowing down and continues to hit with Juventus at an astonishing rate: 763 goals to date.
3. Pele
Photo: britannica
Pele, regarded by Franz Beckenbauer as the best player of all time, was also one of football's most prolific attackers. 'The King,' a three-time World Cup winner with Brazil, has scored 767 official goals in just 831 appearances, averaging 0.92 goals per game.
2. Romario
Photo: transfermarkt
Phenomenon Ronaldo claims he learned how to score goals from Romario, a man characterized as "a genius" in the penalty area by former Barcelona manager Johann Cruyff. Romario was one of the most cynical finishers in football history, with 772 goals in 994 appearances.
1. Josef Bican
Photo: futbolretro
Jose Bican is the most prolific scorer in football history, but few people are familiar with his name. He was a star in Austria throughout the 1930s and was a member of the squad that reached the World Cup semifinals in 1934, but he continued to play until 1955 when he retired at the age of 42.
Bican, a talented striker with both feet and a sprinter's speed, had scored 805 goals by that point.
