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Top 10 highest goal-scorers in the world: There have been so many stellar careers being witnessed in the history of football but Cristiano Ronaldo has set the benchmark at an enormous level, especially when it comes to goal-scoring.

Ronaldo etched his name in the history books when he bagged his 900th career goal during Portugal's Nations League match against Croatia.

Despite heading towards the end phase of his remarkable career, Ronaldo has not only maintained his fitness to compete at the top level but his ability to provide clutch moments has still kept him as one of the lethal scorers in the game.

With 900 strikes to his name at both club and international level combined, the Portuguese legend Ronaldo tops the list for the most goals in football.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s long-time rival, Lionel Messi, stands second on the list for the most goals in football history.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner with Argentina has netted a staggering 838 goals in his legendary career so far.

Including friendlies and tour matches, Pele holds the world record for most career goals in football history. He is credited with 1,279 goals in 1,363 games

But, at the end of the day, it is the official goals that matter, and when it boils down to the same, Ronaldo stands untouched at the top.

As we look back at the goal-scoring charts, here are the top 10 players with the most career goals in the history of football.

 

List of top 10 highest goal scorers in the world

 Rank  Player  Club goals  International goals  Total goals   Career Span
 1  Cristiano Ronaldo  769  131  900  2002-present
 2  Lionel Messi   729  109  838  2004 -present
 3  Pele  679   83  762  1957-1977
 4  Romario  691  64  755  1985-2007
 5  Ferenc Puskas  640  84  724  1943-1966
 6  Josef Bican  690  32  722  1931-1955
 7  Jimmy Jones  636  12  648  1947-1964
 8  Gerd Muller  566  68  634  1964-1981
 9  Robert Lewandowski  551  84  635  2008-present
 10  Joe Bambrick  608  21  629