It was far more important than some official matches." On the subject of Pele's official tally, he said: "Pele scored 1,091 goals for Santos and 1,282 in his entire career. Of these, 448 were scored in what would be considered friendlies and international friendly tournaments.Dec 8, 2021
How many goals has Pele scored in his career?
757 goals in 831 games – 1957-1977
Pele scored nearly a goal-per-game during his 656 competitive games for Santos, though claims to have scored more than 1,000 times in his career. However, it is widely accepted hundreds of those goals came during tour or friendly matches.Mar 15, 2022
How many goals did Pele score in his career FIFA?
During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to do so. Pelé is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. At club level he is Santos' all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals from 659 games.
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Has any footballer scored 1000 goals?
Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships.
How many players scored 700 goals?
Hats off to Alex Ovechkin for notching his 700th goal
Wayne Gretzky (894), Gordie Howe (801), Jaromir Jagr (766), Brett Hull (741), Marcel Dionne (731), Phil Esposito (717) and Mike Gartner (708) are the other players to score 700 NHL goals. "That's pretty good company, so I'm happy to be there," Ovechkin said.