Ronaldo breaks men's international scoring record, goes past Iran's Ali Daei
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo broke Iran's Ali Daei (109) record in the all-time men's international leading goal-scorer's list.
Published : Sep 02, 2021 02:15 IST
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo went past Iran's Ali Daei (109) in the all-time men's international leading goal-scorer's list on Sunday.
The Portuguese skipper scored the record-breaking 110th goal in the 2-1 win over Ireland in the FIFA 2022 World Cup European qualifier on Wednesday.
Ronaldo reached the mark in 180 matches while Daei scored his 109 goals from 149 matches.
Top 10 goal-scorers
| Position | Player | Matches | Goals |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)* | 180 | 111 |
| 2 | Ali Daei (Iran) | 149 | 109 |
| 3 | Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) | 142 | 89 |
| 4 | Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) | 85 | 84 |
| 5 | Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia) | 111 | 79 |
| 6 | Hussein Saeed (Irag) | 137 | 78 |
| 7 | Pele (Brazil) | 92 | 77 |
| 8 | Ali Mabkhout (UAE)* | 92 | 76 |
| 9 | Sandor Koscis (Hungary) | 68 | 75 |
| 9 | Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan) | 76 | 75 |
* active players
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