Decoding South America's top scorers as Messi surpasses Pele's tally

Rajdeep Saha

10 September 2021 at 7:54 am·2-min read

10 Sep 2021: Decoding South America's top scorers as Messi surpasses Pele's tally

Legendary footballer Lionel Messi has added a new feather to his illustrious cap.The Argentine is now South America's highest goal-scorer in international football.Messi scored a sensational hat-trick in Argentina's 3-0 win over Bolivia in the South American World Cup Qualifiers.With Messi notching a new feat, here we decode South America's top scorers.

Highest scorer: Messi gets to 79 goals for Argentina, surpassing Pele

Messi's three goals against Bolivia has seen his tally rise to 79 in international football.Messi has got to this mark in 153 matches for Argentina.On the other hand, Pele, who held the record among South American players, scored 77 in 92 matches for Brazil.Meanwhile, Messi's Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Neymar has scored 69 goals in 113 appearances for Brazil (third-highest).

50-plus goals: Other top scorers with 50-plus international goals

Among other top scorers in international football among South American players, Uruguay's Luis Suarez has netted 64 goals in 123 matches.Former Brazil star Ronaldo netted 62 times in 98 appearances.Other players to have netted 50-plus international goals are Romario (55, Brazil), Gabriel Batistuta (54, Argentina), and Edinson Cavani (53, Uruguay).

40-plus goals: South American goal-scorers with 40-plus goals

There are just four players who went on to net 40-plus goals for South American nations respectively.Former Brazil ace Zico scored 48 goals and is followed by Alexis Sanchez of Chile (46).The other two players with 40-plus goals are Sergio Aguero (41, Argentina) and Eduardo Vargas (40, Chile).

Most goals: Overall, Ronaldo has the most international goals in football

In terms of most goals in international football, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is the supreme leader (111 goals).Ronaldo achieved the mark in 180 appearances.Recently, he steered clear of former Iran legend Ali Daei (109).Malaysia's Mokhtar Dahari has the third-highest number of goals (89).The legendary Ferenc Puskas of Hungary managed 84 goals.These four players are the only one with 80-plus goals.

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Also see: Ronaldo vs Messi: Decoding their international career in numbers
Lionel Messi wins his first international trophy: Key stats
Neymar edges closer to Pele's record for Brazil: Details here
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