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He scored his 50th goal in a friendly match against Sierra Leone on 6 July 1978, aged 23 years, 8 months and 6 days. [36] Stern John of Trinidad and Tobago was the first player from North America to score 50 international goals. He scored 70 goals in 115 matches, with his 50th goal coming in a friendly match against the Dominican Republic on 13 ...
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Thirteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied for national l
Many international players have found success on special teams; two of the three highest scorers in NFL history were foreign born: kickers Morten Andersen of Denmark and Gary Anderson of South Africa. [5] Canada is the all-time most represented foreign country, with 107 players, followed by Germany with 80 players and Jamaica with 40. [6]
Most points scored, season, ... Highest field goal ... 36 years, 158 days (AFL); Bobby Hebert, 36 years, 62 days (NFL) Oldest player to record first rushing ...
Rank Player Position Career Points 41 Jerry Rice: Wide receiver: 1985–2004 1,256 59 Emmitt Smith: Running back: 1990–2004 1,052 67 LaDainian Tomlinson
Argentine star Lionel Messi became the top international goal scorer in South American history on Thursday, overtaking Brazil's Pelé. The 34-year-old netted all the goals at Argentina's 3-0 win ...
He earned more than 140 caps and scored 57 international goals, making him the nation's fourth-most capped player and tying him with Landon Donovan as the top all-time scorer with 57 goals. Dempsey represented the United States at four CONCACAF Gold Cups (winning three), helped them to the final of the 2009 Confederations Cup , and scored in ...
Sándor Kocsis, the player with the most international goals in a single year, scoring 23 goals in 1954 with Hungary. Lionel Messi, the player with the most official goals in a single year, scoring 91 goals in 2012. Most goals scored in a calendar year: 91 – Lionel Messi, 2012 [6] [7] [note 7]