List of world association football World Record & Statistics

Here we are sharing a List of world association football World records and Statistics by individual players in the FIFA World Cup, Club matches, in any football league and competition. Soccer is one of the most entertaining sports in the world and FIFA is the international governing body of association football. FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world.

And now, in your correspondent’s humble opinion, FIFA World Cup News has a list of World Association football World Records & Statistics of all time.

List of the International Association football competition records and statistics‎ . This organization holds all the records related to football. So here are a few football World records & Statistics listed below –

List of World Association Football World Record & Statistics

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Highest Goal-Scoring Goalkeeper

Highest goal-scoring goalkeeper of the all-time record held by Brazilian star Rogério Ceni with 131 goals in 1,266 apps. He is one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and he is a one-club man. He holds the football World Record for Goal Scoring.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Rogério Ceni	Brazil	1990–2015	Highest Goal-Scoring Goalkeeper

Most Official Goals (Single club)

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has scored the most official goals for a single club with 700 + goals for Barcelona. He holds the record for most goals in La Liga 474 and Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards which is a football World Record.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Lionel Messi	Argentina	2005–2021	Most Official Goals

World’s All-Time Goal Scorer (Guinness Book of World Records and FIFA)

The world’s all-time goal scorer player is Pelé. He is a Brazilian star. He has 1,283 goals in 1,384 games from 1953 to 1977. The record is according to the Guinness Book of World Records and FIFA.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Pelé	Brazil	1953–1977	World’s All-Time Goal Scorer

World’s All-Time Goal Scorer(Official matches)

The world’s all-time goal scorer according to RSSSF was Erwin Helmchen. He is the most prolific goal scorer in official matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with at least 987 goals scored in 578 official matches.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Erwin Helmchen	Germany	1926–1952	World’s All-Time Goal Scorer

World’s All-Time Goal Scorer (all matches)

The world’s all-time goal scorer according to RSSSF was Lajos Tichy. He is the most prolific goal scorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1912 goals scored in over 1301 matches.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Lajos Tichy	Hungary	1953–1971	World’s All-Time Goal Scorer

Most Goals in International Club

Ronaldo holds the most goals in international club competitions with 152 goals. Portugal star Ronaldo holds the records for most 183 apps, 140 goals, and 42 assists in the Champions League, 14 goals in the European Championship, 133 international goals, and 216 international appearances by a European.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a world record 133 goals since making his Portugal debut in 2003.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	2004–present	Most Goals in International Club

Top-Scorer Awards (All Division)

Robert Lewandowski is the only player to win top-scorer awards in the third, second, first-division, and international competitions. He was the top scorer in the Bundesliga in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 where he was awarded 2 times for the European Golden Shoe. He is on the list of football World Records in all divisions.

Name	Countries	Years	Highlight
Robert Lewandowski	Poland	2005–present	Top-scorer Awards

Which country has the most World Cup trophies?

With 5 titles, Brazil is the most successful World Cup team and is the king of the FIFA World Cup.

Countries Name	Champions	Runners	Total Appearances
Brazil	5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002))	2 (1950, 1998)	22

IFFHS World’s Best Top Goal Scorer

The award is given annually since 2011 by IFFHS. All international and club Goles are included in the top division soccer match for the world’s top goal scorer in the calendar year. Cristiano Ronaldo leads the table of most goals in a calendar year.