Football record breakers

Here are some notable record breakers in football:

Most Goals Scored:

  1. Josef Bican (Austria) - 805 goals in 530 games (1931-1955)
  2. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) - 746 goals in 629 games (1943-1966)
  3. Gerd Müller (Germany) - 735 goals in 706 games (1965-1981)
  4. Pelé (Brazil) - 725 goals in 656 games (1956-1977)
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 725 goals in 974 games (2002-present)

Most International Goals:

  1. Josef Bican (Austria) - 805 goals in 530 games (1931-1955)
  2. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) - 746 goals in 629 games (1943-1966)
  3. Pelé (Brazil) - 643 goals in 92 games (1957-1971)
  4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 634 goals in 184 games (2003-present)
  5. Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 534 goals in 137 games (2001-2014)

Most Hat-Tricks:

  1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 36 hat-tricks in 912 games (2004-present)
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 34 hat-tricks in 974 games (2002-present)
  3. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) - 32 hat-tricks in 629 games (1943-1966)
  4. Gerd Müller (Germany) - 31 hat-tricks in 706 games (1965-1981)
  5. Pelé (Brazil) - 30 hat-tricks in 656 games (1956-1977)

Most Consecutive Games Scored:

  1. Josef Bican (Austria) - 12 consecutive games scored (1934-1935)
  2. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary) - 11 consecutive games scored (1948-1952)
  3. Gerd Müller (Germany) - 10 consecutive games scored (1969-1970)
  4. Pelé (Brazil) - 9 consecutive games scored (1958-1962)
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 8 consecutive games scored (2013-2014)

Most Clean Sheets:

  1. Lev Yashin (USSR) - 270 clean sheets in 812 games (1950-1969)
  2. Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) - 215 clean sheets in 698 games (1987-2003)
  3. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) - 204 clean sheets in 656 games (1995-2018)
  4. Iker Casillas (Spain) - 193 clean sheets in 725 games (1999-2019)
  5. Manuel Neuer (Germany) - 182 clean sheets in 444 games (2006-present)

Most Appearances:

  1. Peter Shilton (England) - 1,390 games (1970-1997)
  2. Iker Casillas (Spain) - 1,344 games (1999-2019)
  3. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) - 1,284 games (1995-2018)
  4. Manuel Neuer (Germany) - 1,244 games (2006-present)
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 1,234 games (2002-present)

Note: These records are subject to change as new players continue to break records.