Ronaldo Leads Daei, Pele, Messi as List of 20 Highest International Goalscorers Revealed

• Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the leading scorer in international football with the Man United star having 117 goals
• Ronaldo broke Ali Daei's record of 109 goals in September 2021 with a brace against the Republic of Ireland
• Ali Daei hit 109 incredible goals during his playing time for Iran in 149 appearances between 1993 and 2006

Cristiano Ronaldo has for many years established himself as one of the prolific scorers in the history of soccer as the Manchester United forward is currently the leading scorer in international football.

Gone are the days when Cristiano Ronaldo used to play football on the streets in Portugal when he was young, but today, the 37-year-old is a proud winner of 5 Ballon d'Or awards.

Only Lionel Messi on 7 has won more Ballon d'Or awards that Cristiano Ronaldo and these two footballers have been rivals for more than ten years.

According to the reports on GOAL and Mirror, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the top scorer in international football with 117 goals.

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Below are the list of 20 top scorers in international football

1. Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 117 goals / 188 caps

2. Ali Daei | Iran | 109 goals / 149 caps

3. Mokhtar Dahari | Malaysia | 89 goals / 142 caps

4. Ferenc Puskas | Hungary & Spain | 84 goals / 89 caps

5. Lionel Messi | Argentina | 86 goals / 162 caps

6. Godfrey Chitalu | Zambia | 79 goals / 108 caps

7. Hussein Saeed | Iraq | 78 goals / 137 caps

8. Pele | Brazil | 77 goals / 92 caps

9. Ali Mabkhout | UAE | 76 goals / 92 caps

10. Sandor Kocsis | Hungary | 75 goals / 68 caps

11. Kunishige Kamamoto | Japan | 75 goals / 76 caps

12. Bashar Abdullah | Kuwait | 75 goals / 133 caps

13. Sunil Chhetri | India | 74 goals / 118 caps

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14. Majed Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | 72 goals / 117 caps

15. Robert Lewandowski | 75 goals / 130 caps

16. Kinnah Phiri | Malawi | 71 goals / 115 caps

17. Kiatisuk Senamuang | Thailand | 71 goals / 134 caps

18. Miroslav Klose | Germany | 71 goals / 137 caps

19. Piyapong Pue-on | Thailand | 70 goals / 100 caps

20. Stern John | Trinidad & Tobago | 70 goals / 115 caps

Cristiano Ronaldo wins prestigious double at Manchester United awards

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Cristiano Ronaldo won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award for 2022 as the Portuguese forward also picked up Manchester United's Goal of the season award.

Despite not winning any title last season at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo made his presence felt by fans in the Red Devils' squad as he registered 24 goals in all competitions.

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Ronaldo's first goal on 12 March in the 12th minute against Tottenham in a Premier League battle at Old Trafford was voted by fans as the best goal of the season.

Manchester United recorded a 3-2 win over Tottenham and it was Cristiano Ronaldo who scored the three goals for the Red Devils.