Lukaku on the Verge of Joining Top 10 Players with Most International Goals

Six active players ahead of the Belgian

Romelu Lukaku scored more international goals for Belgium than few other footballers in history for their country. After his 78th goal in the European Championship qualifier against Austria in his 111th appearance with the “Red Devils”, the next step is to make it into the top 10, where Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are waiting. A look at the TM statistics reveals: If Lukaku continues with the previous quota, he is likely to overtake one or two football legends in the rankings in his career.

Lukaku beckons top 10: players with the most international goals

31 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Sweden | 62 goals in 122 games

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30 – Ahmed Radhi | Iraq | 62 goals in 121 games
(Data as of October 15, 2023)

29 – Ronaldo | Brazil | 62 goals in 99 games

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28 – Edin Dzeko | Bosnia | 65 goals in 131 games

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27 – Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 65 goals in 105 games

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26 – Robbie Keane | Ireland | 68 goals in 146 games

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25 – Luis Suarez | Uruguay | 68 goals in 137 games

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24 – Carlos Ruiz | Guatemala | 68 goals in 133 games

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23 – Gerd Müller | Germany | 68 goals in 62 games

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22 – Hossam Hassan | Egypt | 69 goals in 178 games

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21 – Star John | Trinidad & Tobago | 69 goals in 115 games

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20 – Abdul Kadir | Indonesia | 70 goals in 111 games
19 – Piyapong Pue-on | Thailand | 70 Tore in 100 Spielen

18 – Miroslav Klose | Germany | 71 goals in 137 games

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17 – Kiatisuk Senamuang | Thailand | 71 Tore in 134 Spielen
16 – Majed Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | 72 goals in 140 games
15 – Kunishige Kamamoto | Japan | 75 Tore in 76 Spielen

14 – Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | 75 goals in 68 games

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13 – Pele | Brazil | 77 goals in 92 games

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12 – Hussein Saeed Mohammed | Iraq | 78 goals in 137 games

11 – Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | 78 goals in 111 games

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10 – Neymar | Brazil | 79 goals in 127 games

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9 – Godfrey Chitalu | Zambia | 79 goals in 91 games

8 – Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 81 goals in 144 games

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7 – Ali Mabkhout | UAE | 81 goals in 106 games

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6 – Ferenc Puskás | Hungary | 84 goals in 85 games

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5 – Mokhtar Dahari | Malaysia | 89 Tore in 131 Spielen

4 – Sunil Chhetri | India | 92 goals in 142 games

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3 – Lionel Messi | Argentina | 104 goals in 177 games

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2 – Ali Daei | Iran | 109 goals in 149 games

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1 – Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 125 goals in 202 games

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Lukaku has long been ahead in the internal Belgian best list. The second-placed top scorer, Eden Hazard, scored 33 goals, less than half as many as the leader. But many other nations don’t have anyone like Lukaku. With the German national team, Miroslav Klose ended his career with 71 goals, which is likely to remain a record in the very long term. For France, where 24-year-old Kylian Mbappé has just moved into fourth place with 42 goals, 37-year-old Olivier Giroud has collected the most goals so far with 54 goals. Spain (David Villa, 59 goals), Italy (Luigi Riva, 35) and England (Harry Kane, 59) are also far behind the Belgian photographer.

There are still some big names ahead of Lukaku. Brazil’s Neymar, who, like Lukaku, just left Seleção icon Pelé (77 goals in 92 games) behind him, has 79 goals in significantly more games (127). Poland’s Robert Lewandowski (81 goals) and Lionel Messi (104) for Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo (125) for Portugal also have more goals, but a slightly weaker rate in relation to the number of games than Lukaku. That comes to 0.7 goals per international match. Among the still active players with a comparable goal tally, only Ali Mabkhout (33) for the United Arab Emirates has a better value of 0.76.

Meanwhile, Lukaku could continue scoring goals against Sweden in European Championship qualifying Group F on Monday and make it into the top 10 of all national players in history. Thanks to Lukaku’s shooting qualities, the Belgians already booked their ticket for the European Championships in Germany in 2024 in the 3-2 win against Austria in Vienna on Friday.

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2023-10-15 13:53:16
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