In this article, we explore various accounts of Pele's goal tally and consider what is widely accepted as the most credible total for the Brazilian legend. Team Years Goals Brazil 1957-1971 77 ...

Pele and the Brazilian federation, however, disagree. They claim he scored 95 goals for Brazil and 1,283 total goals across his entire professional career. While record keeping in the modern ...

GOAL takes a look at Pele's achievements, including his goals, trophies and more. The exact number of goals Pele scored in his career is a matter of dispute and figures vary, but he is reported ...

The Real Madrid forward reached 78 international strikes for Portugal last week to surpass the Brazil great, but the 76-year-old has laid down a challenge for the Portuguese ...

Diego Maradona and Pele are considered two of the greatest footballers in history – but how ... Historical stats collator @Trachta10 differs marginally on the total number of goals – one fewer, 344 ...

But there is still plenty of dispute over Bican's actual numbers, with the late Brazilian icon Pele also claiming to have scored more than 1,000 career goals — though that total includes friendlies.

Pele only played for two clubs while leading ... Although it is said he scored close to 1,500 goals in total during his playing days, only 805 of those were recognised by FIFA.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Pele traveled the world with his club team Santos and his national team Brazil, entertaining crowds with his magical brand of soccer. He scored 1,281 goals in his 22-year ...