Here we are sharing a List of world association football World records and Statistics by individual players in 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 Record & Statistics of all time.
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List of world association football World Record & Statistics
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 holds the football World Record for Goal Scoring.
Name | Countries | Years | Highlight |
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Rogério Ceni | Brazil | 1990–2015 | Highest Goal-Scoring Goalkeeper |
Most Official Goals

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi holds 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 and it is football World Record.
Name | Countries | Years | Highlight |
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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 have 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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, and 42 assists in the Champions League, 14 goals in the European Championship, 117 international goals, and 189 international appearances by a European.
Name | Countries | Years | Highlight |
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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 is the top scorer in the Bundesliga in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2020 UEFA Champions League. He is on the list of football World Records.
Name | Countries | Years | Highlight |
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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 |
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Brazil | 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)) | 2 (1950, 1998) | 22 |