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Kane joins Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar in international goal club

Kane joins Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar in international goal club،

  • Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerOctober 18, 2023, 10:59 a.m.

Harry Kane reached another international milestone on Tuesday night by becoming the first English male player to reach (and then surpass) the 60-goal mark at senior level.

The 30-year-old striker scored twice in a 3-1 win over Italy in a Group C qualifier at Wembley that saw the Three Lions officially book their place at Euro 2024 l ‘next summer.

After falling behind to an early Gianluca Scamacca goal, England equalized when Kane struck from the penalty spot after 32 minutes to score his 60th international goal. He then scored again in the 77th minute and overtook Sir Bobby Charlton to become England’s all-time men’s top scorer at Wembley (with 24 goals in total at the national stadium.)

So, with 61 goals in 87 matches, Kane is now the 28th male player to reach 60 international goals and the 11th active player to do so, joining some very illustrious company among the upper echelons of his profession. Here are the other active players.

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Teerasil Dangda (Thailand, 64 goals in 126 matches)

Making his international debut in 2007, Dangda has been Thailand’s talismanic captain and main source of goals ever since. A deep-lying striker, the 35-year-old found the net in the Asian Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He also has more goals than any other player in the AFF Championship, with 25.

Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 65 goals in 133 matches)

No one has played more times or scored more goals for Bosnia and Herzegovina than Dzeko, who sits comfortably at the top of both lists. The former Man City, Roma and Inter Milan striker, who now plies his trade at Fenerbahce, has also captained his country 62 times since 2014, which is another exemplary record to add to his prize list.

Luis Suárez (Uruguay, 68 goals in 137 matches)

Suarez’s relentless style has made him the scourge of centre-backs around the world since his debut in 2007. The controversial striker, who has been suspended three times in his career for biting an opponent, has featured in three World Cups and four Copa. Americas, winning the 2011 edition with Uruguay (his only major international honor to date.)

Romelu Lukaku (Belgium, 78 goals in 111 matches)

A prolific scorer since his debut in 2010, Lukaku is 44 goals ahead of the pack on the list of Belgium’s all-time top scorers, with the recently retired Eden Hazard (33) representing his closest competitor.

Neymar (Brazil, 79 goals in 128 matches)

By scoring his 78th and 79th goals in last month’s 5-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Bolivia, Neymar finally overtook the great Pele (77 goals) to become Brazil’s new men’s international top scorer. However, the Al Hilal striker still has a way to go if he wants to become the country’s top scorer, as prolific women’s striker Marta holds the all-time record with 115 goals in 171 matches.

Robert Lewandowski (Poland, 81 goals in 144 matches)

One of the most gifted strikers of his generation, Lewandowski has scored 548 goals in 732 matches domestically for teams like Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and now Barcelona. And he does it at international level too as the 35-year-old has a total of 81 goals for the Polish national team and became their all-time top scorer in 2017 when he surpassed the previous record (48 goals) owned by Wlodzimierz Lubanski.

Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates, 81 goals in 111 matches)

Mabkhout has only represented one club since 2008, Al Jazira, and quickly became the all-time top scorer with 242 goals in 283 matches. His domestic record is reflected at international level where the 33-year-old has scored 81 goals in 111 matches for the UAE.

Sunil Chhetri (India, 93 goals in 143 matches)

Although his name may not be immediately familiar to a wider audience, Chhetri is the fourth highest goalscorer in the history of men’s international football having led the line for India since his debut in 2004. The 39-year-old veteran has a prestigious 19-year international career with 11 major titles (including the SAFF Championship, AFC Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup) to his credit.

Lionel Messi (Argentina, 106 goals in 178 matches)

Not that the Argentine World Cup winner needs an introduction, but it is worth noting that Messi is one of only three men in history to reach a century of goals in international football and that he is just three away from surpassing retired Iranian legend Ali Daei overall. -podium time.

Messi, 36, also recently broke his friend and former Barcelona teammate Suarez’s record to become CONMEBOL’s top scorer in World Cup qualifying with 31 goals in 63 games.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, 127 goals in 203 matches)

No one has scored more goals in the history of men’s international football than Ronaldo, who added four more to his tally this month with back-to-back braces in Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifying victories over Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Al Nassr superstar also recently became the first male player to win more than 200 senior caps for his country.

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