Topscorers in main international competitions 1916-2013.

World Cups:
30: Stábile (Arg), 8 goals
34: Nejedlý (Tch), 5 
38: Leônidas (Bra), 7 
42-46: no tournament (World War II)
50: Ademir (Bra), 9 
54: Kocsis (Hun), 11 
58: Fontaine (Fra), 13 
62: Garrincha & Vavá (Bra), L. Sánchez (Chl), Albert (Hun), Jerković (Yug), V. Ivanov (URS), 4
66: Eusébio (Por), 9 
70: G. Müller (BRD), 10 -photo-
74: Lato (Pol), 7 
78: Kempes (Arg), 6 
82: Rossi (Ita), 6 
86: Lineker (Eng), 6 
90: Schillaci (Ita), 6 
94: Stoichkov (Bul), Salenko (Rus), 6 
98: Šuker (Cro), 6 
02: Ronaldo (Bra), 8 
06: Klose (Ger), 5 
10: Forlán (Uru), T. Müller (Ger), Sneijder (Hol), Villa (Esp), 5


Topscorer average: 7,21 goals.
5: Brazil, 2: (West) Germany, Italy, Argentina, Hungary. 

Olympics:
08: Sophus Nielsen (Dan), 11 
12: Fuchs (Ger), 10 
16: no tournament (World War I) 
20: Herbert Karlsson (Swe), 7 
24: Petrone (Uru), 8 -photo-
28: Tarasconi (Arg), 9 
32: no tournament
36: Frossi (Ita), 7 
40-44: no tournament (World War II) 
48: John Hansen (Dan), Gunnar Nordahl (Swe), 7 
52: Mitić & Zebec (Yug), 7 
56: Veselinović (Yug), Milanov (Bul), D’Souza (Ind), 4 
60: Harald Nielsen (Dan), 8 
64: Bene (Hun), 12 
68: Yamamoto (Jap), 7 
72: Deyna (Pol), 9 
76: Szarmach (Pol), 6 
80: Andrejev (URS), 5 
84: Cvetković & Deverić (Yug), Xuereb (Fra), 5
88: Romário (Bra), 7 
92: Juskowiak (Pol), 7 
96: Bebeto (Bra), Crespo (Arg), 6 
00: Zamorano (Chl), 6 
04: Tévez (Arg), 8 
08: G. Rossi (Ita), 4
12: Leandro Damião (Bra), 6

Topscorer average: 7,22 goals.
5: Yugoslavia, 3: Denmark, Argentina, Poland, 3: Brazil, 2: Sweden. 

European Championships:
60: Buberník (Tch), Vincent & Fontaine (Fra), 5
64: Ole Madsen (Dan), 11 
68: Riva (Ita), 7 
72: G. Müller (BRD), 11 
76: Givens (Irl), 8 
80: Keegan (Eng), 7 
84: Platini (Fra), 9 
88: Altobelli (Ita), Van Basten (Hol), Claesen (Bel), 7 
92: Papin (Fra), 11 
96: Shearer (Eng), 5 
00: Kluivert (Hol), Milošević (Yug), 5 
04: Baroš (Cze), 5 
08: Villa (Esp), 4 -photo-
12: Mandžukić (Cro), M. Gómez (Ger), Balotelli (Ita), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por), Dzagoev (Rus), F. Torres (Esp), 3

Topscorer average: 7,00 goals.
4: France, 3: Italy, 2: Spain, Germany, Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia, England, Holland. 

Copa América:
16: Gradín (Uru), 3 
17: Romano (Uru), 4 
19: Friedenreich & Neco (Bra), 4 
20: Pérez & Romano (Uru), 3 
21: Libonatti (Arg), 3 
22: Francia (Arg), 4 
23: Aguirre (Arg), Petrone (Uru), 3 
24: Petrone (Uru), 4 
25: Seoane (Arg), 6 
26: Arellano (Chl), 7 
27: Carricaberry & Luna (Arg), Figueroa, Scarone & Petrone (Uru), 3 
29: González (Par), 5 
35: Masantonio (Arg), 4 -photo (left)-
37: Toro (Chl), 7 
39: T. Fernández (Per), 7 
41: Marvezzi (Arg), 5 
42: Masantonio & Moreno (Arg), 7 
45: Méndez (Arg), Heleno (Bra), 6 
46: Medina (Uru), 7 
47: Falero (Uru), 8 
49: Jair (Bra), 9 
53: Molina (Chl), 7 
55: Micheli (Arg), 8 
56: Hormazábal (Chl), 4 
57: Maschio (Arg), Ambrois (Uru), 9 
59 (1): Pelé (Bra), 8 
59 (2): Sanfilippo (Arg), 6 
63: Ratto (Ecu), 6 
67: Artime (Arg), 5 
75: Luque (Arg), Díaz (Col), 4 
79: Peredo (Chl), Morel (Par), 4 
83: Burruchaga (Arg), Roberto Dinamite (Bra), Aguilera (Uru), 3 
87: Iguarán (Col), 4 
89: Bebeto (Bra), 6 
91: Batistuta (Arg), 6 
93: Dolguetta (Ven), 4 
95: Batistuta (Arg), García Aspe (Mex), 4 
97: Hernández (Mex), 6 
99: Rivaldo & Ronaldo (Bra), 5 
01: Aristizábal (Col), 6 
04: Adriano (Bra), 7 
07: Robinho (Bra), 6
11: Guerrero (Per), 5

Topscorer average: 5,40 goals.
19: Argentina, 13: Uruguay, 11: Brazil, 5: Chile, 3: Colombia, 2: Paraguay, Mexico, Peru. 

African Championships:
57: ad-Diba (Egy), 5 
59: al-Gohary (Egy), 3 
62: Mengistu (Eti), Badawi (Egy), 3 
63: el-Shazly (Egy), 6 
65: Manglé (Ivo), 3 
68: Pokou (Ivo), 6 -photo-
70: Pokou (Ivo), 8 
72: S. Keïta (Mal), 5 
74: Ndaye (Zaï), 9 
76: Njo Léa (Gui), 4 
78: Omondi (Uga), Afriye (Gha), Odegbami (Nig), 3 
80: Labied (Mar), Odegbami (Nig), 3 
82: Al Hassan (Gha), 4 
84: Abou Zeïd (Egy), 4 
86: Milla (Cam), 4 
88: Belloumi (Alg), el-Hamid (Egy), Milla (Cam), Traoré (Ivo), 2 
90: Menad (Alg), 4 
92: Yekini (Nig), Pelé & Yeboah (Gha), 3 
94: Yekini (Nig), 5 
96: K. Bwalya (Zam), 5 
98: H. Hassan (Egy), McCarthy (Saf), 7 
2000: Bartlett (Saf), 5 
02: Olembé & Mboma (Cam), Aghahowa (Nig), 3 
04: Mboma (Cam), F. Kanouté (Mal), Mokhtari (Mar), Okocha (Nig), Dos Santos (Tun), 4 
06: Eto’o (Cam), 5 
08: Eto'o (Cam), 5
10: Gedo (Egy), 5
12: Manucho (Ang), Drogba (Ivo), Aubameyang (Gab), C. Diabaté (Mal), Kharja (Mar), Katongo & Mayuka (Zam), 3
13: Emenike (Nig), Mubarak (Gha), 3

Topscorer average: 4,48 goals.
8: Egypt, 7: Cameroon, Nigeria, 5: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, 3: Mali, Morocco, 2: South Africa. 


Topscorers per nation:
23: Argentina  
19: Brazil
13: Uruguay
8: Egypt
7: Chile, Italy, Yugoslavia, Cameroon, Nigeria
6: France, (West) Germany)
5: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
4: Poland, Denmark
3: Spain, Czechoslovakia/Czech Rep, Hungary, England, Holland, Colombia, Mali, Morocco, Zambia.
2: Portugal, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Sweden, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, Algeria, South Africa.