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 ...

History for Lionel Messi: He breaks a tie with Pelé for the most goals at a single club. No. 644 for Leo at Barcelona Messi had pulled even with Pelé in Barcelona's 2-2 draw vs. Valencia over ...

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.

However, it is widely accepted hundreds of those goals came during tour or friendly matches. Pele would have told you otherwise! The icon passed away in 2022 but his legacy lives on in the ...