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Players with most goals in a year

Author: Isaque Argolo | Creation Date: 2017-07-23 03:00:00


Data providers: Isaque Argolo, Davide Basile.
This is a list that will be constantly updated in the future. There are players who could complete the list, but the numbers have not yet been confirmed or the data is missing. It is important to remember that this is not — and will never be — a finished project, but rather a list that tries to gather statistics based on the criteria below. Criteria:
#: The footballer scored more or equal than 55 goals.
#: The list considers the footballers who scored mostly in high-level matches.
#: The list does not considers matches characterized as friendly matches.
#: Calendar year.
1.⋙ Lionel MessiArgentina, 24/06/1987
91 goals and 69 matches in 2012
2.⋙ Gerd MüllerWest Germany, 03/11/1945
85 goals and 60 matches in 1972
3.⋙ Joe BambrickNorthern Ireland, 03/11/1905
82 goals and 50 matches in 1929
4.⋙ Jimmy JonesNorthern Ireland, 25/07/1928
80 goals and ? matches in 1957
5.⋙ PeléBrazil, 23/10/1940
75 goals and 53 matches in 1958
6.⋙ Joe BambrickNorthern Ireland, 03/11/1905
74 goals and 51 matches in 1928
7.⋙ PeléBrazil, 23/10/1940
73 goals and 53 matches in 1965
8.Josef BicanAustria, 25/09/1913
72 goals and 30 matches in 1942
9.⋙ Alf QuillAustralia, 1910
72 goals and 31 matches in 1937
10.⋙ RomárioBrazil, 29/01/1966
72 goals and 73 matches in 2000
11.⋙ ZicoBrazil, 03/03/1953
70 goals and 56 matches in 1979
12.⋙ Frank ParsonsAustralia, ?
69 goals and 28 matches in 1947
13.⋙ Fernando PeyroteoAngola, 10/03/1918
69 goals and 33 matches in 1938
14.⋙ Cristiano RonaldoPortugal, 05/02/1985
69 goals and 59 matches in 2013
14.⋙ Robert LewandowskiPoland, 21/08/1988
69 goals and 59 matches in 2021
16.⋙ Ferenc DeákHungary, 16/01/1922
68 goals and 40 matches in 1946
16.Dr. György SárosiHungary, 05/08/1912
68 goals and 40 matches in 1937
18.⋙ Fernando MorenaUruguay, 02/02/1952
68 goals and ? matches in 1978
19.⋙ Just FontaineFrench Morocco, 18/08/1933
66 goals and 55 matches in 1958
20.⋙ Fernando MorenaUruguay, 02/02/1952
65 goals and ? matches in 1975
21.⋙ Joe BambrickNorthern Ireland, 03/11/1905
63 goals and 41 matches in 1930
22.⋙ PeléBrazil, 23/10/1940
63 goals and 49 matches in 1959
23.⋙ Cristiano RonaldoPortugal, 05/02/1985
63 goals and 71 matches in 2012
24.⋙ Fernando PeyroteoAngola, 10/03/1918
62 goals and ? matches in 1946
25.⋙ Gyula ZsengellérHungary, 27/12/1915
62 goals and 36 matches in 1938
26.⋙ PeléBrazil, 23/10/1940
62 goals and 38 matches in 1961
27.⋙ Dixie DeanEngland, 22/01/1907
62 goals and 49 matches in 1927
28.⋙ Ferenc DeákHungary, 16/01/1922
61 goals and 37 matches in 1949
29.⋙ Gerd MüllerWest Germany, 03/11/1945
61 goals and 54 matches in 1976
30.⋙ Cristiano RonaldoPortugal, 05/02/1985
61 goals and 60 matches in 2014
31.⋙ Jimmy McGroryScotland, 26/04/1904
60 goals and ? matches in 1931
32.⋙ Héctor ScottaArgentina, 27/09/1950
60 goals and 57 matches in 1975
33.⋙ Cristiano RonaldoPortugal, 05/02/1985
60 goals and 60 matches in 2011
34.⋙ Túlio MaravilhaBrazil, 02/06/1969
60 goals and 64 matches in 1995
34.⋙ Lionel MessiArgentina, 24/06/1987
60 goals and 64 matches in 2010
36.⋙ Refik ResmjaAlbania, 01/01/1931
59 goals and 23 matches in 1959
37.⋙ Gyula ZsengellérHungary, 27/12/1915
59 goals and 37 matches in 1946
38.⋙ Lionel MessiArgentina, 24/06/1987
59 goals and 62 matches in 2016
39.⋙ Jimmy GreavesEngland, 20/02/1940
59 goals and ? matches in 1962
40.⋙ Lionel MessiArgentina, 24/06/1987
59 goals and 70 matches in 2011
40.⋙ RonaldoBrazil, 18/09/1976
59 goals and 70 matches in 1997
42.Ferenc PuskásHungary, 01/04/1927
58 goals and 36 matches in 1950
43.⋙ Isidro LángaraSpain, 25/05/1912
58 goals and 38 matches in 1935
44.⋙ Lionel MessiArgentina, 24/06/1987
58 goals and 66 matches in 2014
45.⋙ RomárioBrazil, 29/01/1966
57 goals and 46 matches in 1997
46.⋙ EusébioMoçambique, 25/01/1942
57 goals and 39 matches in 1964
47.⋙ Cristiano RonaldoPortugal, 05/02/1985
57 goals and 57 matches in 2015
48.⋙ Josef BicanAustria, 25/09/1913
56 goals and 26 matches in 1940
49.⋙ Gerd MüllerWest Germany, 03/11/1945
56 goals and 51 matches in 1971
50.⋙ Harry KaneEngland, 28/07/1993
56 goals and 58 matches in 2017
51.⋙ Gerd MüllerWest Germany, 03/11/1945
56 goals and 58 matches in 1970
52.⋙ Ferenc PuskásHungary, 01/04/1927
55 goals and 38 matches in 1949
53.⋙ Dixie DeanEngland, 22/01/1907
55 goals and ? matches in 1928
54.⋙ Cristiano RonaldoPortugal, 05/02/1985
55 goals and 57 matches in 2016
55.⋙ Ally McCoistScotland, 24/09/1962
55 goals and ? matches in 1971