Europe's top international scorers: Cristiano Ronaldo out in front, ahead of Romelu Lukaku and Robert Lewandowski

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European to reach 100 international goals in autumn 2020 – and is now well out in front as both Europe's and the world's all-time leading scorer, marking his 200th Portugal appearance with an 89th-minute winner in Iceland on 20 June 2023 before rubber-stamping his side's place at UEFA EURO 2024 with two goals against Slovakia on 13 October 2023.

Ronaldo overtook Ferenc Puskás' European record of 84 national team goals while starring for Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He achieved his century with a free-kick against Sweden in Solna on 8 September 2020.

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By then scoring twice at the climax of Portugal's European Qualifier with the Republic of Ireland on 1 September 2021, he established a new world record for international goals – overtaking the mark of previous record holder and ex-Iran forward Ali Daei.

Ronaldo has since taken his total to 145, becoming the first player to score in six World Cups with his two goals against Uzbekistan at the 2026 edition, and finding the net against a 49th national team in the process.

Top five all-time international goalscorers

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)* – 145 in 230 appearances
2. Lionel Messi (Argentina)* – 122 in 201
3. Ali Daei (Iran) – 108 goals in 148
4. Sunil Chhetri (India)* – 95 in 157
5. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)* – 91 in 129

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Europe's all-time top international goalscorers

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)* – 145 goals in 230 appearances
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)* – 91 in 129
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)* – 89 in 167
Ferenc Puskás (Hungary & Spain) – 84 in 89
Harry Kane (England)* – 81 in 116
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) – 75 in 68
Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina)* – 73 in 150
Miroslav Klose (Germany) – 71 in 137
Gerd Müller (West Germany) – 68 in 62
Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) – 68 in 146
Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia)* – 64 in 106
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden) – 62 in 122
Kylian Mbappé (France)* – 60 in 101
Erling Haaland (Norway)* – 59 in 52
Imre Schlosser (Hungary) – 59 in 68
David Villa (Spain) – 59 in 98
Olivier Giroud (France) – 57 in 137
Jan Koller (Czech Republic) – 55 in 91
Joachim Streich (East Germany) – 55 in 102
Memphis Depay (Netherlands)* – 55 in 111
Wayne Rooney (England) – 53 in 120
Poul Nielsen (Denmark) – 52 in 38
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark) – 52 in 112
Lajos Tichy (Hungary) – 51 in 72
Hakan Sükür (Türkiye) – 51 in 112
Thierry Henry (France) – 51 in 123
Robin van Persie (Netherlands) – 50 in 102

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How Ronaldo's international goals have come

Home or away?

Sixty-nine of Ronaldo's strikes have come at home (including the five he scored at UEFA EURO 2004 and the 2019 UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal), 43 away and 33 on neutral territory.

Win, lose or draw?

Ronaldo has scored in 95 games, with Portugal going on to win 80 of them. They have drawn eight and lost seven.

One, two, three, four...

Ronaldo has hit ten hat-tricks, including two four-goal salvos. There have been 28 doubles, with the remaining 57 goals coming in single file.

Favourite opponents

11 Luxembourg
9 Hungary
7 Armenia, Lithuania, Sweden
6 Andorra
5 Latvia, Switzerland

Ronaldo has never registered against Italy or England.

Goals by competition

14 EURO finals
10 World Cup finals
15 Nations League
41 EURO qualifying
41 World Cup qualifying
2 Confederations Cup
22 Friendlies

Cristiano Ronaldo key records

All-time top scorer in international matches: 145
Top scorer in EURO qualifying and tournaments: 55
Top scorer in EURO final tournaments: 14
Scored in most EURO final tournaments: 5
Most goals by a European in competitive internationals: 123
Most goals scored in World Cup qualifying: 41
Scored in most World Cup final tournaments: 6
First goal in Nations League finals: vs Switzerland (semi-finals, 05/06/2019, Porto) – and first hat-trick

Data correct as of 09:00 CET on 27 June 2026