Cristiano Ronaldo extended his lead as both the all-time highest international goalscorer and the highest international goalscorer of Europe. The Portuguese phenomenon solidified his position at the top with his 133rd goal, which came against Poland in Portugal's UEFA Nations League outing on 12th October 2024.

Europe's Top International Goalscorers: Cristiano Ronaldo extends his lead-sportzpoint.com — (Image Courtesy | CGTN)

As of the year 2018, It was Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas who held the European record of being the highest international goalscorer with 84 goals. Cristiano touched this mark with his breathtaking free-kick against Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and scored his 85th against Morocco in the next match of the same tournament.

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Cristiano continued to dominate the goalscoring charts with this unparalleled goalscoring streak as he scored his 100th national-team goal against Sweden in 2020. In 2021, he finally broke the all-time international record of 108 goals held by ex-Iran forward Ali Daei while scoring a brace against Ireland.

Currently, with 133 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is sitting comfortably at the top of the list crowned as the all-time highest international goalscorer of Europe and the world. He also holds the record for most goals scored by a European in competitive internationals, with 111 goals.

Here are the other international goalscorers:

All-time top international goalscorers

Players	Nation	Goals	Appearances
Cristiano Ronaldo*	Portugal	133	215
Lionel Messi*	Argentina	109	188
Ali Daei	Iran	108	148
Sunil Chhetri	India	94	151
Mokhtar Dahari	Malaysia	89	142
Romelu Lukaku*	Belgium	85	119
Ali Mabkhout*	United Arab Emirates	85	115
Ferenc Puskás	Hungary/Spain	84	89
Robert Lewandowski*	Poland	84	155

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Europe's all-time top international goalscorers

Players	Nation	Goals	Appearances
Cristiano Ronaldo*	Portugal	133	215
Romelu Lukaku*	Belgium	85	119
Ferenc Puskás	Hungary/Spain	84	89
Robert Lewandowski*	Poland	84	155
Sándor Kocsis	Hungary	75	68
Miroslav Klose	Germany	71	137
Gerd Müller	West Germany	68	62
Robbie Keane	Republic of Ireland	68	146
Harry Kane*	England	68	100
Edin Džeko*	Bosnia & Herzegovina	67	137

NB: Players marked bold and starred (*) are active players.

NB2: Stats are accurate as of 12 October 2024.

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