Most international goals among active players

Football has witnessed numerous sensational goalscorers over the years. Many great footballers play for their country and represent the country, but only a few can make a distinct difference with their contributions.

Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo has scored plenty of goals in his career and is also the highest international goal scorer. World Cup winner Argentinian Lionel Messi is second on the list while India's pride Sunil Chhetri is sitting in the third spot. In this article, we'll look at the active football players with the most international goals.

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Top 5 players with Most international goals among active players:

#1. Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 130 Goals

Undoubtedly one of the best players of his generation, Cristiano Ronaldo has broken record after record during his career. Also, he is, by some distance, Portugal's top scorer of all time. He brokes Ali Daei's record of 109 goals in September 2021 with a brace against the Republic of Ireland.

He is now the leading goal-scorer among active players and also the all-time top scorer with 130 goals. He will get the opportunity to extend his tally in the upcoming Euro 2024. 

#2. Lionel Messi | Argentina | 105 Goals

The name needs no further introduction in today's world whether you are a football fan or not. The little boy from Rosario, Argentina has now become a household name because of his skills with the ball and unparalleled goal-scoring abilities. Certainly, along with many world records. Argentina icon Lionel Messi has now won everything in his career.

He proved his doubters wrong and won the 2021 Copa America alongside the 2022 FIFA World Cup after delivering some incredible performances. He is Argentina's record goalscorer, having already overtaken Gabriel Batistuta in 2016. The former Barcelona skipper has scored 105 goals for Argentina and will get the opportunity to extend his tally in the upcoming Copa America 2024.

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#3. Ali Mabkhout | UAE | 80 Goals

Al Jazira and UAE legend Ali Mabkhout is a clinical finisher and as well as being one of his club's best scorers. However, he is also the United Arab Emirates' top international scorer of all time. He has a total of 80 international goals to his name. During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals, Mabkhout netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory over defending champions Australia, which helped his country qualify for the semi-finals. Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win in 2019 to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.

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#4. Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 80 Goals

Robert Lewandowski has netted a total of 80 goals at the international level for Poland. However, Lewandowski occupies the fifth place on this list of most international goals among active players. In 2017, Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Armenia to take his tally to 50 goals for Poland, surpassing the previous record of 48 goals set by Włodzimierz Lubański to become the all-time top scorer for Poland. He finished the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with 16 goals, a record for a European World Cup qualifier.