Maintaining a good goal-scoring streak is hard, but scoring 50+ goals in a calendar year and that too for more than once is very difficult. But some players are there who have made goalscoring look easy. Currently, Lionel Messi is the only player who has managed to score 50+ goals nine times in a calendar year.
But he is not the only one who managed to score 50+ goals on multiple occasions. So let us look at the Football Stats of Most 50+ goals scored in a calendar year.
Most 50+ goals scored in a calendar year:
#5. Josef Bican - 4 Times
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Josef Bican hails from Austria and has been considered one of the greatest Goal-Scorers of all time. However, there are claims that he has scored over 1800 goals but officially he has 801 goals to his name.
To add more to his credit, Bican has scored 50+ goals in a calendar year four times in his career.
#4. Pele - 5 Times
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Brazilian legend Pele is one of the players who have maintained a constant goal-scoring record. since the start of his career.
The center forward with most official goals in the history of football history with 1,279 goals in 1,363 matches, he created multiple records during his time. The three-time FIFA World Cup winner scored 50+ official goals in a calender year 5 times.
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#3. Gerd Muller - 5 Times
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One of the iconic German strikers, Gerd Muller, was and is still known for his goal-scoring prowess.
He held the record for most goals in a Bundesliga season (42 goals in 1972) which was broken by Lewandowski. Still, Gerd Muller managed to maintain this record for an unbelievable 49 years.
The former FC Bayern Munich star, scored 85 goals (72 for club and 13 for his country) in 60 matches in 1972, which was a record till Messi broke it with 91 goals in 2012. Muller scored 50+ goals in a calender year five times.
#2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 7 Times
The Portuguese superstar is the player with most goals scored by active player in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo's legendary career started with Sporting CP and then it was his move to Manchester United which made him a global superstar.
Later on he went on to win everything with Real Madrid, including four Champions League titles with the Los Blancos. In his career so far, Ronaldo has scored 50+ goals in a calender year seven times.
From 2011 to 2017, Ronaldo crossed the 50+ mark in consecutive seven years.
| Year with 50+ goals | Goals |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2013 | 69 |
| 2014 | 61 |
| 2015 | 57 |
| 2016 | 55 |
| 2017 | 53 |
#1. Lionel Messi - 9 Times
The Argentine magician is one of the greatest players of all time. His performances throughout his Barcelona career took the football world by storm.
During his peak years, he was a ruthless goal scorer who used to score from the tightest possible angles as well. His skills on the pitch were eye-catching and were well-cherished by football fans all over the globe.
After a fruitful career in Barcelona, Messi moved to PSG to explore more. After his stint at PSG, where he scored 32 goals in 75 games, he made a move to Inter Miami CF.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup and 8 times Ballon d'Or winner is the only player in the world who managed to score 50+ goals on 9 occasions including a record-breaking 91 goals in a calendar year (2012) breaking the previous record of 85 held by Gerd Muller.
From 2010 to 2019, Messi missed cross the 50+ mark only once in 2013. That year he had scored only 45 goals, which could be a career-best year for most of the footballers in history.
| Year with 50+ goals | Goals |
| 2010 | 60 |
| 2011 | 59 |
| 2012 | 91 |
| 2014 | 58 |
| 2015 | 52 |
| 2016 | 59 |
| 2017 | 54 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2019 | 50 |
