Brazil top scorers of all time: Complete list of most goals with Pele, Ronaldo, Neymar and other legends
Neymar is now just one goal shy of breaking the legendary Pele's record and becoming Brazil's outright all-time top goalscorer.
Widely regarded as the greatest player to come out of his country in the current generation, the 31-year-old needs just one more goal to cement himself in the history books for Brazil, despite making a club switch from PSG to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
Likely to be a key player for the Samba Boys for a few more years, the possibility of Neymar overtaking Pele as the top-scorer in Brazil's history is inevitable, with 77 goals in 124 appearances so far.
Here, we take a look at exactly how Neymar can break the Brazil scoring record, and examine the fierce competition he has beaten off so far to put himself as joint leader.
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Pele has stood as the undisputed top scorer for Brazil since his international retirement in 1971, with an incredible 77 goals from 92 caps. Neymar tied him on 77 goals with his World Cup quarterfinal goal against Croatia in 2022.
Pele and Neymar are the only two players in the Selecao's history to cross the 70-goal mark for their nation.
Only two others have crossed the 50-goal mark for Brazil, as Ronaldo and Romario converted 62 and 55 efforts respectively.
Below them, only one other man has managed to score over 40 goals — the legendary Zico (48 goals).
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