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World's greatest strikers

Lancashire Evening Post

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October 25, 2025

Between them, these five superstars of the 21st century have a staggering 466 senior international goals between them.

- By Simon Carter

Here, we look at some of the remarkable stats belonging to Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland.

In September 2021, Ronaldo became the first player to score 10 senior international hat-tricks when he scored three times in a World Cup qualifying win over Luxembourg.

Ronaldo's two goals for Portugal against Hungary last week took his World Cup qualifying total to 41, beating the previous record of 39 he jointly held with Guatamala's Carlos Ruiz.

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