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Best goalkeepers with most goals in football history
The goals scored by goalkeepers are a somewhat rare event in the world of football, as goalkeepers spend most of the match in their team's penalty area defending their goal from shots and attempts. Therefore, it is unusual for a goalkeeper to move away from this area and join the attack, except in the final moments of a match when their team needs a decisive goal, The top 10 goal-scoring goalkeepers in history
The goalkeepers who have scored the most goals in history are those who take penalty kicks or free kicks. Nevertheless, on other occasions, their goals come from set pieces. At the end of this list, we will learn about the goalkeeper who has scored the most goals in the history of football.
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The goalkeepers who have scored the most goals in history are those who take penalty kicks or free kicks. Nevertheless, on other occasions, their goals come from set pieces. At the end of this list, we will learn about the goalkeeper who has scored the most goals in the history of football.
Read more: Top 10 best goalkeepers in the world 2024
Who is the highest-scoring goalkeeper in history?
The top 10 goal-scoring goalkeepers in history:- Rogério Ceni
- José Luis Chilavert
- Johnny Vegas Fernandez
- Dimitar Ivankov
- Rene Higuita
- Marsio
- Hans-Jürgen Butt
- Micheal Alvaro
- Player Banetlić
- Fernando Paterson
Top 10 goalkeepers with the most goals in football history
10- Fernando Paterson (Number of goals: 26)
Perhaps Paterson is not a familiar name among goalkeepers, unless you have experience in Costa Rican or Guatemalan football, where the owner of 26 goals played most of his career with the Costa Rican team Zelago, and retired in 2013 at the age of 43.
9- Player Banetlić (Number of goals: 26)
A good goalkeeper from the 1970s, he played for the Yugoslav national team and scored two goals from 1971 to 1983. The rest of his goals came in clubs, most notably for the Serbian team Radnički Niš.
8- Micheal Alvaro (Number of goals: 31)
A Salvadoran goalkeeper who was skilled at taking direct free kicks, but the end of his career was painful, as he suffered a serious neck injury that forced him to retire permanently.
7- Hans-Jürgen Butt (Number of goals: 32)
He was a good scorer for the German team Hamburger SV and then Bayer Leverkusen at the beginning of the millennium. It is true that he did not always have the desired impact, but his 32 goals made him enter this unique list.
6- Marsio (Number of goals: 34)
Marsio Luiz Silva Lopez Santos Souza (abbreviated Marsio) is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for the team Atletico Goianense, and has scored a large number of goals in his career, most of them from penalty kicks.
5- Rene Higuita (Number of goals: 41)
One of the most entertaining goalkeepers the game has ever seen. He is also known for his scorpion kick save against England in 1995. The former Colombian international goalkeeper scored 41 goals in his career.
Higuita played in his professional life from 1985 to 2009 and was a real character on the football field and took many set pieces, as well as scored three times for his country.
4- Dimitar Ivankov (Number of goals: 42)
Former Bulgarian international goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov comes in fourth place with 42 goals to his name, during his 16-year professional career from 1996 to 2012. He played for three teams, namely Levski Sofia, Kayserispor, and Bursaspor. However, he is known for his goals, especially for converting penalty kicks.
3- Johnny Vegas Fernandez (Number of goals: 45)
Former professional Peruvian football player Johnny Vegas Fernandez scored 45 goals to rank third on this list. Fernandez scored forty goals in the Peruvian first-division league, one goal in the Copa Sudamericana, and four goals in the local second-division league.
2- José Luis Chilavert (Number of goals: 67)
The number of goals scored by Chilavert reached 67 in his career. He is the second highest-scoring goalkeeper in history and holds the international record for goals with 8, being the only goalkeeper to score a hat-trick. Chilavert represented several teams such as Paraguay, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, Peñarol, Strasbourg, and San Lorenzo.
1- Rogério Ceni (Number of goals: 131)
Rogério Ceni holds the record for the most goals scored by a goalkeeper in football history with a total of 131 goals. He played his professional career with São Paulo from 1990 to 2015, participating in over 1200 matches. He has a number of impressive records including 61 successful direct free kicks and 70 successful penalty kicks.
Perhaps Paterson is not a familiar name among goalkeepers, unless you have experience in Costa Rican or Guatemalan football, where the owner of 26 goals played most of his career with the Costa Rican team Zelago, and retired in 2013 at the age of 43.
9- Player Banetlić (Number of goals: 26)
A good goalkeeper from the 1970s, he played for the Yugoslav national team and scored two goals from 1971 to 1983. The rest of his goals came in clubs, most notably for the Serbian team Radnički Niš.
8- Micheal Alvaro (Number of goals: 31)
A Salvadoran goalkeeper who was skilled at taking direct free kicks, but the end of his career was painful, as he suffered a serious neck injury that forced him to retire permanently.
7- Hans-Jürgen Butt (Number of goals: 32)
He was a good scorer for the German team Hamburger SV and then Bayer Leverkusen at the beginning of the millennium. It is true that he did not always have the desired impact, but his 32 goals made him enter this unique list.
6- Marsio (Number of goals: 34)
Marsio Luiz Silva Lopez Santos Souza (abbreviated Marsio) is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for the team Atletico Goianense, and has scored a large number of goals in his career, most of them from penalty kicks.
5- Rene Higuita (Number of goals: 41)
One of the most entertaining goalkeepers the game has ever seen. He is also known for his scorpion kick save against England in 1995. The former Colombian international goalkeeper scored 41 goals in his career.
Higuita played in his professional life from 1985 to 2009 and was a real character on the football field and took many set pieces, as well as scored three times for his country.
4- Dimitar Ivankov (Number of goals: 42)
Former Bulgarian international goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov comes in fourth place with 42 goals to his name, during his 16-year professional career from 1996 to 2012. He played for three teams, namely Levski Sofia, Kayserispor, and Bursaspor. However, he is known for his goals, especially for converting penalty kicks.
3- Johnny Vegas Fernandez (Number of goals: 45)
Former professional Peruvian football player Johnny Vegas Fernandez scored 45 goals to rank third on this list. Fernandez scored forty goals in the Peruvian first-division league, one goal in the Copa Sudamericana, and four goals in the local second-division league.
2- José Luis Chilavert (Number of goals: 67)
The number of goals scored by Chilavert reached 67 in his career. He is the second highest-scoring goalkeeper in history and holds the international record for goals with 8, being the only goalkeeper to score a hat-trick. Chilavert represented several teams such as Paraguay, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, Peñarol, Strasbourg, and San Lorenzo.
1- Rogério Ceni (Number of goals: 131)
Rogério Ceni holds the record for the most goals scored by a goalkeeper in football history with a total of 131 goals. He played his professional career with São Paulo from 1990 to 2015, participating in over 1200 matches. He has a number of impressive records including 61 successful direct free kicks and 70 successful penalty kicks.
