Cristiano Ronaldo's 714 goals are the first in history!No penalty scorers: Messi is 1 goal apart, Pele is 3rd

In 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 54 goals in all competitions and was crowned the global scorer of the year. In his football career, Ronaldo scored a total of 873 goals, the first scorer in the history of professional football.

If we were to compare it differently – how would the all-time goalscorers list be ranked after excluding penalties? Here's the all-time scorers without penalties:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is still the all-time leading scorer, with 714 goals after penalty kicks. This means that even if you score 40 goals in one year (without penalties), it will take 18 years to complete.

2. Messi

Counting penalties, Messi has scored a total of 821 goals in his football career, excluding penalties, Messi's total number of goals is 713, only 1 goal behind Ronaldo, ranking second in history.

3. Bailey

Pele, the king of the ball, claimed to have scored 1,283 goals, but including the club's friendly goals, after wringing out the water, Pele scored 757 goals, and then removed the penalty, Pele scored 672 goals.

4. Romario

He also called himself "Mr. 1,000 Goals", but after excluding the club's friendly matches, he scored a total of 749 goals, and after excluding penalty kicks, a total of 629 goals.

5. Puskash

A former Real Madrid superstar, he scored 704 goals in his football career, including 617 excluding penalties.

6. Gerd Mueller

The former bombers scored a total of 673 goals, 603 excluding penalties.

7. Leinstra

The Dutch player, born in 1920, is a famous Heerenveen player, played until the age of 42 before retiring, scoring 578 non-penalty goals.

8. Ferenc-Dijk

Hungarian striker, the ancient god, scored 575 non-penalty kicks.

9. Lewandowski

Lewandowski, who has broken through in Dort, Bayern and Barcelona, is worthy of being the third scorer in the current season, with 572 non-penalty goals, stable and strong.

10. Eusebio

Portugal's "Black Panther" Eusebio has scored a total of 567 non-penalty goals in his football career.