When it comes to football, everyone's first reaction will be to think of Pele, Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo... But the most goals scored in football history so far are not them, but the Austrian star Bikan, as the ancient god of the 1930s and 40s, his total number of goals has reached a staggering 805 goals, but he has not achieved decent team honors and individual honors in his career, nor is he famous.
As of November 3, 2021, the top 20 scorers in football's history:

Here's an inventory of the top ten stars in football history who are famous and have high status but don't rank high in total goals
Top10: Roberto Baggio
Italy's "Melancholy Prince", a front and forward, won the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or in 1993, helping the Italian national team win the third place in the 1990 World Cup and the runner-up of the 1994 World Cup, known as "King Robbie", which has a high status in the hearts of fans. With a career total of 318 goals, he is currently ranked 48th in the world in total.
Baggio
Top9: Neymar
Brazilian talented star, currently the captain of the Brazilian national team, plays as a striker. He won the Puscas Prize at the age of 19 and the South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012, and was considered the third active player after Messi and Ronaldo. The total number of goals is currently 333, ranking 41st in the world in total.
Neymar
Top8: Batistuta
The Argentine star, known as the "God of War Barty", is the only player in world football who has scored a hat-trick in two consecutive World Cups. He has been inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame, Fiorentina FC and Roma Football Club Hall of Fame. With a career total of 346 goals, he is currently ranked 35th in the world in total.
Batistuta
top7: Van Basten
The legendary Dutch centre-forward, with comprehensive technology, exquisite shooting skills and beautiful style, is known as the "Prince of Ballet, The Prince of Swans", and has won 1 European Championship, 2 Champions League, 1 World Footballer of the Year and 3 Ballon d'Or. In 2016, he became the director of FIFA's technical department, which shows the recognition of its technology. With a career total of 301 goals, he currently ranks 58th in the world in total.
Van Basten
top6: Ronaldinho
Brazilian talented star, elf of the football field, Messi mentor. He plays as a shadow striker, winger and forward. Winner of two World Footballer of the Year and one European Ballon d'Or, he is the most talented player in the minds of many fans. With a career total of 312 goals, he currently ranks 51st in the world in total.
Ronaldinho and Messi
Top5: Ronaldo (Great Luo)
Brazilian talented star, who plays as a striker, is revered by the world as an "alien" and has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of post-70s and post-80s fans. He is a three-time Winner of the World Footballer of the Year, won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and won the Golden Boot, and is the former World Cup goal record holder with a career total of 414 goals, and currently ranks 23rd in the world in total number of goals.
Alien Ronaldo
Top4: Cruyff
Dutch legendary star, nicknamed "Ke Sheng", played as a forward and center forward in the player era. After retiring from the army, he taught Barcelona, during which time he brought historic changes to Barca's tactics, leading Barcelona to win the La Liga title for four consecutive seasons with a passionate all-attack and all-defensive style of play, and won the first Champions League title in the club's history in the 1991-92 season, and was regarded as the "Godfather of Barca". With a career total of 401 goals, he currently ranks 29th in the world in total.
Cruyff
Top3: Platini
French football superstar, football star, known as the best midfielder of the 1980s, European Footballer of the Year, World Footballer of the Year, and knight of the French Legion of Honor, former president of UEFA, has a great influence in world football. With a career total of 353 goals, he is currently ranked 34th in the world in total.
Platini
Top2: Franz Beckenbauer
A legendary German star and coach, he played as a central defender, midfielder and winger as a player. Technically versatile, he can play almost any position on the field, pioneering the scavenger and free agent play. Known as the "Emperor of Football", Beckenbauer helped Bayern Munich achieve three consecutive Champions League titles, won the World Cup for Germany, the World Championship, won two Golden Ball awards, and won the World Cup for Germany again as a coach. The total number of career goals is 109, ranking outside the world's 100 total goals.
Beckenbauer
Top 1: Maradona
The first person in the history of Argentine football that is difficult to shake, the only "ball king" voted by the world's fans. The world's best midfield free man, comprehensive technology, domineering and tough personality, has led the Serie A relegation team Napoli to win two Serie A titles and one UEFA Cup, and won the Serie A Golden Boot twice. In 1986, he won the World Cup for Argentina almost single-handedly, also known as Maradona's one-man World Cup, and the legend he left on world football will always be enjoyed, but he has scored few goals, with a total of 345 goals in his career, and is currently ranked 36th in the world.
Maradona, the king of the ball
Compared with Ronaldo and Messi, the total number of goals scored by the above football superstars seems to be not much, but their football status is not measured by the number of goals, and their technology, personality charm, influence and legendary life will become an eternal topic in world football.