IFFHS ALL TIME RECORD GOAL SCORERS IN NATIONAL TEAM - SOUTH AMERICA


Picture : Pelé is the only non active player to hold the Record.


All-time best goal-scorers of all South American countries

The table below lists the top scorers of the 10 South American national teams.
With the exception of Brazil (Pelé), in all other countries these are active players though one of them, Roque Santa Cruz, stopped playing for the Paraguayan national team few years ago.
Lionel Messi holds an overall CONMEBOL record - 81 goals, the last of which was scored on March 25 against Venezuela.

 ALL-TIME BESTGOAL-SCORERS   
 OF ALL SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONAL TEAMS   
      
 CountryPlayerGoalsYearsCaps
      
1ArgentinaLionel Messi812005-159
2BoliviaMarcelo Moreno302007-95
3BrazilPelé771957-197192
4ChileAlexis Sánchez482006-147
5ColombiaRadamel Falcao352007-99
6EcuadorEnner Valencia342012-69
7ParaguayRoque Santa Cruz321999-2016112
8PeruPaolo Guerrero382004-107
9UruguayLuis Suárez672007-131
10VenezuelaSalomón Rondón342008-85