Pelé

Career timeline

1. Age 15 · 1956Santos

   Goals1 · Apps1 · Per game1.00
2. Age 16 · 1957Santos

   Goals41 · Apps38 · Per game1.08

   2 caps · 2 goals

   Roca Cup 1957
3. Age 17 · 1958Santos

   Goals66 · Apps46 · Per game1.43

   7 caps · 9 goals

   Campeonato Paulista 1958World Cup 1958Taça Oswaldo Cruz 1958
   Competition breakdown

   OtherApps46 · Goals66
4. Age 18 · 1959Santos

   Goals53 · Apps43 · Per game1.23

   9 caps · 11 goals

   Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais 1959Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1959Copa Bernardo O'Higgins 1959
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps4 · Goals2

   OtherApps39 · Goals51
5. Age 19 · 1960Santos

   Goals33 · Apps33 · Per game1.00

   6 caps · 4 goals

   Campeonato Paulista 1960Taça do Atlântico 1960
   Competition breakdown

   OtherApps33 · Goals33
6. Age 20 · 1961Santos

   Goals62 · Apps38 · Per game1.63

   0 caps · 0 goals

   Campeonato Brasileiro 1961Campeonato Paulista 1961
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps5 · Goals7

   OtherApps33 · Goals55
7. Age 21 · 1962Santos

   Goals48 · Apps37 · Per game1.30

   8 caps · 8 goals

   Campeonato Brasileiro 1962Copa Libertadores 1962Club World Cup 1962Campeonato Paulista 1962World Cup 1962Taça Oswaldo Cruz 1962
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps5 · Goals2

   ContinentalApps6 · Goals9

   OtherApps26 · Goals37
8. Age 22 · 1963Santos

   Goals51 · Apps36 · Per game1.42

   7 caps · 7 goals

   Campeonato Brasileiro 1963Copa Libertadores 1963Club World Cup 1963Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1963Roca Cup 1963
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps4 · Goals8

   ContinentalApps5 · Goals7

   OtherApps27 · Goals36
9. Age 23 · 1964Santos

   Goals44 · Apps31 · Per game1.42

   3 caps · 2 goals

   Campeonato Brasileiro 1964Campeonato Paulista 1964Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1964
   Competition breakdown

   LeagueApps6 · Goals7

   OtherApps25 · Goals37
10. Age 24 · 1965Santos

    Goals64 · Apps46 · Per game1.39

    8 caps · 9 goals

    Campeonato Brasileiro 1965Campeonato Paulista 1965
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps4 · Goals2

    ContinentalApps7 · Goals8

    OtherApps35 · Goals54
11. Age 25 · 1966Santos

    Goals15 · Apps19 · Per game0.79

    9 caps · 5 goals

    Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1966
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps5 · Goals2

    OtherApps14 · Goals13
12. Age 26 · 1967Santos

    Goals26 · Apps32 · Per game0.81

    0 caps · 0 goals

    Campeonato Paulista 1967
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps14 · Goals9

    OtherApps18 · Goals17
13. Age 27 · 1968Santos

    Goals30 · Apps43 · Per game0.70

    7 caps · 4 goals

    Campeonato Brasileiro 1968Intercontinental Supercup 1968Campeonato Paulista 1968Taça Oswaldo Cruz 1968
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps17 · Goals12

    ContinentalApps5 · Goals1

    OtherApps21 · Goals17
14. Age 28 · 1969Santos

    Goals38 · Apps37 · Per game1.03

    9 caps · 7 goals

    Campeonato Paulista 1969
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps12 · Goals12

    OtherApps25 · Goals26
15. Age 29 · 1970Santos

    Goals11 · Apps28 · Per game0.39

    15 caps · 8 goals

    World Cup 1970
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps13 · Goals4

    OtherApps15 · Goals7
16. Age 30 · 1971Santos

    Goals7 · Apps40 · Per game0.18

    2 caps · 1 goals

    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps21 · Goals1

    OtherApps19 · Goals6
17. Age 31 · 1972Santos

    Goals14 · Apps36 · Per game0.39
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps16 · Goals5

    OtherApps20 · Goals9
18. Age 32 · 1973Santos

    Goals30 · Apps49 · Per game0.61
    Campeonato Paulista 1973
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps30 · Goals19

    OtherApps19 · Goals11
19. Age 33 · 1974Santos

    Goals10 · Apps27 · Per game0.37
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps17 · Goals9

    OtherApps10 · Goals1
20. From Santos to New York Cosmos
21. Age 34 · 1975New York Cosmos

    Goals17 · Apps23 · Per game0.74
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps9 · Goals5

    OtherApps14 · Goals12
22. Age 35 · 1976New York Cosmos

    Goals26 · Apps42 · Per game0.62
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps22 · Goals13

    OtherApps20 · Goals13
23. Age 36 · 1977New York Cosmos

    Goals23 · Apps42 · Per game0.55
    North American Soccer League, Soccer Bowl 1977North American Soccer League, Atlantic Conference Championship 1977
    Competition breakdown

    LeagueApps25 · Goals13

    OtherApps17 · Goals10

Career totals

Career shape

Peak season

1961, 62 goals at 1.63 per game

Best five seasons

1961 to 1965, 269 goals

Goals before 21

282

Goals before 25

515

Goals before 30

659

Goals from 30 on

128

Seasons played

22

Biggest club share

91% at Santos

Trajectory

Early peak

Honours per season

1.73

Pelé peaked in 1961 with 62 goals in 38 games. The opening third of the career outscored everything that followed. 38 major honours across 22 seasons, 1.73 per season.

Some source rows for this career did not reconcile; derived figures may undercount.

Suggested duels

• The defining rivalryUwe Seeler
• Both wore the Santos shirtNeymar
• Brazil's greatestRonaldo
• Closest statistical matchGerd Müller
• Generations apartErling Haaland
• Both wore the Santos shirtCareca
• Both wore the New York Cosmos shirtRaúl

Common questions

How many goals has Pelé scored?

787 goals in 859 appearances across club and international football.

Which club did Pelé score the most goals for?

644 goals for Santos, more than for any other club.

How many trophies has Pelé won?

38 major honours, counting team titles and individual awards.

What was Pelé's best season?

66 goals in 1958 for Santos, the highest of the career.

How many international goals does Pelé have?

77 goals in 92 appearances for Brazil.