Teófilo Cubillas

Attacking midfielder · 1966 to 1988

Goals: 192
Appearances: 346
Goals per game: 0.55
Major honours: 33

Scored 72 of 192 career goals for Fort Lauderdale Strikers, at 0.47 per game.

Goals by age

Career total by age

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Career total by age
Age	Goals
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	5
25	20
26	56
27	66
28	89
29	108
30	124
31	142
32	161
33	165
34	173
35	181
36	182
38	185
39	192

Career timeline

Age 17 · 1966Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Peruvian Primera División top scorer 1966
Age 18 · 1967Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Age 19 · 1968Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Age 20 · 1969Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Age 21 · 1970Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Peruvian Primera División top scorer 1970FIFA World Cup Best Young Player 1970FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot 1970
Age 22 · 1971Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Age 23 · 1972Alianza Lima
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
Swiss Super League 1972-73Copa Libertadores top scorer 1972South American Footballer of the Year 1972
From Alianza Lima to FC Basel
Age 24 · 1973FC Basel
Goals0 · Apps0 · Per game0.00
CONMEBOL All-Star Team 1973
From FC Basel to Porto
Age 24 · 1973–74Porto
Goals5 · Apps15 · Per game0.33
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps12 · Goals4
Domestic cupApps3 · Goals1
Age 25 · 1974–75Porto
Goals15 · Apps40 · Per game0.38
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps30 · Goals9
Domestic cupApps6 · Goals4
ContinentalApps4 · Goals2
Age 26 · 1975–76Porto
Goals36 · Apps38 · Per game0.95
Copa América 1975Copa America Best Player 1975
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps29 · Goals28
Domestic cupApps4 · Goals4
ContinentalApps5 · Goals4
Age 27 · 1976–77Porto
Goals10 · Apps19 · Per game0.53
Taça de Portugal 1976–77
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps14 · Goals7
Domestic cupApps3 · Goals2
ContinentalApps2 · Goals1
From Porto to Alianza Lima
Age 28 · 1977Alianza Lima
Goals23 · Apps32 · Per game0.72
Peruvian Primera División 1977
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps32 · Goals23
Age 29 · 1978Alianza Lima
Goals19 · Apps25 · Per game0.76
Peruvian Primera División 1978FIFA World Cup Silver Boot 1978FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1978Eric Batty's World XI 1978
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps15 · Goals12
ContinentalApps10 · Goals7
From Alianza Lima to Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Age 30 · 1979Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Goals16 · Apps32 · Per game0.50
Age 31 · 1980Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Goals18 · Apps34 · Per game0.53
NASL All-Star teams, all-time 1980
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps34 · Goals18
Age 32 · 1981Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Goals19 · Apps34 · Per game0.56
NASL All-Star teams, all-time 1981NASL Best Midfield 1981
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps34 · Goals19
Age 33 · 1982Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Goals4 · Apps18 · Per game0.22
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps18 · Goals4
Age 34 · 1983Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Goals8 · Apps23 · Per game0.35
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps23 · Goals8
From Fort Lauderdale Strikers to Alianza Lima
Age 35 · 1984Alianza Lima
Goals4 · Apps4 · Per game1.00
United Soccer League 1984Fort Lauderdale Strikers top scorer, all time 1984
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps4 · Goals4
From Alianza Lima to South Florida Sun
Age 35 · 1984South Florida Sun
Goals4 · Apps5 · Per game0.80
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps5 · Goals4
Age 36 · 1985South Florida Sun
Goals1 · Apps2 · Per game0.50
United Soccer League 1985
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps2 · Goals1
From South Florida Sun to Alianza Lima
Age 38 · 1987Alianza Lima
Goals3 · Apps13 · Per game0.23
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps13 · Goals3
From Alianza Lima to Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Age 39 · 1988Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Goals7 · Apps12 · Per game0.58
Competition breakdown
LeagueApps12 · Goals7

Career totals

By club
Club	Years	Apps	Goals	Per game	Share
Alianza Lima	1966–1972 · 1977–1978 · 1984 · 1987	74	49	0.66	26%
FC Basel	1973	0	0	Not recorded	0%
Porto	1973–1976	112	66	0.59	34%
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1979–1983 · 1988	153	72	0.47	38%
South Florida Sun	1984–1985	7	5	0.71	3%

By competition
	Apps	Goals
League	277	151
Domestic cup	16	11
Continental	21	14

Competition splits are available for 63% of this player's seasons.

By country
	Apps	Goals
United States	160	77
Portugal	112	66
Peru	74	49
Switzerland	0	0

Honours

Team trophies

Copa América	1 time · 1975
Peruvian Primera División	2 times · 1977, 1978
United Soccer League	2 times · 1984, 1985
Swiss Super League	1 time · 1972-73
Taça de Portugal	1 time · 1976–77

Individual

South American Footballer of the Year	1 time · 1972
NASL All-Star teams, all-time	2 times · 1980, 1981
Peruvian Primera División top scorer	2 times · 1966, 1970
3rd top scorer of the Peruvian national team	1 time · 26 goals
CONMEBOL All-Star first team 1958–2008	1 time · 2008
CONMEBOL All-Star Team	1 time · 1973
Copa America Best Player	1 time · 1975
Copa Libertadores top scorer	1 time · 1972
Eric Batty's World XI	1 time · 1978
FIFA 100	1 time · 2004
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team	1 time · 1978
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player	1 time · 1970
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot	1 time · 1970
FIFA World Cup Silver Boot	1 time · 1978
Fort Lauderdale Strikers top scorer, all time	1 time · 1984
France Football	1 time · World Cup top 100 1930–1990: 2000
IFFHS' Best Players of the Century for Peru	1 time · 2006
NASL Best Midfield	1 time · 1981
Placar The 100 Players FIFA World Cup	1 time · 2000
Placar The 100 Players of the Century	1 time · 2000
South American – Player of the Century Nº 17	1 time · 2006
The Best of The Best – Player of the Century Top 50	1 time · 2007
World – Player of the Century Nº 48	1 time · 2006
World Soccer The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time	1 time · 2000

Won outside the recorded seasons

Lifetime awards and honours from seasons this player's career table does not cover.

France Football: World Cup top 100 1930–1990: 2000
World Soccer The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 2000
Placar The 100 Players of the Century: 2000
Placar The 100 Players FIFA World Cup: 2000
FIFA 100: 2004
IFFHS' Best Players of the Century for Peru: 2006
World – Player of the Century Nº 48: 2006
South American – Player of the Century Nº 17: 2006
The Best of The Best – Player of the Century Top 50: 2007
CONMEBOL All-Star first team 1958–2008: 2008
3rd top scorer of the Peruvian national team: 26 goals

Career shape

Peak season: 1975–76, 36 goals at 0.95 per game
Best five seasons: 1975–76 to 1979, 104 goals
Goals before 21: 0
Goals before 25: 5
Goals before 30: 108
Goals from 30 on: 84
Seasons played: 23
Biggest club share: 38% at Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Trajectory: Sustained plateau
Honours per season: 1.43

Teófilo Cubillas peaked in 1975–76 with 36 goals in 38 games. Output held steady across the whole career. 33 major honours across 23 seasons, 1.43 per season.

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

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Common questions

How many goals has Teófilo Cubillas scored?: 192 goals in 346 appearances across club and international football.
Which club did Teófilo Cubillas score the most goals for?: 72 goals for Fort Lauderdale Strikers, more than for any other club.
How many trophies has Teófilo Cubillas won?: 33 major honours, counting team titles and individual awards.
What was Teófilo Cubillas's best season?: 36 goals in 1975–76 for Porto, the highest of the career.

Where they rank

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Teófilo Cubillas updated Jul 18, 2026 · Wikipedia

Every player

Age	Goals
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	5
25	20
26	56
27	66
28	89
29	108
30	124
31	142
32	161
33	165
34	173
35	181
36	182
38	185
39	192

Age	Goals
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	5
25	20
26	56
27	66
28	89
29	108
30	124
31	142
32	161
33	165
34	173
35	181
36	182
38	185
39	192

Age	Goals
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	5
25	20
26	56
27	66
28	89
29	108
30	124
31	142
32	161
33	165
34	173
35	181
36	182
38	185
39	192