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Zico

Zico

Attacking midfielder · 1971 to 1994

Goals
469
Appearances
699
Goals per game
0.67
Major honours
73

Scored 393 of 469 career goals for Flamengo, at 0.68 per game.

Goals by age

Career total by age

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Career total by age
AgeGoals
182
192
2010
2140
2280
23112
24149
25168
26233
27266
28305
29348
30394
31400
32403
33406
34412
35416
36423
38445
39452
40464
41469

Career timeline

  1. Age 18 · 1971Flamengo
    Goals2 · Apps17 · Per game0.12
    CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic 1971
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps17 · Goals2
  2. Age 19 · 1972Flamengo
    Goals0 · Apps6 · Per game0.00
    Campeonato Carioca 1972
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps6 · Goals0
  3. Age 20 · 1973Flamengo
    Goals8 · Apps35 · Per game0.23
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps35 · Goals8
  4. Age 21 · 1974Flamengo
    Goals30 · Apps50 · Per game0.60
    Campeonato Carioca 1974Bola de Ouro 1974Bola de Prata 1974
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps50 · Goals30
  5. Age 22 · 1975Flamengo
    Goals40 · Apps55 · Per game0.73
    Bola de Prata 1975Campeonato Carioca top scorer 1975 (30 goals)
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps55 · Goals40
  6. Age 23 · 1976Flamengo
    Goals32 · Apps47 · Per game0.68
    Taça do Atlântico 1976Copa Río Branco 1976Taça Oswaldo Cruz 1976Bicentennial Cup 1976South American Footballer of the Year Silver Ball 1976Brazilian season top scorer 1976 (63 goals)
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps47 · Goals32
  7. Age 24 · 1977Flamengo
    Goals37 · Apps47 · Per game0.79
    Bola de Prata 1977Campeonato Carioca top scorer 1977 (27 goals)South American Footballer of the Year 1977Brazilian season top scorer 1977 (48 goals)
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps47 · Goals37
  8. Age 25 · 1978Flamengo
    Goals19 · Apps22 · Per game0.86
    Campeonato Carioca 1978Campeonato Carioca top scorer 1978 (19 goals)
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps22 · Goals19
  9. Age 26 · 1979Flamengo
    Goals65 · Apps51 · Per game1.27
    Campeonato Carioca 1979Campeonato Carioca 1979 (extra)Campeonato Carioca top scorer 1979 (26 goals)Brazilian season top scorer 1979 (81 goals)World XI 1979
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps51 · Goals65
  10. Age 27 · 1980Flamengo
    Goals33 · Apps45 · Per game0.73
    Campeonato Brasileiro 1980South American Footballer of the Year Silver Ball 1980Brazilian season top scorer 1980 (53 goals)Brasileirão Top Scorer 1980 (21 goals)Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team 1980
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps45 · Goals33
  11. Age 28 · 1981Flamengo
    Goals39 · Apps54 · Per game0.72
    Campeonato Carioca 1981Copa Libertadores 1981Club World Cup 1981South American Footballer of the Year 1981El Grafico 2nd Best South American Player of the Year 1981Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team 1981Copa Libertadores Best Player 1981Copa Libertadores top scorer 1981Intercontinental Cup MVP Award 1981Guerin Sportivo Player of the Year 1981
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps41 · Goals28
    ContinentalApps13 · Goals11
  12. Age 29 · 1982Flamengo
    Goals43 · Apps48 · Per game0.90
    Campeonato Brasileiro 1982Bola de Ouro 1982Bola de Prata 1982Campeonato Carioca top scorer 1982 (21 goals)South American Footballer of the Year 1982Brazilian season top scorer 1982 (59 goals)World XI 1982Brasileirão Top Scorer 1982 (21 goals)FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot 1982FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1982
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps44 · Goals41
    ContinentalApps4 · Goals2
  13. Age 30 · 1983Flamengo
    Goals22 · Apps29 · Per game0.76
    Campeonato Brasileiro 1983Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team 1983World Soccer Player of the Year 1983
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps25 · Goals19
    ContinentalApps4 · Goals3
  14. From Flamengo to Udinese
  15. Age 30 · 1983–84Udinese
    Goals24 · Apps33 · Per game0.73
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps24 · Goals19
    Domestic cupApps9 · Goals5
  16. Age 31 · 1984–85Udinese
    Goals6 · Apps20 · Per game0.30
    Chevron Award 1984Serie A Team of The Year 1984Serie A Player of the Year 1984
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps15 · Goals3
    Domestic cupApps5 · Goals3
  17. From Udinese to Flamengo
  18. Age 32 · 1985Flamengo
    Goals3 · Apps6 · Per game0.50
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps6 · Goals3
  19. Age 33 · 1986Flamengo
    Goals3 · Apps4 · Per game0.75
    Campeonato Carioca 1986
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps4 · Goals3
  20. Age 34 · 1987Flamengo
    Goals6 · Apps17 · Per game0.35
    Copa União 1987Bola de Prata 1987
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps17 · Goals6
  21. Age 35 · 1988Flamengo
    Goals4 · Apps20 · Per game0.20
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps20 · Goals4
  22. Age 36 · 1989Flamengo
    Goals7 · Apps27 · Per game0.26
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps19 · Goals4
    Domestic cupApps7 · Goals3
    ContinentalApps1 · Goals0
  23. From Flamengo to Sumitomo Metals
  24. Age 38 · 1991–92Sumitomo Metals
    Goals22 · Apps24 · Per game0.92
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps22 · Goals21
    Domestic cupApps2 · Goals1
  25. From Sumitomo Metals to Kashima Antlers
  26. Age 39 · 1992Kashima Antlers
    Goals7 · Apps12 · Per game0.58
    Competition breakdown
    Domestic cupApps12 · Goals7
  27. Age 40 · 1993Kashima Antlers
    Goals12 · Apps23 · Per game0.52
    J.League Suntory Series 1993
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps16 · Goals9
    Domestic cupApps7 · Goals3
  28. Age 41 · 1994Kashima Antlers
    Goals5 · Apps7 · Per game0.71
    Competition breakdown
    LeagueApps7 · Goals5

Career totals

By club
ClubYearsAppsGoalsPer gameShare
Flamengo1971–1983 · 1985–19895803930.6884%
Udinese1983–198453300.576%
Sumitomo Metals199124220.925%
Kashima Antlers1992–199442240.575%
By competition
AppsGoals
League635431
Domestic cup4222
Continental2216
By country
AppsGoals
Brazil580393
Japan6646
Italy5330

Honours

Team trophies
Copa Libertadores1 time · 1981
Club World Cup1 time · 1981
Campeonato Brasileiro3 times · 1980, 1982, 1983
Campeonato Carioca7 times · 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1979 (extra), 1981, 1986
Asian Cup1 time · 2004
Bicentennial Cup1 time · 1976
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic1 time · 1971
Copa Río Branco1 time · 1976
Copa União1 time · 1987
J.League Suntory Series1 time · 1993
Russian Cup1 time · 2008–09
Russian Super Cup1 time · 2009
Süper Lig1 time · 2006–07
Taça do Atlântico1 time · 1976
Taça Oswaldo Cruz1 time · 1976
Turkish Super Cup1 time · 2007
Uzbek League1 time · 2008
Uzbekistani Cup1 time · 2008
Individual
South American Footballer of the Year3 times · 1977, 1981, 1982
Brasileirão Top Scorer2 times · 1980 (21 goals), 1982 (21 goals)
Bola de Prata5 times · 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1987
Brazilian season top scorer5 times · 1976 (63 goals), 1977 (48 goals), 1979 (81 goals), 1980 (53 goals), 1982 (59 goals)
Campeonato Carioca top scorer5 times · 1975 (30 goals), 1977 (27 goals), 1978 (19 goals), 1979 (26 goals), 1982 (21 goals)
Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team3 times · 1980, 1981, 1983
Bola de Ouro2 times · 1974, 1982
South American Footballer of the Year Silver Ball2 times · 1976, 1980
World XI2 times · 1979, 1982
Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player1 time · 1995
Beach Soccer World Championship top scorer1 time · 1995 (12 goals)
Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame1 time · 2010
Chevron Award1 time · 1984
Copa Libertadores Best Player1 time · 1981
Copa Libertadores top scorer1 time · 1981
El Grafico 2nd Best South American Player of the Year1 time · 1981
FIFA 1001 time · 2004
FIFA Order of Merit1 time · 1996
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team1 time · 1982
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot1 time · 1982
Golden Foot Legends Award1 time · 2006
Guerin Sportivo Player of the Year1 time · 1981
Intercontinental Cup MVP Award1 time · 1981
Japan Football Hall of Fame1 time · 2016
Serie A Player of the Year1 time · 1984
Serie A Team of The Year1 time · 1984
World Soccer Player of the Year1 time · 1983

Won outside the recorded seasons

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

  • Beach Soccer World Championship top scorer: 1995 (12 goals)
  • Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player: 1995
  • FIFA Order of Merit: 1996
  • FIFA 100: 2004
  • Golden Foot Legends Award: 2006
  • Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame: 2010
  • Japan Football Hall of Fame: 2016
  • Süper Lig: 2006–07
  • Turkish Super Cup: 2007
  • Uzbekistani Cup: 2008
  • Uzbek League: 2008
  • Russian Super Cup: 2009
  • Russian Cup: 2008–09
  • Asian Cup: 2004

Career shape

Peak season
1979, 65 goals at 1.27 per game
Best five seasons
1979 to 1983, 202 goals
Goals before 21
10
Goals before 25
149
Goals before 30
348
Goals from 30 on
121
Seasons played
24
Biggest club share
84% at Flamengo
Trajectory
Sustained plateau
Honours per season
3.04

Zico peaked in 1979 with 65 goals in 51 games. Output held steady across the whole career. 73 major honours across 24 seasons, 3.04 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 Zico scored?
469 goals in 699 appearances across club and international football.
Which club did Zico score the most goals for?
393 goals for Flamengo, more than for any other club.
How many trophies has Zico won?
73 major honours, counting team titles and individual awards.
What was Zico's best season?
65 goals in 1979 for Flamengo, the highest of the career.

Where they rank

Zico updated Jul 15, 2026 · Wikipedia

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