Zico (477 goals)
Along with Messi, C. Ronaldo, Alfredo di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, Eusebio and Johan Cruyff ... Zico is among the top stars who have never won a World Cup. At the 1982 World Cup, Zico teamed up with Socrates to become Brazil’s best central midfield pair. He himself also scored 4 goals in that tournament. Unfortunately, the brilliance of Paolo Rossi has suppressed the dream of champion of Brazil.
Zico has been with the entire Flamengo club for almost his entire career. He spent 18 years playing for this club. During 2 years of playing in Europe for Udinese, Zico also impressed. He came second in the Serie A top scorer race in 1983/84 season.
In his career, Zico has scored 477 goals at club and national level. To date, he remains the most prolific midfielder in history.
Fritz Walter (390 goals)
Fritz Walter is the greatest player in Kaiserslautern history. Even when he died, this club took his name to give the stadium. He devoted 23 years of his career to the German club and scored a total of 357 goals throughout his career.
Besides, Fritz Walter is also the conductor of the West German team that overcomes the great Hungary to win the 1954 World Cup. He plays behind the strikers Ottmar Walter and Max Morlock. Nearly every ball of West Germany passes through this great conductor.
Michel Platini (353 goals)
During the competition, Michel Platini was the peak conductor of world football. He was the soul of the French team and the Juventus club in the 80s. In particular, the French legend has a huge influence in the opponent’s 1/3 area.
At Juventus, Platini played behind the attacking trio Paolo Rossi, Zbigniew Boniek and Roberto Bettega in the role of "classic number 10". In particular, he is very dangerous in dead ball situations.
Platini was a key member of the Juventus championship in 1984 and 1986 and the European Cup championship in 1985. In addition, he and the French team won the Euro 1984. During his career, the former president of UEFA scored to 353 goals. That is a staggering number because he played in the most fierce tournament in the world at that time, Serie A.
Teofilo Cubillas (340 goals)
There is no question, Teofilo Cubillas is the greatest player in Peruvian football history. The tournament witnessing the most brilliant shine of this legend is the 1978 World Cup, where he played great or put Peru into the second round. In that tournament, Teofilo Cubillas also scored 5 goals, ranked 2nd on the list. scored after Mario Kempes.
Over the course of his career, Teofilo Cubillas spent five months with Porto, but mostly competed domestically. In total, this midfielder has conceded the opponent to 340 goals.
Bobby Charlton (309 goals)
Bobby Charlton is the conductor of England winning the 1966 World Cup. In the 4-4-2 map, he plays behind the strikers Geoff Hurst and Roger Hunt, and takes the role of coordinating the match. With the Nulk Stiles "scanner" playing in the background, Bobby Charlton was given a freer role. Thanks to that, he was able to develop his full capacity.
At Man Utd Club, Bobby Charlton is also a legend, helping the club to win the Champions League in 1968. In particular, Bobby Charlton’s shooting ability is very diverse, so he can score many goals in his career. In total, he scored 309 goals. He had been Man Utd’s best goalscorer for decades, before being broken by Wayne Rooney.
Frank Lampard (303 goals)
Frank Lampard moved to Chelsea in 2001 and since then, he has become a living legend of Chelsea. Lampard reached the peak of his career under Mourinho and became the top midfielder in the Premier League.
As a shuttle midfielder, Lampard is extremely active in the midfield. In particular, this midfielder is heavily involved in the attack stage when appearing in hot spots. Therefore, he scored a lot of goals in his career. In total, the England midfielder had 303 goals to celebrate the goal. In it, he is the most goalscorer in Chelsea history with 211 goals.
Socrates (258 goals)
Socrates made Zico the best midfield duo of Brazil in the 1982. World Cup. In that tournament, Socrates was also the captain of Selecao. Like Zico, despite being a midfielder, Socrates loves to score goals.
Most of his career has been with domestic clubs such as Botafogo-SP, Corinthians, Flamengo, Santos ... He has only one season in Europe for Fiorentina Club. In total, during his career, Socrates scored 258 goals.
Ricardo Kaka (237 goals)
Kaka matured from Sau Paolo’s training and later he became a star in AC Milan shirt. Kaka’s gameplay is quite comprehensive. He is strong both in passing, dribbling and finishing.
The Brazilian midfielder is the soul that helped AC Milan win the Champions League in 2007. In the same year, Kaka won the Golden Ball. However, after leaving AC Milan in 2009, Kaka did not really succeed at Real Madrid. Anyway, in his career, Kaka also has a respectable goals up to 237 goals.
Jan Ceulemans (230 goals)
Jan Ceulemans has been a rare player for Belgium for three decades (70, 80, 90). He was once "Football King" Pele ranked in the group of 125 greatest players in the history of football in the world.
Jan Ceulemans is like a "magician" with great ball control. Despite possessing a tall body, he is still very smooth in handling phases. Jan Ceulemans is the captain of the Belgian team that competed successfully in the 1986 World Cup.
His peak career was associated with the Brugge Club (1978-1992). He is also the highest scoring midfielder in Belgian football with 230 goals throughout his career.
Lothar Matthäus (227 goals)
Unlike the aforementioned players, Lothar Matthäus is just a defensive midfielder. Therefore, his ability to score even more respectable. In particular, he scored 4 goals in the 1990 World Cup and won the Golden Ball that year.
In his career, Lothar Matthäus conceded his opponent to 227 goals. He was the role model for many later German players like Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger to follow.
