Romário

What countsAll competitive club + international goals (friendly/exhibition goals excluded).

• 2008756 official-competition goals per IFFHS (545 league + 93 cup + 54 international club + 64 international incl. Olympic-team matches), per Wikipedia's List of footballers with 500 or more goals; RSSSF's official-match methodology counts 785. Romário himself claimed 1,000+ including unofficial and youth matches. Retired-goals audit 2026-06-09 — the previously-stored 772 is unsupported by current sources. | Correction applied: Retired-goals audit 2026-06-09: stored 772 is unsupported by current sources. 756 = IFFHS official-competition total (545 league + 93 cup + 54 international club + 64 international incl. Olympic-team matches) per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals; RSSSF official-match count is 785 (https://www.rsssf.org/players/prolific.html). Romário's own 1,000+ claim includes unofficial and youth matches.
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What countsGoals for the senior national team in FIFA A matches (youth and B-team goals excluded).

• 200555 goals in 70 official A internationals for Brazil (1987–2005). FIFA credits a 56th (1997 Copa América vs Mexico) that other sources record as a Camilo Romero own goal. Higher circulated counts (~71) include unofficial matches and Olympic/youth internationals. Basis: official A matches, consistent with the other international-goals rows. Retired-goals audit 2026-06-09. | Correction applied: Retired-goals audit 2026-06-09: stored 71 mixes unofficial matches and Olympic/youth internationals — a different basis than every other international-goals row. Official A internationals: 55 in 70 caps (Wikipedia infobox; FIFA credits a 56th — 1997 Copa América vs Mexico — that other sources record as a Camilo Romero own goal).
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