User:Mishary94/sandbox

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Abbreviations
ENG Football League First Division / Premier League (1888–1992 / 1992–)
FRA USFSA Championship / Ligue 1 (1896–1932 / 1932–)
GER German Champions / Bundesliga (1903–1963 / 1963–)
ITA Serie A (1898–)
ESP La Liga (1929–)
  • Bold indicates player is still active at in the Big Five Leagues. Players in italics are still active outside the Big Five Leagues.
  • Does not include goals scored in the lower divisions.
List of top scorers in the Big Five Leagues (250 or more goals)
Rank Player Nationality Goals Itemized Goals Period Reference
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina 496

(474) ESP (22) FRA

2004–2023
2 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 495

(103) ENG (311) ESP (81) ITA

2003–2023
3 Jimmy Greaves  England 366

(357) ENG (9) ITA

1957–1971
4 Gerd Müller  West Germany 365

(365) GER

1965–1979
5 Robert Lewandowski  Poland 354

(312) GER (42) ESP

2010–
6 Steve Bloomer  England 314

(314) ENG

1892–1914
7 Dixie Dean  England 310

(310) ENG

1924–1938
8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic  Sweden 302

(156) ITA (16) ESP (113) FRA (17) ENG

2004–2023
9 Delio Onnis  Argentina 299

(299) FRA

1971–1986
10 Gordon Hodgson  England 288

(288) ENG

1925–1939
11 Karim Benzema  France 281

(43) FRA (238) ESP

2004–2023
12 Alan Shearer  England 283

(283) ENG

1988–2006
13 Silvio Piola  Italy 274

(274) ITA

1929–1954
14 Edinson Cavani  Uruguay 267

(112) ITA (138) FRA (12) ENG (5) ESP

2007–2023
15 Charlie Buchan  England 258

(258) ENG

1912–1928
16 David Jack  England 257

(257) ENG

1920–1938
17 Raúl  Spain 256

(228) ESP (28) GER

1994–2012
18 Nat Lofthouse  England 255

(255) ENG

1946–1960
19 Bernard Lacombe  Argentina 255

(255) FRA

1969–1987
20 Telmo Zarra  Spain 251

(251) ESP

1940–1955
21 Francesco Totti  Italy 250

(250) ITA

1992–2017
Notes