Pelé

Pelé was a Brazilian footballer (23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022). Pelé played as a forward for Santos and New York Cosmos. Pelé scored 786 goals in 858 games for club and country and won 33 trophies, including 3 World Cups, 2 Libertadores titles and 23 league titles.

Pelé's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions766709
Brazil9277
Total858786

Goals per game: 0.92.

Pelé's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 33
  • League titles: 23
  • Libertadores: 2
  • Other international club trophies: 3
  • World Cup: 3
  • Trophies with Brazil: 5
  • Individual awards: 75

São Paulo state team

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1 (1959)

Santos

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968)
  • Copa Libertadores: 2 (1962, 1963)
  • Intercontinental Cup: 2 (1962, 1963)
  • Intercontinental Supercup: 1 (1968)
  • Campeonato Paulista: 10 (1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973)
  • Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 4 (1959, 1963, 1964, 1966)

New York Cosmos

  • North American Soccer League, Soccer Bowl: 1 (1977)
  • North American Soccer League, Atlantic Conference Championship: 1 (1977)

Brazil

  • FIFA World Cup: 3 (1958, 1962, 1970)
  • Roca Cup: 2 (1957, 1963)

Individual

  • Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer: 11 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973)
  • FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1 (1958)
  • FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1 (1958)
  • France Footballs Ballon d'Or: 7 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970)
  • South American Championship Best Player: 1 (1959)
  • South American Championship Top Scorer: 1 (1959)
  • Copa Bernardo O'Higgins Top Scorer: 1 (1959)
  • Gol de Placa: 1 (1961)
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top Scorer: 3 (1961, 1963, 1964)
  • Intercontinental Cup Top Scorer: 2 (1962, 1963)
  • Torneio Rio-São Paulo Top Scorer: 1 (1963)
  • Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1 (1965)
  • and 42 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1956–1974: Santos, 583 games, 569 goals
  2. 1975–1977: New York Cosmos, 64 games, 37 goals

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