Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele )
GOAT Edson Arantes do Nascimento, and we all know him as Pelé, which is his nickname. He was born on October 23, 1940, in Três Corações, Brazil. He grew up in a modest family and began playing football from a very young age. He signed with Santos FC in 1956 at the age of 15, and he made his debut that September, and his team won by 7-1. When he was 16, he was the top goal scorer in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state league. He is a complete forward player who can do almost everything, like explosive speed, excellent ball control, and powerful shooting with both feet. Also, he is a great dribbler, header, and playmaker; therefore, he is one of the most complete football players and greatest players of all time.
Career Overview
Pele spent almost his entire professional career at one club, Santos FC, from 1956 to 1974. He helped make Santos FC one of the best and most successful clubs, where they won multiple trophies. After Santos, he joined the New York Cosmos, where he played from 1975 to 1977 and he made football popular in United States .
Major Achievements
FIFA World Cup
He is the most successful player in FIFA World Cup history. He won the 3 FIFA World Cups with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Winning the World Cup is a dream for every player, and he won 3 World Cups, which is an incredible achievement. He is the only player to achieve this. That’s why he’s the GOAT for the FIFA World Cup.
Major Achievements with Santos FC
He won two Copa Libertadores from Santos in 1962 and 1963, two Intercontinental Cups (1962, 1963), six Brazilian National Championships (Taca Brasil & Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), ten Campeonato Paulista (Sao Paulo State Championship), and five Torneio Rio–Sao Paulo.
GOAT Pele: Total Career Goals
Pele scored 757 official goals during his legendary football career. Most of those goals came while playing for Santos FC, where he scored 643 goals. He also scored 37 goals for New York Cosmos and 77 goals for the Brazil national team .However he scored 1,283 goal in his entire career with include friendly matches ,military matches ,tour matches .
The 1,283 goals figure is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the highest total including all senior matches, while 757 goals is the widely accepted total for official competitive matches.