Which country has the most (3) players in the top 15 all time career goalscorers for club and country?
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Is it Wales?
Edith :- I feel compelled to add that this question is entirely inspired by a personal patriotic bias and bugger all else.
Nope no welshmen in the top 25
That’s scandalous. I demand a recount!
Germany?
Kline man
Muller
Mathias
England?
Kane
Charlton
Shearer
Mullers the only one
Portugal
Given Eusebio and Ronaldo
And the other one.
Eusebio and Ronaldo but not the other one
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow?
Ronnie James Dio
Graham Bonnet
Joe Lynn Turner
Arf @gary
Doubt its an obvious one like Brazil.
Republic of Ireland?
Austria?
Latvia?
Russia?
Japan?
Pele and Romario for Brazil and Becan for Austria (and Czech Republic)
It’s not something like Saudi Arabia, is it?
Correct. It’s not something like Saudi Arabia.
This was asked in a pub quiz I was at a week ago, it was multi-choice or I doubt anyone would have got it. I didn’t so I won’t give it away.
Surprised me
Is it by any chance women’s football? I know zilch about men’s football and even less about women’s football
China?
I’m thinking it’s Scotland because of Dalglish and Law. Trying to think who the third would be.
Just thought – McCoist scored bagloads for Rangers
Are you confusing him with Jimmy McGrory at number 17?
None of the above … and it is men’s football
I would think Jimmy Greaves must be on that list..?
No English players in the top 25 … I’m guessing he’s about 30
rather an aside, another footballing great is only remembered as a manager despite scoring 251 goals in 274 (lower level) appearences – Brian Clough. Thats about the same rate as Erling Haarland (though lower level) 239 in 295. Slightly better in fact.
It’s a well known footballing nation … it’s not Sao Tome Principe.
I keep having to check the list … I feel I’m going to say something like …. Sorry my mistake I meant cricket 😂
Only one of them played outside their country (Chelsea and Walsall in the 30s) and they only scored a total of 14 international goals.
Sweden?
By process of elimination (I.e, no one’s mentioned yet), how about Ireland or Northern Ireland- although I couldn’t name any high goal scorers from either.
Pretty confident it’s Northern Ireland. IIRC there were a few players who ran up cricket scores in the domestic league back in the day.
Is it a country that no longer exists?
@Jaygee what you mean Canada?
I’m getting out of here before Dai wakes up and would strongly advise you to do the same, @SteveT
😆
It’s not a joking matter
Is it Mexico ?
My guess would be Iran, although what I base that on I have no idea.
I thought of Iran, too as upi think one of their players held (or possibly still holds) the record as most capped international
Having awakened from a surprisingly sound night’s kip I propose that it’s going to be somewhere very unlikely (not the mighty Cymru obviously) so is it The Vatican City or The Isle of Man?
A serious punt. Is it Ukraine?
Uruguay?
Argentina?
Messi must surely make the list, possibly Batistuta, possibly Aguero. Don’t think Maradona scored bundles for Argentina .
He certainly punched above his weight when it came to scoring in WC knock-out games
He certainly punched above his height.
Arf!
It must be an obscure one. Brazil would be my top tier pick with Pele and Romario but I don’t think their next best player would be in the 15. It has to be a small nation with a lot of football but not at a great level where players can play into their 40’s. But not so small that they can’t have 3 players in the top 15.
Italy?
I’m struggling to think of a prolific Italian striker with a long career.
Giuseppe Meazza? (after whom the San Siro stadium is officially named) , Luigi Riva? Roberto Boninsegna? Luca Toni ? Francesco Totti? Alessandro Del Piero? Certainly no shortage of prolific Italian goalscorers, though it’s true some of the best -Rossi and Baggio in particular – suffered from injuries which curtailed their careers.
Only Totti and Del Piero got more than 300 goals. They were fabulous players but so far off the top 15 (Zlatan is 15th with 561 goals).
I would say Serie A and the Prem are much harder places to score a lot of goals and have a long career hence the lack of places in the list.
I’ll go for Hungary. They used to be quite handy at football.
Carribean nation … Jamaica? Trinidad & Tobago?
Chrisf gets it yes it’s Norn Iron.
Glenn Ferguson 563 14th never played outside NI
Joe Bambrick 626 10th played for Chelsea in the 30s
Jimmy Jones 639 8th scored 269 goals in 222 games for Glenavon
The Catholic teams they played against weren’t allowed goalies until 1971.
Arf (although conceivably true knowing the history of NI football)
Interestingly no English, Italian, French, African or Asian players.