Dec 29 (Reuters) – Factbox on the career stats of former Brazil striker Pele, who died at the age of 82:
* Won three World Cup titles in 1958, 1962 and 1970 with Brazil.
* Became the youngest player to win a World Cup trophy at age 17. This record still stands today.
* Scored 757 goals in 812 official matches for club and country. This record stood for decades until Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed him in scoring.
* According to the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) and Santos, Pele has scored a total of 1,283 goals in 1,367 games, while FIFA has scored 1,281 goals in 1,366 games. number is shown.
* 77 goals in 92 official games for Brazil – along with Neymar, who scored 77 goals at the 2022 World Cup, is the country’s all-time leading goalscorer.
* Scored 12 goals in the World Cup.
* Recorded 6 assists in Mexico in 1970 – one World Cup record.
* Scored 92 hat-tricks in official and unofficial matches.
* Scored 127 goals for Santos in 1959. This is believed to be the most goals scored by a club player in one calendar year.
* Became Santos’ top scorer with 643 goals in 659 official matches.
* Six Brazilian Serie A wins with Santos (1961-1965, 1968).
* Led Santos to two Copa Libertadores titles (1962 and 1963).
Compiled by Dhruv Munjal, Bangalore.Editing by Hugh Lawson and Rosalba O’Brien
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