# Top 10 Asian football players of all time with the highest international goals in history

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Published: 2025-09-26  
Updated: 2025-09-29  
Author: Rahul Roy

Asian footballer [Ali Daei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Daei)held the record for the highest number of international goals in history which was recently surpassed by Portugal legend [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#:~:text=Cristiano%20Ronaldo%20dos%20Santos%20Aveiro,and%20the%20Portugal%20national%20team.). Indian captain [Sunil Chhetri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Chhetri) is the second-highest active Asian international goalscorer behind UAE’s [Ali Mabkhout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mabkhout).

## ***Explore the top 10 Asian football players of all time with the highest international goals in the history of football:***

## **10.[Cha Bum-kun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha_Bum-kun)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cha-1024x746.webp)
***Cha Bum-kun***

**Country: South Korea**

**Goals:** **58**

**Matches: 136**

**Years active: 1972-1986**

## **9. [Kiatisuk Senamuang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiatisuk_Senamuang)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kiatisuk-Senamuang.jpg)
****Kiatisuk Senamuang****

Country: Thailand

Goals: **71**

Matches: 134

Years active: 1993-2007

## **8. [Majed Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majed_Abdullah)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Majed-Abdullah-Mohammed-Saudi-Arabia.webp)
***[Majed Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majed_Abdullah)***

Country: Saudi Arabia

Goals: **72**

Matches: 117

Tenure: 1978-1994

## **7. [Bashar Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_Abdullah)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bashar-Abdullah.webp)
***[Bashar Abdullah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_Abdullah)***

Country: Kuwait

Goals: **75**

Matches: 134

Years active: 1996-2018

## **6. [Kunishige Kamamoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunishige_Kamamoto)**

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*Kunishige Kamamoto*

Country: Japan

Goals: **75**

Matches: 76

Years active: 1964-1977

## **5. [Hussein Saeed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Saeed)**

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***[Hussein Saeed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Saeed)***

Country: Iraq

Goals: **78**

Matches: 137

Years active: 1976-1990

## **4. [Ali Mabkhout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mabkhout)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cssaipxm1wudppzyygek-1024x725.jpg)
***Ali Mabkhout***

Country: UAE

Goals: **80**

Matches: 105

Years active: 2009-present

## **3. [Mokhtar Dahari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokhtar_Dahari)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mokhtar-dahari-football-profile-stats-records-rankings-compressed-1024x576.jpg)

Country: Malaysia

Goals: **89**

Matches: 142

Years active: 1972-1985

## **2. [Sunil Chhetri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Chhetri)**

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***Sunil Chhetri***

Country: India

Goals: **95**

Matches: 138

Years active: 2005 to present

## **1. [Ali Daei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Daei)**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ali-daei-nationalmannschaft-iran-1594220527-42990.jpg)

Country: Iran

Goals: **109**

Matches:**149**

Years active: 1993-2006

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## **FAQs**

### Which Asian football player has the highest international goal in history?

**[Ali Daei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Daei)**