Asian footballer Ali Daei held the record for the highest number of international goals in history which was recently surpassed by Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo. Indian captain Sunil Chhetri is the second-highest active Asian international goalscorer behind UAE’s 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
Country: South Korea
Goals: 58
Matches: 136
Years active: 1972-1986
9. Kiatisuk Senamuang
Country: Thailand
Goals: 71
Matches: 134
Years active: 1993-2007
8. Majed Abdullah
Country: Saudi Arabia
Goals: 72
Matches: 117
Tenure: 1978-1994
7. Bashar Abdullah
Country: Kuwait
Goals: 75
Matches: 134
Years active: 1996-2018
6. Kunishige Kamamoto
Country: Japan
Goals: 75
Matches: 76
Years active: 1964-1977
5. Hussein Saeed
Country: Iraq
Goals: 78
Matches: 137
Years active: 1976-1990
4. Ali Mabkhout
Country: UAE
Goals: 80
Matches: 105
Years active: 2009-present
3. Mokhtar Dahari
Country: Malaysia
Goals: 89
Matches: 142
Years active: 1972-1985
2. Sunil Chhetri
Country: India
Goals: 90
Matches: 138
Years active: 2005 to present
1. Ali Daei
Country: Iran
Goals: 109
Matches: 149
Years active: 1993-2006
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