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In that same match, he scored his first international goal aged 16 years and eight months, and remains Brazil's youngest ever goalscorer. [6] [7] Pelé scored seven international hat-tricks, which is still the most of any Brazilian player. [1] [8] Pelé scored 12 goals in 14 FIFA World Cup appearances spanning four separate World Cups. [1]
Later, he scored the opening goal in the final against Italy, his last World Cup match. In all, Pelé played 114 matches with Brazil, scoring a record 95 goals, including 77 in official matches.
Pelé helped Santos overcome a Botafogo team that featured Brazilian greats such as Garrincha and Jairzinho with a last-minute goal in the first leg of the semi-finals which made it 1–1. In the second leg, Pelé scored a hat-trick in the Estádio do Maracanã as Santos won, 0–4, in the second leg.
Spot check on "scored his final international goal on 11 July 1971 against Austria, and made his final appearance for Brazil against Yugoslavia on 18 July 1971." - no issues "Pelé is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time and was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century."
Pelé, with 77 goals in 91 official matches, averages 0.84 goal per game. Neymar has an average of 0.62. Neymar, who is yet to win a Copa America or a World Cup, took a humbling approach amid all ...
Born in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, [2] Pelé spent most of his career at Le Mans, making his debut in Ligue 2 in a 1–0 defeat at FC Istres in September 2002. He established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper in the 2004–05 season, as the club won promotion to Ligue 1.
One of Pelé's goals received third place, while Maradona had a second goal selected as fourth. [60] Despite their frequent confrontations, [61] usually through quotations by the media, Pelé was the guest star of Maradona's TV show La Noche del 10 ("The Night of the #10"), where they had a friendly chat and played a bout of headers. [62]
Circling the goalkeeper to collect, Pelé shot while turning towards the goal, but he turned too much while shooting, and the ball drifted just wide of the far post. [ 3 ] Pelé's move is a variant of the "selling the dummy" feint – letting the ball go around a defender then also circling the opponent, rather than following the straight path ...