Top-5 football players with the most number of goals in a calendar year

#5 Cristiano Ronaldo With 69 goals in the year 2013 for his team Real Madrid, Ronaldo is the 5th player in the rankings.

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#4 Pele, Romario and Zico The third spot in the rankings is shared by the three great footballers who have scored 72 goals in a year.

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#3 Pele In 1958, Pele scored 75 goals for club and country making him third in rankings. . He is also the top goal scorer for the Brazilian national team.

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#2 Gerd Muller Gerd Muller scored 85 goals in 60 appearances in 1972 both for West Germany and Bayern Munich. He dominated the list for a long time.

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#1 Lionel Messi Lionel Messi broke Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals in a calendar year. The Argentine star bagged 91 goals in 2012 with just 69 appearances for both his country and club

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