Players that have scored more than 50 goals for a club in a season

There are many legends and prolific scorers in football like Raul, Van Nistelrooy, Henry, Del Piero etc but there are some players that have scored more than 50 goals for their clubs in one season and more than a season. Below are the lists.

1) Lionel Messi: Lionel Messi is an Argentine player who is very successful. He is one of the greatest players of all time, and he is enjoying his career. In Barcelona, he won 4 champions league and 5 Ballon d’or. These are the years Messi scored more than 50 goals for Barcelona. 2010/2011: 53 goals in 55 games 2011/2012: 73 goals in 60 games 2012/2013: 60 goals in 50 games 2014/2015: 58 goals in 57 games 2016/2017: 51 goals in 52 games

2) Christiano Ronaldo: Christiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese and Real madrid player who has established himself as one of the greatest players of all time. He has won 4 champions league, one European cup and 4 Ballon d’or. Ronaldo is likely to win the next Ballon d’or after firing Real Madrid to their 12th champions’ league title and he won the European cup this year. These are the years Ronaldo scored more than 50 goals for Real Madrid. 2010/2011: 53 goals in 54 games 2011/2012: 60 goals in 65 games 2012/2013: 55 goals in 55 games 2013/2014: 51 goals in 47 games 2014/2015: 61 goals in 54 games 2015/2016: 51 goals in 48 games

3) Pele: Pele is a Brazilian who was amazing with his dribbling skills and scoring prowess when he was playing. He won the World cup for Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). He is regarded as the greatest footballer of all time and so many footballers and people revere him and Maradona so much. In 2013, he received the FIFA Ballon d’or Prix D’Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football. Below are the competitive years Pele scored more than 50 goals for Santos. 1958: 66 goals in 46 games 1959: 53 goals in 43 games 1961: 62 goals in 38 games 1963: 51 goals in 33 games 1965: 64 goals in 48 games

4) Gerd Muller: Gerd Muller is a German footballer who won the World cup. He is one of the best strikers Germany and the world has ever produced. Muller won the European Footballer of the Year in 1990. He also won the World cup in 1974 and the European cup in 1972. These are the seasons Muller scored more than 50 goals for Bayern Munich. 1969/1970: 53 goals in 49 games 1970/1971: 50 goals in 56 games 1971/1972: 64 goals in 57 games 1972/1973: 67 goals in 49 games 1973/1974: 54 goals in 64 games

5) Jimmy McGrory: He was a Scottish player. He is Celtic’s highest goal scorer of all time with 469 goals in 448 games. These are the seasons McGrory scored more than 50 goals for Celtic. 1926/1927: 59 goals in 41 games 1927/1928: 62 goals 46 games 1936/1937: 51 goals in 37 games

6) Romario: Romario is a Brazilian legend who won the 1994 world cup alongside some of his legendary team mates like Dunga, Bebeto etc. Romario won the 1994 world footballer of the year but he faced a tough opposition from Roberto Baggio of Italy, who won the 1993 World Footballer of the year and who also played in the World Cup final and lost a penalty kick. Romario played for teams like Barcelona and Vasco. In year 2000, he scored 56 goals in 71 games for Vasco.

7) Dixie Dean: Dixie Dean was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. In the 1927/1928 season, Dixie Dean scored 63 goals in 41 games for Everton.

8) Henrik Larsson: Henrik Larsson played for Sweden in the 2002 FIFA World cup and he performed excellently scoring goals for Sweden. Henrik Larsson played for clubs like Celtic and Barcelona. In 2000/2001 season, Larsson scored 53 goals in 50 games for Celtic. The combination of Swedish finest, Ibrahimovic and Larsson was fantastic and the duo combination was powerful.

9) Hector Yazalde: Hector Yazalde was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker. In 1973/1974 season, Yazalde scored 50 goals in 35 games for sporting Lisbon.

10)Ferenc Puskas: Puskas was an Hungarian footballer and manager who scored 514 goals in 529 matches for the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. In 1947/1948 season, Puskas scored 50 goals in 32 games for Kispest.

11) Mario Jardel: Mario Jardel was a Brazilian who played as a forward. He became one of Europe’s most prolific striker scoring during his time at Porto, Sporting and Galatasaray scoring 266 goals in 274 games for those clubs.In 1999/2000 season, Jardel scored 54 goals in 49 games for Porto. Also in 2001/2002 season, Jardel also scored 55 goals in 42 games for Sporting.

12) Eusebio: Eusebio was a Portuguese legend who had an outstanding performance for his country. Eusebio had power, pace and technique. He can shoot the ball from any distance and also had amazing scoring sense. In 1967/1968 season, Eusebio scored 50 goals in 35 games for Benfica. Reference: http://talksport.com/football/ronlado-v-messi-and-10-otherplayers-who-scored-50-or-more-goals-club-season170519239739?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium =social

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