Five Football Players who Scored the Most Goals Before Age of 24
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VIVA – The football game obviously identical with goals. It turns out that some players can score more than 200 goals even before they are 24 years old.
In the list of top scorers, Cristiano Ronaldo is unfortunately not included in the list. But he remains one of the world's best players even today. Here are some of the top scorers before the age of 24, as reported by various sources.
1. Neymar (375 Goals)
Neymar achieves the top list. The Brazilian player was able to score 375 goals before he was 24 years old. The score was obtained when he played with Santos and Barcelona. During his time at the Spanish club, Neymar always received support from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez who always provided assists to score goals.
2. Kylian Mbappe (370 Goals)
Kylian Mbappe is a future star, he scored 370 goals before the age of 24. He has won many regular Paris Saint-Germain and French national team titles.
When he was 19, he won the World Cup trophy. Also, he led France to the final of the 2022 World Cup despite losing to Argentina. In that event, he won the top scorer award by scoring 8 goals.
3. Ronaldo Nazario (293 goals)
Ronaldo Nazario is a legend of the Brazilian national team. He was one of the most dangerous attackers of his time. When he was 24 years old. The former Inter Milan and Barcelona player scored 293 goals.
In addition, Ronaldo Nazario is the only player to win the best player award when he was 21 years old. If not for injuries, he might be the best striker of all time.
4. Lionel Messi (281 goals)
Lionel Messi scored 281 goals when he was just 24 years old. In addition, he managed to say his country won the 2022 World Cup title. Lionel Messi can already be aligned with the legend of the Argentina national team, Diego Maradona. Now, this 35-year-old player has won seven times the world's best player award.
5. Raul Gonzalez (248 goals)
Raul Gonzalez is one of the legends of Real Madrid and the national team of Spain. Before the age of 24, Raul Gonzalez had scored 248 goals.
During his time with Real Madrid, he scored 324 goals. In addition, he has won many trophies with Los Blancos, namely three Champions League trophies, and four La Liga trophies.