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Statistics About The Most Goals In A Year
The most goals scored by a player in a calendar year is held by Lionel Messi with 91 goals in 2012, setting a remarkable record in the history of football.
In this post, we explore an impressive array of notable statistics and records related to goal-scoring achievements in soccer across various leagues and eras. From Lionel Messi’s record-breaking 91 goals in a calendar year to Cristiano Ronaldo’s remarkable feats in the Champions League, we delve into the fascinating world of goal-scoring milestones set by some of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
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"Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals scored in a calendar year with 91 goals in 2012."
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"Gerhard Müller scored 85 goals in a year, setting the record which Messi later broke."
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"The top five goal-scorers in a calendar year are all from Europe and South America."
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"Pelé, too, reportedly scored 92 goals in a calendar year; however, this includes non-official matches."
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"Among women, Abby Wambach scored 27 goals in 2012, the same year Messi set his record."
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"Wambach's record beats the previous record of 20 goals in a year set by Michelle Akers in 1991."
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"The record for the most goals in a calendar year in the English Premier League is 36, set by Mohamed Salah in 2018."
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"Zlatan Ibrahimović scored 50 goals in all competitions in the year 2016."
Statistic 9
"Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals scored in a single Champions League season with 17 goals in 2013-14."
Statistic 10
"The record for most goals scored in a calendar year by an American male player is 34, set by Chris Wondolowski in 2012."
Statistic 11
"Ali Daei holds the world record for most international goals in a calendar year with 35 goals scored for Iran in 1996."
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"The record for most goals in a calendar year in the Indian Super League is 15, set by Ferran Corominas in the year 2017-18."
Statistic 13
"Former Arsenal striker, Thierry Henry, holds the record of the most Premier League goals in a calendar year with 34 in 2004."
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"Archie Stark scored a record 67 goals in a season for Bethlehem Steel in the 1924/25 American Soccer League season."
Statistic 15
"Cristiano Ronaldo scored 61 goals in 2014, his most prolific calendar year."
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"Gerd Müller's 85 goals in a calendar year came in only 60 games during 1972."
Statistic 17
"Ferenc Deák scored 66 goals in 1946, the most by anyone in a calendar year in Hungarian football history."
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"In the Italian Serie A, Gunnar Nordahl holds the record for most goals in a calendar year with 36 in 1950."
Statistic 19
"Messi's 91 goals in a calendar year came from just 69 matches, giving a ratio of 1.31 goals per match."
Jannik Lindner
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