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June 20, 2022 12:10+01:00

Most Free-kick goals of all time

Free-kicks or set pieces are one of the most advantageous methods to score a goal in matches.

Also, seen as a benefit, it’s one of the hardest way as well. Be it from outside the box or 30-yard from the box, free-kicks are definitely one of the most beautiful things to watch in football matches.

Here, we will list out the players with the most free-kick goals in football history.

Marcelinho Carioca -59- free-kick goals

Marcelinho is nicknamed “Pé-de-Anjo” for his accuracy with free-kicks. The Brazililian attacking midfielder has collected more trophies with Corinthians than any other player in their history.

Rogerio Ceni -59- free-kick goals

To the shock of everyone, The Brazilian Ceni was a goal-keeper and he has scored 59 goals from dead-ball situations in his career. Ceni is the highest

Ronald Koeman -60- free-kick goals

The Dutch defensive midfielder had his share of success with Ajax. Koeman has scored nearly 25% of his goals with free-kicks. He is one of the high scoring defenders during his era.

Zico -62- free-kick goals

Brazilian legend Zico scored 62 free-kick goals in his career. Zico is considered one of the world’s best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was very accurate in his shooting skills

Diego Maradona -62- free-kick goals

The Argentine legend is one of the best in the history of football. Diego scored 62 goals from set-pieces in his career and scored nearly 20% of his career goals with free-kicks. His free-kick against Juventus for Napoli was known as the ‘Divine Free-Kick’

David Beckham -65- Free-kick goals

the famous English star Beckham was outstandingly famous when it comes to scoring a free-kick. Beckham has a total of 65 goals from set-pieces in his career. His free-kicks is cherished the best in English football.

Ronaldinho -66- free-kick goals

The Brazilian magician was brilliant from any set piece position. Had the skill to net the ball from a more distant point. Ronaldinho had scored 66 goals from set-pieces in his career.

Víctor Legrotaglie -66- free-kick goals

The Argentine has a stunning shooting ability. Victor was well known for his 12 Olympic Goals for Argentina that a stadium was named after him in Argentina.

Pele -70- free-kick goals

The great legend of football, Pele has scored 70 goals from set-pieces. He shoot the ball with incredible power. Has immensed game knowledge to out-think the goal-keeper and had the ball netted more often.

Juninho Pernambucano -77- free-kick goals

Juninho was the best in scoring from a dead ball situation. The former Olympique Lyonnais legend and mid-fielder scored as many as 77 goals from set-pieces and is considered the greatest free-kick taker of all time. He was also the inventor of the knuckle-ball technique shoots as well and was also known as the magnificent 7.

This answers the question of who has scored the most free-kick goals.

As a regular question asked in football quizzes.

The player with the most freekicks goals is Juninho Pernambucano from Brazil.