Football 'King' Pele no more: List of records held by the Brazilian legend

A World Cup legend

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Pele was a power to deal with in FIFA WCs. He showed up in upwards of four releases of the World Cup. Out of four, Brazil won in three of these releases (held in 1958, 1962 and 1970)

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Most goals scored

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He found the back of the net on as many as 1,283 times in 1363 matches.

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Most goals in a calendar year

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Pele scored 127 objectives for Santos in 1959 when he was just 18. Thus, when he broke into the scene

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Most hat-tricks

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This is a staggering accomplishment. During his profession, Pele scored an incredible 92 full go-arounds, generally by any

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Youngest to appear, score, and win a FIFA WC final

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At 17 years and 249 days, Pele showed up in his very first FIFA WC last in 1958 during Brazil versus Sweden tie

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Joint-leading goal scorer for Brazil

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Pele finished with 77 objectives in 92 games for the Men dressed in Yellow. He is the joint-driving objective scorer for the five-time victors, alongside Neymar

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