The 50 Greatest Brazil Players Have Been Named And Ranked
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The debate surrounding Brazil's greatest ever player was rife on Tuesday night after Neymar surpassed Ronaldo in the all-time scoring charts.
The 28-year-old, who is now just 13 goals behind Pele's goalscoring record, bagged a hat-trick in their 4-2 win over Peru, taking his overall tally to 64 goals in 103 appearances for Seleção.
In the meantime, Neymar breezed past the great Ronaldo in the overall charts.
@Pele (77)
- FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) October 14, 2020
@neymarjr (64)
@Ronaldo (62)
:flag_br: Neymar's hat-trick sends him 2nd on Brazil's all-time top scorers. The 28-year-old celebrates by doing a number 9 with his hands & imitating Ronaldo's trademark finger-wagging celebration in a fitting tribute to Fenômeno :tm: pic.twitter.com/D9DDgiTnAB
The former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan forward netted 62 times in 98 appearances during his 17 year career with the national team.
And following the World Cup qualifier victory at the Nacional Stadium in Lima, the Paris Saint-Germain forward, who also performed the classic finger-wagging celebration, paid tribute to 'R9' on social media.
"All my respect for you PHENOMENON." he wrote on Twitter.
Todo meu respeito por ti FENÔMENO @Ronaldo :point_up_2::point_right::point_down::point_up: pic.twitter.com/xDhdPieeSD
- Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) October 14, 2020
Neymar's clinical record on the international stage is impressive to say the least.
The former Barcelona and Santos forward will almost certainly be regarded as one of the all-time greats but despite his contribution for Brazil down the years, fans believe he still doesn't break into the all-time top 10.
In fact, Neymar is only ranked in 15th place, behind the likes of Kaka, Cafu and Rivaldo on Ranker's' official list.
Here is the top 50 list in full:
50. Branco
49. Aldair
48. Dunga
47. Arthur Friedenreich
46. Douglas Costa
45. Ademir da Guia
44. Ze Roberto
43. Roberto Dinamite
42. Mario Zagallo
41. Robinho
40. Maicon
39. Casemiro
38. Zito
37. Philippe Coutinho
36. Roberto Firmino
35. Dida
34. Claudio Taffarel
33. Alisson Becker
32. Adriano
31. Thiago Silva
30. Jorginho
29. Juninho Pernambucano
28. Gilmar
27. Careca
26. Marcelo
25. Marta
24. Vava
23. Leonidas da Silva
22. Nilton Santos
21. Djalma Santos
20. Bebeto
19. Paulo Roberto Falcao
18. Gerson
17. Dani Alves
16. Tostao
15. Neymar
14. Didi
13. Roberto Rivelino
12. Jairzinho
11. Zico
10. Carlos Alberto
9. Socrates
8. Cafu
7. Kaka
6. Garrincha
5. Romario
4. Rivaldo
3. Ronaldinho
2. Pele
1. Ronaldo
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