When we mention the names of two great footballers, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, what comes to the mind of the average football fan is free-kicks. But here they are behind in the race for the most free-kick goals in football history.
So who are the footballers with most free-kick goals in football history? The simple answer is, that the Olympique Lyonnais legend Juninho is the greatest free-kick taker in football history and has also scored the most goals.
Many players often relied on bending/curving the ball. But Juninho had mastered the “knuckleball” technique. A technique in which the ball moves in an extremely unpredictable manner.
Now let’s talk about the world’s greatest footballer, Pele, who scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games in his career from 1956 to 1977, which is a Guinness World Record: he also scored the most free-kick goals. .
Messi and Maradona come to mind when it comes to football in Argentina. But Victor Legottaglio is the Argentine player who has scored the most free-kick goals in football history.
Ronaldinho was famous not only for his crazy dribbling, technique, skill, and tricks but also for his free-kick goals.
Here you will find a list of the top 20 Footballers with most free-kick goals in football history.
Top 20 footballers with most free-kick goals
| Player | Free-Kick Goals |
| Juninho Pernambucano | 77 |
| Pelé | 70 |
| Victor Legrotaglie | 66 |
| Ronaldinho | 66 |
| Lionel Messi | 66 |
| David Beckham | 65 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 64 |
| Diego Maradona | 62 |
| Zico | 62 |
| Ronald Koeman | 60 |
| Marcelinho Carioca | 59 |
| Rogério Ceni | 59 |
| Andrea Pirlo | 45 |
| Alessandro Del Piero | 43 |
| Roberto Carlos | 27 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 27 |
| Juan Román Riquelme | 22 |
| Wesley Sneijder | 26 |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 19 |
| Christian Eriksen | 16 |



