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Pelé
3 FIFA World Cups; 1,279 career goals
Born 1940 🇧🇷 Brazil 1958
🏆 Known For
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Only player to win three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970)
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1,279 career goals — a world record
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Scored in World Cup finals at age 17 — youngest finalist scorer ever
"The King"; only player to win three Football World Cups
Quick Facts
Category
🏆 Sports
Country
🇧🇷 Brazil
Born
1940
Key Year
1958
Achievement
3 FIFA World Cups; 1,279 career goals