Ferenc Puskás was a footballer who represented the Hungary national football team as a striker between 1945 and 1956. He scored his first international goal on 20 August 1945, during a friendly match against Austria. Since then, he has become Hungary's top scorer in international football, having scored 84 goals in 85 appearances for Hungary.[1]
On 30 October 1946, Puskás scored his first international hat-trick against Luxembourg during a Friendly match.[2] He has scored five international hat-tricks, and on one occasion, four international goals in a single match, on 24 September 1950, during a friendly match against Albania.
In addition, Puskás represented the Spain national football team in four matches from 1961 to 1962, thus he scored 84 goals in 89 international appearances overall.[1]
As of 14 October 1956
Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Puskás goal.
scope=col | No. | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition | scope=col class=unsortable | |
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scope=row | 1 | 1 | 20 August 1945 | [3] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 2 | 2 | 30 September 1945 | 7–2 | [4] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 4 | 5 | 30 October 1946 | 7–2 | [5] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 7 | 6 | 4 May 1947 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | [6] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 8 | 7 | 11 May 1947 | [7] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 9 | 8 | 29 June 1947 | [8] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 10 | 10 | 12 October 1947 | 3–0 | [9] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 12 | 13 | 21 April 1948 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 7–4 | [10] | |||||||||||
scope=row | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 14 | 14 | 6 June 1948 | 9–0 | [11] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 16 | 15 | 24 October 1948 | 5–1 | [12] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 19 | 17 | 10 April 1949 | [13] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 20 | 18 | 2 May 1949 | 6–1 | [14] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 23 | 21 | 10 July 1949 | Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary | 8–2 | [15] | |||||||||||
scope=row | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 25 | 22 | 16 October 1949 | 4–3 | [16] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 27 | 23 | 30 October 1949 | 5–0 | [17] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 29 | 24 | 20 November 1949 | [18] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 30 | 25 | 30 April 1950 | 5–0 | [19] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 32 | 26 | 14 May 1950 | [20] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 33 | 27 | 4 June 1950 | 5–2 | [21] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 35 | 28 | 24 September 1950 | 12–0 | [22] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 39 | 29 | 29 October 1950 | 4–3 | [23] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 42 | 31 | 27 May 1951 | 6–0 | [24] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 44 | 33 | 18 November 1951 | 8–0 | [25] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 46 | 36 | 27 May 1952 | [26] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 47 | 37 | 15 June 1952 | 5–1 | [27] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 49 | 38 | 22 June 1952 | [28] | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 50 | 41 | 24 July 1952 | 7–1 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 52 | 42 | 28 July 1952 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 53 | 43 | 2 August 1952 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 54 | 44 | 20 September 1952 | 4–2 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 56 | 47 | 17 May 1953 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 58 | 48 | 5 July 1953 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 59 | 49 | 4 October 1953 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 60 | 52 | 25 November 1953 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 62 | 53 | 12 February 1954 | 3–0 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 64 | 55 | 23 May 1954 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 66 | 56 | 17 June 1954 | 9–0 | [29] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 68 | 57 | 20 June 1954 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 69 | 58 | 4 July 1954 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 70 | 65 | 8 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 71 | 66 | 11 May 1955 | 7–3 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 73 | 68 | 19 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 74 | 70 | 17 September 1955 | 5–4 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 76 | 71 | 25 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 77 | 73 | 16 October 1955 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 78 | 74 | 13 November 1955 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 79 | 75 | 27 November 1955 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 80 | 76 | 19 February 1956 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 81 | 77 | 29 February 1956* | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 82 | 79 | 3 June 1956 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 83 | 82 | 16 September 1956 | ||||||||||||||
scope=row | 84 | 85 | 14 October 1956 |
(* Non-FIFA match)
See also: List of Hungary national football team hat-tricks.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition | ||||
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1 | Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | data-sort-value="Luxembourg" | data-sort-value="15" | 3 – (15', 60', 85') | 7–2 | Friendly | [30] | ||
2 | Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania | data-sort-value="Romania" | data-sort-value="29" | 3 – (44', 63', 84') | 5–1 | 1948 Balkan Cup | [31] | ||
3 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | data-sort-value="Austria" | data-sort-value="29" | 3 – (32', 82'pen., 89') | 6–1 | 1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup | [32] | ||
4 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | data-sort-value="Albania" | data-sort-value="45" | 4 – (18', 36', 75', 82') | 12–0 | Friendly | [33] | ||
5 | data-sort-value="Austria" | data-sort-value="62" | 3 – (10', 13', 90') | 4–3 | [34] | ||||
Hungary national team | +Goals by year | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
1945 | 2 | 3 | |
1946 | 3 | 3 | |
1947 | 5 | 5 | |
1948 | 6 | 7 | |
1949 | 8 | 11 | |
1950 | 6 | 12 | |
1951 | 3 | 4 | |
1952 | 12 | 10 | |
1953 | 7 | 6 | |
1954 | 11 | 8 | |
1955 | 12 | 10 | |
1956 | 9 | 4 | |
Total | 85 | 84 |
Competition | Goals | |
---|---|---|
Friendlies | 53 | |
Balkan Cup | 8 | |
Dr. Gerö Cup | 15 | |
1952 Summer Olympics | 4 | |
FIFA World Cup | 4 | |
Total | 84 |
Opponent | Goals | |
---|---|---|
13 | ||
9 | ||
8 | ||
6 | ||
6 | ||
4 | ||
4 | ||
4 | ||
4 | ||
4 | ||
3 | ||
3 | ||
3 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
2 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
1 | ||
Total | 84 |