PortugalCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "o Rei", was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time as well as Benfica's best player ever. He was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer, accumulating 733 goals in 745 matches. Eusébio was the first ever player to win European Golden Boot, World Cup Golden Boot and UCL Golden Boot. In the UEFA Champions League, he ranks second for the all-time Portuguese top goalscorers, scoring 47 goals. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1966The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Eusébio in Portugal's starting line-up, from 1966-07-16 to 1966-07-28.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
26 goals across 18 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1961–1973| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-03-28 |  Northern Ireland | D1–1(n) | 84' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Coventry |
| 1971-05-12 |  Denmark | W5–0(h) | 42' | UEFA Euro qualification | Porto |
| 1971-04-21 |  Scotland | W2–0(h) | 83' | UEFA Euro qualification | Lisbon |
| 1969-11-02 |  Switzerland | D1–1(a) | 40' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bern |
| 1969-05-04 |  Greece | D2–2(h) | 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Porto |
| 1968-12-11 | Greece | L2–4(a) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Piraeus |
| 1967-06-08 |  Norway | W2–1(a) | 15' 61' | UEFA Euro qualification | Oslo |
| 1966-07-28 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W2–1(n) | 12' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | London |
| 1966-07-26 |  England | L1–2(a) | 82' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | London |
| 1966-07-23 |  North Korea | W5–3(n) | 27' 43' (pen) 56' 59' (pen)hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Liverpool |
| 1966-07-19 |  Brazil | W3–1(n) | 27' 85' | FIFA World Cup | Liverpool |
| 1966-07-16 |  Bulgaria | W3–0(n) | 38' | FIFA World Cup | Manchester |
| 1965-06-14 |  Romania | W2–1(h) | 14' 39' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oeiras |
| 1965-04-25 | Czechoslovakia | W1–0(a) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bratislava |
| 1965-04-19 |  Türkiye | W1–0(a) | 59' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ankara |
| 1965-01-24 | Türkiye | W5–1(h) | 21' 63' 77'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oeiras |
| 1962-11-07 | Bulgaria | L1–3(a) | 49' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1961-10-08 |  Luxembourg | L2–4(a) | 83' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg |
Honours
31 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours31 | ||||
| European Cup | ×1 | 1961–62 | Benfica | |
| Primeira Liga (11) | ×11 | 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75 | Benfica | |
| Taça de Honra de Lisboa (9) | ×9 | 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 | Benfica | |
| Taça de Portugal (5) | ×5 | 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–1970, 1971–1972 | Benfica | |
| Taça Ribeiro dos Reis (3) | ×3 | 1963–64, 1965–66, 1970–71 | Benfica | |
| Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique | ×1 | 1960 | Sporting de Lourenço Marques | |
| NASL | ×1 | 1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | |
| Individual honours48 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 11 | ||||
| Taça de Portugal top scorer (5) | ×5 | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1972 | ||
| European Cup top scorer (2) | ×2 | 1966, 1968 | ||
| European Golden Shoe (2) | ×2 | 1968, 1973 | ||
| Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique top scorer | 1960 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | 1966 | |||
| Player of the year · 6 | ||||
| Portuguese Footballer of the Year (2) | ×2 | 1970, 1973 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | 1965 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball | 1966 | |||
| IFFHS World's Best Player of the Century (9th place) | ||||
| Portuguese Golden Ball career award | 1991 | |||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| FUWO European Team of the Year | ×3 | 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1966 | |||
| World Soccer World XI | 1965 | |||
| More honours · 26 | ||||
| Bola de Prata (7) | ×7 | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973 | ||
| FIFA XI | ×2 | 1963, 1967 | ||
| BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year | 1966 | |||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| FIFA International Football Hall of Champions | ||||
| FIFA Order of Merit | 1994 | |||
| France Football's World Cup Top-100 | ||||
| Golden Foot Legends Award | 2003 | |||
| Guerin Sportivo's I 50 Grandi del Secolo | ||||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| PFA Merit Award | 1993 | |||
| Placar's 100 Craques do Século | ||||
| Planète Foot's 50 Meilleurs Joueurs du Monde | ||||
| Scottish PFA Merit Award | 2007 | |||
| UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player Portugal | ||||
| UEFA President's Award | 2009 | |||
| Venerdì's 100 Magnifici | ||||
| Voetbal International's Wereldsterren | ||||
| World Soccer's Selection of the 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time | ||||
| Orders & distinctions2 | ||||
| Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry | ||||
| Grand Cross of the Order of Merit | ||||