Leônidas da Silva

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1913 – 2004forward Brazil

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Counted 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.

Leônidas da Silva was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. At the height of his career, Leônidas was very popular amongst the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. Leônidas played for Brazil national team in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, and was the top scorer of the latter tournament. He was known as the "Black Diamond" and the "Rubber Man" due to his agility. — Wikipedia

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Every goal

from the international archive · 7 goals in 4 matches

Date	Opponent	Result	Minutes	Venue
1938-06-19	Sweden	W4–2(n)	63' 74'	Bordeaux
1938-06-14	Czechoslovakia	W2–1(n)	57'	Bordeaux
1938-06-12	Czechoslovakia	D1–1(n)	30'	Bordeaux
1938-06-05	Poland	W6–5(n)	18' 93' 104'hat-trick	Strasbourg