ArgentinaCounted 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.
Mario Alberto Kempes is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia where he amassed 116 goals in 184 league games. He is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
17 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1974–1982The archive holds 17 team sheets naming Mario Kempes in Argentina's starting line-up, from 1974-06-15 to 1982-07-02.
17 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
9 goals across 5 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1975–1978| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-06-25 |  Netherlands | W3–1(h) | 38' 105' | FIFA World Cup | Buenos Aires |
| 1978-06-21 |  Peru | W6–0(h) | 21' 49' | FIFA World Cup | Rosario |
| 1978-06-14 |  Poland | W2–0(h) | 16' 71' | FIFA World Cup | Rosario |
| 1975-08-10 |  Venezuela | W11–0(h) | 53' 81' | Copa América | Rosario |
| 1975-08-03 | Venezuela | W5–1(a) | 30' | Copa América | Caracas |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1978 | Argentina | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×1 | 1979–80 | Valencia | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 1978–79 | Valencia | |
| European Super Cup | ×1 | 1980 | Valencia | |
| Galatama | ×1 | 1993–94 | Pelita Jaya | |
| Primera División | ×1 | 1981 | River Plate | |
| Individual honours18 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 6 | ||||
| Argentine Primera División top scorers | ×2 | 1974, 1976 | ||
| Pichichi Trophy | ×2 | 1977, 1978 | ||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | 1978 | |||
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers | 1979–80 | |||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | 1978 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball | 1978 | |||
| Onze d'Or | 1978 | |||
| South American Footballer of the Year | 1978 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1978 | |||
| IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B) | 2021 | |||
| More honours · 6 | ||||
| AFA Team of All Time (published 2015) | ||||
| Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | 2010 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| Golden Foot | 2007 | |||
| Olimpia de Plata | 1978 | |||
| South American Player of the Century | 2006 | |||