The legendary Brazil iconic player Pele held incredible records in
The records include the following;
Most hat tricks in a career
In the 1958 FIFA World Cup edition, Pele netted three goals in 23 minutes against France, making him the youngest player to ever score a hat trick in the World cup finals.
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The legendary Brazilian also has the most hattricks to his name, with 92 hattricks as per the records.
Pele Is The Youngest player to win one or two FIFA World Cups.
Pele broke the record of becoming the youngest player ever to win the FIFA World after he won it with Brazil at just the age of 17 years and 249 days.
Brazil's Top Joint Goal Scorer
Pele is Brazil's joint-highest goal scorer.
He scored 77 goals in 92 appearances for Seleção.
He became a joint top goals scorer after Neymar Jr levelled the record in the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, where Croatia eliminated Brazil in the quarter-finals.
Maximum Number of Goals Scored in a Calendar Year
According to the history and football records in FIFA and Guinness, Pele has the most goals in one calendar year.
Records have it that Pele has scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. The goals include all from friendlies and also aperture goals he scored.
Pele has scored over 100 goals in two calendar years, scoring 127 in the calendar year 1959. He also scored 110 goals in 1961, a record that even a single has come close to reaching.
The first person to ever win three World Cups In History
Pele is the only football player to win the World Cup trophy thrice after doing that with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
No player has done that after the legendary Brazilian footballer Pele.
