10 Highest goal-scorers in Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to begin from July 26th, while the men’s football competition will kick off on July 24th with a match between Argentina and Morocco. The sport was officially introduced in the Olympics in 1900. Throughout the years, football has been featured 27 times in the Olympics with a total of 19 teams winning the gold medal in the last 124 years. There have been several footballers who turned out to be star for their teams in the Olympics. In the following listicle, we will talk about the top 10 highest goal-scorers in football in Olympics. Most goals in Olympics 10. Rajko Mitic - 9 goals Former Serbian footballer, Rajko Mitic, who used to play as a forward, is the 10th highest goal-scorer in the Olympics. Mitic has scored nine goals from 10 matches at the Olympics. #PAGE_BREAK# 9. Harold Walden - 9 goals Former English footballer Harold Walden is among the highest goal-scorers in the Olympics. He was also a part of the Great Britain team that won their second consecutive gold medal in football at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Walden has scored nine goals from three games in the Olympics. #PAGE_BREAK# 8. Vilhelm Wolfhagen - 9 goals Former footballer from Denmark, Vilhelm Wolfhagen was a part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics and 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He scored nine goals from six matches in the Olympics. #PAGE_BREAK# 7. Pedro Petrone - 10 goals Former footballer Pedro Petrone was a two-time Olympic gold medal winner (1924 and 1928) and was also a part of the team that won the FIFA World Cup in 1930. He sits at the seventh place in the list of highest goal-scorers in Olympics with 10 goals in eight matches. #PAGE_BREAK# 6. Gottfried Fuchs - 10 goals Former German footballer Gottfried Fuchs is known for his record 10 goals in a 16-0 win against Russia at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He has scored 10 goals from just two matches in his Olympics career. #PAGE_BREAK# 5. Kazimierz Deyna - 10 goals Former Polish footballer, Kazimierz Deyna has been a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics and silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He has scored 10 goals from 12 matches in Olympics. #PAGE_BREAK# 4. Domingo Tarasconi - 11 goals Former Argentine footballer won the silver medal with his team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He is the fourth highest goal-scorer in Olympics with 11 goals in five matches. #PAGE_BREAK# 3. Ferenc Bene - 12 goals The gold medal winner at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, former footballer from Hungary, Ference Bene is the third highest goal-scorer in the Olympics. He has scored 12 goals from five matches at the quadrennial games. #PAGE_BREAK# 2. Antal Dunai - 13 goals Former Hungarian footballer Antal Dunai was a part of the team that won gold medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and silver medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He has scored 13 goals from 13 matches in his Olympic career. #PAGE_BREAK# 1. Sophus Nielsen - 13 goals Highest goal-scorer in Olympics remains former Danish footballer, Sophus Nielsen. He was also a two-time silver medal winner (1908 and 1912). He has scored 13 goals from six matches in the Olympics.