Miroslav Klose tops the current ranking, having scored 71 goals during his time playing for the German national football team in international matches. Besides playing for Germany, notably in the team that won the title in the FIFA World Cup in 2014, his career includes such clubs as Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen.
German football stars
Miroslav Klose is the leading goal scorer of all time, though experts predict the next player to take the crown could be Gerd Müller. Thomas Müller was the best-known German international football star, recognized both visually and by name, along with Mesut Özil.The leading players of the German national football team in terms of market value are Marc-André ter Stegen, followed by Serge Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich.
224 goals
During its long career the German national football team as such has amassed quite a few interesting numbers from FIFA World Cups until 2018. To name some, German national teams have scored 224 goals, played 106 matches and received 110 yellow cards.
German national football team players with the most scored goals in international matches as of November 19, 2019
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DFB. (November 19, 2019). German national football team players with the most scored goals in international matches as of November 19, 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560452/german-national-football-team-players-goals/
DFB. "German national football team players with the most scored goals in international matches as of November 19, 2019." Chart. November 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560452/german-national-football-team-players-goals/
DFB. (2019). German national football team players with the most scored goals in international matches as of November 19, 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560452/german-national-football-team-players-goals/
DFB. "German National Football Team Players with The Most Scored Goals in International Matches as of November 19, 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560452/german-national-football-team-players-goals/
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