The highest scoring defenders in the history of football

Generally, the ones who score goals in football are the forwards or the midfielders, while the main function that defenders must fulfill is precisely, as the word says, to defend.

However, there are very complete defenders who, in addition to marking their opponents, are also capable of contributing to their team in offensive matters, whether with headers after a set piece, mid-distance shots or capturing a rebound when they travel to the opponent’s area. We review the top scoring defenders in this blessed sport.

The German is certainly the best defender ever and one of the great geniuses of the sport. He won the 1974 World Cup against Holland and lifted the cup as captain. He is the honorary president of Bayern Munich, the club where he forged his legend. Playing as a sweeper gave him a lot of freedom. His quality was his greatest strength when it came to bringing the ball out and joining the attack.

To talk about Roberto Carlos is to talk about surely the best left back in history. He became a legend at Real Madrid, where he played for 10 years, won 4 leagues and 3 Champions Leagues. He also played for the Brazilian national team, with which he won, among other things, the 2002 World Cup. He had a very hard and spectacular shot.

nJames Henry Tavernier is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Rangers FC in the Scottish Premiership, a team of which he is captain. He is 32 years old, so he probably has several more years left in his career to continue scoring and climbing this list. How far will he go?

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In British football, the defender who stood out the most for his goal-scoring skills was Graham Alexander. This Scot played as a right-back or even as a defensive midfielder, where he took advantage of the opportunity to attack in the second line. He is now a coach.

Alongside Beckenbauer and his team, Breitner formed one of the best defences in history with the West German national team in the 1970s. He was crowned world champion in 1974 and stood out for one obvious characteristic: he scored a lot of goals. He did so with the national team, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

The only one on the list who is still active, along with Tavernier. The Spanish star is currently without a team after his last spell at his beloved Sevilla.

It will probably not be long before he wears a new shirt and continues scoring goals. How high can he climb up this list?

Laurent Blanc is just one step away from the podium. The former France national team coach and Paris Saint Germain manager had a prolific career in which he won everything with his country and at club level. He played for United, Juventus, Barcelona and Marseille. He had an extraordinary header. As a curiosity, he is still the top scorer in the history of Montpellier.

It is true that Hierro’s position in this ranking is tricky, as he was not always a defender. That is why he is often left out of this type of article. Playing as a midfielder helped him to be a bigger scorer than Ramos at Real Madrid (and Valladolid) and with the national team: 127 goals in the league and 29 with the national team. Impressive numbers.

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Passarella proved that his time with the Argentine national team was not a mere coincidence. One of the best South American footballers of all time is the second highest scoring defender in history, with a whopping 175 goals. He is a long way from the unreachable Koeman, but his record is by no means negligible.

He has the honour of being the defender with the most goals in the history of football. Most of his goals were in the Eredivisie, with Groningen, Feyenoord, Ajax and PSV, although he also left his mark at Barcelona. Not in vain, until recently he was the defender with the most goals in the history of the Spanish league. An enviable feat for many forwards.