Pele scored 1280 goals in his career. He also scored 2 goals in his first world cup game when he was 17. Pele is in fifth for most goals scored by a player behind Ronaldo,Miroslav Klose, Gerd Mueller, and Just Fontaine.
Records
Pele has won more world cups than any other player ever with three. Pele has also scored more goals than any other player. Until recently, Pele had the record for most goals in one calender year with 75, but Messi recently broke that record with 76 goals.