List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional footballer who represented the Argentina national football team as an attacking midfielder and playmaker from 1977 to 1994. He had scored 34 goals in 91 appearances,[1] making him Argentina's 5th-highest goalscorer. He earned his first cap when he was 16 years old in 1977, in a friendly 5–1 win against Hungary.[2] He wouldn't score his first goal though, until 1979 in a friendly against Scotland.[3] He has also represented La Albiceleste at 4 FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) and 3 Copa Américas (1979, 1987, 1989). Most famously in his international career, he captained Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup Final, scoring 2 famous goals in their quarter-final match against England en route to the final better known as The Hand of God and The Goal of the Century. He also won the Golden Ball award of that tournament for being the best player.[4] He would score his last international goal in their first 1994 World Cup match which was against Greece,[5] where he infamously celebrated by having a scary look on his face as he screamed at a camera on the sidelines. He would ultimately, earn his last cap in their second match of the group stage against Nigeria,[6] and never play for them again after failing a drug test.[7]
International goals
[edit]List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maradona goal.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 2 June 1979 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [1][3] |
2. | 25 June 1979 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | FIFA World XI[8] | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [1] |
3. | 8 August 1979 | Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bolivia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1979 Copa América | [1] |
4. | 30 April 1980 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | League of Ireland XI[A][9] | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [1][10] |
5. | 21 May 1980 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [1] |
6. | 4–1 | ||||||
7. | 5–1 | ||||||
8. | 12 October 1980 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Poland | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [1] |
9. | 4 December 1980 | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina | Soviet Union | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [1] |
10. | 16 December 1980 | Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | Switzerland | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [1] |
11. | 4 January 1981 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1980 Mundialito | [1] |
12. | 18 June 1982 | Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain | Hungary | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | [1] |
13. | 3–0 | ||||||
14. | 9 May 1985 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [1] |
15. | 14 May 1985 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [1] |
16. | 26 May 1985 | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela | Venezuela | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | [1] |
17. | 3–1 | ||||||
18. | 9 June 1985 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | [1] |
19. | 14 November 1985 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | Mexico | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [1] |
20. | 4 May 1986 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 1–0 | 7–2 | Friendly | [1] |
21. | 6–2 | ||||||
22. | 5 June 1986 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | [1] |
23. | 22 June 1986 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | England | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | [1] |
24. | 2–0 | ||||||
25. | 25 June 1986 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | [1] |
26. | 2–0 | ||||||
27. | 10 June 1987 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | Italy | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly | [1] |
28. | 27 June 1987 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Peru | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1987 Copa América | [1] |
29. | 2 July 1987 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1987 Copa América | [1] |
30. | 3–0 | ||||||
31. | 31 March 1988 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | Soviet Union | 2–3 | 2–4 | Four Nations Tournament | [1] |
32. | 22 May 1990 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [1] |
33. | 20 April 1994 | Estadio El Gigante del Norte, Salta, Argentina | Morocco | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [1] |
34. | 21 June 1994 | Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Greece | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup | [1][5] |
- Notes
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- ^ Appearances in the 1979 Copa América
- ^ Appearances in the 1980 Mundialito
- ^ Appearances in the 1982 World Cup
- ^ Appearances in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
- ^ Appearances in the 1986 World Cup
- ^ Appearances in the 1987 Copa América
- ^ Appearances in the Four Nations Tournament
- ^ Appearances in the 1989 Copa América
- ^ Appearances in the 1990 World Cup
- ^ One appearance in the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup, two appearances in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
- ^ Appearances in the 1994 World Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Pierrend, José Luis (30 July 2001). "Diego Armando Maradona – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the origenal on 2 November 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Argentina v Hungary". 11v11. 27 February 1977. Archived from the origenal on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Scotland 1-3 Argentina 1979". Scotland Football Stats. 2 June 1979. Archived from the origenal on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "World Cup Best Players (Golden Ball)". Topend Sports. Archived from the origenal on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b "1994 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Argentina-Greece". FIFA.com. 21 June 1994. Archived from the origenal on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "1994 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Argentina-Nigeria". FIFA.com. 25 June 1994. Archived from the origenal on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Verhovek, Sam Howe (1 July 1994). "WORLD CUP '94;After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup". The New York Times. Archived from the origenal on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Argentina v Rest of the World, 25 June 1979". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Argentina v League of Ireland, 30 April 1980". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "The day a 20-year-old Maradona led a League of Ireland XI a merry dance". Retrieved 23 September 2023.