List of international goals scored by Benni McCarthy

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Benni McCarthy is South Africa's record goal scorer with 31 international goals to his name. BenniMcCarthy.jpg
Benni McCarthy is South Africa's record goal scorer with 31 international goals to his name.

Benedict McCarthy is a former South African footballer who represented his country 79 times and scored 31 goals between 1997 and 2012. [1] He played as a forward during the course of his career and is the top scorer in the history of the national team, having broken Shaun Bartlett's previous record of 29 international goals in a friendly win over Paraguay in March 2008. [2]

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Having previously represented South Africa at under-23 level, McCarthy made his senior debut on 4 June 1997 against the Netherlands. [3] He scored his first international goals on 16 February 1998, scoring four times in 13 minutes against Namibia at the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He added another goal against Morocco and scored twice more against the Democratic Republic of Congo to lead South Africa to the final. Though the nation were ultimately beaten by Egypt, McCarthy was named Player of the Tournament, and collected the Top Scorer award for his seven goals. [4] [5] Later that year, at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, he scored South Africa's first ever goal at a World Cup finals, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Denmark that saw the nation earn a point at the competition for the first time. [6] Adding three friendly goals against Iceland and Egypt, McCarthy ended with 11 goals to his name for the year.

He temporarily retired from international football in 1999 following club-versus-country conflicts and missed the 2000 African Cup of Nations as a result. [7] Two years later, he scored at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in a 3–2 loss to Spain. [8]

On 9 September 2007, McCarthy equalled Bartlett's national record when he scored in a 3–1 loss to Zambia. [9] He broke the record the following year against Paraguay and scored one more goal before retiring from football in 2013 at the age of 35. [10] At the time of his retirement, he was South Africa's fourth most-capped player. Of McCarthy's 31 international goals, 15 were scored in friendlies – including 2 at the HKSAR Reunification Cup and 1 at U.S. Cup – 7 at the African Cup of Nations, 4 during African Cup of Nations qualifying, 3 in World Cup qualifying and a further 2 at the World Cup finals.

International goals

South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each McCarthy goal. [11]
International goals scored by Benni McCarthy
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef(s)
116 February 1998 Stade Omnisport, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–04–1 1998 African Cup of Nations [4] [12]
22–0 [4] [12]
33–0 [4] [12]
44–0 [4] [12]
522 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–02–1 [5] [12]
625 February 1998Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 1–12–1 [5] [12]
72–1 [5] [12]
86 June 1998Baiersbronn Stadion, Baiersbronn, GermanyFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–01–1 Friendly [13] [14]
918 June 1998 Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, FranceFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–11–1 1998 FIFA World Cup [6] [15]
1016 December 1998 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–12–1 Friendly [16] [17]
112–1 [16] [17]
1227 February 1999 Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South AfricaFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 4–14–1 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification [18] [19]
135 June 1999 ABSA Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2–02–0 [20] [21]
147 June 2000 The Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–22–4 2000 Nike U.S. Cup [22]
1524 March 2001 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–03–0 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification [23] [24]
165 May 2001 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–02–1 2002 World Cup qualification [23] [25]
1715 January 2002 Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South AfricaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–01–0 Friendly [23] [26]
1823 May 2002 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Island, Hong KongFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–02–0 HKSAR Reunification Cup [27]
192–0 [27]
2012 June 2002 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South KoreaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–12–3 2002 FIFA World Cup [8] [28]
2122 May 2003 ABSA Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of England.svg  England 1–11–2 Friendly [29] [30]
2215 November 2003 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, EgyptFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–01–2 Friendly [31] [32]
2318 August 2004 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, TunisiaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2–02–0 Friendly [23] [33]
2410 October 2004 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–01–0 2006 World Cup qualification [23] [34]
259 February 2005 ABSA Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–01–1 Friendly [23] [35]
264 June 2005 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape VerdeFlag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–02–0 2006 World Cup qualification [23] [36]
277 September 2005 Weser-Stadion, Bremen, GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–32–4 Friendly [37] [38]
2814 January 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, EgyptFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–12–1 Friendly [39]
299 September 2007 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South AfricaFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–31–3 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [9]
3026 March 2008 Super Stadium, Atteridgeville, South AfricaFlag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 2–03–0 Friendly [2]
3115 October 2008 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South AfricaFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–12–1 Friendly [40] [41]

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