List of international goals scored by Pauleta

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Pauleta in 2011

Pauleta had scored 47 goals in 88 appearances for the Portugal national football team between 1997 and 2006. [1]

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On 12 October 2005, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Latvia at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification phase. This took him to 42 goals for Portugal in 77 games, making him the nation's all-time top scorer, surpassing Eusébio, who netted 41 in 64 games between 1961 and 1973. [2] However, he was overtaken by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014. [3]

Pauleta scored three international hat-tricks against Poland at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, [4] a four-goal haul against Kuwait in 2003 and three goals against Cape Verde in 2006. [5]

International goals

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pauleta goal.
List of international goals scored by Pauleta
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1626 March 1999 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, PortugalFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 6–07–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying [6]
27–0
3818 August 1999 Estádio Nacional, Oeiras, PortugalFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 4–04–0 Friendly [7]
41616 August 2000 Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, PortugalFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5–15–1Friendly [8]
51911 October 2000 De Kuip, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–02–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
62128 February 2001 Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal, PortugalFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
72228 March 2001 Estádio das Antas, Porto, PortugalFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–22–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
8256 June 2001 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–06–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
94–0
10271 September 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida, SpainFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2–07–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
11285 September 2001 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2–13–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
12296 October 2001 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
133425 May 2002 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, MacauFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–02–0Friendly [16]
143610 June 2002 Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South KoreaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–04–0 2002 FIFA World Cup [17]
152–0
163–0
173912 October 2002 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–01–1Friendly [18]
184120 November 2002 Estádio 1º de Maio, Braga, PortugalFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–02–0Friendly [19]
192–0
204329 March 2003Estádio das Antas, Porto, PortugalFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–02–1Friendly [20]
215010 September 2003 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–01–0Friendly [21]
225111 October 2003Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 4–25–3Friendly [22]
235215 November 2003 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–11–1Friendly [23]
245319 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, PortugalFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–08–0Friendly [24]
252–0
264–0
275–0
285418 February 2004 Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé, PortugalFlag of England.svg  England 1–11–1Friendly [25]
295628 April 2004 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–12–2Friendly [26]
30575 June 2004 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, PortugalFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–04–1Friendly [27]
31634 September 2004 Skonto Stadium, Riga, LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2–02–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
32648 September 2004Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, PortugalFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
33659 October 2004 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, LiechtensteinFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–02–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
346613 October 2004Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–07–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
356717 November 2004 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4–05–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]
365–0
376926 March 2005 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, PortugalFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–04–1Friendly [33]
38743 September 2005Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé, PortugalFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3–06–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [34]
394–0
40768 October 2005Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–12–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
417712 October 2005 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, PortugalFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
422–0
437812 November 2005Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–02–0Friendly [37]
448127 May 2006 Évora, PortugalFlag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–04–1Friendly [38]
452–1
464–1
478311 June 2006 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, GermanyFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–01–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [39]

Hat-tricks

No.DateVenueOpponentGoalsResultCompetitionRef.
110 June 2002 Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South KoreaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 3 – (14', 65', 77')4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup [17]
219 November 2003 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, PortugalFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4 – (11', 21', 46', 53')8–0 Friendly [24]
327 May 2006 Évora, PortugalFlag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 3 – (1', 38', 83')4–1Friendly [38]

Statistics

See also

References

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