Brazilian football may have taken a bit of a dip in recent times, but there can be no qualms over their plethora of legendary players. Simply, no other nation can match their conveyor belt of talent over the years and their success on the international stage. Especially in attacking areas, where their expert combination of flair and technique has dazzled many, their back catalogue of stars - including the likes of Pele, and - is nothing short of incredible.
After all, they are the only nation to have won five titles in their storied history. From world-beating full-backs to elegant midfielders, it is their goalscoring forwards who have captured the imagination of the football world. Whether it be second strikers who don the No.
10 shirt or an out-and-out No. 9, ’s long line of forwards are a bunch to marvel at. Let’s take a look at their top 10 attackers of all time.
Ronaldo, Pele, Ronaldinho, Neymar and Kaka all feature as 18 the greatest Brazilian players ever are ranked. Credited with inventing the bicycle kick, Leonidas da Silva featured as a prominent member of Brazil’s World Cup squad in 1934 and, four years later, in 1938. While unsuccessful in terms of collective silverware at both, the diminutive forward scored in every game of both showpiece tournaments, hence why he racked up the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the latter.
Leonidas may not have the same longevity as the rest of the forwards on this list, but his goalscoring rate cannot be matched. In just 19 o.
