2006 FIFA Presidential Award: 2007 Greatest football player to have ever played the game, by Golden Foot: 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur: 2013 World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time: 2013 Legends of Football Award: 2013 South America's Best Player in History, by L'Équipe: 2015 Inspiration Award, by GQ: 2017 Global Citizen Award, by the World Economic Forum: 2018 FWA Tribute Award: 2018 Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020 IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021 IFFHS South America Men's Team of All Time: 2021 Player of History Award: 2022 FIFA Best Special Award: 2022 Orders Knight of the Order of Rio Branco: 1967 Elected Commander of the Order of Rio Branco after scoring the thousandth goal: 1969 Awarded with the Order of Champions, by the Organization of Catholic Youth in the USA: 1978 Awarded the FIFA Order as a tribute to his 80 years as a sports institution: 1984 Awarded with the Order of Merit of South America, by CONMEBOL: 1984 He was awarded the National Order of Merit, by the government of Brazil: 1991 Awarded with the Cross of the Order of the Republic of Hungary: 1994 Awarded the Order of Military Merit: 1995 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (honorary knighthood): 1997 Awarded with the Order of Cultural Merit, by the government of Brazil: 2004 Olympic Order, by the International Olympic Committee: 2016 Records Joint-most goals for Brazil national football team: 77 (95 including unofficial friendlies) (tied with Neymar) Highest goals-per-game ratio for Brazil national football team: 0.84 Highest goals-per-game ratio of any South American top international scorer: 0.84 Highest goals-per-game ratio of any leading scorer in the Intercontinental Cup: 2.33 Most goals in the Intercontinental Cup: 7 Most goals for Santos: 643 (in 659 competitive games) Most goals for Santos: 1091 (including friendlies) Most appearances for Santos: 1116 Most goals within a single Brazilian top-flight league season: 58 Most goals scored in a single Campeonato Paulista season: 58 (in 38 competitive games,1958) Most goals scored in a single Campeonato Paulista match: 8 (1964) Most goals scored in Campeonato Paulista history: 466 Most seasons as Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer: 11 Most consecutive seasons as Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer: 9 (1957-1965) Most goals in a calendar year (including friendlies, recognised by FIFA): 127 (1959) RSSSF record for most top level goals scored in one season (including friendlies): 120 (1959) RSSSF record for most seasons with over