Brazil legend Romario has backed Barcelona striker Neymar to break the country 's long-standing goalscoring record currently held by Pele . Neymar is already the fifth highest scorer in Brazil 's history with 42 goals in 60 caps behind only Pele ( 77 ) , Ronaldo ( 62 ) , Romario ( 55 ) and Zico ( 48 ) . But the Barcelona forward is still only 23 years of age , and Romario thinks he will one day break the great Pele 's record . Barcelona forward Neymar has scored 42 goals in 60 appearances so far for Brazil . Romario thinks the 23-year-old is capable of surpassing Pele 's all-time goalscoring record . Pele , pictured in Mexico City after winning the 1970 World Cup , scored 77 times for Brazil . Romario told Folha de Sao Paulo : ' I think because of his age , though he still has others to topple , Neymar will become top goalscorer in Brazil 's history , surpassing Pele . 'It would n't hurt if Neymar leapfrogged me in the list . I left my mark on history and now it 's his turn . ' Romario played 70 times for Brazil during his long playing career and was part of the team that won the 1994 World Cup in the United States .
Neymar has scored 42 times in 60 appearances for Brazil . Romario leads Brazil 's all-time scoring list with 77 goals . Pele thinks the 23-year-old will surpass Romario 's record .