Pelé.

Updated June 20, 2026 · DynastyDaily Editorial · ● Live Last updated: 2026-06-21T02:18:50Z

Direct answer

Edson Arantes do Nascimento — Forward / Attacking midfielder, born 23 October 1940 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, currently at Santos FC (career club). Brazil: 92 caps, 77 goals (joint record with Neymar).

Personal information

Full name	Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Date of birth	23 October 1940
Birthplace	Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.73 m
Position	Forward / Attacking midfielder
Preferred foot	Right

Club information

Current club	Santos FC (career club)
Shirt number	10

Junior career

Bauru AC youth team in inland São Paulo, mentored by his father Dondinho and ex-pro Waldemar de Brito who took him to Santos at 15.

Senior career

Santos (1956-1974) — 656 goals in 638 club games
New York Cosmos (1975-1977) — global ambassador of the game

National team

Brazil: 92 caps, 77 goals (joint record with Neymar).

Related
Same country: Neymar Jr · Vinícius Júnior · Garrincha

Achievements

World Cup 1958, 1962, 1970 — ONLY player to win three
12 World Cup goals (1958-70)
Two Copa Libertadores with Santos
FIFA Player of the Century

Playing style & 2026 outlook

Pelé is the only footballer to win three World Cups. He scored twice in the 1958 final aged 17 — the youngest ever to score in a final — and was the heartbeat of the 1970 Brazil team that many still call the greatest ever assembled.

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