With his 35th and 36th national team goals in the World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic, world champion Thomas Müller has overtaken Ulf Kirsten in the national team’s all-time goalscorer charts. After a brace against Norway during the last international break, Müller added another two to his tally in what was his 80th appearance for Die Mannschaft. It was his eighth brace for the national team, taking him up to eleventh in the table.
It took Kirsten 100 matches to reach 34 goals. The former Dresden and Leverkusen player scored 14 goals in 49 appearances for the East Germany national team, before scoring another 20 in 51 games for a unified Germany. Miroslav Klose remains top of the list with 71 goals.
Germany all-time goalscorers
1. Miroslav Klose 71 goals/137 appearances
2. Gerd Müller 68/62
3. Joachim Streich 55/102 (East Germany)
4. Lukas Podolski 48/129
5. Jürgen Klinsmann 47/108
5. Rudi Völler 47/90
7. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 45/95
8. Uwe Seeler 43/72
9. Michael Ballack 42/98
10. Oliver Bierhoff 37/70
11. Thomas Müller 36/80
12. Ulf Kirsten 34/100 (14/49 East Germany, 20/51 Germany)
13. Fritz Walter 33/61
14. Klaus Fischer 32/45
15. Ernst Lehner 31/65
16. Andreas Möller 29/85
16. Mario Gomez 29/68
18. Edmund Conen 27/28
19. Eberhard Vogel 25/74 (East Germany)
20. Richard Hofmann 24/25
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger 24/121
