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Diego Maradona lifting the World Cup trophy in 1986.

Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional footballer who represented the Argentina national football team as an attacking midfielder and playmaker from 1977 to 1994. He had scored 34 goals in 91 appearances,[1] making him Argentina's 5th-highest goalscorer. He earned his first cap when he was 16 years old in 1977, in a friendly 5–1 win against Hungary.[2] He wouldn't score his first goal though, until 1979 in a friendly against Scotland.[3] He has also represented La Albiceleste at 4 FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) and 3 Copa Américas (1979, 1987, 1989). Most famously in his international career, he captained Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup Final, scoring 2 famous goals in their quarter-final match against England en route to the final better known as The Hand of God and The Goal of the Century. He also won the Golden Ball award of that tournament for being the best player.[4] He would score his last international goal in their first 1994 World Cup match which was against Greece,[5] where he infamously celebrated by having a scary look on his face as he screamed at a camera on the sidelines. He would ultimately, earn his last cap in their second match of the group stage against Nigeria,[6] and never play for them again after failing a drug test.[7]

International goals

List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maradona goal.

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 2 June 1979 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 3–0 3–1 Friendly [1][3]
2. 25 June 1979 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina FIFA World XI[8] 1–0 1–2 Friendly [1]
3. 8 August 1979 Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia 3–0 3–0 1979 Copa América [1]
4. 30 April 1980 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina League of Ireland XI[A][9] 1–0 1–0 Friendly [1][10]
5. 21 May 1980 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 3–0 5–1 Friendly [1]
6. 4–1
7. 5–1
8. 12 October 1980 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Poland 2–1 2–1 Friendly [1]
9. 4 December 1980 Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina  Soviet Union 1–0 1–1 Friendly [1]
10. 16 December 1980 Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina   Switzerland 4–0 5–0 Friendly [1]
11. 4 January 1981 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Brazil 1–0 1–1 1980 Mundialito [1]
12. 18 June 1982 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain  Hungary 2–0 4–1 1982 FIFA World Cup [1]
13. 3–0
14. 9 May 1985 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Paraguay 1–0 1–1 Friendly [1]
15. 14 May 1985 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 1–0 2–0 Friendly [1]
16. 26 May 1985 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 3–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [1]
17. 3–1
18. 9 June 1985 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 3–0 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [1]
19. 14 November 1985 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Mexico 1–1 1–1 Friendly [1]
20. 4 May 1986 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 1–0 7–2 Friendly [1]
21. 6–2
22. 5 June 1986 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico  Italy 1–1 1–1 1986 FIFA World Cup [1]
23. 22 June 1986 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  England 1–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup [1]
24. 2–0
25. 25 June 1986 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Belgium 1–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup [1]
26. 2–0
27. 10 June 1987 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland  Italy 1–2 1–3 Friendly [1]
28. 27 June 1987 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Peru 1–0 1–1 1987 Copa América [1]
29. 2 July 1987 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Ecuador 2–0 3–0 1987 Copa América [1]
30. 3–0
31. 31 March 1988 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Soviet Union 2–3 2–4 Four Nations Tournament [1]
32. 22 May 1990 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 1–0 2–1 Friendly [1]
33. 20 April 1994 Estadio El Gigante del Norte, Salta, Argentina  Morocco 2–1 3–1 Friendly [1]
34. 21 June 1994 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Greece 3–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup [1][5]
Notes
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    A: The match against League of Ireland XI in 1980 is considered official by FIFA.[1]

    • Statistics

    Maradona celebrating scoring a goal against Belgium at the 1986 World Cup.
    Year Caps Goals
    1977 3 0
    1978 1 0
    1979 8 3
    1980 10 7
    1981 2 1
    1982 10 2
    1983 0 0
    1984 0 0
    1985 10 6
    1986 10 7
    1987 6 4
    1988 3 1
    1989 7 0
    1990 10 1
    1991 0 0
    1992 0 0
    1993 4 0
    1994 7 2
    Total 91 34
    Competition Caps Goals
    Friendlies 45 17
    Copa América 12 4
    FIFA World Cup qualification 8 3
    FIFA World Cup tournaments 21 8
    Other tournaments 5 2
    Total 91 34

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Pierrend, José Luis (30 July 2001). "Diego Armando Maradona – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
    2. ^ "Argentina v Hungary". 11v11. 27 February 1977. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
    3. ^ a b "Scotland 1-3 Argentina 1979". Scotland Football Stats. 2 June 1979. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
    4. ^ "World Cup Best Players (Golden Ball)". Topend Sports. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
    5. ^ a b "1994 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Argentina-Greece". FIFA.com. 21 June 1994. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
    6. ^ "1994 FIFA World Cup - Matches - Argentina-Nigeria". FIFA.com. 25 June 1994. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
    7. ^ Verhovek, Sam Howe (1 July 1994). "WORLD CUP '94;After Second Test, Maradona Is Out of World Cup". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
    8. ^ "Argentina v Rest of the World, 25 June 1979". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    9. ^ "Argentina v League of Ireland, 30 April 1980". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    10. ^ "The day a 20-year-old Maradona led a League of Ireland XI a merry dance". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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