Former Brazilian football player Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese) played as a striker.
He was one of the most successful and well-liked sports stars of the 20th century and is regarded as one of the all-time great players, having been named “the best” by FIFA. He was named the International Olympic Committee’s Athlete of the Century in 1999, and Time named him one of the 100 most influential individuals of the 20th century.
Pelé was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award in 2000 and was chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) as the World Player of the Century. It’s acknowledged that he scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, including friendly.
Pelé teams played and jersey number
All throughout his playing career, Pelé wore the number 10 soccer shirt.
Pelé wore the number 10 on his shirt for both his club team Santos and his national team Brazil until he stopped playing soccer in 1977. He was given this number for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
