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List of international goals scored by Benni McCarthy

Benedict McCarthy is a former South African footballer who represented his country 79 times and scored 31 goals between 1997 and 2012.[1] He played as a forward during the course of his career and is the top scorer in the history of the national team, having broken Shaun Bartlett's previous record of 29 international goals in a friendly win over Paraguay in March 2008.[2]

Benni McCarthy is the South Africa national football team's record goal scorer.
Benni McCarthy is South Africa's record goal scorer with 31 international goals to his name.

Having previously represented South Africa at under-23 level, McCarthy made his senior debut on 4 June 1997 against the Netherlands.[3] He scored his first international goals on 16 February 1998, scoring four times in 13 minutes against Namibia at the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He added another goal against Morocco and scored twice more against the Democratic Republic of Congo to lead South Africa to the final. Though the nation were ultimately beaten by Egypt, McCarthy was named Player of the Tournament, and collected the Top Scorer award for his seven goals.[4][5] Later that year, at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, he scored South Africa's first ever goal at a World Cup finals, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Denmark that saw the nation earn a point at the competition for the first time.[6] Adding three friendly goals against Iceland and Egypt, McCarthy ended with 11 goals to his name for the year.

He temporarily retired from international football in 1999 following club-versus-country conflicts and missed the 2000 African Cup of Nations as a result.[7] Two years later, he scored at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in a 3–2 loss to Spain.[8]

On 9 September 2007, McCarthy equalled Bartlett's national record when he scored in a 3–1 loss to Zambia.[9] He broke the record the following year against Paraguay and scored one more goal before retiring from football in 2013 at the age of 35.[10] At the time of his retirement, he was South Africa's fourth most-capped player. Of McCarthy's 31 international goals, 15 were scored in friendlies – including 2 at the HKSAR Reunification Cup and 1 at U.S. Cup – 7 at the African Cup of Nations, 4 during African Cup of Nations qualifying, 3 in World Cup qualifying and a further 2 at the World Cup finals.

International goals

South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each McCarthy goal.[11]
International goals scored by Benni McCarthy
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef(s)
116 February 1998Stade Omnisport, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso  Namibia1–04–11998 African Cup of Nations[4][12]
22–0[4][12]
33–0[4][12]
44–0[4][12]
522 February 1998Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Morocco1–02–1[5][12]
625 February 1998  DR Congo1–12–1[5][12]
72–1[5][12]
86 June 1998Baiersbronn Stadion, Baiersbronn, Germany  Iceland1–01–1Friendly[13][14]
918 June 1998Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France  Denmark1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup[6][15]
1016 December 1998FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Egypt1–12–1Friendly[16][17]
112–1[16][17]
1227 February 1999Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa  Gabon4–14–12000 African Cup of Nations qualification[18][19]
135 June 1999ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Mauritius2–02–0[20][21]
147 June 2000The Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States  Mexico1–22–42000 Nike U.S. Cup[22]
1524 March 2001Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Mauritius1–03–02002 African Cup of Nations qualification[23][24]
165 May 2001Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Zimbabwe2–02–12002 World Cup qualification[23][25]
1715 January 2002Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa  Angola1–01–0Friendly[23][26]
1823 May 2002Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong  Turkey1–02–0HKSAR Reunification Cup[27]
192–0[27]
2012 June 2002Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea  Spain1–12–32002 FIFA World Cup[8][28]
2122 May 2003ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa  England1–11–2Friendly[29][30]
2215 November 2003Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt1–01–2Friendly[31][32]
2318 August 2004Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia2–02–0Friendly[23][33]
2410 October 2004Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda1–01–02006 World Cup qualification[23][34]
259 February 2005ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Australia1–01–1Friendly[23][35]
264 June 2005Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde1–02–02006 World Cup qualification[23][36]
277 September 2005Weser-Stadion, Bremen, Germany  Germany2–32–4Friendly[37][38]
2814 January 2006Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt2–12–1Friendly[39]
299 September 2007Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Zambia1–31–32008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[9]
3026 March 2008Super Stadium, Atteridgeville, South Africa  Paraguay2–03–0Friendly[2]
3115 October 2008Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa  Ghana1–12–1Friendly[40][41]

See also

References

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