30 honours
Honours
A trophy or an award he won.
World Cups
Club trophies
- 1958Campeonato Paulista (ten titles)São Paulo state football federation
- 1959Torneio Rio–São Paulo (four titles)
- 1961Brazilian national championship (six titles)Brazilian Football Confederation
- 1962Copa LibertadoresCONMEBOL
- 1962Intercontinental CupUEFA and CONMEBOL
- 1963Copa LibertadoresCONMEBOL
- 1963Intercontinental CupUEFA and CONMEBOL
- 1977NASL championship (Soccer Bowl)North American Soccer League
Individual awards
- 1957Campeonato Paulista top scorer (eleven times)São Paulo state football federation
- 1958FIFA World Cup Best Young PlayerFIFA
- 1959South American Championship best player and top scorerCONMEBOL
- 1970BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the YearBBC
- 1970FIFA World Cup Golden BallFIFA
- 1973South American Footballer of the Year
- 1976NASL Most Valuable PlayerNorth American Soccer League
- 2000FIFA Player of the Century, 2000 (shared)FIFA
- 2000IFFHS World Player of the CenturyInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
- 2000Laureus Lifetime Achievement AwardLaureus Sport for Good Foundation
- 2013FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'HonneurFIFA and France Football
Recognition
- 1961Declared an official national treasureGovernment of Brazil
- 1992US National Soccer Hall of FameNational Soccer Hall of Fame
- 1997Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireQueen Elizabeth II
- 1999IOC Athlete of the CenturyInternational Olympic Committee
- 1999Time 100: most important people of the 20th centuryTime magazine
- 2016Olympic OrderInternational Olympic Committee
- 2022The Best FIFA Special Award, 2022 (posthumous)FIFA
- 2023"Pelé" added to the Michaelis dictionaryMichaelis Portuguese dictionary