# The 1,000th goal

> The penalty against Vasco da Gama at the Maracanã on 19 November 1969 counted as Pelé's 1,000th goal.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/goals/the-1000th-goal
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os_Sant%C3%A1sticos

- Date: 19 November 1969
- How: Penalty
- Scored: Yes

Late in the second half against Vasco da Gama, Santos were given a penalty. Pelé took it and beat the Argentine goalkeeper Edgardo Andrada, who got a touch to the ball. Fans and reporters ran onto the pitch.

He dedicated the goal to the children of Brazil, asking people to think of poor children. Brazil's post office issued a stamp to mark it.

The count was disputed even then. It included friendlies, tour games and matches for military and state teams. Counting only official matches, his total at that point was much lower. The exact minute of the goal is given differently by different reports, so it is left out here.

## Related

- The match it came in: [Santos 2–1 Vasco da Gama](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/santos-2-1-vasco-da-gama-1969)
- The chapters it appears in: [The 1,000th goal (1969)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/the-1000th-goal-1969)
- The questions it answers: [How many goals did Pelé score?](https://pele.wiki/footballer/questions/how-many-goals-did-pele-score), [What was Pelé's best goal?](https://pele.wiki/footballer/questions/what-was-peles-best-goal), [When did Pelé score his 1,000th goal?](https://pele.wiki/footballer/questions/when-did-pele-score-his-1000th-goal)