Who is the best striker in Italy national team history?

Italy's striking heritage is a story of cunning, drama, and goals that changed history — from inter-war greats to modern poachers. Who stands alone as the greatest?

1

Silvio Piola

Italy's all-time top scorer with 30 international goals who starred in the 1938 World Cup and is a foundational figure in Italian football history.

2

Roberto Baggio

The Divine Ponytail — Italy's most beloved player whose visionary play and heartbreaking 1994 World Cup final penalty miss define his legacy.

3

Christian Vieri

Italy's powerful and prolific striker who scored 23 international goals and was one of the most feared centre-forwards of his era.

4

Filippo Inzaghi

Italy's instinctive penalty-box poacher who scored crucial goals for the national team including in the Euro 2000 final run.

5

Ciro Immobile

Italy's modern prolific scorer who won the 2021 European Championship and is among the most clinical strikers Italy has produced in recent decades.

6

Salvatore Schillaci

Italy's unlikely hero of Italia 90 who finished as top scorer and won the Golden Boot with six goals on home soil.

7

Gianluca Vialli

Italy's charismatic and clinical striker of the 1980s and 90s who was part of Italy's golden generation of forwards.