Edison “Dico” Arantes do Nascimento groeit op in de gevaarlijke favela's van Brazilië, omgeven door een liefdevolle familie, maar meer ook niet. Zijn enige passie is voetbal, iets dat hem wordt verboden door zijn moeder.
Nee, helaas is Pelé: Birth Of A Legend nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Michael Zimbalist | Screenplay |
| Production | Kim Roth | Producer |
| Writing | Jeff Zimbalist | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jeff Zimbalist | Director |
| Production | Ivan Orlic | Producer |
| Directing | Michael Zimbalist | Director |
| Production | Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Production | Colin Wilson | Producer |
| Production | Michelle Wade Byrd | Casting |
| Camera | Matthew Libatique | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Naomi Geraghty | Editor |
| Art | Dominic Watkins | Production Design |
| Editing | Glen Scantlebury | Editor |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Editing | Luis Carballar | Editor |
| Production | Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inês Salgado | Costume Design |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Line Producer |
| Sound | Jonita Gandhi | Playback Singer |
| Art | Marcos Flaksman | Art Direction |
| Crew | Aimee Lee McDaniel | Choreographer |
| Art | Tarso Pizzorno | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Seth Michaels | Choreographer |
| Production | Benjamin Mathes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pelé | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Filipe Oliveira | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Alexandre Dauman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ricardo Karam | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Kemsley | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Patricia Alencastro | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Pedro Barbalho | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniela Carvalho | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Silvia Gangemi | First Assistant Camera |
