Messi hits landmark 900th goal

Lionel Messi has become only the second
player to score 900 career goals, joining 
rival Cristiano Ronaldo who achieved
the feat in 2024. The Argentina star
moved to Inter Miami in 2023 after
a spell at PSG and a remarkable 17-year
career with his beloved Barcelona

REWRITING HISTORY: Messi, age 17,
scores against Albacete in May 2005
to become youngest ever goalscorer
for Barcelona – record now held
by Lamine Yamal

Goals
breakdown
Barcelona	672
PSG		32
Inter Miami	81
Argentina	115

How goals were scored

Left foot:	755
Right foot:	111
Header:		30
Four goals
scored with
chest and hand

Penalty: 112
Inside area: 724
Outside area: 176
Direct free kick: 70

Comparing legends
Brazilian forward Pele claimed to have scored
over 1,000 goals during career – but statisticians
rebutted amount, reducing tally to 778 official goals

Cristiano
Ronaldo
2002-
959

Lionel
Messi
2004-
900

Romario
1985-
2009
785

Pele
1956-77
778

Sources: BBC, RSSSF
Pictures: Getty
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