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Lionel Messi

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Forwardage 395' 7" Argentinacurrently Inter Miami CF
Career goals
910
all competitions, from the season archive · club 800 · country 110 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
1126
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
8g 4a
counted live from our own match timelines
Team trophies
47
team silverware — the cabinet below

Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, which he captains, and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, He has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballons d'Or, six European Golden Shoes, and being named the world's best player by FIFA eight times. He was named the greatest player of the 21st century by ESPN in 2024, and was named the All Time Men's World Best Player by the IFFHS in 2025. In 2020 and 2023 he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first team-sport athlete to win the award. He was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2023. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs

World Cup 2026 · goal log

Lionel's goals, counted from our own match timelines
17'GOALopen playArgentina 3–0 Algeria· Group stage
60'GOALopen playArgentina 3–0 Algeria· Group stage
76'GOALopen playArgentina 3–0 Algeria· Group stage
38'GOALopen playArgentina 2–0 Austria· Group stage
90'+5'GOALopen playArgentina 2–0 Austria· Group stage
80'GOALfree-kickJordan 1–3 Argentina· Group stage
29'GOALopen playArgentina 3–2 Cape Verde· Round of 32
83'GOALopen playArgentina 3–2 Egypt· Round of 16

International goals in our archive

71 goals across 53 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2006–2026

71 of 125 — the remainder (mostly friendlies) is not yet in the archive.

DateOpponentResultMinutesCompetitionVenue
2026-07-07 EgyptW3–2(n)83'FIFA World CupAtlanta
2026-07-03 Cape VerdeW3–2(n)29'FIFA World CupMiami Gardens
2026-06-27 JordanW3–1(n)80'FIFA World CupArlington
2026-06-22 AustriaW2–0(n)38' 90'FIFA World CupArlington
2026-06-16 AlgeriaW3–0(n)17' 60' 76'hat-trickFIFA World CupKansas City
2025-09-04 VenezuelaW3–0(h)39' 80'FIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2024-10-15 BoliviaW6–0(h)19' 84' 86'hat-trickFIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2024-07-09 CanadaW2–0(n)51'Copa AméricaEast Rutherford
2023-10-17 PeruW2–0(a)32' 42'FIFA World Cup qualificationLima
2023-09-07 EcuadorW1–0(h)78'FIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2022-12-18 FranceD3–3(n)23' (pen) 109'FIFA World CupLusail
2022-12-13 CroatiaW3–0(n)34' (pen)FIFA World CupLusail
2022-12-09 NetherlandsD2–2(n)73' (pen)FIFA World CupLusail
2022-12-03 AustraliaW2–1(n)35'FIFA World CupAl Rayyan
2022-11-26 MexicoW2–0(n)64'FIFA World CupLusail
2022-11-22 Saudi ArabiaL1–2(n)10' (pen)FIFA World CupLusail
2022-03-25 VenezuelaW3–0(h)82'FIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2021-10-10 UruguayW3–0(h)38'FIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2021-09-09 BoliviaW3–0(h)14' 64' 88'hat-trickFIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2021-07-03 EcuadorW3–0(n)90'Copa AméricaGoiânia
2021-06-28 BoliviaW4–1(n)33' (pen) 42'Copa AméricaCuiabá
2021-06-14 ChileD1–1(n)33'Copa AméricaRio de Janeiro
2021-06-03 ChileD1–1(h)23' (pen)FIFA World Cup qualificationSantiago del Estero
2020-10-08 EcuadorW1–0(h)13' (pen)FIFA World Cup qualificationBuenos Aires
2019-06-19 ParaguayD1–1(n)57' (pen)Copa AméricaBelo Horizonte

Honours

47 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated
Marquee honours
FIFA World Cup
2022
UEFA Champions League×4
2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
Ballon d'Or×8
from 2009 to 2023
Copa América×2
2021, 2024
La Liga×10
from 2004–05 to 2018–19
Ligue 1×2
2021–22, 2022–23
Team honours47
FIFA World Cup×12022Argentina
UEFA Champions League×42005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15Barcelona
Copa América×22021, 2024Argentina
La Liga×102004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19Barcelona
Ligue 1×22021–22, 2022–23Paris Saint-Germain
Copa del Rey×72008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21Barcelona
Supercopa de España×72006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018Barcelona
FIFA Club World Cup×32009, 2011, 2015Barcelona
UEFA Super Cup×32009, 2011, 2015Barcelona
Campeones Cup×12026Inter Miami
FIFA World Youth Championship×12005Argentina U20
Finalissima×12022Argentina
Leagues Cup×12023Inter Miami
MLS Cup×12025Inter Miami
Olympic Games×12008Argentina U23
Supporters' Shield×12024Inter Miami
Trophée des Champions×12022Paris Saint-Germain
Individual honours131
Scoring titles · 26
Pichichi Trophy×82009−10, 2011–12, 2012−13, 2016–17, 2017−18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
European Golden Shoe×62009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
UEFA Champions League top scorer×62008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
Copa América Golden Boot2021
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot2005
IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer2012
IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer2018
IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer2016
MLS Golden Boot2025
Player of the year · 55
Argentine Footballer of the Year×162005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
La Liga Best Player×92008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Ballon d'Or×82009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023
The Best FIFA Men's Player×42009, 2019, 2022, 2023
Copa América Golden Ball×22015, 2021
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball×22009, 2011
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball×22014, 2022
MLS Most Valuable Player×22024, 2025
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award×22010–11, 2014–15
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball2005
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball2026
Globe Soccer Awards2015
IFFHS World's Best Player2022
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker2021
Onze d'Or2018
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year2008–09
World Soccer World Player of the Year2019
Best young player · 1
Golden Boy2005
Teams of the season · 21
FIFPRO World 11×172007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Ballon d'Or Dream Team2020
IFFHS World Team2021
Mastercard All-Star Team2014
UEFA Team of the Year2020
Monthly awards · 1
La Liga Player of the Month2021
More honours · 27
Argentine Sportsperson of the Year×42011, 2021, 2022, 2023
FIFA World Cup Silver Boot×22022, 2026
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year×22020, 2023
Best International Athlete ESPY Award2019
Bravo Award2007
diamond Konex award2020
Don Balón Award2010
El País King of European Soccer2012
FIFA U-20 World Cup awards2005
L'Équipe Champion of Champions2011
La Liga Awards2020
Marca Leyenda2009
Olimpia Award2021
Premi Barça Jugadors2016
Premios Protagonistas2008
The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers in the World2019
TIME Athlete of the Year2023
Trofeo Aldo Rovira2018
Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano2019
Trofeo EFE2012
Trofeo Gol Televisión2015
UEFA Club Football Awards2020
Orders & distinctions3
Creu de Sant Jordi2019
Presidential Medal of Freedom2025
Princess of Asturias Award for Sports2026

The Record

season by season · 122 competition-seasons · ESPN archive
SeasonCompetitionTeamAppsGoalsAssistsShotsYC
Totalall competitionsall teams11269104024678100
2026CONCACAF Champions CupInter Miami CF21050
2026Campeones CupInter Miami CF11120
2026FIFA World CupArgentina884350
2026FriendliesArgentina32050
2026Leagues CupInter Miami CF221100
2026MLSInter Miami CF2219131363
2025CONCACAF Champions CupInter Miami CF750270
2025Club World CupInter Miami CF410131
2025FriendliesArgentina213130
2025Leagues CupInter Miami CF422171

Career

league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)
YearsTeamAppsGoals
2004–2021FC Barcelona520474
2005–2026Argentina207125
2021–2023Paris Saint-Germain FC5822
2023–nowInter Miami CF7268
Youth & development spells — 4 more
2003–2004FC Barcelona C105
2004–2005FC Barcelona Atlètic226
2004–2005Argentina U201814
2008–2008Argentina U2352

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