One of the greatest players to have ever existed, Lionel Messi has showcased real football to the world and took the game to the next level on his own. His dribbling skills, passing abilities, and ball control are just out of this world and humanly impossible.
This unending pool of talent has won him many titles and clearly is reflected through the on-paper statistics of his career. Messi currently plays along with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in the Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He won the League just after his arrival to the club and is still performing extremely well in the current season.
However, a major time of his career was spent with the La Liga side Barcelona. Leo was part of Barcelona for around 21 years. Out of which he played 16 years with the main squad of the club. He played 778 matches for the club and led them to victory in 10 La Liga titles.
In the international formats and World Cup Messi represents his country Argentina. The Argentine has played a total of 162 matches for his nation and led them to victory in Copa America in 2021.
Now that we know how and where Messi played for club and country let’s take a look at the numbers and answer the question at hand:
How many goals has Lionel Messi scored in his career?
The seven-time Balon d’Or winner has played over 1037 matches and scored a total of 800 goals for his clubs and country combined. This data when compared to others makes Messi stand at the top with Cristiano Ronaldo who has a similar goal record for his club and country.
Statistic breakdown of his career goals
Messi has performed phenomenally in every possible format and has a very diverse portfolio of his goals scored. Out of the 800 goals, Messi has scored 102 goals for his country in the international formats. Out of which, 60 goals were scored in a competitive environment while 42 were scored in the friendlies.
The remaining 698 goals out of 800 were scored for the clubs he was associated with. Messi has been playing for PSG for a year now and has already scored 15 goals.
Messi scored 678 goals for Barcelona in his career. Out of which, 480 goals were scored in the La Liga competitions, 56 goals for the National Cup, 120 goals at the Continental stage, and 22 goals in other formats combined.
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