Lionel Messi has scored over 890 senior career goals, with recent figures placing him around 896 goals in over 1130 appearances for clubs (Barcelona, PSG, Inter Miami) and the Argentina national team, making him one of football's all-time leading scorers. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Barcelona and La Liga.
A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi has scored over 890 senior career goals and provided over 400 assists for club and country—the most of any player—resulting in over 1,300 goal contributions, the highest total in the sport's history.
It's unlikely but possible for Lionel Messi to score 1000 career goals, requiring him to maintain a high scoring rate (around 36-37 goals/season) for his remaining years at Inter Miami, potentially until 2028, despite slowing down and focusing more on playmaking; factors like injury and focus shift towards life after football make it a challenging milestone to reach. He needs about 110-116 more goals, and while he's in good form, maintaining it past age 40 is a big ask, with some projections placing him in the 960-980 goal range by retirement.
Messi will score 900th goal in 2026. Can he reach 1,000? Can he pass Ronaldo? Lionel Messi is never far from breaking his next record or hitting his next landmark, and he enters 2026 on the verge of yet another massive milestone in his incredible career: his 900th goal.
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Argentina star Messi has scored 114 goals in 195 international appearances – both all-time records for his nation. With 143 goals in 225 games for Portugal, Ronaldo holds both the all-time men's records for international appearances and goals.
The "GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time) in football is a subjective debate, but Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are overwhelmingly considered the top contenders, with Messi often edging out due with recent major wins like the 2022 World Cup, though Ronaldo's longevity and dominance in multiple leagues also make a strong case, with many legends and publications naming Messi as #1. Other historical greats like Pelé and Maradona are also part of the conversation.
Ronaldo needs 47 to reach 1,000 career goals. With a recent average of around 45 goals a year and a role built for finishing, he is statistically well-placed to cross the mark if he stays on the pitch until 2027.
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With more than 1000 goals in his career, Romario is the world's 2nd highest scorer. Legendary football player, qualifying as the world's best footballer, Pele's goal record, yet could not have been breakon. Pele, who scored a total of 1281 goals during his football career, very difficult to break this record.
🐐 — 91 goals: Leo Messi alone in 2012 ✅ — 92 goals: Mbappe + Haaland in 2025 Despite their incredible form, Erling Haaland & Kylian Mbappé have combined for only one more goal in 2025 than Lionel Messi scored alone in 2012! 🥶 A reminder of how historic Messi's record breaking year truly was!
A rumor suggested that Ronaldo performed 3,000 sit-ups daily to maintain his abs, but he dismissed this as exaggerated. As he prepared for CR7 Crunch Fitness, he clarified that he does sit-ups 4-5 times a week, with a minimum of 200-300 each session.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the first billionaire footballer. The valuation takes into account his career earnings, investments and endorsements - BBC.
Ten years ago today, Lionel Messi helped himself to four goals against Espanyol, taking his league tally past 50. He would finish the domestic and European season with a combined 73. We relive the season he broke all records.
Lionel Messi is just one goal away from becoming only the second player ever after Cristiano Ronaldo to reach the 800-goal milestone. The PSG star scored his 799 goal on Saturday against Nantes.
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has been considered one of the best players to have ever played the sport. He's earned the nickname, 'The GOAT,' the greatest of all time.
Lionel Messi has scored 68 career free-kick goals, the most by a current footballer. 😮💨 • 50 free-kick goals for FC Barcelona • 11 free-kick goals for Argentina • 5 free-kick goals for Inter Miami • 2 free-kick goals for PSG Magical left foot 🥶 . . . Please follow our page Rohit khatiwada #leomessifanspage.
In football (soccer), the 🐐 emoji or "GOAT" stands for "Greatest Of All Time," a title given to the player considered the absolute best ever, with frequent debates centering on legends like Pelé, Maradona, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo} due to their unmatched skill, records, and impact on the sport.
Cristiano Ronaldo is overcome with emotion after scoring his 900th career goal. The 39-year-old was also the first men's player in history to score 800 goals for club and country, according to the Olympics.
The last player in these leagues to score seven goals in a match was László Kubala in 1952 for Barcelona. Players are listed by number of goals scored in an individual game.
No, Barcelona has officially settled its deferred salary debt to Lionel Messi and other 2020 squad members as of June 2025, making the final €16 million payment and closing out the original €121.7 million owed from pandemic-era salary cuts, though he'd been receiving payments for years prior. Messi received the largest share of the deferred wages, with his final installment around €5.96 million, marking the end of a long financial obligation that began with his contract restructuring.
Lionel Messi becomes the player with the most goals in football history without penalty kicks. 🐐 Goals from open play without penalties: 1- Lionel Messi: 764 2- Cristiano Ronaldo: 763.
Nowadays when people talks about how good Luis Suarez used to be in his prime, it's ALWAYS mentioned the fact he managed to outscore Messi and Ronaldo in 2015-16 season. And fair enough, it was a massively impressive accomplishment.
The AFL's 6-6-6 rule, introduced in 2019, mandates six players from each team in their forward 50 arc, six in their defensive 50 arc, and six between the arcs at center bounces, aiming to reduce congestion and promote open play by preventing 'flooding'. Infringements result in a warning, then a free kick for the opposition, though debates continue over removing the warning system as players should know the rule by now.
Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored over 940 official career goals, with various sources confirming he reached or surpassed that milestone around August 2025, with his tally continuing to grow as of late 2025 and early 2026, putting him over 950 official goals and closing in on 1000 total career goals (including friendlies).
On 19 November 1969, Pelé scored his 1,000th goal in all competitions, in what was a highly anticipated moment in Brazil. The goal dubbed O Milésimo (The Thousandth), occurred in a match against Vasco da Gama, when Pelé scored from a penalty kick, at the Maracanã Stadium.