How Many Goals Does Lionel Messi Have In His Whole Career?
Lionel Messi is one of the greatest soccer players of all time. He has had an extraordinary career,winning countless awards and achievements. Messi is arguably the greatest goal scorer of all time. So how many goals has he scored in his entire career?
Goals In Club Career
Messi has been playing in the Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona since 2004 when he was just 17 years old. Since then he has scored an incredible 618 goals in 713 matches. That averages out to 0.86 goals per game. He also holds the records for the most goals scored in La Liga with 450 goals, most hat-tricks in La Liga with 36 and the highest scoring season with 50 goals.
Goals In International Career
On the international stage, Messi has scored an additional 70 goals for his native Argentina. He has played 138 matches for Argentina, averaging 0.51 goals per game. He was part of the team that reached the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but lost to Germany.
Total Goals
When combining the goals from Messi’s club and international career, he has scored an astonishing 688 goals. This is the most for any soccer player in history and is unlikely to be broken any time soon.
Achievements
To celebrate his incredible goal scoring ability, Messi has won numerous awards over the course of his career. Some of his accomplishments include:
- Five-time Ballon d’Or winner: The highest individual award in soccer, Messi is the only player to have won it five times.
- Six-time European Golden Shoe winner: Awared to the top goal scorer in Europe each year, Messi has won the award a record six times.
- Six-time La Liga top scorer: Messi has won the award for the most goals scored in La Liga every season from 2009 to 2013 and in 2015 and 2016.
All in all, Lionel Messi’s goal scoring feats are simply incredible. His 688 career goals are a testament to his talent and hard work. He will go down as one of the greatest footballers of all time and his records might never be broken.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
- https://www.statbunker.com/stats/Club/ClubGoals?club_id=252&season_id=143
- https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/messi-career-goals-stats-record-all-time-la-liga-barcelona/q3obabpiputf1gyqqqlkdvpsz
