Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Throughout his international career, Messi has scored 112 goals in 191 international appearances,[1][2] making him the country's all-time top scorer; he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta's record of 54 goals with a free kick against the United States in the semi-final of the Copa América Centenario on 21 June 2016.[3][4] He also holds the record for most goals by a South American male, surpassing Brazilian Pelé's 77 goals with a hat-trick against Bolivia on 9 September 2021.[5] He currently sits as the second-highest international goalscorer of all time after scoring against Canada in the 2024 Copa América semi-final.[6]
Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005,[7] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia.[1] His goal against Serbia and Montenegro, on 16 June 2006, at the age of 18 years and 358 days, made him the youngest-ever scorer for Argentina at a FIFA World Cup.[8][9] He has scored ten international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on thirteen occasions.[1] In a friendly against Estonia on 5 June 2022, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time.[10] Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording eleven goals in total.[1] He has scored 17 international goals at the Estadio Mâs Monumental, his most in a single stadium.[1] In 2022, Messi broke the record for the most international goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina, with eighteen.[11]
Messi has scored 34 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL.[12] He has scored fourteen goals in the Copa América; two in 2007, one in 2015, five in 2016, one in 2019, four in 2021 and one in 2024.[1] Messi has scored thirteen goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments,[1] a record for Argentina;[13] he scored one goal in 2006, four in 2014, one in 2018 and another seven in 2022. The remainder of Messi's goals, 51, have come in friendlies.[1]
Goals
- As of match played 15 October 2024.
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Messi goal.[1]
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Indicates Argentina won the match | |
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Indicates Argentina lost the match |
No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 6 | 1 March 2006 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Croatia | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly | [14] |
2 | 8 | 16 June 2006 | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Serbia and Montenegro | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | [9] |
3 | 14 | 5 June 2007 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | Algeria | 2–2‡ | 4–3 | Friendly | [15] |
4 | 4–2 | |||||||
5 | 18 | 8 July 2007 | Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Copa América | [16] |
6 | 19 | 11 July 2007 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | [17] | |
7 | 24 | 16 October 2007 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [18] |
8 | 26 | 20 November 2007 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–2 | [19] | |
9 | 27 | 4 June 2008 | San Diego Stadium, San Diego, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [20] |
10 | 33 | 11 October 2008 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
11 | 35 | 11 February 2009 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | France | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [22] |
12 | 36 | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [23] |
13 | 44 | 14 November 2009 | Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain | Spain | 1–1‡ | 1–2 | Friendly | [24] |
14 | 52 | 7 September 2010 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | [25] | |
15 | 54 | 17 November 2010 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | [26] | |
16 | 55 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Portugal | 2–1‡ | 2–1 | [27] | |
17 | 57 | 20 June 2011 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Albania | 2–0 | 4–0 | [28] | |
18 | 64 | 7 October 2011 | Chile | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [29] | |
19 | 67 | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 1–1 | 2–1 | [30] | |
20 | 68 | 29 February 2012 | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [31] |
21 | 2–1 | |||||||
22 | 3–1‡ | |||||||
23 | 69 | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [32] |
24 | 70 | 9 June 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Brazil | 1–1 | 4–3 | Friendly | [33] |
25 | 2–1 | |||||||
26 | 4–3 | |||||||
27 | 71 | 15 August 2012 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany | Germany | 2–0 | 3–1 | [34] | |
28 | 72 | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Paraguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [35] |
29 | 74 | 12 October 2012 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | [36] | |
30 | 3–0 | |||||||
31 | 75 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | [37] | |
32 | 78 | 22 March 2013 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 2–0‡ | 3–0 | [38] | |
33 | 82 | 14 June 2013 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [39] |
34 | 3–0‡ | |||||||
35 | 4–0 | |||||||
36 | 83 | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0‡ | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [40] |
37 | 4–1‡ | |||||||
38 | 86 | 7 June 2014 | Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina | Slovenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [41] |
39 | 87 | 15 June 2014 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [42] |
40 | 88 | 21 June 2014 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | [43] | |
41 | 89 | 25 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Nigeria | 1–0 | 3–2 | [44] | |
42 | 2–1 | |||||||
43 | 95 | 14 October 2014 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [45] |
44 | 7–0 | |||||||
45 | 96 | 12 November 2014 | Upton Park, London, England | Croatia | 2–1‡ | 2–1 | [46] | |
46 | 98 | 13 June 2015 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | Paraguay | 2–0‡ | 2–2 | 2015 Copa América | [47] |
47 | 104 | 4 September 2015 | Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States | Bolivia | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [48] |
48 | 6–0 | |||||||
49 | 105 | 8 September 2015 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | Mexico | 2–2 | 2–2 | [49] | |
50 | 107 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Bolivia | 2–0‡ | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [50] |
51 | 109 | 10 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Panama | 2–0 | 5–0 | Copa América Centenario | [51] |
52 | 3–0 | |||||||
53 | 4–0 | |||||||
54 | 111 | 18 June 2016 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Venezuela | 3–0 | 4–1 | Copa América Centenario | [52] |
55 | 112 | 21 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | United States | 2–0 | 4–0 | [53] | |
56 | 114 | 1 September 2016 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [54] |
57 | 116 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Colombia | 1–0 | 3–0 | [55] | |
58 | 117 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 1–0‡ | 1–0 | [56] | |
59 | 122 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–1 | 3–1 | [57] | |
60 | 2–1 | |||||||
61 | 3–1 | |||||||
62 | 124 | 29 May 2018 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Haiti | 1–0‡ | 4–0 | Friendly | [58] |
63 | 2–0 | |||||||
64 | 3–0 | |||||||
65 | 127 | 26 June 2018 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | [59] |
66 | 130 | 7 June 2019 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [60] |
67 | 2–0 | |||||||
68 | 132 | 19 June 2019 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–1‡ | 1–1 | 2019 Copa América | [61] |
69 | 137 | 15 November 2019 | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Superclásico de las Américas | [62] |
70 | 138 | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | Uruguay | 2–2‡ | 2–2 | Friendly | [63] |
71 | 139 | 8 October 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 1–0‡ | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [64] |
72 | 143 | 3 June 2021 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Chile | 1–0‡ | 1–1 | [65] | |
73 | 145 | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Copa América | [66] |
74 | 148 | 28 June 2021 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Bolivia | 2–0‡ | 4–1 | [67] | |
75 | 3–0 | |||||||
76 | 149 | 3 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | Ecuador | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Copa América | [68] |
77 | 153 | 9 September 2021 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [69] |
78 | 2–0 | |||||||
79 | 3–0 | |||||||
80 | 155 | 10 October 2021 | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | [70] | ||
81 | 159 | 25 March 2022 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | 3–0 | [71] | |
82 | 162 | 5 June 2022 | Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain | Estonia | 1–0‡ | 5–0 | Friendly | [10] |
83 | 2–0 | |||||||
84 | 3–0 | |||||||
85 | 4–0 | |||||||
86 | 5–0 | |||||||
87 | 163 | 23 September 2022 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | Honduras | 2–0‡ | 3–0 | [72] | |
88 | 3–0 | |||||||
89 | 164 | 27 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Jamaica | 2–0 | 3–0 | [73] | |
90 | 3–0 | |||||||
91 | 165 | 16 November 2022 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | 5–0 | [74] | |
92 | 166 | 22 November 2022 | Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 1–0‡ | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [75] |
93 | 167 | 26 November 2022 | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | [76] | ||
94 | 169 | 3 December 2022 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Australia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [77] |
95 | 170 | 9 December 2022 | Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Netherlands | 2–0‡ | 2–2 (a.e.t.) ( 4–3 p) |
[78] | |
96 | 171 | 13 December 2022 | Croatia | 1–0‡ | 3–0 | [79] | ||
97 | 172 | 18 December 2022 | France | 1–0‡ | 3–3 (a.e.t.) ( 4–2 p) |
2022 FIFA World Cup final | [80] | |
98 | 3–2 | |||||||
99 | 173 | 23 March 2023 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Panama | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [81] |
100 | 174 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Curaçao | 1–0 | 7–0 | [82] | |
101 | 3–0 | |||||||
102 | 5–0 | |||||||
103 | 175 | 15 June 2023 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China | Australia | 1–0 | 2–0 | [83] | |
104 | 176 | 7 September 2023 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [84] |
105 | 178 | 17 October 2023 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | [85] | |
106 | 2–0 | |||||||
107 | 182 | 14 June 2024 | Northwest Stadium, Landover, United States | Guatemala | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | [86] |
108 | 4–1 | |||||||
109 | 186 | 9 July 2024 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Copa América | [87] |
110 | 189 | 15 October 2024 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bolivia | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [88] |
111 | 5–0 | |||||||
112 | 6–0 |
Hat-tricks
No. | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | Competition | Date | Ref. |
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1 | Switzerland | 3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1') | 3–1 | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Friendly | 29 February 2012 | [31] |
2 | Brazil | 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3') | 4–3 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | 9 June 2012 | [33] | |
3 | Guatemala | 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 4–0 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 14 June 2013 | [39] | |
4 | Panama | 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 5–0 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Copa América Centenario | 10 June 2016 | [51] |
5 | Ecuador | 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1') | 3–1 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 October 2017 | [57] |
6 | Haiti | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 4–0 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Friendly | 29 May 2018 | [58] |
7 | Bolivia | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–0 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 9 September 2021 | [69] |
8 | Estonia | 5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0') | 5–0 | Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain | Friendly | 5 June 2022 | [10] |
9 | Curaçao | 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0') | 7–0 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | 28 March 2023 | [82] | |
10 | Bolivia | 3 – (1–0', 5–0', 6–0') | 6–0 | Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | 15 October 2024 | [88] |
Statistics
- As of match played 19 November 2024.[1]
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- ^ Appearances in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ Appearances in 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ Six appearances and two goals in 2007 Copa América, four appearances and two goals in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ a b Appearances in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ Appearances in 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ Four appearances in 2011 Copa América, four appearances and two goals in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ a b Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ Appearances in 2015 Copa América.
- ^ Five appearances and three goals in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and five goals in Copa América Centenario.
- ^ Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ Appearances in 2019 Copa América.
- ^ Appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ Nine appearances and five goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, seven appearances and four goals in 2021 Copa América.
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, one appearance in 2022 Finalissima, seven appearances and seven goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ^ Five appearances and one goal in 2024 Copa América, four appearances and three goals in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
See also
- List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
- List of footballers with the most goals in a single game
- List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona
- List of international goals scored by Gabriel Batistuta
- List of international goals scored by Alfredo Di Stéfano
- List of career achievements by Lionel Messi
- Lists of hat-tricks
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External links
- List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi – FIFA competition record (archived)