Lionel Messi goals: How many has the Argentina great scored?

Lionel Messi has scored 959 goals across his club and international career, including 817 for his clubs and 142 for Argentina’s senior and youth teams.

The World Cup winner is the most decorated player in football history and has won the Ballon d’Or more than any other player. His career has brought major honours with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami and Argentina, completing a collection that includes the biggest prizes in the game.

Messi began his European career with Barcelona, where he established his reputation and became the club’s record goalscorer. He then spent two seasons with Paris Saint-Germain before leaving Europe for Inter Miami in the United States. With the club owned by David Beckham, Messi helped secure the first trophy in Inter Miami’s history.

Messi’s goals for Inter Miami

Messi scored in his first appearances for Inter Miami and quickly began a new chapter in his career. His record for the club is:

| Season | Matches | Goals | ||:|:| | 2023 | 14 | 11 | | 2024 | 25 | 23 | | 2025 | 49 | 43 | | 2026 | 29 | 25 | | Total | 117 | 102 |

Messi’s record with Paris Saint-Germain

Messi opened his Paris Saint-Germain account against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League. He scored 32 goals in 75 appearances for the French club.

| Season | Matches | Goals | ||:|:| | 2021-2022 | 34 | 11 | | 2022-2023 | 41 | 21 | | Total | 75 | 32 |

Barcelona goals

Messi scored 672 goals in 778 appearances for Barcelona. He won La Liga 10 times and claimed the Pichichi award as the league’s leading scorer on eight occasions, more than any other player.

He also competed closely with Cristiano Ronaldo for the UEFA Champions League’s top-scorer award. Although Ronaldo finished ahead in that contest, Messi was the fastest player to reach 100 goals in the competition.

| Competition | Matches | Goals | ||:|:| | La Liga | 520 | 474 | | UEFA Champions League | 149 | 120 | | Copa del Rey | 80 | 56 | | UEFA Super Cup | 4 | 3 | | Supercopa de Espana | 20 | 14 | | FIFA Club World Cup | 5 | 5 | | Total | 778 | 672 |

Messi’s Argentina goals

Messi is Argentina’s all-time leading scorer and has scored more goals for the country at the World Cup than any other player. He is also Argentina’s most-capped player.

His career record is:

– Barcelona C: 2003-2004 10 matches, five goals – Barcelona B: 2004-2005 22 matches, six goals – Barcelona: 2004-2021 778 matches, 672 goals – Paris Saint-Germain: 2021- 2023 75 matches, 32 goals – Inter Miami: 2023-present 117 matches, 102 goals

That gives Messi 1,002 club appearances and 817 club goals. For Argentina Under-20s, he scored 14 goals in 18 matches between 2004-2005, while he scored twice in five appearances for Argentina Under-23s in 2008.

For the senior Argentina team, Messi has scored 126 goals in 208 matches from 2005 to the present. Across all Argentina teams, his international record stands at 231 matches and 142 goals, taking his total career record to 1,233 appearances and 959 goals.