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List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Since then, Messi has scored 106 goals in 180 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 in September 2021.[5] Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005,[6] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia.[1]

Messi has scored 106 international goals since making his debut for Argentina in 2005.

Messi's 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.[7][8] He has scored nine international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on twelve occasions.[1] In a June 2022 friendly against Estonia, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time.[9] Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording eight goals in total.[1]

Messi has scored 31 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL.[10] He has scored thirteen goals in the Copa América,[1] leading his team to victory in the 2021 edition of the tournament, also finishing as runner-up in 2007, 2015 and 2016. At the 2015 tournament, Messi allegedly rejected the Best Player award, and the trophy was omitted from the ceremony.[11][12] Nonetheless, he received the Best Player award and accepted it for his performances in the 2021 tournament.[13] Messi has scored thirteen times in FIFA World Cup tournaments,[1] a record for Argentina;[14] he scored one goal in 2006, four in 2014, when he guided his team to the final, being awarded the Golden Ball for best player,[15] one in 2018 and another seven in 2022, when he captained Argentina to their third world title, scoring twice in the final and winning the Golden Ball for a record second time.[16] The remainder of Messi's goals, 49, have come in friendlies.[1]

Goals

As of match played 16 November 2023.
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Messi goal.[1]
Table key
Indicates Argentina won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Argentina lost the match
List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
161 March 2006St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Croatia2–12–3Friendly[17]
2816 June 2006Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Serbia and Montenegro6–06–02006 FIFA World Cup[8]
3145 June 2007Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain  Algeria2–24–3Friendly[18]
44–2
5188 July 2007Metropolitano de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela  Peru2–04–02007 Copa América[19]
61911 July 2007Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Mexico2–03–02007 Copa América[20]
72416 October 2007Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Venezuela2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification[21]
82620 November 2007Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia1–01–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification[22]
9274 June 2008Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Mexico2–04–1Friendly[23]
103311 October 2008Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Uruguay1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification[24]
113511 February 2009Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  France2–02–0Friendly[25]
123628 March 2009Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela1–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification[26]
134414 November 2009Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain  Spain1–11–2Friendly[27]
14527 September 2010Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Spain1–04–1Friendly[28]
155417 November 2010Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Brazil1–01–0Friendly[29]
16559 February 2011Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Portugal2–12–1Friendly[30]
175720 June 2011Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Albania2–04–0Friendly[31]
18647 October 2011Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile2–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[32]
196715 November 2011Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Colombia1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[33]
206829 February 2012Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland1–03–1Friendly[34]
212–1
223–1
23692 June 2012Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Ecuador3–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[35]
24709 June 2012MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Brazil1–14–3Friendly[36]
252–1
264–3
277115 August 2012Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany  Germany2–13–1Friendly[37]
28727 September 2012Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Paraguay3–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[38]
297412 October 2012Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina  Uruguay1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[39]
303–0
317516 October 2012Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Chile1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[40]
327822 March 2013Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[41]
338214 June 2013Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Guatemala1–04–0Friendly[42]
343–0
354–0
368310 September 2013Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay1–05–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[43]
374–1
38867 June 2014Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina  Slovenia2–02–0Friendly[44]
398715 June 2014Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Bosnia and Herzegovina2–02–12014 FIFA World Cup[45]
408821 June 2014Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Iran1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup[46]
418925 June 2014Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Nigeria1–03–22014 FIFA World Cup[47]
422–1
439514 October 2014Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Hong Kong5–07–0Friendly[48]
447–0
459612 November 2014Upton Park, London, England  Croatia2–12–1Friendly[49]
469813 June 2015Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile  Paraguay2–02–22015 Copa América[50]
471044 September 2015BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Bolivia5–07–0Friendly[51]
486–0
491058 September 2015AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Mexico2–22–2Friendly[52]
5010729 March 2016Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Bolivia2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[53]
5110910 June 2016Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Panama2–05–0Copa América Centenario[54]
523–0
534–0
5411118 June 2016Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Venezuela3–04–1Copa América Centenario[55]
5511221 June 2016NRG Stadium, Houston, United States  United States2–04–0Copa América Centenario[56]
561141 September 2016Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina  Uruguay1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[57]
5711615 November 2016Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina  Colombia1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[58]
5811723 March 2017Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[59]
5912110 October 2017Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador1–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[60]
602–1
613–1
6212429 May 2018La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Haiti1–04–0Friendly[61]
632–0
643–0
6512726 June 2018Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Nigeria1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup[62]
661307 June 2019Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina  Nicaragua1–05–1Friendly[63]
672–0
6813219 June 2019Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Paraguay1–11–12019 Copa América[64]
6913715 November 2019King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Brazil1–01–02019 Superclásico de las Américas[65]
7013818 November 2019Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel  Uruguay2–22–2Friendly[66]
711398 October 2020La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Ecuador1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[67]
721433 June 2021Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina  Chile1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification[68]
7314514 June 2021Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Chile1–01–12021 Copa América[69]
7414828 June 2021Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil  Bolivia2–04–12021 Copa América[70]
753–0
761493 July 2021Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil  Ecuador3–03–02021 Copa América[71]
771539 September 2021Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[72]
782–0
793–0
8015510 October 2021Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Uruguay1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[73]
8115925 March 2022La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[74]
821625 June 2022Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain  Estonia1–05–0Friendly[9]
832–0
843–0
854–0
865–0
8716323 September 2022Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States  Honduras2–03–0Friendly[75]
883–0
8916427 September 2022Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Jamaica2–03–0Friendly[76]
903–0
9116516 November 2022Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates4–05–0Friendly[77]
9216622 November 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Saudi Arabia1–01–22022 FIFA World Cup[78]
9316726 November 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Mexico1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup[79]
941693 December 2022Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Australia1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup[80]
951709 December 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Netherlands2–02–2
(a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		2022 FIFA World Cup[81]
9617113 December 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Croatia1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup[82]
9717218 December 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  France1–03–3
(a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		2022 FIFA World Cup Final[83]
983–2
9917323 March 2023Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Panama2–02–0Friendly[84]
10017428 March 2023Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina  Curaçao1–07–0Friendly[85]
1013–0
1025–0
10317515 June 2023Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  Australia1–02–0Friendly[86]
1041767 September 2023Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Ecuador1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification[87]
10517817 October 2023Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru  Peru1–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification[88]
1062–0

Hat-tricks

Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.
No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef.
1   Switzerland3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1')3–1Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, SwitzerlandFriendly29 February 2012[34]
2  Brazil3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3')4–3MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United StatesFriendly9 June 2012[36]
3  Guatemala3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0')4–0Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFriendly14 June 2013[42]
4  Panama3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0')5–0Soldier Field, Chicago, United StatesCopa América Centenario10 June 2016[54]
5  Ecuador3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1')3–1Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador2018 FIFA World Cup qualification10 October 2017[60]
6  Haiti3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')4–0La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFriendly29 May 2018[61]
7  Bolivia3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')3–0El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina2022 FIFA World Cup qualification9 September 2021[89]
8  Estonia5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0')5–0Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, SpainFriendly5 June 2022[9]
9  Curaçao3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0')7–0Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaFriendly28 March 2023[85]

Statistics

As of match played 16 November 2023.[1]
Goals by competition
CompetitionAppsGoals
Friendlies5449
Copa América3413
FIFA World Cup qualification6431
FIFA World Cup2613
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions10
Total180106
Goals by confederation
ConfederationTeamsGoals
CONMEBOL947
UEFA1223
CONCACAF924
AFC67
CAF25
OFC00
Total37106


Goals by opponent
OpponentGoals
 Bolivia8
 Ecuador7
 Uruguay6
 Brazil5
 Chile5
 Estonia5
 Paraguay5
 Venezuela5
 Mexico4
 Panama4
 Colombia3
 Croatia3
 Curaçao3
 France3
 Guatemala3
 Haiti3
 Nigeria3
 Peru3
  Switzerland3
 Algeria2
 Australia2
 Hong Kong2
 Honduras2
 Jamaica2
 Nicaragua2
 Spain2
 Albania1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1
 Germany1
 Iran1
 Netherlands1
 Portugal1
 Saudi Arabia1
 Serbia and Montenegro1
 Slovenia1
 United Arab Emirates1
 United States1
Total106


See also

References

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