Argentina and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi brought up his 700th career goal for club and country with a cheeky Panenka penalty against one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid, on Tuesday.
Total matches played: 861
Incidentally, Messi’s great rival Cristiano Ronaldo took 112 more matches to hit 700.
It took the Portuguese 973 matches, scoring his 700th during Portugal’s 2-1 loss to Ukraine in October 2019.
For whom has Messi scored
Barcelona (2004 onwards): 630 goals in 723 matches
Argentina (2005 onwards): 70 goals in 138 appearances
How Messi scored his 700 goals...
Left foot: 582
- Open Play: 441
- Direct free-kick: 51
- Penalty: 90
Right foot: 92
Header: 24
Chest & body: 2
Players with 700-Plus career goals
Josef “Pepi” Bican
(Austria, Czechoslovakia, Rapid Vienna, Slavia Prague): 805 goals
- Years active: 1931-1955
Romario
(Brazil, Vasco da Gama, PSV, Barcelona): 772 goals
- Years active: 1985-2007
Pele
(Brazil, Santos, Cosmos NY): 767 goals
- Years active: 1957-1977
Ferenc Puskas
(Hungary, Budapest Honved, Real Madrid): 746 goals
- Years active: 1943-1966
Gerd Muller
(West Germany, Bayern Munich): 735 goals
- Years active: 1962-1981
Cristiano Ronaldo
(Portugal, Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus):
726 goals
- Years active: 2002-Till date
Lionel Messi
(Argentina, Barcelona): 700 goals
- Years active: 2004-Till date