List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi explained

Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Since then, Messi has scored 109 goals in 187 international appearances,[1] 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.[2] [3] 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.[4] Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005,[5] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia.

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.[6] [7] He has scored nine international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on thirteen occasions. In a friendly against Estonia on 5 June 2022, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time. Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording eight goals in total. He has scored 14 international goals at the Estadio Mâs Monumental, his most in a single stadium.

Messi has scored 31 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL.[8] He has scored fourteen goals in the Copa América, leading his team to victory in the 2021 and 2024 editions 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.[9] [10] Nonetheless, he received the Best Player award and accepted it for his performances in the 2021 tournament, in which he was also awarded the Golden Boot with 4 goals.[11] Messi has scored thirteen goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments, a record for Argentina;[12] 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,[13] 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.[14] The remainder of Messi's goals, 51, have come in friendlies.

Goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Messi goal.

Indicates Argentina won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Argentina lost the match
CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 1 March 2006 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 2–1 align=center Friendly[15]
28 16 June 2006Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 6–0 align=center 2006 FIFA World Cup
314 5 June 2007 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 2–2 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly[16]
44–2
518 8 July 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2–0 align=center 2007 Copa América[17]
619 11 July 2007 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela 2–0 align=center 2007 Copa América[18]
724 16 October 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2–0 align=center 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[19]
826 20 November 2007 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia 1–0 align=center 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[20]
927 4 June 2008 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, United States 2–0 align=center Friendly[21]
1033 11 October 2008 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[22]
1135 11 February 2009 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France 2–0 align=center Friendly[23]
1236 28 March 2009 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[24]
1344 14 November 2009 Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1–1 align=center Friendly[25]
1452 7 September 2010 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center Friendly[26]
1554 17 November 2010 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 align=center Friendly[27]
1655 9 February 2011 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 2–1 align=center Friendly[28]
1757 20 June 2011 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–0 align=center Friendly[29]
1864 7 October 2011 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–0 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[30]
1967 15 November 2011 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia 1–1 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[31]
2068 29 February 2012 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland 1–0 rowspan="3" align="center" Friendly[32]
212–1
223–1
2369 2 June 2012 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–0 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[33]
2470 9 June 2012 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 1–1 rowspan="3" align="center" Friendly[34]
252–1
264–3
2771 15 August 2012 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 2–0 align=center Friendly[35]
2872 7 September 2012 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina 3–1 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[36]
2974 12 October 2012 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[37]
303–0
3175 16 October 2012 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 1–0 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[38]
3278 22 March 2013 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–0 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[39]
3382 14 June 2013 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 rowspan="3" align="center" Friendly[40]
343–0
354–0
3683 10 September 2013 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay 1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[41]
374–1
3886 7 June 2014 Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata, Argentina 2–0 align=center Friendly[42]
3987 15 June 2014 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2–0 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup[43]
4088 21 June 2014 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 1–0 align=center 2014 FIFA World Cup[44]
4189 25 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup[45]
422–1
4395 14 October 2014 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 5–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly[46]
447–0
4596 12 November 2014 Upton Park, London, England 2–1 align=center Friendly[47]
4698 13 June 2015 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile 2–0 align=center 2015 Copa América[48]
47104 4 September 2015 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 5–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly[49]
486–0
49105 8 September 2015 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States 2–2 align=center Friendly[50]
50107 29 March 2016 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina 2–0 align=center 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[51]
51109 10 June 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States 2–0 rowspan="3" align="center" Copa América Centenario[52]
523–0
534–0
54111 18 June 2016 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States 3–0 align=center Copa América Centenario[53]
55112 21 June 2016 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States 2–0 align=center Copa América Centenario[54]
56114 1 September 2016 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[55]
57116 15 November 2016 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[56]
58117 23 March 2017 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[57]
59122 10 October 2017 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[58]
602–1
613–1
62124 29 May 2018 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 rowspan="3" align="center" Friendly[59]
632–0
643–0
65127 26 June 2018 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1–0 align=center 2018 FIFA World Cup[60]
66130 7 June 2019 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina 1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly[61]
672–0
68132 19 June 2019 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 1–1 align=center 2019 Copa América[62]
69137 15 November 2019 Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1–0 align=center 2019 Superclásico de las Américas[63]
70138 18 November 2019 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 2–2 align=center Friendly[64]
71139 8 October 2020 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[65]
72143 3 June 2021 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[66]
73145 14 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1–0 align=center 2021 Copa América[67]
74148 28 June 2021 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil 2–0 2021 Copa América[68]
753–0
76149 3 July 2021 Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil 3–0 align=center 2021 Copa América[69]
77153 9 September 2021 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 rowspan="3" align="center" [70]
782–0
793–0
80155 10 October 2021 Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[71]
81159 25 March 2022 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–0 align=center 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[72]
82162 5 June 2022 Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain 1–0 rowspan="5" align="center" Friendly[73]
832–0
843–0
854–0
865–0
87163 23 September 2022 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States 2–0 Friendly[74]
883–0
89164 27 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 2–0 Friendly[75]
903–0
91165 16 November 2022 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 4–0 align=center Friendly[76]
92166 22 November 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 1–0 align=center [77]
93167 26 November 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 1–0 align=center 2022 FIFA World Cup[78]
94169 3 December 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 1–0 align=center [79]
95170 9 December 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 2–0 align=center

[80]
96171 13 December 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 1–0 align=center [81]
97172 18 December 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 1–0 rowspan="2" align=center

[82]
983–2
99173 23 March 2023 Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–0 align=center [83]
100174 28 March 2023 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina 1–0 Friendly[84]
1013–0
1025–0
103175 15 June 2023 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China 1–0 align=center [85]
104176 7 September 2023 Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–0 align=center [86]
105178 17 October 2023 Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru 1–0 rowspan="2" align=center 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification[87]
1062–0
107182 14 June 2024 Commanders Field, Landover, United States 1–1 rowspan="2" align=center Friendly[88]
1084–1
109186 9 July 2024 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 2–0 align=center 2024 Copa América[89]

Hat-tricks

OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1data-sort-value="Switzerland" data-sort-value="15" 3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1')3–1Stadion Wankdorf Bern, SwitzerlandFriendly29 February 2012
2data-sort-value="Brazil" data-sort-value="29" 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3')4–3MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United StatesFriendly9 June 2012
3data-sort-value="Guatemala" data-sort-value="29" 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0')4–0Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaFriendly14 June 2013
4data-sort-value="Panama" data-sort-value="45" 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0')5–0Soldier Field, Chicago, United StatesCopa América Centenario10 June 2016
5data-sort-value="Ecuador" data-sort-value="62" 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1')3–1Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador2018 FIFA World Cup qualification10 October 2017
6data-sort-value="Haiti" data-sort-value="84" 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')4–0La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFriendly29 May 2018
7data-sort-value="Boliva" data-sort-value="84" 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')3–0Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina2022 FIFA World Cup qualification9 September 2021
8data-sort-value="Estonia" data-sort-value="84" 5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0')5–0Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, SpainFriendly5 June 2022
9data-sort-value="Curaçao" data-sort-value="84" 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0')7–0Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaFriendly28 March 2023

Statistics

Goals by year
YearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
scope=colAppsscope=colGoalsscope=colAppsscope=colGoalsscope=colAppsscope=colGoals
scope=row20053 0 2 0 5 0
scope=row20063 1 4 1 7 2
scope=row200710 4 4 2 14 6
scope=row20086 1 2 1 8 2
scope=row20098 1 2 2 10 3
scope=row20105 0 5 2 10 2
scope=row20118 2 5 2 13 4
scope=row20125 5 4 7 9 12
scope=row20135 3 2 3 7 6
scope=row20147 4 7 4 14 8
scope=row20156 1 2 3 8 4
scope=row201610 8 1 0 11 8
scope=row20175 4 2 0 7 4
scope=row20184 1 1 3 5 4
scope=row20196 1 4 4 10 5
scope=row20204 1 0 0 4 1
scope=row202116 9 0 0 16 9
scope=row202210 8 4 10 14 18
scope=row20235 3 3 5 8 8
scope=row20245 1 2 2 7 3
scope=rowTotal131 58 56 51 187 109
Goals by competition
CompetitionAppsGoals
Friendlies56 51
Copa América39 14
FIFA World Cup qualification65 31
FIFA World Cup26 13
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions1 0
Total 187 109
Goals by confederation
Goals
CONMEBOL947
UEFA1223
CONCACAF1027
AFC57
CAF25
OFC00
Total38109
Goals by opponent!Opponent!Goals
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
scope=rowTotal109

See also

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