Inter Miami CF ahead Lionel Messi ( celebrates after scoring within the first half in opposition to DC United at M&T Financial institution Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Mar 7, 2026. — Reuter
Lionel Messi scored his 900th profession objective on Wednesday to grow to be the second participant to achieve the mark in elite males’s soccer after Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 38-year-old Argentine World Cup winner introduced up the milestone with a left-footed strike in Inter Miami’s 1-1 draw with Nashville SC within the Concacaf Champions Cup.
The 900th objective got here 21 years after Messi scored his first in senior soccer for Barcelona as a 17-year-old in 2005.
Inter supervisor Javier Mascherano stated Messi’s tally was “insane”.
“I’ve been lucky enough to see most, or many, of the goals he’s scored, much closer than you all, and that’s a privilege,” he added.
“The number we’re talking about is insane, and that’s why Leo is a one of a kind.”
Messi, who has gained the Ballon d’Or eight occasions, reached the landmark in his 1,142nd look for membership and nation, practically 100 video games fewer than Ronaldo, who took 1,236 video games to achieve the milestone in September 2024.
Portuguese ahead Ronaldo has now reached 965 targets and has focused the 1,000-mark earlier than he quits the sport.
The vast majority of Messi’s targets got here throughout his spell at Barcelona, the place he scored 672 occasions. He added 32 at Paris St-Germain and 81 for Inter Miami and scored 115 for Argentina, with whom he gained the World Cup in 2022.
Messi’s teammates have been capable of rely upon him at essential occasions with 175 of his targets coming in knockout matches, together with 35 in finals.
His 129 targets in Europe’s Champions League is second solely to Ronaldo’s 140.
Messi’s milestone objective got here on a bittersweet night time for Miami, who exited the competitors on away targets after the primary leg of their tie ended 0-0.
