Lionel Messi has entered the historical past books but once more.
Messi now has scored a whopping 700 targets in his membership profession throughout Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 match in opposition to Marseille on Monday.
The Argentinian legend achieved this feat when he scored within the twenty ninth minute as Kylian Mbappe turned supplier, throughout PSG’s league match in opposition to Marseille to cement its place on the prime of the league desk.
In his 19-year-long soccer profession, Messi performed for Spanish big Barcelona for 15 years earlier than finishing a shock transfer to French facet PSG.
The Argentine talisman joined PSG in August 2021 on a free switch and has since represented the present Ligue 1 chief 62 instances, together with the match in opposition to Marseille and has 28 targets beneath his belt.
Messi, 35, donned the Barcelona jersey on 778 events throughout competitions and netted a staggering 672 targets for the Blaugrana. He made his Barca debut in 2006 in opposition to Espanyol and was the then-youngest participant to symbolize Barcelona in LaLiga, a file that’s now held by Ansu Fati.
Messi just lately collected the one accolade that eluded him all this whereas after Argentina clinched the FIFA World Cup final yr. After scoring seven targets within the 2022 version, Messi might develop into the World Cup’s all-time main scorer if he boots up in 2026 however the potential for that appears bleak.
“Because of age it’ll be difficult to make 2026,” Messi instructed Diario Ole, a sports activities newspaper in Argentina. “It seems like a long time until the next World Cup, but it depends on how my career is going.” He has 13 targets in World Cups, three behind record-holder Miroslav Klose of Germany.
Meanwhile Messi’s rival Ronaldo has scored 709 targets in membership stage throughout competitions, together with his hat-trick for Al-Nassr within the Saudi Pro League match in opposition to Damac.
Top 5 gamers with most membership profession targets (throughout competitions)
| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo* | 709 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi* | 700 |
| 3 | Pele | 679 |
| 4 | Romario | 691 |
| 5 | Ferenc Puskas | 645 |
*Active gamers
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com