List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi
Messi has scored 109 international goals since making his debut for Argentina in 2005.
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] [ 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 on 9 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'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 thirteen occasions.[ 1] In a friendly against Estonia on 5 June 2022, 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] He has scored 14 international goals at the Estadio Mâs Monumental , his most in a single stadium.[ 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 fourteen goals in the Copa América ,[ 1] 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.[ 11] [ 12] 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.[ 13] Messi has scored thirteen goals 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, 51, have come in friendlies.[ 1]
Goals
As of match played 14 July 2024.
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Messi goal. [ 1]
List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi
No.
Cap
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
6
1 March 2006
St. Jakob-Park , Basel, Switzerland
Croatia
2–1
2–3
Friendly
[ 17]
2
8
16 June 2006
Arena AufSchalke , Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Serbia and Montenegro
6–0
6–0
2006 FIFA World Cup
[ 8]
3
14
5 June 2007
Camp Nou , Barcelona, Spain
Algeria
2–2
4–3
Friendly
[ 18]
4
4–2
5
18
8 July 2007
Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare , Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Peru
2–0
4–0
2007 Copa América
[ 19]
6
19
11 July 2007
Polideportivo Cachamay , Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Mexico
2–0
3–0
2007 Copa América
[ 20]
7
24
16 October 2007
Estadio José Pachencho Romero , Maracaibo, Venezuela
Venezuela
2–0
2–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 21]
8
26
20 November 2007
Estadio El Campín , Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia
1–0
1–2
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 22]
9
27
4 June 2008
San Diego Stadium , San Diego, United States
Mexico
2–0
4–1
Friendly
[ 23]
10
33
11 October 2008
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Uruguay
1–0
2–1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 24]
11
35
11 February 2009
Stade Vélodrome , Marseille, France
France
2–0
2–0
Friendly
[ 25]
12
36
28 March 2009
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venezuela
1–0
4–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 26]
13
44
14 November 2009
Vicente Calderón , Madrid, Spain
Spain
1–1
1–2
Friendly
[ 27]
14
52
7 September 2010
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spain
1–0
4–1
Friendly
[ 28]
15
54
17 November 2010
Khalifa International Stadium , Doha, Qatar
Brazil
1–0
1–0
Friendly
[ 29]
16
55
9 February 2011
Stade de Genève , Geneva, Switzerland
Portugal
2–1
2–1
Friendly
[ 30]
17
57
20 June 2011
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albania
2–0
4–0
Friendly
[ 31]
18
64
7 October 2011
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chile
2–0
4–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 32]
19
67
15 November 2011
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez , Barranquilla, Colombia
Colombia
1–1
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 33]
20
68
29 February 2012
Stadion Wankdorf , Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
1–0
3–1
Friendly
[ 34]
21
2–1
22
3–1
23
69
2 June 2012
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ecuador
3–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 35]
24
70
9 June 2012
MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, United States
Brazil
1–1
4–3
Friendly
[ 36]
25
2–1
26
4–3
27
71
15 August 2012
Waldstadion , Frankfurt, Germany
Germany
2–0
3–1
Friendly
[ 37]
28
72
7 September 2012
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes , Córdoba, Argentina
Paraguay
3–1
3–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 38]
29
74
12 October 2012
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza, Argentina
Uruguay
1–0
3–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 39]
30
3–0
31
75
16 October 2012
Estadio Nacional , Santiago, Chile
Chile
1–0
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 40]
32
78
22 March 2013
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venezuela
2–0
3–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 41]
33
82
14 June 2013
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores , Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala
1–0
4–0
Friendly
[ 42]
34
3–0
35
4–0
36
83
10 September 2013
Estadio Defensores del Chaco , Asunción, Paraguay
Paraguay
1–0
5–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 43]
37
4–1
38
86
7 June 2014
Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona , La Plata, Argentina
Slovenia
2–0
2–0
Friendly
[ 44]
39
87
15 June 2014
Maracanã Stadium , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2–0
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup
[ 45]
40
88
21 June 2014
Mineirão , Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Iran
1–0
1–0
2014 FIFA World Cup
[ 46]
41
89
25 June 2014
Estádio Beira-Rio , Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nigeria
1–0
3–2
2014 FIFA World Cup
[ 47]
42
2–1
43
95
14 October 2014
Hong Kong Stadium , So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5–0
7–0
Friendly
[ 48]
44
7–0
45
96
12 November 2014
Upton Park , London, England
Croatia
2–1
2–1
Friendly
[ 49]
46
98
13 June 2015
Estadio La Portada , La Serena, Chile
Paraguay
2–0
2–2
2015 Copa América
[ 50]
47
104
4 September 2015
Shell Energy Stadium , Houston, United States
Bolivia
5–0
7–0
Friendly
[ 51]
48
6–0
49
105
8 September 2015
AT&T Stadium , Arlington, United States
Mexico
2–2
2–2
Friendly
[ 52]
50
107
29 March 2016
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes , Córdoba, Argentina
Bolivia
2–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 53]
51
109
10 June 2016
Soldier Field , Chicago, United States
Panama
2–0
5–0
Copa América Centenario
[ 54]
52
3–0
53
4–0
54
111
18 June 2016
Gillette Stadium , Foxborough, United States
Venezuela
3–0
4–1
Copa América Centenario
[ 55]
55
112
21 June 2016
NRG Stadium , Houston, United States
United States
2–0
4–0
Copa América Centenario
[ 56]
56
114
1 September 2016
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas , Mendoza, Argentina
Uruguay
1–0
1–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 57]
57
116
15 November 2016
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario , San Juan, Argentina
Colombia
1–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 58]
58
117
23 March 2017
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chile
1–0
1–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 59]
59
122
10 October 2017
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa , Quito, Ecuador
Ecuador
1–1
3–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 60]
60
2–1
61
3–1
62
124
29 May 2018
La Bombonera , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Haiti
1–0
4–0
Friendly
[ 61]
63
2–0
64
3–0
65
127
26 June 2018
Krestovsky Stadium , Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nigeria
1–0
2–1
2018 FIFA World Cup
[ 62]
66
130
7 June 2019
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario , San Juan, Argentina
Nicaragua
1–0
5–1
Friendly
[ 63]
67
2–0
68
132
19 June 2019
Mineirão , Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Paraguay
1–1
1–1
2019 Copa América
[ 64]
69
137
15 November 2019
Al-Awwal Park , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Brazil
1–0
1–0
2019 Superclásico de las Américas
[ 65]
70
138
18 November 2019
Bloomfield Stadium , Tel Aviv, Israel
Uruguay
2–2
2–2
Friendly
[ 66]
71
139
8 October 2020
La Bombonera , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ecuador
1–0
1–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 67]
72
143
3 June 2021
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades , Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Chile
1–0
1–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 68]
73
145
14 June 2021
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chile
1–0
1–1
2021 Copa América
[ 69]
74
148
28 June 2021
Arena Pantanal , Cuiabá, Brazil
Bolivia
2–0
4–1
2021 Copa América
[ 70]
75
3–0
76
149
3 July 2021
Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico , Goiânia, Brazil
Ecuador
3–0
3–0
2021 Copa América
[ 71]
77
153
9 September 2021
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bolivia
1–0
3–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 72]
78
2–0
79
3–0
80
155
10 October 2021
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Uruguay
1–0
3–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 73]
81
159
25 March 2022
La Bombonera , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venezuela
3–0
3–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 74]
82
162
5 June 2022
Estadio El Sadar , Pamplona, Spain
Estonia
1–0
5–0
Friendly
[ 9]
83
2–0
84
3–0
85
4–0
86
5–0
87
163
23 September 2022
Hard Rock Stadium , Miami Gardens, United States
Honduras
2–0
3–0
Friendly
[ 75]
88
3–0
89
164
27 September 2022
Red Bull Arena , Harrison, United States
Jamaica
2–0
3–0
Friendly
[ 76]
90
3–0
91
165
16 November 2022
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4–0
5–0
Friendly
[ 77]
92
166
22 November 2022
Lusail Stadium , Lusail, Qatar
Saudi Arabia
1–0
1–2
2022 FIFA World Cup
[ 78]
93
167
26 November 2022
Lusail Stadium , Lusail, Qatar
Mexico
1–0
2–0
2022 FIFA World Cup
[ 79]
94
169
3 December 2022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium , Al Rayyan, Qatar
Australia
1–0
2–1
2022 FIFA World Cup
[ 80]
95
170
9 December 2022
Lusail Stadium , Lusail, Qatar
Netherlands
2–0
2–2 (a.e.t. )(4–3 p )
2022 FIFA World Cup
[ 81]
96
171
13 December 2022
Lusail Stadium , Lusail, Qatar
Croatia
1–0
3–0
2022 FIFA World Cup
[ 82]
97
172
18 December 2022
Lusail Stadium , Lusail, Qatar
France
1–0
3–3 (a.e.t. )(4–2 p )
2022 FIFA World Cup final
[ 83]
98
3–2
99
173
23 March 2023
Estadio Más Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Panama
2–0
2–0
Friendly
[ 84]
100
174
28 March 2023
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades , Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Curaçao
1–0
7–0
Friendly
[ 85]
101
3–0
102
5–0
103
175
15 June 2023
Workers' Stadium , Beijing, China
Australia
1–0
2–0
Friendly
[ 86]
104
176
7 September 2023
Estadio Más Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ecuador
1–0
1–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 87]
105
178
17 October 2023
Estadio Nacional de Lima , Lima, Peru
Peru
1–0
2–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
[ 88]
106
2–0
107
182
14 June 2024
Commanders Field , Landover, United States
Guatemala
1–1
4–1
Friendly
[ 89]
108
4–1
109
186
9 July 2024
MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, United States
Canada
2–0
2–0
2024 Copa América
[ 90]
Hat-tricks
Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.
No.
Opponent
Goals
Score
Venue
Competition
Date
Ref.
1
Switzerland
3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1')
3–1
Stadion Wankdorf Bern, Switzerland
Friendly
29 February 2012
[ 34]
2
Brazil
3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3')
4–3
MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, United States
Friendly
9 June 2012
[ 36]
3
Guatemala
3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0')
4–0
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores , Guatemala City, Guatemala
Friendly
14 June 2013
[ 42]
4
Panama
3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0')
5–0
Soldier Field , Chicago, United States
Copa América Centenario
10 June 2016
[ 54]
5
Ecuador
3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1')
3–1
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa , Quito, Ecuador
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 October 2017
[ 60]
6
Haiti
3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')
4–0
La Bombonera , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Friendly
29 May 2018
[ 61]
7
Bolivia
3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')
3–0
Estadio Mâs Monumental , Buenos Aires, Argentina
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 September 2021
[ 72]
8
Estonia
5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0')
5–0
Estadio El Sadar , Pamplona, Spain
Friendly
5 June 2022
[ 9]
9
Curaçao
3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0')
7–0
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades , Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Friendly
28 March 2023
[ 85]
Statistics
As of match played 14 July 2024. [ 1]
Goals by year
Year
Competitive
Friendly
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2005
3[ a]
0
2
0
5
0
2006
3[ b]
1
4
1
7
2
2007
10[ c]
4
4
2
14
6
2008
6[ a]
1
2
1
8
2
2009
8[ a]
1
2
2
10
3
2010
5[ b]
0
5
2
10
2
2011
8[ d]
2
5
2
13
4
2012
5[ a]
5
4
7
9
12
2013
5[ a]
3
2
3
7
6
2014
7[ b]
4
7
4
14
8
2015
6[ e]
1
2
3
8
4
2016
10[ f]
8
1
0
11
8
2017
5[ a]
4
2
0
7
4
2018
4[ b]
1
1
3
5
4
2019
6[ e]
1
4
4
10
5
2020
4[ a]
1
0
0
4
1
2021
16[ g]
9
0
0
16
9
2022
10[ h]
8
4
10
14
18
2023
5[ a]
3
3
5
8
8
2024
5[ e]
1
2
2
7
3
Total
131
58
56
51
187
109
^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup qualification
^ a b c d Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup
^ Six appearances and two goals in Copa América , four appearances and two goals in FIFA World Cup qualification
^ Four appearances in Copa América, four appearances and two goals in FIFA World Cup qualification
^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa América
^ Five appearances and three goals in FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and five goals in Copa América
^ Nine appearances and five goals in FIFA World Cup qualification, seven appearances and four goals in Copa América
^ Two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification, one appearance in CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions , seven appearances and seven goals in FIFA World Cup
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