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List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi

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List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Throughout his international career, Messi has scored 116 goals in 198 international appearances, 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. 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. He currently sits as the second-highest international goalscorer of all time after scoring against Canada in the 2024 Copa América semi-final. Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005, and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia. His 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. He has scored 10 international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on 14 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 11 goals in total. He has scored 19 international goals at the Estadio Monumental, his most in a single stadium. In 2022, Messi broke the record for the most international goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina, with 18. Messi has scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL. He has scored 14 goals in the Copa América; two in 2007, one in 2015, five in 2016, one in 2019, four in 2021 and one in 2024. Messi has scored 13 goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments, a record for Argentina; he scored one goal in 2006, four in 2014, one in 2018 and another seven in 2022. The remainder of Messi's goals, 53, have come in friendlies (official games).

Tables

Table key · Goals
‡
Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
Indicates Argentina won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw (a penalty shootout is recorded as a draw regardless of shootout results)
Indicates Argentina lost the match
List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi · Goals
1
1
No.
1
Cap
6
Date
1 March 2006
Venue
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Opponent
Croatia
Score
2–1
Result
2–3
Competition
Friendly
2
2
No.
2
Cap
8
Date
16 June 2006
Venue
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Opponent
Serbia and Montenegro
Score
6–0
Result
6–0
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup
3
3
No.
3
Cap
14
Date
5 June 2007
Venue
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Opponent
Algeria
Score
2–2‡
Result
4–3
Competition
Friendly
4
4
No.
4
Cap
4–2
5
5
No.
5
Cap
18
Date
8 July 2007
Venue
Estadio Metropolitano de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Opponent
Peru
Score
2–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2007 Copa América
6
6
No.
6
Cap
19
Date
11 July 2007
Venue
Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Opponent
Mexico
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
7
7
No.
7
Cap
24
Date
16 October 2007
Venue
Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Opponent
Venezuela
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8
8
No.
8
Cap
26
Date
20 November 2007
Venue
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia
Opponent
Colombia
Score
1–0
Result
1–2
9
9
No.
9
Cap
27
Date
4 June 2008
Venue
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States
Opponent
Mexico
Score
2–0
Result
4–1
Competition
Friendly
10
10
No.
10
Cap
33
Date
11 October 2008
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Uruguay
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
11
No.
11
Cap
35
Date
11 February 2009
Venue
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France
Opponent
France
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
12
12
No.
12
Cap
36
Date
28 March 2009
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Venezuela
Score
1–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
13
No.
13
Cap
44
Date
14 November 2009
Venue
Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
Opponent
Spain
Score
1–1‡
Result
1–2
Competition
Friendly
14
14
No.
14
Cap
52
Date
7 September 2010
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Spain
Score
1–0
Result
4–1
15
15
No.
15
Cap
54
Date
17 November 2010
Venue
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Opponent
Brazil
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
16
16
No.
16
Cap
55
Date
9 February 2011
Venue
Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Opponent
Portugal
Score
2–1‡
Result
2–1
17
17
No.
17
Cap
57
Date
20 June 2011
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Albania
Score
2–0
Result
4–0
18
18
No.
18
Cap
64
Date
7 October 2011
Venue
Chile
Opponent
2–0
Score
4–1
Result
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
19
19
No.
19
Cap
67
Date
15 November 2011
Venue
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
Opponent
Colombia
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
20
20
No.
20
Cap
68
Date
29 February 2012
Venue
Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
Opponent
Switzerland
Score
1–0
Result
3–1
Competition
Friendly
21
21
No.
21
Cap
2–1
22
22
No.
22
Cap
3–1‡
23
23
No.
23
Cap
69
Date
2 June 2012
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Ecuador
Score
3–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
24
No.
24
Cap
70
Date
9 June 2012
Venue
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
Opponent
Brazil
Score
1–1
Result
4–3
Competition
Friendly
25
25
No.
25
Cap
2–1
26
26
No.
26
Cap
4–3
27
27
No.
27
Cap
71
Date
15 August 2012
Venue
Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Opponent
Germany
Score
2–0
Result
3–1
28
28
No.
28
Cap
72
Date
7 September 2012
Venue
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
Opponent
Paraguay
Score
3–1
Result
3–1
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
29
29
No.
29
Cap
74
Date
12 October 2012
Venue
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
Opponent
Uruguay
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
30
30
No.
30
Cap
3–0
31
31
No.
31
Cap
75
Date
16 October 2012
Venue
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile
Opponent
Chile
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
32
32
No.
32
Cap
78
Date
22 March 2013
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Venezuela
Score
2–0‡
Result
3–0
33
33
No.
33
Cap
82
Date
14 June 2013
Venue
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Opponent
Guatemala
Score
1–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
34
34
No.
34
Cap
3–0‡
35
35
No.
35
Cap
4–0
36
36
No.
36
Cap
83
Date
10 September 2013
Venue
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay
Opponent
Paraguay
Score
1–0‡
Result
5–2
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
37
37
No.
37
Cap
4–1‡
38
38
No.
38
Cap
86
Date
7 June 2014
Venue
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Opponent
Slovenia
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
39
39
No.
39
Cap
87
Date
15 June 2014
Venue
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Opponent
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Score
2–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup
40
40
No.
40
Cap
88
Date
21 June 2014
Venue
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Opponent
Iran
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
41
41
No.
41
Cap
89
Date
25 June 2014
Venue
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Opponent
Nigeria
Score
1–0
Result
3–2
42
42
No.
42
Cap
2–1
43
43
No.
43
Cap
95
Date
14 October 2014
Venue
Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Opponent
Hong Kong
Score
5–0
Result
7–0
Competition
Friendly
44
44
No.
44
Cap
7–0
45
45
No.
45
Cap
96
Date
12 November 2014
Venue
Upton Park, London, England
Opponent
Croatia
Score
2–1‡
Result
2–1
46
46
No.
46
Cap
98
Date
13 June 2015
Venue
Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile
Opponent
Paraguay
Score
2–0‡
Result
2–2
Competition
2015 Copa América
47
47
No.
47
Cap
104
Date
4 September 2015
Venue
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States
Opponent
Bolivia
Score
5–0
Result
7–0
Competition
Friendly
48
48
No.
48
Cap
6–0
49
49
No.
49
Cap
105
Date
8 September 2015
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States
Opponent
Mexico
Score
2–2
Result
2–2
50
50
No.
50
Cap
107
Date
29 March 2016
Venue
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
Opponent
Bolivia
Score
2–0‡
Result
2–0
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
51
51
No.
51
Cap
109
Date
10 June 2016
Venue
Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
Opponent
Panama
Score
2–0
Result
5–0
Competition
Copa América Centenario
52
52
No.
52
Cap
3–0
53
53
No.
53
Cap
4–0
54
54
No.
54
Cap
111
Date
18 June 2016
Venue
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States
Opponent
Venezuela
Score
3–0
Result
4–1
Competition
Copa América Centenario
55
55
No.
55
Cap
112
Date
21 June 2016
Venue
NRG Stadium, Houston, United States
Opponent
United States
Score
2–0
Result
4–0
56
56
No.
56
Cap
114
Date
1 September 2016
Venue
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
Opponent
Uruguay
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
57
57
No.
57
Cap
116
Date
15 November 2016
Venue
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina
Opponent
Colombia
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
58
58
No.
58
Cap
117
Date
23 March 2017
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Chile
Score
1–0‡
Result
1–0
59
59
No.
59
Cap
122
Date
10 October 2017
Venue
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador
Opponent
Ecuador
Score
1–1
Result
3–1
60
60
No.
60
Cap
2–1
61
61
No.
61
Cap
3–1
62
62
No.
62
Cap
124
Date
29 May 2018
Venue
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Haiti
Score
1–0‡
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
63
63
No.
63
Cap
2–0
64
64
No.
64
Cap
3–0
65
65
No.
65
Cap
127
Date
26 June 2018
Venue
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Opponent
Nigeria
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup
66
66
No.
66
Cap
130
Date
7 June 2019
Venue
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina
Opponent
Nicaragua
Score
1–0
Result
5–1
Competition
Friendly
67
67
No.
67
Cap
2–0
68
68
No.
68
Cap
132
Date
19 June 2019
Venue
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Opponent
Paraguay
Score
1–1‡
Result
1–1
Competition
2019 Copa América
69
69
No.
69
Cap
137
Date
15 November 2019
Venue
King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Opponent
Brazil
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2019 Superclásico de las Américas
70
70
No.
70
Cap
138
Date
18 November 2019
Venue
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
Opponent
Uruguay
Score
2–2‡
Result
2–2
Competition
Friendly
71
71
No.
71
Cap
139
Date
8 October 2020
Venue
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Ecuador
Score
1–0‡
Result
1–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
72
72
No.
72
Cap
143
Date
3 June 2021
Venue
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Opponent
Chile
Score
1–0‡
Result
1–1
73
73
No.
73
Cap
145
Date
14 June 2021
Venue
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Opponent
Chile
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
2021 Copa América
74
74
No.
74
Cap
148
Date
28 June 2021
Venue
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil
Opponent
Bolivia
Score
2–0‡
Result
4–1
75
75
No.
75
Cap
3–0
76
76
No.
76
Cap
149
Date
3 July 2021
Venue
Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil
Opponent
Ecuador
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2021 Copa América
77
77
No.
77
Cap
153
Date
9 September 2021
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Opponent
Bolivia
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
78
78
No.
78
Cap
2–0
79
79
No.
79
Cap
3–0
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
2
8
16 June 2006
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Serbia and Montenegro
6–0
6–0
2006 FIFA World Cup
3
14
5 June 2007
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Algeria
2–2‡
4–3
Friendly
4
4–2
5
18
8 July 2007
Estadio Metropolitano de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Peru
2–0
4–0
2007 Copa América
6
19
11 July 2007
Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Mexico
2–0
3–0
7
24
16 October 2007
Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Venezuela
2–0
2–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8
26
20 November 2007
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia
1–0
1–2
9
27
4 June 2008
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States
Mexico
2–0
4–1
Friendly
10
33
11 October 2008
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Uruguay
1–0
2–1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
35
11 February 2009
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France
France
2–0
2–0
Friendly
12
36
28 March 2009
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venezuela
1–0
4–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
44
14 November 2009
Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
Spain
1–1‡
1–2
Friendly
14
52
7 September 2010
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spain
1–0
4–1
15
54
17 November 2010
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Brazil
1–0
1–0
16
55
9 February 2011
Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Portugal
2–1‡
2–1
17
57
20 June 2011
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Albania
2–0
4–0
18
64
7 October 2011
Chile
2–0
4–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
19
67
15 November 2011
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
Colombia
1–1
2–1
20
68
29 February 2012
Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
1–0
3–1
Friendly
21
2–1
22
3–1‡
23
69
2 June 2012
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ecuador
3–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
70
9 June 2012
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
Brazil
1–1
4–3
Friendly
25
2–1
26
4–3
27
71
15 August 2012
Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Germany
2–0
3–1
28
72
7 September 2012
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
Paraguay
3–1
3–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
29
74
12 October 2012
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
Uruguay
1–0
3–0
30
3–0
31
75
16 October 2012
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile
Chile
1–0
2–1
32
78
22 March 2013
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venezuela
2–0‡
3–0
33
82
14 June 2013
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala
1–0
4–0
Friendly
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
37
4–1‡
38
86
7 June 2014
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Slovenia
2–0
2–0
Friendly
39
87
15 June 2014
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2–0
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup
40
88
21 June 2014
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Iran
1–0
1–0
41
89
25 June 2014
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nigeria
1–0
3–2
42
2–1
43
95
14 October 2014
Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5–0
7–0
Friendly
44
7–0
45
96
12 November 2014
Upton Park, London, England
Croatia
2–1‡
2–1
46
98
13 June 2015
Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile
Paraguay
2–0‡
2–2
2015 Copa América
47
104
4 September 2015
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States
Bolivia
5–0
7–0
Friendly
48
6–0
49
105
8 September 2015
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States
Mexico
2–2
2–2
· Hat-tricks
1
1
No.
1
Opponent
Switzerland
Goals
3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1')
Score
3–1
Venue
Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
Competition
Friendly
Date
29 February 2012
2
2
No.
2
Opponent
Brazil
Goals
3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3')
Score
4–3
Venue
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
Competition
9 June 2012
3
3
No.
3
Opponent
Guatemala
Goals
3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0')
Score
4–0
Venue
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Competition
14 June 2013
4
4
No.
4
Opponent
Panama
Goals
3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0')
Score
5–0
Venue
Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
Competition
Copa América Centenario
Date
10 June 2016
5
5
No.
5
Opponent
Ecuador
Goals
3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1')
Score
3–1
Venue
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Date
10 October 2017
6
6
No.
6
Opponent
Haiti
Goals
3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')
Score
4–0
Venue
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Competition
Friendly
Date
29 May 2018
7
7
No.
7
Opponent
Bolivia
Goals
3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')
Score
3–0
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Date
9 September 2021
8
8
No.
8
Opponent
Estonia
Goals
5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0')
Score
5–0
Venue
Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain
Competition
Friendly
Date
5 June 2022
9
9
No.
9
Opponent
Curaçao
Goals
3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0')
Score
7–0
Venue
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Competition
28 March 2023
10
10
No.
10
Opponent
Bolivia
Goals
3 – (1–0', 5–0', 6–0')
Score
6–0
Venue
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Date
15 October 2024
No.
Opponent
Goals
Score
Venue
Competition
Date
Ref.
1
Switzerland
3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1')
3–1
Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
Friendly
29 February 2012
2
Brazil
3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3')
4–3
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
9 June 2012
3
Guatemala
3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0')
4–0
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
14 June 2013
4
Panama
3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0')
5–0
Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
Copa América Centenario
10 June 2016
5
Ecuador
3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1')
3–1
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 October 2017
6
Haiti
3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')
4–0
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Friendly
29 May 2018
7
Bolivia
3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')
3–0
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 September 2021
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
Curaçao
3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0')
7–0
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
28 March 2023
10
Bolivia
3 – (1–0', 5–0', 6–0')
6–0
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by year and competition
Apps
Apps
Year
Apps
Competitive
Goals
Competitive
Apps
Friendly
Goals
Friendly
Apps
Total
Goals
2005
2005
Year
2005
Competitive
3
Competitive
0
Friendly
2
Friendly
0
Total
5
Total
0
2006
2006
Year
2006
Competitive
3
Competitive
1
Friendly
4
Friendly
1
Total
7
Total
2
2007
2007
Year
2007
Competitive
10
Competitive
4
Friendly
4
Friendly
2
Total
14
Total
6
2008
2008
Year
2008
Competitive
6
Competitive
1
Friendly
2
Friendly
1
Total
8
Total
2
2009
2009
Year
2009
Competitive
8
Competitive
1
Friendly
2
Friendly
2
Total
10
Total
3
2010
2010
Year
2010
Competitive
5
Competitive
0
Friendly
5
Friendly
2
Total
10
Total
2
2011
2011
Year
2011
Competitive
8
Competitive
2
Friendly
5
Friendly
2
Total
13
Total
4
2012
2012
Year
2012
Competitive
5
Competitive
5
Friendly
4
Friendly
7
Total
9
Total
12
2013
2013
Year
2013
Competitive
5
Competitive
3
Friendly
2
Friendly
3
Total
7
Total
6
2014
2014
Year
2014
Competitive
7
Competitive
4
Friendly
7
Friendly
4
Total
14
Total
8
2015
2015
Year
2015
Competitive
6
Competitive
1
Friendly
2
Friendly
3
Total
8
Total
4
2016
2016
Year
2016
Competitive
10
Competitive
8
Friendly
1
Friendly
0
Total
11
Total
8
2017
2017
Year
2017
Competitive
5
Competitive
4
Friendly
2
Friendly
0
Total
7
Total
4
2018
2018
Year
2018
Competitive
4
Competitive
1
Friendly
1
Friendly
3
Total
5
Total
4
2019
2019
Year
2019
Competitive
6
Competitive
1
Friendly
4
Friendly
4
Total
10
Total
5
2020
2020
Year
2020
Competitive
4
Competitive
1
Friendly
—
Friendly
4
Total
1
2021
2021
Year
2021
Competitive
16
Competitive
9
Friendly
—
Friendly
16
Total
9
2022
2022
Year
2022
Competitive
10
Competitive
8
Friendly
4
Friendly
10
Total
14
Total
18
2023
2023
Year
2023
Competitive
5
Competitive
3
Friendly
3
Friendly
5
Total
8
Total
8
2024
2024
Year
2024
Competitive
9
Competitive
4
Friendly
2
Friendly
2
Total
11
Total
6
2025
2025
Year
2025
Competitive
3
Competitive
2
Friendly
2
Friendly
1
Total
5
Total
3
2026
2026
Year
2026
Competitive
—
Competitive
2
Friendly
1
Friendly
2
Total
1
Total
Total
Year
Total
Competitive
138
Competitive
63
Friendly
60
Friendly
53
Total
198
Total
116
Year
Competitive
Friendly
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2005
3
0
2
0
5
0
2006
3
1
4
1
7
2
2007
10
4
4
2
14
6
2008
6
1
2
1
8
2
2009
8
1
2
2
10
3
2010
5
0
5
2
10
2
2011
8
2
5
2
13
4
2012
5
5
4
7
9
12
2013
5
3
2
3
7
6
2014
7
4
7
4
14
8
2015
6
1
2
3
8
4
2016
10
8
1
0
11
8
2017
5
4
2
0
7
4
2018
4
1
1
3
5
4
2019
6
1
4
4
10
5
2020
4
1
—
4
1
2021
16
9
—
16
9
2022
10
8
4
10
14
18
2023
5
3
3
5
8
8
2024
9
4
2
2
11
6
2025
3
2
2
1
5
3
2026
—
2
1
2
1
Total
138
63
60
53
198
116
Goals by competition
Friendlies
Friendlies
Competition
Friendlies
Apps
60
Goals
53
FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Competition
FIFA World Cup qualification
Apps
72
Goals
36
Copa América
Copa América
Competition
Copa América
Apps
39
Goals
14
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
Competition
FIFA World Cup
Apps
26
Goals
13
Finalissima
Finalissima
Competition
Finalissima
Apps
1
Goals
0
Total
Total
Competition
Total
Apps
198
Goals
116
Competition
Apps
Goals
Friendlies
60
53
FIFA World Cup qualification
72
36
Copa América
39
14
FIFA World Cup
26
13
Finalissima
1
0
Total
198
116

References

  1. Appearances in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  2. Appearances in 2006 FIFA World Cup.
  3. Six appearances and two goals in 2007 Copa América, four appearances and two goals in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  4. Appearances in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  5. Appearances in 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  6. Four appearances in 2011 Copa América, four appearances and two goals in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  7. Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  8. Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
  9. Appearances in 2015 Copa América.
  10. Five appearances and three goals in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and five goals in Copa América C
  11. Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  12. Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup.
  13. Appearances in 2019 Copa América.
  14. Appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  15. Nine appearances and five goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, seven appearances and four goals in 2021 Copa Amér
  16. Two appearances and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, one appearance in 2022 Finalissima, seven appearances
  17. Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  18. Five appearances and one goal in 2024 Copa América, four appearances and three goals in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualificatio
  19. "Lionel Andrés Messi – Century of International Appearances"
    https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/messi-intlg.html
  20. "Most goals in international football: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi top scoring charts"
    https://www.olympics.com/en/news/most-goals-international-football-list-men-women
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