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Career Goals
The Greatest of All Time.
Goals by Club
Where the magic happened.
Goals per Season
A career in numbers.
How He Scores
The anatomy of genius.
Messi vs Ronaldo
Race to 1000.
Messi · 900 goals / 1,142 games
Ronaldo · 965 goals / 1,309 games
X-axis: games played · Dashed = Messi extrapolation to 1,000
Career Milestones
Moments that defined an era.
2005
First professional goal vs Albacete — Ronaldinho assist. The world took notice.
2011–12
Barcelona's all-time top scorer with 234 goals. A record broken with grace.
2012
91 goals in a single calendar year — a world record that may never fall.
2014–15
LaLiga all-time top scorer, surpassing Telmo Zarra's 60-year, 253-goal record.
2016
500th career goal. Half a millennium of genius.
2021–22
World Cup winner with Argentina in Qatar. The final chapter of the legacy.
2023
Top scorer in European club football across all competitions.
2025
MLS Golden Boot — 29 goals. Proving the greats never truly fade.
2026
900 career goals. The Greatest of All Time, still writing history.
