List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi

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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 123 goals in 202 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] He currently sits as the second-highest international men’s goalscorer of all time after scoring against Canada in the 2024 Copa América semi-final.[6]

Messi has scored 122 international goals since making his debut for Argentina in 2005.

Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005,[7] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia.[1] 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.[8][9] He has scored 11 international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on 15 occasions.[1] In a friendly against Estonia on 5 June 2022, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time.[10] Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording 11 goals in total.[1] He has scored 19 international goals at the Estadio Monumental, his most in a single stadium.[1] In 2022, Messi broke the record for the most international goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina, with 18.[11]

Messi has scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL.[12] 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.[1] Messi has scored 18 goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments,[1] a record;[13] he scored one goal in 2006, four in 2014, one in 2018, seven in 2022 and another five in 2026. The remainder of Messi's goals, 54, have come in friendlies (official games).[1]

Goals

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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 [14]
2 8 16 June 2006 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Serbia and Montenegro 6–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [9]
3 14 5 June 2007 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain  Algeria 2–2‡ 4–3 Friendly [15]
4 4–2
5 18 8 July 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela  Peru 2–0 4–0 2007 Copa América [16]
6 19 11 July 2007 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Mexico 2–0 3–0 [17]
7 24 16 October 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Venezuela 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
8 26 20 November 2007 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia 1–0 1–2 [19]
9 27 4 June 2008 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Mexico 2–0 4–1 Friendly [20]
10 33 11 October 2008 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Uruguay 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
11 35 11 February 2009 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  France 2–0 2–0 Friendly [22]
12 36 28 March 2009 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 1–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
13 44 14 November 2009 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain  Spain 1–1‡ 1–2 Friendly [24]
14 52 7 September 2010 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Spain 1–0 4–1 [25]
15 54 17 November 2010 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Brazil 1–0 1–0 [26]
16 55 9 February 2011 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Portugal 2–1‡ 2–1 [27]
17 57 20 June 2011 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Albania 2–0 4–0 [28]
18 64 7 October 2011  Chile 2–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
19 67 15 November 2011 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Colombia 1–1 2–1 [30]
20 68 29 February 2012 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 3–1 Friendly [31]
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 [32]
24 70 9 June 2012 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Brazil 1–1 4–3 Friendly [33]
25 2–1
26 4–3
27 71 15 August 2012 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Germany 2–0 3–1 [34]
28 72 7 September 2012 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Paraguay 3–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
29 74 12 October 2012 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina  Uruguay 1–0 3–0 [36]
30 3–0
31 75 16 October 2012 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile  Chile 1–0 2–1 [37]
32 78 22 March 2013 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 2–0‡ 3–0 [38]
33 82 14 June 2013 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Guatemala 1–0 4–0 Friendly [39]
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 [40]
37 4–1‡
38 86 7 June 2014 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina  Slovenia 2–0 2–0 Friendly [41]
39 87 15 June 2014 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup [42]
40 88 21 June 2014 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Iran 1–0 1–0 [43]
41 89 25 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Nigeria 1–0 3–2 [44]
42 2–1
43 95 14 October 2014 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 5–0 7–0 Friendly [45]
44 7–0
45 96 12 November 2014 Upton Park, London, England  Croatia 2–1‡ 2–1 [46]
46 98 13 June 2015 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile  Paraguay 2–0‡ 2–2 2015 Copa América [47]
47 104 4 September 2015 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Bolivia 5–0 7–0 Friendly [48]
48 6–0
49 105 8 September 2015 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Mexico 2–2 2–2 [49]
50 107 29 March 2016 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Bolivia 2–0‡ 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [50]
51 109 10 June 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Panama 2–0 5–0 Copa América Centenario [51]
52 3–0
53 4–0
54 111 18 June 2016 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Venezuela 3–0 4–1 Copa América Centenario [52]
55 112 21 June 2016 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States  United States 2–0 4–0 [53]
56 114 1 September 2016 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina  Uruguay 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [54]
57 116 15 November 2016 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina  Colombia 1–0 3–0 [55]
58 117 23 March 2017 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Chile 1–0‡ 1–0 [56]
59 122 10 October 2017 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador 1–1 3–1 [57]
60 2–1
61 3–1
62 124 29 May 2018 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Haiti 1–0‡ 4–0 Friendly [58]
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 [59]
66 130 7 June 2019 Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina  Nicaragua 1–0 5–1 Friendly [60]
67 2–0
68 132 19 June 2019 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Paraguay 1–1‡ 1–1 2019 Copa América [61]
69 137 15 November 2019 King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Brazil 1–0 1–0 2019 Superclásico de las Américas [62]
70 138 18 November 2019 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel  Uruguay 2–2‡ 2–2 Friendly [63]
71 139 8 October 2020 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Ecuador 1–0‡ 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [64]
72 143 3 June 2021 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina  Chile 1–0‡ 1–1 [65]
73 145 14 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Chile 1–0 1–1 2021 Copa América [66]
74 148 28 June 2021 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil  Bolivia 2–0‡ 4–1 [67]
75 3–0
76 149 3 July 2021 Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil  Ecuador 3–0 3–0 2021 Copa América [68]
77 153 9 September 2021 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [69]
78 2–0
79 3–0
80 155 10 October 2021  Uruguay 1–0 3–0 [70]
81 159 25 March 2022 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Venezuela 3–0 3–0 [71]
82 162 5 June 2022 Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain  Estonia 1–0‡ 5–0 Friendly [10]
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 [72]
88 3–0
89 164 27 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Jamaica 2–0 3–0 [73]
90 3–0
91 165 16 November 2022 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 4–0 5–0 [74]
92 166 22 November 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Saudi Arabia 1–0‡ 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup [75]
93 167 26 November 2022  Mexico 1–0 2–0 [76]
94 169 3 December 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Australia 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [77]
95 170 9 December 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Netherlands 2–0‡ 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 [78]
96 171 13 December 2022  Croatia 1–0‡ 3–0 [79]
97 172 18 December 2022  France 1–0‡ 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 2022 FIFA World Cup final [80]
98 3–2
99 173 23 March 2023 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Panama 2–0 2–0 Friendly [81]
100 174 28 March 2023 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina  Curaçao 1–0 7–0 [82]
101 3–0
102 5–0
103 175 15 June 2023 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  Australia 1–0 2–0 [83]
104 176 7 September 2023 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Ecuador 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [84]
105 178 17 October 2023 Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru  Peru 1–0 2–0 [85]
106 2–0
107 182 14 June 2024 Commanders Field, Landover, United States  Guatemala 1–1 4–1 Friendly [86]
108 4–1
109 186 9 July 2024 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Canada 2–0 2–0 2024 Copa América [87]
110 189 15 October 2024 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Bolivia 1–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [88]
111 5–0
112 6–0
113 194 4 September 2025  Venezuela 1–0 3–0 [89]
114 3–0
115 196 14 November 2025 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola  Angola 2–0 2–0 Friendly [90]
116 198 31 March 2026 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Zambia 2–0 5–0 [91]
117 199 9 June 2026 Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, United States  Iceland 2–0‡ 3–0 [92]
118 200 16 June 2026 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States  Algeria 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup [93]
119 2–0
120 3–0
121 201 22 June 2026 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States  Austria 1–0 2–0 [94]
122 2–0
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Hat-tricks

See also: List of Argentina national football team hat-tricks
Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.
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1   Switzerland 3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1') 3–1 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland Friendly 29 February 2012 [31]
2  Brazil 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3') 4–3 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 9 June 2012 [33]
3  Guatemala 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0') 4–0 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 14 June 2013 [39]
4  Panama 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0') 5–0 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Copa América Centenario 10 June 2016 [51]
5  Ecuador 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1') 3–1 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 October 2017 [57]
6  Haiti 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') 4–0 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina Friendly 29 May 2018 [58]
7  Bolivia 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') 3–0 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September 2021 [69]
8  Estonia 5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0') 5–0 Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain Friendly 5 June 2022 [10]
9  Curaçao 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0') 7–0 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina 28 March 2023 [82]
10  Bolivia 3 – (1–0', 5–0', 6–0') 6–0 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 October 2024 [88]
11  Algeria 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') 3–0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States 2026 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2026 [93]
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Statistics

As of match played 22 June 2026[1]
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  1. [a]
    Appearances in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  2. [b]
    Appearances in 2006 FIFA World Cup.
  3. [c]
    Six appearances and two goals in 2007 Copa América, four appearances and two goals in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  4. [d]
    Appearances in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  5. [e]
    Appearances in 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  6. [f]
    Four appearances in 2011 Copa América, four appearances and two goals in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  7. [g]
    Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  8. [h]
    Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
  9. [i]
    Appearances in 2015 Copa América.
  10. [j]
    Five appearances and three goals in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and five goals in Copa América Centenario.
  11. [k]
    Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  12. [l]
    Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup.
  13. [m]
    Appearances in 2019 Copa América.
  14. [n]
    Appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  15. [o]
    Nine appearances and five goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, seven appearances and four goals in 2021 Copa América.
  16. [p]
    Two appearances and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, one appearance in 2022 Finalissima, seven appearances and seven goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  17. [q]
    Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  18. [r]
    Five appearances and one goal in 2024 Copa América, four appearances and three goals in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
  19. [s]
    Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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