IFFHS NEWS - MESSI NEW ALL TIME RECORD HOLDER !
Picture : Lionel Messi has scored now 648 competitive goals with FC Barcelona ! The Record of Pele (647) is beaten.
MESSI - PELE 648:647 !
Lionel Messi is new all-time record holder on goals scored for one club in top world football!
This historical event happened in the Spanish league game Granada – Barcelona (0:4) on January 9. Messi scored 2 goals, the first of which levelled him with Pele’s total tally and the second pushed him ahead.
Now Messi has 648 top-level goals for Barcelona in all competitions. Pele went to 2nd place in all-time ranking with 647 competitive goals for Santos.
In the table below, some statistical comparison of their careers.
| Messi in Barcelona | Pele in Santos | ||||
| Tournaments | Goals | Goals | Tournaments | ||
| La Liga (D1 Spain) | 455 | 470 | Campeonato Paulista | ||
| Copa del Rey | 53 | 30 | Taça Brasil (D1 Brazil, 1959-66) | ||
| Supercopa de España | 14 | 37 | Taça de Prata (D1 Brazil, 1967-70) | ||
| 34 | Campeonato Brasileiro (D1 Brazil, 1971-74) | ||||
| 49 | Torneio Rio – São Paulo | ||||
| Champions League | 118 | 17 | Copa Libertadores | ||
| UEFA Super Cup | 3 | 7 | InterContinental Cup | ||
| Club World Cup | 5 | 3 | Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales | ||
| Total goals | 648 | 647 | |||
| Total games | 752 | 665 | |||
| First competitive game | 16.10.2004 vs Espanyol (1:0) | 26.04.1957 vs São Paulo (3:1) | |||
| Age at this day | 17 years 114 days | 16 years 185 days | |||
| First competitive goal | 01.05.2005 vs Albacete (2:0) | 26.04.1957 vs São Paulo (3:1) | |||
| Age at this day | 17 years 311 days | 16 years 185 days | |||
| Last competitive goal | 09.01.2021 vs Granada (4:0) | 22.09.1974 vs Guarani (2:2) | |||
| Age at this day | 33 years 199 days | 33 years 334 days | |||
| Last competitive game | 09.01.2021 vs Granada (4:0) | 02.10.1974 vs Ponte Preta (2:0) | |||
| Age at this day | 33 years 199 days | 33 years 344 days | |||
| Between first and last games | 16 years 085 days | 17 years 159 days | |||
| Most goals in calendar years | 79 | 66 | |||
| Year | 2012 | 1958 | |||
| Most goals in one game | 5 | 8 | |||
| Game | 07.03.2012 vs Bayer (7:1) | 21.04.1964 vs Botafogo SP (11:0) | |||