Messi aims for the scoring record of “King of Football” Pele
Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi has scored 566 goals in official matches for club Barcelona.
With two goals scored against Betis Club in the match last weekend, Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi has scored 566 goals in official matches for Barcelona club.
With the above achievement, Messi has become the second player in history to score the most goals for a club after "King of Football" Pele, who scored 643 goals for Brazilian club Santos.
The striker nicknamed “Pulga” played 650 matches in 15 seasons for the Catalan team, of which the 2011-2012 season was considered a “bumper season” for Messi with 73 goals in all club competitions.
Thus, with the above number of goals, the Argentine star has surpassed the famous German striker Gerd Müller, who scored 565 goals for Bayern Munich.
Barca's No. 10 has scored 392 goals in the Spanish national championship La Liga, 105 goals in the Champions League, 48 goals in the Spanish King's Cup, 13 goals in the Spanish Super Cup, five goals in the Club World Cup and three goals in the European Super Cup./.
