The Blaugrana statue has yet to reach another milestone after breaking the symbol of Brazilian myth.
Lionel Messi has broken Pele’s full-time record for goals scored by one club by scoring his 644th career goal for Barcelona.
The Brazilian icon filled 643 times for Santos in his career, a sign that seemed almost unbroken – but Messi has now set the record by scoring in the 65th minute of a La Liga game at Barca against Valladolid on Tuesday.
With Barca already up by two goals, Pedri Messi put in behind the back of the net with a backup pass and the 33-year-old played home past Jordi Masip to make it 3-0 on the night.
Messi had tied up Pele’s record at the weekend when he scored in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Valencia.
“Well, [Messi’s] stats are amazing. I don’t think we’ll ever have another player at this club who has delivered that in terms of efficiency, “Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman said ahead of Messi setting the record.
“They’re big stats. I don’t know how many hats he’s made already. Again, it’s incredible what he did for this club.”
It’s another record for Messi, who has established himself as one of the greatest footballers ever since he joined Barcelona at the age of 13 and made his first competitive tour. at 17 in 2004.
Messi has gone on to win La Liga 10 times with the Blaugrana, as well as six Copa del Rey titles and four Champions League trophies.
On an individual level, Messi has won the Ballon d’Or six times, most recently in 2019, the highest number any player has ever won the award.
Recently, however, Messi ‘s time in Barcelona is remembered when he tried to move away from the club earlier this year.
In an interview with Amas in September, Messi revealed that he would not try to enforce his settlement clause to avoid any legal dispute with Barca, but with his contract about to expire at the end of the current season. , there is a real chance that Messi could be entering his final months at Camp Nou.
While there have been rumors from the likes of Manchester City and PSG, Amas reportedly an Argentine superstar has not been contacted by any other club.
Messi will be free to speak to interested parties from outside Spain in January.