Lionel Messi scores 700th career club goal: Lionel Messi scored his 700th career club goal in Paris St. Germain’s 3-0 victory over Marseille. With the goal, Messi became just the second player in history to score 700 career club goals, according to IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics). Messi’s long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo is the other player to do so. Meanwhile, Messi’s rival Ronaldo has 709 goals in club competitions, including a hat-trick for Al-Nassr against Damac in the Saudi Pro League.
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Messi began his senior club career with FC Barcelona in 2004, playing the first 17 years of his club career with the squad. He scored a whopping 672 goals during his time with Barcelona, averaging roughly 40 goals per season over that stretch. Following the 2020-21 season, Messi joined PSG. The 35-year-old has only scored 28 goals in 62 appearances for the French club. He has, however, spent much of his time with PSG alongside Mbappé and Neymar. Messi wasn’t the only PSG player to reach a significant milestone in Sunday’s win. Mbappé scored the other two goals in the match, giving him 200 goals with PSG.
