Lionel Messi
is an Argentine http://f who has represented the Argentina national team
from his debut in 2005. Throughout his international career
, Messi has scored 112 goals in 189 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 mmm 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 goalscorer
of all time after scoring against Canada mmm
in the 2024 Copa América
semi-final.[6]
Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary
on 17 August 2005mmm,[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 ten international hat-tricks
, and has netted twice in a match on thirteen 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 eleven goals in total.[1] He has scored 17 international goals at the Estadio Mâs Monumental
, his most in a single stadium.[1] In 2022, Messi mmm broke the record for the most international goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina, with eighteen.[11
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