‘Soccer emperor’ Pele (80, Brazil)’s single club’s highest goal score was broken by’football god’ Lionel Messi (33, Argentina).
Messi helped the opening goal in the 2020-2021 season’s La Liga away game in the 15th round at Jose Sorija Stadium in Valladolid, Spain on the 23rd (Korean time), and scored a key goal in the second half of the 20th minute, leading FC Barcelona to a 3-0 victory. .
It was also a new goal in football history.
Having played only in Barcelona since his debut, Messi has scored 644 goals in his professional career with this goal, setting the record for the most goals in a single club.
Previously, Pele, who scored 643 goals for Santos (Brazil), was the record holder in the category.
Messi reached a great record faster than Pele.
Pele also played in one club in Santos. It took 19 seasons (1956-1974) to score 643 goals.
Messi scored 644 goals in 17 seasons from 2004-2005 to this season.
Messi, who is still 33 years old and has already scored double digits this season, is expected to steadily widen the gap with Pele.
In modern football, where transfers are more frequent than in the past, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a player who has the best scoring power like Messi and plays for a long time in one team.
Messi’s new record over Pele seems very likely to remain’immortal’.
According to ESPN, after Messi and Pele, Gert Müller (565 goals, Bayern Munich), Fernando Peyrotéu (544 goals, Sporting), and Josef Bichan (534 goals, Slavia Prague) are in the 3rd to 5th place. They are all’legends’ that have already died or have long since retired.
In the 21st minute, Barcelona scored by Clement Langle, who received Messi’s pass, and 14 minutes later, Martin Bracewaite scored an extra goal, leading 2-0.
In the 20th minute of the second half, Messi shook the net with a calm left-footed shot after receiving Pedri’s heel pass through the two defenders.
Barcelona, which was undefeated in 4 games and undefeated (3 wins, 1 draw), boosted the ranking to 5th (24 points) and accelerated pursuit of the lead (32 points) Atletico Madrid and second place (29 points) Real Madrid.