Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Since then, Messi has scored 106 goals in 180 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 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 in September 2021. [5] Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005, [6] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia. [1]
Messi's 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. [7] [8] He has scored nine international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on twelve occasions. [1] In a June 2022 friendly against Estonia, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time. [9] Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording eight goals in total. [1]
Messi has scored 31 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL. [10] He has scored thirteen goals in the Copa América, [1] leading his team to victory in the 2021 edition of the tournament, also finishing as runner-up in 2007, 2015 and 2016. At the 2015 tournament, Messi allegedly rejected the Best Player award, and the trophy was omitted from the ceremony. [11] [12] Nonetheless, he received the Best Player award and accepted it for his performances in the 2021 tournament. [13] Messi has scored thirteen times in FIFA World Cup tournaments, [1] a record for Argentina; [14] he scored one goal in 2006, four in 2014, when he guided his team to the final, being awarded the Golden Ball for best player, [15] one in 2018 and another seven in 2022, when he captained Argentina to their third world title, scoring twice in the final and winning the Golden Ball for a record second time. [16] The remainder of Messi's goals, 49, have come in friendlies. [1]
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Indicates Argentina lost the match |
No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 6 | 1 March 2006 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Croatia | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly | [17] |
2 | 8 | 16 June 2006 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Serbia and Montenegro | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | [8] |
3 | 14 | 5 June 2007 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | Algeria | 2–2 | 4–3 | Friendly | [18] |
4 | 4–2 | |||||||
5 | 18 | 8 July 2007 | Metropolitano de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Copa América | [19] |
6 | 19 | 11 July 2007 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Copa América | [20] |
7 | 24 | 16 October 2007 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
8 | 26 | 20 November 2007 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
9 | 27 | 4 June 2008 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [23] |
10 | 33 | 11 October 2008 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [24] |
11 | 35 | 11 February 2009 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | France | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [25] |
12 | 36 | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [26] |
13 | 44 | 14 November 2009 | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | [27] |
14 | 52 | 7 September 2010 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [28] |
15 | 54 | 17 November 2010 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [29] |
16 | 55 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Portugal | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [30] |
17 | 57 | 20 June 2011 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Albania | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [31] |
18 | 64 | 7 October 2011 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [32] |
19 | 67 | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [33] |
20 | 68 | 29 February 2012 | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [34] |
21 | 2–1 | |||||||
22 | 3–1 | |||||||
23 | 69 | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [35] |
24 | 70 | 9 June 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Brazil | 1–1 | 4–3 | Friendly | [36] |
25 | 2–1 | |||||||
26 | 4–3 | |||||||
27 | 71 | 15 August 2012 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | Germany | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [37] |
28 | 72 | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Paraguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [38] |
29 | 74 | 12 October 2012 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [39] |
30 | 3–0 | |||||||
31 | 75 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [40] |
32 | 78 | 22 March 2013 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [41] |
33 | 82 | 14 June 2013 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [42] |
34 | 3–0 | |||||||
35 | 4–0 | |||||||
36 | 83 | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [43] |
37 | 4–1 | |||||||
38 | 86 | 7 June 2014 | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina | Slovenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [44] |
39 | 87 | 15 June 2014 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [45] |
40 | 88 | 21 June 2014 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [46] |
41 | 89 | 25 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Nigeria | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [47] |
42 | 2–1 | |||||||
43 | 95 | 14 October 2014 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [48] |
44 | 7–0 | |||||||
45 | 96 | 12 November 2014 | Upton Park, London, England | Croatia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [49] |
46 | 98 | 13 June 2015 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | Paraguay | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2015 Copa América | [50] |
47 | 104 | 4 September 2015 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | Bolivia | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [51] |
48 | 6–0 | |||||||
49 | 105 | 8 September 2015 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | Mexico | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [52] |
50 | 107 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [53] |
51 | 109 | 10 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Panama | 2–0 | 5–0 | Copa América Centenario | [54] |
52 | 3–0 | |||||||
53 | 4–0 | |||||||
54 | 111 | 18 June 2016 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Venezuela | 3–0 | 4–1 | Copa América Centenario | [55] |
55 | 112 | 21 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | United States | 2–0 | 4–0 | Copa América Centenario | [56] |
56 | 114 | 1 September 2016 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [57] |
57 | 116 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Colombia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [58] |
58 | 117 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [59] |
59 | 121 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [60] |
60 | 2–1 | |||||||
61 | 3–1 | |||||||
62 | 124 | 29 May 2018 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Haiti | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [61] |
63 | 2–0 | |||||||
64 | 3–0 | |||||||
65 | 127 | 26 June 2018 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | [62] |
66 | 130 | 7 June 2019 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [63] |
67 | 2–0 | |||||||
68 | 132 | 19 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Copa América | [64] |
69 | 137 | 15 November 2019 | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Superclásico de las Américas | [65] |
70 | 138 | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | Uruguay | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [66] |
71 | 139 | 8 October 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [67] |
72 | 143 | 3 June 2021 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [68] |
73 | 145 | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Copa América | [69] |
74 | 148 | 28 June 2021 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Bolivia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2021 Copa América | [70] |
75 | 3–0 | |||||||
76 | 149 | 3 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | Ecuador | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Copa América | [71] |
77 | 153 | 9 September 2021 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [72] |
78 | 2–0 | |||||||
79 | 3–0 | |||||||
80 | 155 | 10 October 2021 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [73] |
81 | 159 | 25 March 2022 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [74] |
82 | 162 | 5 June 2022 | Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain | Estonia | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [9] |
83 | 2–0 | |||||||
84 | 3–0 | |||||||
85 | 4–0 | |||||||
86 | 5–0 | |||||||
87 | 163 | 23 September 2022 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | Honduras | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [75] |
88 | 3–0 | |||||||
89 | 164 | 27 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Jamaica | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [76] |
90 | 3–0 | |||||||
91 | 165 | 16 November 2022 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [77] |
92 | 166 | 22 November 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [78] |
93 | 167 | 26 November 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [79] |
94 | 169 | 3 December 2022 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Australia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [80] |
95 | 170 | 9 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Netherlands | 2–0 |
2–2 ( a.e.t.) (4–3 p) |
2022 FIFA World Cup | [81] |
96 | 171 | 13 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Croatia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [82] |
97 | 172 | 18 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | France | 1–0 |
3–3 ( a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
2022 FIFA World Cup Final | [83] |
98 | 3–2 | |||||||
99 | 173 | 23 March 2023 | Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Panama | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [84] |
100 | 174 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Curaçao | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [85] |
101 | 3–0 | |||||||
102 | 5–0 | |||||||
103 | 175 | 15 June 2023 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China | Australia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [86] |
104 | 176 | 7 September 2023 | Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [87] |
105 | 178 | 17 October 2023 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [88] |
106 | 2–0 |
No. | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | Competition | Date | Ref. |
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1 | Switzerland | 3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1') | 3–1 | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Friendly | 29 February 2012 | [34] |
2 | Brazil | 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3') | 4–3 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Friendly | 9 June 2012 | [36] |
3 | Guatemala | 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 4–0 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Friendly | 14 June 2013 | [42] |
4 | Panama | 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 5–0 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Copa América Centenario | 10 June 2016 | [54] |
5 | Ecuador | 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1') | 3–1 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 October 2017 | [60] |
6 | Haiti | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 4–0 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Friendly | 29 May 2018 | [61] |
7 | Bolivia | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–0 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 9 September 2021 | [89] |
8 | Estonia | 5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0') | 5–0 | Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain | Friendly | 5 June 2022 | [9] |
9 | Curaçao | 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0') | 7–0 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Friendly | 28 March 2023 | [85] |
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Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Since then, Messi has scored 106 goals in 180 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 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 in September 2021. [5] Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005, [6] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia. [1]
Messi's 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. [7] [8] He has scored nine international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on twelve occasions. [1] In a June 2022 friendly against Estonia, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time. [9] Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording eight goals in total. [1]
Messi has scored 31 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the highest scorer of the qualification in CONMEBOL. [10] He has scored thirteen goals in the Copa América, [1] leading his team to victory in the 2021 edition of the tournament, also finishing as runner-up in 2007, 2015 and 2016. At the 2015 tournament, Messi allegedly rejected the Best Player award, and the trophy was omitted from the ceremony. [11] [12] Nonetheless, he received the Best Player award and accepted it for his performances in the 2021 tournament. [13] Messi has scored thirteen times in FIFA World Cup tournaments, [1] a record for Argentina; [14] he scored one goal in 2006, four in 2014, when he guided his team to the final, being awarded the Golden Ball for best player, [15] one in 2018 and another seven in 2022, when he captained Argentina to their third world title, scoring twice in the final and winning the Golden Ball for a record second time. [16] The remainder of Messi's goals, 49, have come in friendlies. [1]
Indicates Argentina won the match | |
Indicates the match ended in a draw | |
Indicates Argentina lost the match |
No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 6 | 1 March 2006 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Croatia | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly | [17] |
2 | 8 | 16 June 2006 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Serbia and Montenegro | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | [8] |
3 | 14 | 5 June 2007 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | Algeria | 2–2 | 4–3 | Friendly | [18] |
4 | 4–2 | |||||||
5 | 18 | 8 July 2007 | Metropolitano de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Copa América | [19] |
6 | 19 | 11 July 2007 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Copa América | [20] |
7 | 24 | 16 October 2007 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
8 | 26 | 20 November 2007 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
9 | 27 | 4 June 2008 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [23] |
10 | 33 | 11 October 2008 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [24] |
11 | 35 | 11 February 2009 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | France | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [25] |
12 | 36 | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [26] |
13 | 44 | 14 November 2009 | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | [27] |
14 | 52 | 7 September 2010 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [28] |
15 | 54 | 17 November 2010 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [29] |
16 | 55 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Portugal | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [30] |
17 | 57 | 20 June 2011 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Albania | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [31] |
18 | 64 | 7 October 2011 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [32] |
19 | 67 | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [33] |
20 | 68 | 29 February 2012 | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [34] |
21 | 2–1 | |||||||
22 | 3–1 | |||||||
23 | 69 | 2 June 2012 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [35] |
24 | 70 | 9 June 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Brazil | 1–1 | 4–3 | Friendly | [36] |
25 | 2–1 | |||||||
26 | 4–3 | |||||||
27 | 71 | 15 August 2012 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | Germany | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [37] |
28 | 72 | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Paraguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [38] |
29 | 74 | 12 October 2012 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [39] |
30 | 3–0 | |||||||
31 | 75 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [40] |
32 | 78 | 22 March 2013 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [41] |
33 | 82 | 14 June 2013 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [42] |
34 | 3–0 | |||||||
35 | 4–0 | |||||||
36 | 83 | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [43] |
37 | 4–1 | |||||||
38 | 86 | 7 June 2014 | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina | Slovenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [44] |
39 | 87 | 15 June 2014 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [45] |
40 | 88 | 21 June 2014 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [46] |
41 | 89 | 25 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Nigeria | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [47] |
42 | 2–1 | |||||||
43 | 95 | 14 October 2014 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [48] |
44 | 7–0 | |||||||
45 | 96 | 12 November 2014 | Upton Park, London, England | Croatia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [49] |
46 | 98 | 13 June 2015 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | Paraguay | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2015 Copa América | [50] |
47 | 104 | 4 September 2015 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | Bolivia | 5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [51] |
48 | 6–0 | |||||||
49 | 105 | 8 September 2015 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | Mexico | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [52] |
50 | 107 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [53] |
51 | 109 | 10 June 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Panama | 2–0 | 5–0 | Copa América Centenario | [54] |
52 | 3–0 | |||||||
53 | 4–0 | |||||||
54 | 111 | 18 June 2016 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Venezuela | 3–0 | 4–1 | Copa América Centenario | [55] |
55 | 112 | 21 June 2016 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | United States | 2–0 | 4–0 | Copa América Centenario | [56] |
56 | 114 | 1 September 2016 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [57] |
57 | 116 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Colombia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [58] |
58 | 117 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [59] |
59 | 121 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [60] |
60 | 2–1 | |||||||
61 | 3–1 | |||||||
62 | 124 | 29 May 2018 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Haiti | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [61] |
63 | 2–0 | |||||||
64 | 3–0 | |||||||
65 | 127 | 26 June 2018 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | [62] |
66 | 130 | 7 June 2019 | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [63] |
67 | 2–0 | |||||||
68 | 132 | 19 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Copa América | [64] |
69 | 137 | 15 November 2019 | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Superclásico de las Américas | [65] |
70 | 138 | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | Uruguay | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [66] |
71 | 139 | 8 October 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [67] |
72 | 143 | 3 June 2021 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [68] |
73 | 145 | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Copa América | [69] |
74 | 148 | 28 June 2021 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Bolivia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2021 Copa América | [70] |
75 | 3–0 | |||||||
76 | 149 | 3 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | Ecuador | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Copa América | [71] |
77 | 153 | 9 September 2021 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [72] |
78 | 2–0 | |||||||
79 | 3–0 | |||||||
80 | 155 | 10 October 2021 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [73] |
81 | 159 | 25 March 2022 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [74] |
82 | 162 | 5 June 2022 | Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain | Estonia | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [9] |
83 | 2–0 | |||||||
84 | 3–0 | |||||||
85 | 4–0 | |||||||
86 | 5–0 | |||||||
87 | 163 | 23 September 2022 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | Honduras | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [75] |
88 | 3–0 | |||||||
89 | 164 | 27 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Jamaica | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [76] |
90 | 3–0 | |||||||
91 | 165 | 16 November 2022 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [77] |
92 | 166 | 22 November 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [78] |
93 | 167 | 26 November 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [79] |
94 | 169 | 3 December 2022 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Australia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [80] |
95 | 170 | 9 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Netherlands | 2–0 |
2–2 ( a.e.t.) (4–3 p) |
2022 FIFA World Cup | [81] |
96 | 171 | 13 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | Croatia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [82] |
97 | 172 | 18 December 2022 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | France | 1–0 |
3–3 ( a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
2022 FIFA World Cup Final | [83] |
98 | 3–2 | |||||||
99 | 173 | 23 March 2023 | Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Panama | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [84] |
100 | 174 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Curaçao | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [85] |
101 | 3–0 | |||||||
102 | 5–0 | |||||||
103 | 175 | 15 June 2023 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China | Australia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [86] |
104 | 176 | 7 September 2023 | Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [87] |
105 | 178 | 17 October 2023 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [88] |
106 | 2–0 |
No. | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | Competition | Date | Ref. |
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1 | Switzerland | 3 – (1–0', 2–1', 3–1') | 3–1 | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Friendly | 29 February 2012 | [34] |
2 | Brazil | 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 4–3') | 4–3 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Friendly | 9 June 2012 | [36] |
3 | Guatemala | 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 4–0 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Friendly | 14 June 2013 | [42] |
4 | Panama | 3 – (2–0', 3–0', 4–0') | 5–0 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | Copa América Centenario | 10 June 2016 | [54] |
5 | Ecuador | 3 – (1–1', 2–1', 3–1') | 3–1 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 October 2017 | [60] |
6 | Haiti | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 4–0 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Friendly | 29 May 2018 | [61] |
7 | Bolivia | 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0') | 3–0 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 9 September 2021 | [89] |
8 | Estonia | 5 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0', 4–0', 5–0') | 5–0 | Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona, Spain | Friendly | 5 June 2022 | [9] |
9 | Curaçao | 3 – (1–0', 3–0', 5–0') | 7–0 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Friendly | 28 March 2023 | [85] |
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