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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자]Lionel Messi (33, Argentina), the’god of football’, broke the record for the single club’s most goals for’football emperor’ Pele (80, Brazil).
Messi scored a key goal in the second half of the 20th minute ahead of 2-0 in the 2020-21 season at the José Sorija Stadium in Valladolid, Spain on the 23rd (Korean time), leading the team to Barcelona’s 3-0 victory.
In the 20th minute of the second half, Messi shook the net with a left-footed shot after a heel pass by Pedri (Pedro Gonzalez Lopez) fell between two defenders.
This was Messi’s 644th personal goal in Barcelona. Since his professional debut, Messi, who has only played for one team in Barcelona, has surpassed the record of 643 goals in a single club’s career, which Pele set for Santos (Brazil).
Messi debuted in Barcelona in the 2004-05 season at the age of 17, and Messi scored 644 goals in 17 seasons until this season. Pele scored 643 goals over 19 seasons from 1956 to 1974. Of course, it is difficult to directly compare who is the greatest because of the different league levels or the number of games per season.
Clearly, Messi’s record is still ongoing. Despite recent transfer rumors, if Messi continues to remain in Barcelona, the single club’s most goalscoring record will surely continue to change. Especially today, players are much more free to move between teams than in the past. As such, Messi’s record is expected to be more fragile.
According to ESPN, after Messi and Pele, Gert Killer (565 goals, Bayern Munich), Fernando Peyrotéu (544 goals, Sporting), and Joseph Bicchan (534 goals, Slavia Prague) ranked 3rd to 5th in the single club’s most goals have. All of them are players who have passed away or retired a while ago.
On this day, Messi became the first contributor to victory with one goal and one help, including assisting Clement Langle’s opening goal in the 21st minute. Barcelona, which broke off its sluggishness at the beginning of the season and recorded undefeated (3 wins, 1 draw) in recent 4 games, raised the ranking to 5th place (24 points). The difference between lead Atletico Madrid (32 points) was narrowed to 8 points.
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