Messi hits 900 goals faster than Cristiano Ronaldo: Here's how he did it

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Soccer star Lionel Messi has reached a significant milestone, scoring his 900th career goal during Inter Miami’s match against Nashville SC on Wednesday, March 18. Messi made a cut toward the middle of the box, received a pass from left back Sergio Reguilón, and fired his legendary left boot toward the lower right corner of the net in the 7th minute of the match. Look away, Cristiano Ronaldo fans – Messi did it faster. Messi, the Argentine World Cup champion, achieved the mark in his 1,142nd match for club and country at 38 years, 9 months old. Ronaldo scored No. 900 in his 1,238th match at 39 years and 7 months old when Portugal played against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on Sept. 5, 2024. Still, Ronaldo leads Messi on the all-time goal scorers list. Ronaldo, 41, sits at 965 goals, currently playing with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. Brazilian legend Pelé is third on the all-time list with 762 goals scored. Here’s how many goals Messi scored at each of his stops in his career: Where did Messi score from? Here’s where Messi scored each of his goals on the way to No. 900, according to messivsronaldo.app. Here’s which body parts Messi used to score on his way to No. 900, according to messivsronaldo.app. Here are several milestone goals on Messi’s run to 900 goals: • No. 1: Messi scored (90’) v. Albacete Balompié in La Liga; Barcelona won 2-0 on May 1, 2005. • No. 100: Messi scored v. Dynamo Kiev in the UEFA Champions League (26’); Barcelona won 1-0 on Sept. 29, 2011. • No. 200: Messi scored v. Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup (87’); Barcelona won 3-2 on Aug. 17, 2011. • No. 300: Messi scored v. Rayo Vallecano in La Liga (48’); Barcelona won 5-0 on Oct. 27, 2012. • No. 400: Messi scored v. Granada in La Liga (62’); Barcelona won 6-0 on Sept. 27, 2014. • No. 500: Messi scored v. Valencia in La Liga (63’); Barcelona lost 2-1 on April 17, 2016. • No. 600: Messi scored v. Atlético Madrid in La Liga (26’); Barcelona won 1-0 on April 3, 2018. • No. 700: Messi scored v. Atlético Madrid in La Liga (50’); Barcelona 2-2 draw on June 30, 2020. • No. 800: Messi scored v. Panama in an international friendly (89’); Argentina won 2-0 on March 23, 2023. • No. 900: Messi scored vs Nashville SC in Concacaf Champions Cup match (7’)