Il Nuovo Postiglione - Messi scores 900th career goal in Inter Miami cup clash

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Messi scores 900th career goal in Inter Miami cup clash

SPORTS 18.03.2026

Messi scores 900th career goal in Inter Miami cup clash / Photo: Carmen Mandato - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi bagged the 900th goal of his glittering career on Wednesday, scoring for Inter Miami in their CONCACAF Champions Cup clash with Nashville.

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Messi, 38, needed just seven minutes to reach his milestone, coolly tucking away a low finish to give Miami a 1-0 lead in the regional club competition knockout game.

The strike took Messi's tally to 81 goals for Miami following his move to Major League Soccer in 2023.

The eight-time Ballon D'Or winner previously scored 672 goals for Spanish giants Barcelona, 32 for France's Paris Saint-Germain, and a further 115 international goals for Argentina.

Messi's 900th goal comes some 21 years after his first goal in senior football, when he scored for Barcelona in a 2-0 win over Albacete in 2005.

Messi still has some way to go before he catches his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Portuguese superstar who is on 965 career goals.

The Argentine World Cup winner's 900th goal came early in Miami's last-16 second leg tie with MLS rivals Nashville.

After a bright start by Miami, Messi collected a pass from left back Sergio Reguilon inside the penalty area, and duly slotted a clinical finish past Nashville goalkeeper Brian Schwake.

The goal put Miami 1-0 ahead on aggregrate as they bid to advance to the quarter-finals of the premier club competition for teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

E.Accardi--INP

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