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Messi with Argentina: Goals, Assists and Trophies

Lionel Messi has played 208 games with Argentina since 2005, with 126 goals, 67 assists and 6 trophies. Below are all his numbers, season by season, plus his favourite opponents and every hat-trick.

208Games

126Goals

67Assists

0.61Goals/game

137Min/goal

26Penalty goals

20.6%% from penalties

12Free-kick goals

6Trophies

Messi's trophies with Argentina (6)

Copa América (2): 2021, 2024
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions (1): 2022
FIFA World Cup (1): 2022
FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2005
Olympic Gold Medal (1): 2008

Messi with Argentina: stats by season

Season	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals/game	Pens	% pens	FKs
2005/2006	10	2	3	0.20	0	0.0%	0
2006/2007	10	4	2	0.40	1	25.0%	0
2007/2008	10	3	3	0.30	0	0.0%	0
2008/2009	9	3	2	0.33	0	0.0%	0
2009/2010	12	1	1	0.08	1	100.0%	0
2010/2011	10	4	6	0.40	1	25.0%	0
2011/2012	10	10	4	1.00	1	10.0%	0
2012/2013	11	8	3	0.73	2	25.0%	2
2013/2014	11	7	2	0.64	2	28.6%	1
2014/2015	10	4	4	0.40	2	50.0%	0
2015/2016	10	9	4	0.90	1	11.1%	2
2016/2017	5	3	2	0.60	1	33.3%	1
2017/2018	10	7	3	0.70	1	14.3%	0
2018/2019	8	3	1	0.38	1	33.3%	0
2019/2020	2	2	1	1.00	1	50.0%	0
2020/2021	13	6	5	0.46	3	50.0%	2
2021/2022	11	10	2	0.91	1	10.0%	0
2022/2023	18	20	5	1.11	5	25.0%	3
2023/2024	11	6	5	0.55	0	0.0%	0
2024/2025	5	3	3	0.60	0	0.0%	0
2025/2026	12	11	6	0.92	2	18.2%	1
Total	208	126	67	0.61	26	20.6%	12

Messi with Argentina: stats by competition

Competition	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals/game	Pens	% pens	FKs
FIFA World Cup Qualifier	72	36	13	0.50	7	19.4%	4
FIFA Friendly	62	55	22	0.89	12	21.8%	2
Copa América	39	14	18	0.36	3	21.4%	4
FIFA World Cup	34	21	12	0.62	4	19.0%	2
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions	1	0	2	0.00	0	–	0

Messi's favourite opponents with Argentina

Opponent	Games	Goals
Bolivia	12	11
Ecuador	11	7
Venezuela	13	7
Uruguay	13	6
Estonia	1	5

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Every Messi hat-trick with Argentina (11)

Date	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals
16 Jun 2026	Argelia	FIFA World Cup	3-0	3
15 Oct 2024	Bolivia	FIFA World Cup Qualifier	6-0	3
28 Mar 2023	Curazao	FIFA Friendly	7-0	3
5 Jun 2022	Estonia	FIFA Friendly	5-0	5
9 Sep 2021	Bolivia	FIFA World Cup Qualifier	3-0	3
29 May 2018	Haiti	FIFA Friendly	4-0	3
10 Oct 2017	Ecuador	FIFA World Cup Qualifier	3-1	3
10 Jun 2016	Panama	Copa América	5-0	3
14 Jun 2013	Guatemala	FIFA Friendly	4-0	3
9 Jun 2012	Brazil	FIFA Friendly	4-3	3
29 Feb 2012	Switzerland	FIFA Friendly	3-1	3

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Messi with Argentina: key facts

How many goals has Messi scored with Argentina?

Messi has scored 126 goals in 208 games with Argentina (0.61 per game), one every 137 minutes, and provided 67 assists.

How many trophies has Messi won with Argentina?

Messi has won 6 trophies with Argentina: Copa América (2), CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions (1), FIFA World Cup (1), FIFA U-20 World Cup (1) and Olympic Gold Medal (1).

What was Messi's best season with Argentina?

The 2022/2023 season, with 20 goals and 5 assists in 18 games.

Which team has Messi scored the most goals against with Argentina?

His favourite victim is Bolivia: 11 goals in 12 games.

How many hat-tricks does Messi have with Argentina?

11 hat-tricks and 15 braces.

How many penalties and free kicks has Messi scored with Argentina?

26 penalties (20.6% of his goals, 7 missed) and 12 direct free kicks.

What is Messi's win record with Argentina?

135 wins, 43 draws and 30 defeats (64.9% of games won).

When did Messi debut with Argentina?

On 17 Aug 2005 against Hungary.

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