Despite his age, Lionel Messi continues to prove he’s one of the greatest players of all time. This week, Messi delivered two hat-tricks in two matches. First, he helped Argentina dominate Bolivia, and last night, coming off the bench for Inter Miami, he scored three goals in just eleven minutes.
With this outstanding performance, Messi has now surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of top scorers when excluding penalty goals.
Messi’s hat-trick last night brought his career total to 849 goals. While Ronaldo remains the all-time top scorer with 907 goals, 168 of those were penalties. Messi, by comparison, has scored 109 penalty goals. This puts Messi’s non-penalty goal tally at 740, surpassing Ronaldo’s 739, according to *messivsronaldo.app*.
Notably, Messi reached this milestone in fewer matches. The Argentine scored his 740 non-penalty goals in 1,078 games, while Ronaldo took 1,245 matches to achieve his 739 non-penalty goals.
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Additionally, last night’s hat-trick moved Messi closer to Ronaldo’s record for career hat-tricks. Ronaldo holds the record with 66, while Messi now has 59. Inter Miami triumphed in the regular MLS season, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that Inter Miami will represent the host country at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
