Lionel Messi
SoccerAR
Argentine forward; 8× Ballon d'Or, 2022 World Cup winner. Barcelona / PSG / Inter Miami.
Value
count 116
Cumulative2026
116 international goals in 198 caps, per Wikipedia's list 'as of match played 31 March 2026' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Lionel_Messi). Audit D-3 correction. | Correction applied: Audit D-3: tuple stored 112 (a ~Dec-2024 count) stamped 2026-05-01. Verifiably 116 on that date: Wikipedia's goal list is 'as of match played 31 March 2026' (116 goals in 198 caps, last goal vs Zambia 2026-03-31) and Argentina played no fixtures between 2026-03-31 and 2026-05-01.
