Las palmas, Airport in Spain

Barcelona, July 1 Star striker Lionel Messi has touched the 700th career goal landmark after he scored from the penalty spot in Barcelona's 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou in the ongoing La Liga.Messi, who converted a spot kick to reach the milestone on Tuesday, has scored 630 times for Barca in 724 appearances in all competitions and another 70 for Argentina in 138 caps.The Barcelona forward had scored his first goal on May 1, 2005 at the Camp Nou against Albacete, coming off a fine assist from Ronaldinho. "And from there, the story just hasn't stopped, with goals coming on all shapes and sizes. Lots of them. Lots and lots of them," Barcelona said on their website.In 2012, he netted 91 times, beating Pele's previous record of 75. His 599th professional goal was a particularly stunning direct free kick that Las Palmas keeper Chichizola had no chance of stopping.His 600th goal was also a free kick against Oblak."Messi is infinitely ambitious and still has further targets to aim for. He needs just 13 to beat Pele's record number of goals for a single team. And with 724 appearances to his name he doesn't have too long to go before he tops the 767 of Xavi Hernandez," the club further said.The 33-year-old has a contract until 2021 at Camp Nou. A clause that would have allowed Messi to leave for free this summer recently expired, ensuring that he remains at the club for another 12 months.( With inputs from IANS )

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Salman Khan

Las PalmasFOLLOW

Las palmas, Latest News

Football :ISL: Can't wait to assist NorthEast United in achieving glory, says Hernan Santana

NorthEast United FC's new signing Hernan Santana is eager to assist the Indian Super League (ISL) club in achieving glory during the 2021/2022 season. ...

Football :Hyderabad FC sign Spaniard Javier Siverio ahead of ISL campaign

Adding further strength to their attack, Hyderabad FC have completed the signing of Spanish striker Javier Siverio ahead of the 2021-22 Indian Super League campaign. ...

Football :ISL: Odisha FC rope in Spanish winger Aridai Cabrera

Odisha FC has reached an agreement with Aridai Cabrera that will see the Spanish winger representing the Bhubaneswar-based club in the eighth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). ...

Football :Mumbai City FC complete loan move for midfielder Hernan Santana

Mumbai, Oct 25 Mumbai City FC on Sunday announced the signing of midfielder Hernan Santana ahead of the ... ...

Football :ISL: Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez joins Kerala Blasters FC

Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) on Wednesday announced the signing of Spanish professional footballer Vicente Gomez for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL). ...

Football :Messi reaches 700-goal milestone for Barcelona & Argentina

Barcelona, July 1 Star striker Lionel Messi has touched the 700th career goal landmark after he scored from ... ...