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With the goal he scored this Sunday (13), in Barcelona’s tight 1-0 victory over Levante for the Spanish Championship, Messi reached the mark of 642 goals with Barcelona and tied with Pelé, who scored 642 for the Santos as the eldest. top scorer in official matches of a single club in the history of football.
Counting friendlies, Pelé scored 1,091 goals in 1,116 games for Santos between 1956 and 1977; he retired from the club in 1974, but still made two friendlies, one in 1975 and another in 1977. Messi, counting friendly matches, has 34 more goals for Barça, then totaling 674 goals.
At 33, Messi currently has 713 official goals in his career, between club and national team, and has 49 to match the mark of Pelé, who scored 762 goals for Santos, Cosmos and the Brazilian team, also in official matches.
Goals from Pelé in official Santos matches (642):
466 – Paulista Championship (in 410 games)
49 – Rio-São Paulo Tournament (in 53 games)
37 – Silver Cup / Robertão (in 57 games)
34 – Brazilian Championship (of 84 games)
30 – Brazil Cup (in 32 games)
16 – Copa Libertadores (in 15 games)
7 – Interclub World Cup (in 3 games)
3 – Recopa Sul-Americana (in 7 games)
Messi’s goals in official matches with Barcelona (642):
449 – Spanish Championship (in 496 games)
118 – European Champions League (out of 147 games)
53 – Spanish King’s Cup (in 75 games)
14 – Spanish Super Cup (in 19 games)
5 – FIFA Club World Cup (in 5 matches)
3 – European Super Cup (in 4 games)
Most goals in official matches of a single club:
642 Messi (Barcelona)
642 Pele (Santos)
566 Gerd Müller (Bayern Munique)
544 Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting)
534 Josef Bican (Slavia Prague)
522 Jimmy McGrory (Celtic)
517 Jimmy Jones (Glenavon)
507 Uwe Seeler (Hamburg)
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