{"id":197434,"date":"2026-03-19T05:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197434\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:41:07","slug":"messi-scores-900th-career-goal-joining-ronaldo-in-elite-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197434\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi scores 900th career goal, joining Ronaldo in elite club"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lionel Messi has reached another historic milestone, scoring his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashville on Wednesday night. Messi, a back-to-back MLS MVP, eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, and World Cup champion, joins Cristiano Ronaldo as the only other men’s player to surpass 900 career goals.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Messi’s achievement cements his status as one of the greatest players of all time, joining an exclusive club with Ronaldo. The milestone comes as Messi continues to dominate the sport, even at age 39, and further solidifies his legacy as a true icon of the game.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Messi scored the historic goal in the 7th minute, taking a pass in the middle of the box, controlling the ball, spinning, and firing a low shot into the far corner of the net. The goal came despite Inter Miami’s 1-1 draw with Nashville, which saw the visitors advance on away goals. Messi’s 900 goals have come over a storied career, with the majority scored during his time with Barcelona before joining Inter Miami in 2023.<\/p>\n

Messi scored his 900th goal in the 7th minute of the match on March 19, 2026.Messi joined Cristiano Ronaldo as the only other men’s player to reach 900 career goals in September 2024, when Ronaldo achieved the milestone at age 39.
\n The players<\/p>\n

Lionel Messi<\/a><\/p>\n

A back-to-back MLS MVP, eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, and World Cup champion who has now scored 900 career goals, joining Cristiano Ronaldo as the only other men’s player to reach that milestone.<\/p>\n

Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a><\/p>\n

The only other men’s player besides Messi to have scored more than 900 career goals, reaching the milestone in September 2024 at the age of 39.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201c900 goals, congratulations to him. He’s the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 B.J. Callaghan, Nashville coach<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an unbelievable feat!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Magic Johnson<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

Messi and Inter Miami will look to bounce back in their next CONCACAF Champions Cup match, as they aim to advance further in the tournament.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Messi’s historic 900th goal cements his status as one of the greatest players of all time, joining an elite club with Cristiano Ronaldo and further solidifying his legacy as a true icon of the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Lionel Messi has reached another historic milestone, scoring his 900th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-197434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}