Three stories · one life
The Messi universe
Every match, every goal and every moment with its source in plain sight. Pick where to start.
2005Debut
2026Today
See the books
Foto: nica* · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Story 1 · 2005–2026
The national team
From the debut in Budapest to the farewell after the 2026 World Cup, spell by spell, with every match, every goal and every moment.
Open the book · The national team
Foto: Josep Tomàs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Story 2 · 2003–2026
The clubs
From the Camp Nou to Paris and Miami: each club with its colours, its finals, its hat-tricks and its titles.
Open the book · The clubs«…redactó un principio de acuerdo sobre una servilleta de papel»Spanish Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Story 3 · 1987–2026
The life
The treatment, the napkin, the move to Barcelona, the injuries, the family and the two farewells to the national team.
Open the book · The life
The first 500 matches brought 386 goals. The next 500 brought 403 goals.
- La prueba en River Plate que no se concretó
- Hace público su noviazgo
- Anuncia que firmará con el Inter Miami
Foto: Josep Tomàs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Of 850 goals, 109 were penalties. The team played 13 penalty shoot-outs and won 9. Up to 31 December 2024.
- 2012
Foto: nica* · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Foto: nica* from Caracas, Venezuela · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Of 846 goals with the type of goal in the source, the most frequent were: left foot from open play (515), penalty (109) and right foot from open play (99). Up to 31 December 2024.
Foto: Darz Mol · Creative Commons Atribución-CompartirIgual 2.5 (ES) · Wikimedia Commons 25 final matches brought 18 goals and 17 wins. Up to 31 December 2024.
Foto: Adrià García from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons There were goals in 99 matches that the team won by a margin of 1 goal. Up to 31 December 2024.
Foto: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons The year with the most goals was 2012: 91 goals in 69 matches. Up to 31 December 2024.
Foto: Messi_Barcelona_-_Valladolid.jpg: Oemar derivative work: Lobo (howl?) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Guardiola era (2008–2012) was the period with the most goals: 211 goals in 219 matches. Up to 31 December 2024.
Foto: Agencia de Noticias ANDES · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Of 850 goals, 213 opened the scoring. Up to 31 December 2024.