It’s another milestone in Lionel Messi’s career when the Argentina legend takes on Australia in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Argentina won the game partly thanks to Messi’s goal, which opened the scoring, although it was far from an easy game for Albi Celeste, who held on for a 2-1 win.
The South American side will now face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
Messi joins historically select group of elite players Played 1,000 official games in their careers.
How many games did Messi play?
Here’s how Messi has reached four-figure appearances in his career:
| Team/Club | matches played |
|---|---|
| Argentina (seniors only) | 169 |
| FC Barcelona (first team only) | 778 |
| paris saint germain | 53 |
| all | 1000 |
most played game in history
Brazilian goalkeeper Rogerio Cheney Records for most official matches are kept by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), which tracks records and milestone statistics for the sport.
The Sao Paulo legend, who also happens to be the goalkeeper with the most goals, 1,214 games played Between Sao Paulo (1990-2015) and the Brazilian national team.
Another goalkeeper, Englishman Peter Shilton (pictured below), claims to be the most capped player of all time, although the IFFHS only credits him with 1,206 appearances, second on the all-time list. Hilton played for England and eight English clubs between 1966 and 1997 before retiring at the age of 47.
Entre los jugadores de campo, Cristiano Ronaldo es quien más partidos oficiales suma: disputó 1.144 followers des de que dedianó como professional a fines del año 2002.
legend Roberto Carlos, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Raúl, Paolo Maldini, Ryan Giggs and Frank Lampard quedaron entre los 1.100 y los 1.000 partidos.
Los 10 jugadores con mas partidos de fútbol en la historia
| rank | player | games played |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rogerio Cheney (Brazil) | 1,214 |
| 2. | Peter Hilton (England) | 1,206 |
| 3. | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) | 1,144 |
| 4. | Javier Zanetti (Argentina) | 1,100 |
| 5. | Roberto Carlos (Brazil) | 1,090 |
| 6. | Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) | 1,073 |
| 7. | Ray Clemens (England) | 1,069 |
| 8. | Iker Casillas (Spain) | 1,048 |
| 9. | Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland) | 1,042 |
| 10. | Glenn Ferguson (Northern Ireland) | 1,041 |
Which Argentine player has the most caps?
Javier ‘El Pupi’ Zanetti is the Argentine player with the most official matches Played football history. The Inter legend made 858 appearances for Italy, 143 for Argentina, 66 for Argentina and 33 for Argentina.
total Zanetti reached a total of 1100 official games From 1992 to 2014, when he retired at the age of 40.
