# Messi's Argentina records

> Lionel Messi ends career with 125 goals in 207 caps for Argentina.
- Title: Messi's Argentina records · Buenos Aires Times | Shortify
- Summary: Lionel Messi ends career with 125 goals in 207 caps for Argentina. Lionel Messi concludes his Argentina career with 125 goals in 207 appearances, becoming…
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- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/sports/records-upon-records-lionel-messis-numbers-with-argentina.phtml
- Published: 2026-10-06T14:57:53+00:00
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- Topics: lionel messi, argentina, senior national team, 207 appearances, 125 goals, copa america, world cup, conmebols, 2026 world cup, 2024 copa america, news, politics
## Messi's Argentina career
Lionel Messi will bring his Argentina career to a close tonight after 207 appearances and scoring 125 goals for the senior national team.
## Senior national team records
He becomes Argentina's most-capped player and all-time leading scorer with 125 goals in 207 appearances.
## World Cup appearances
Messi made 34 appearances and scored 21 goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
## Copa América records
He made 39 appearances across seven Copa América tournaments between 2007 and 2024.
## World Cup Golden Ball
Messi won the World Cup Golden Ball twice, in 2014 and 2022.
## Final farewell
Tonight he will bid farewell to the Albiceleste with a friendly against Benin at the Monumental in Buenos Aires.
## Key takeaway

Lionel Messi concludes his Argentina career with 125 goals in 207 appearances, becoming the country's most-capped player and all-time leading scorer.