Lionel Messi Argentina Career Stats: He adds a goal and two assists to final tally in farewell match
Messi accomplished everything he set out to do with the Argentina national team.
It's official: Lionel Messi has played his last game for the Argentina national team . In Argentina's third and final friendly match of the international break, Messi joined up with his teammates and said goodbye to his compatriots.
Messi was as good as ever, scoring a goal and handing out two assists in Argentina's 3-0 win over Benin . Given that it was a sanctioned friendly match, Messi's contributions will add to what is considered by many to be the best international career resume ever .
Lionel Messi won six total trophies for Argentina, set records in just about every statistical category
All in all, Messi ended up winning four trophies with the senior national team: 2021 Copa America , 2022 Finalissima , 2022 FIFA World Cup , and 2024 Copa America . That's in addition to the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup title and the gold medal he won at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the non-senior level.
He was also part of the Argentina teams that were runners-up at the 2007 Copa America, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa America, 2016 Copa America, and 2026 FIFA World Cup . He won the Golden Ball twice at the World Cup , and was named Best Player at the 2015 and 2021 Copa Americas . He was named Man of the Match at the 2022 Finalissima , as well.
Messi ended his international career with 208 caps for the Argentina national team. He scored 126 goals and provided 67 assists . The appearances, goals, and assists are all records for the national team.
Messi leaves behind a legacy that goes far beyond his statistics, but it will take some incredible doing for an Argentinian player to match his records any time soon.
