Lionel Messi (643) has just equalled Pele in goals scored for a single club to become level with the all-time leader.
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On December 20th, Messi netted his 643rd goal for Barca vs Valencia! 
Pele posted this message to Messi after he equalled his scoring record:
“When your heart overflows with love, it is difficult to change your path. Like you, I know what it’s like to love wearing the same shirt every day. Like you, I know that there is nothing better than the place we feel at home. Congratulations on your historic record, Lionel. But above all, congratulations on your beautiful career at Barcelona. Stories like ours, of loving the same club for so long, unfortunately will be increasingly rare in football. I admire you very much, @leomessi."
Messi’s next goal will see him move past the Brazilian and out on his own when it comes to goals for a single club. Barca play again on Tuesday Dec 22nd 2020 at Real Valladolid.
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Lionel Messi has become the first ever player to score 644 competitive goals for a single club, surpassing Pele’s 643 goals for Santos.
A record that will last generations. 
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Messi breaks Pele’s record
Barcelona made it four games without defeat on Tuesday evening as they comfortably defeated Real Valladolid 3-0. Goals from Clement Lenglet, Martin Braithwaite, and Lionel Messi secured all three points as the Blaugrana moved up to fifth, one point adrift of the top four.
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Lionel Messi breaks all-time one-club goalscoring record
**Lionel Messi has broken Pele’s all-time one-club goalscoring record after netting Barcelona’s third in their 3-0 LaLiga victory against Real Valladolid on Tuesday night.
Brazilian legend Pele had previously held the record with 643 goals for Santos, but Messi joined him on that figured when he equalised in Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Valencia.
But Messi went one further than the Brazilian icon in midweek, scoring his 644th goal for Barcelona at Valladolid to move them to three games unbeaten and within two points of fourth-placed Villarreal in LaLiga.
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Congratulations Leo Messi! 
Lionel Messi vs Real Valladolid | (22/12/2020) | 644th Goal
HISTORY! Lionel Messi - ALL 643 Goals for Barcelona
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Lionel Messi breaks Pelé’s record for most goals scored with one club! 
The Barcelona forward scored his 644th goal in the club’s 3-0 win over Real Valladolid on Tuesday Dec 22nd, edging ahead of Pele’s 643 goals for Santos scored between 1957-1974. Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona on May 1, 2005.
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MESSI BREAKS PELE’S RECORD!
To celebrate Messi’s record-breaking 644th goal for Barcelona, Budweiser have sent a personalised bottle to every one of the 160 goalkeepers he’s scored against.
Some will be getting an entire crate! 
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Wow! 
This is an insanely smart marketing campaign by Budweiser! 
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What they have in common is that they have these scoring records while playing in the respective best leagues of their eras. When Pele played in Brazil he was already playing against the best players and the best competition in the world and did not have to join any European League to prove himself. It’s the same with Messi today. He need not go to another league to play against the best competition as he already does that in LaLiga. That’s why these two are the best to ever play the game.
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