Brazil.- Messi equals Pelé as top scorer of the same club

MADRID, 19 (EUROPA PRESS)

The captain of FC Barcelona, ​​Lionel Messi, equaled former Brazilian footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, ‘Pelé’, as the top scorer for the same club thanks to the goal he achieved against Valencia on matchday 14 of the League, 643 with the culé shirt.

Pelé achieved 643 goals with Santos between 1957 and 1974, while the Argentine FC Barcelona player has done so since 2005, the year of his debut with the first team, to 2020, in a total of 748 games as a Barcelona player spread over 17 seasons.

Pelé’s record has been in place since 1974, when ‘O Rei’ left Santos’ discipline more than 45 years ago and now Messi equals it. The Argentine continues to decorate his hegemony in the world of football and is already looking for another event in which to beat the Brazilian.

Pelé signed a total of 77 goals with the Brazilian team and is the top scorer in history at the level of South American teams. A record that could also end up falling because Leo Messi, with 71, is only six goals away from this figure.

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