Lionel Messi was the top scorer in international matches this year

Lionel Messi was the top scorer in international matches this year

Lionel Messi, the player of the Argentine national team and the French club PSG, was the player who scored the most goals in international matches in the first 11 months of 2022.

Qazet.az reports with reference to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) that the 35-year-old striker achieved this by scoring two goals in the world championship held in Qatar.

The forward, who scored 4 goals in the UEFA Champions League with the representative of Paris, distinguished himself 13 times in the national team. His teammate at the club, Kylian Mbappe, a member of the French national team, ranked second with 16 goals (9 club, 7 national team).