Lionel Messi has no shortage of stunning achievements in his award-winning career.
The 35-year-old eclipsed another individual milestone on Thursday when he notched the fastest goal of his professional career in Argentina’s clash against Australia, according to South America football’s governing body, CONMEBOL. Only 79 seconds into the match, Messi was near the edge of the box when he wrapped a beautiful strike off his left foot, putting the La Albiceleste on the scoreboard first.
With Messi’s goal on Thursday, which helped Argentina to secure a 2–0 victory at Workers’ Stadium in Beijing, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has registered goals in every minute of a match except for the first minute. The soccer legend has scored the most goals (16) of his career in the 87th minute, according to Gracenote Live.
