Messi smashes Pele's number with the goal of 644

Barcelona scored three goals against Valladolid in the match that brought the two teams together yesterday evening in the fifteenth stage of the Spanish Football League, and the goal scored by Argentine star Lionel Messi was the most important.

Messi added the third goal for Barcelona in the 65th minute of the match, to be the 644th goal for the Argentine star in a Barcelona jersey, breaking the record for the most goals scored by a player with one team.

Messi broke the record set in the name of the Brazilian legend Pele, who scored 643 goals for Santos in all competitions.

And Messi recalled the memories of the beginning, saying through the application of "Instagram": "When I started playing football, I never imagined that I would break any record, especially this number that I have broken now, which was registered in the name of Pele."

He added, "I can only thank everyone who has helped me throughout these years, my colleagues, my family, my friends, and everyone who has supported me every day."

Messi added the record to a long list of achievements he has achieved with Barcelona since he joined the club at the age of thirteen, and he scored his first official participation at the age of seventeen in 2004.

Messi had equaled Pele's number when he scored the goal number 643 for him in the Barcelona shirt during the match that ended in a 2-2 draw with Valencia last Saturday, and legend Pele praised the Argentine star through the application of "Instagram".

Messi, 33, had expressed a desire to leave Barcelona last summer, but was forced to stay with the team after a period of controversy, as Josep Maria Bartomeu, who was president of Barcelona at the time, refused to leave the Argentine star in a free transfer.

After that, Messi reiterated his commitment to the team, with which he is linked to a contract that will last until the end of the current season, as rumors persist about his future.

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