500 FOR LIONEL MESSI !
Messi: 500 national league goals!
Lionel Messi has scored his 500th goal in national leagues. He reached this mark in the MLS game for Inter Miami vs Orlando City (5-0).
Relating to this, we publish an updated historical world ranking of the top goal-scorers in the national leagues.
Only top divisions are taken into account; unofficial championships not considered.
| ALL-TIME | BEST | NATIONAL LEAGUE GOAL-SCORERS | |||
| Player | Nationality | Period | Goals | Breakdown by leagues | |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 2002- | 534 | Portugal 3, England 103, Spain 311, Italy 81, Saudi Arabia 36 |
| 2 | Ferenc Puskás | Hungary, Spain | 1943-1966 | 516 | Hungary 359, Spain 156 |
| 3 | Josef Bican | Austria, CS, BM | 1931-1955 | 515 | Austria 71, Czechoslovakia & Bohemia-Moravia 444 |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 2004- | 500 | Spain 474, France 22, USA (MLS) 4 |
| 5 | Gyula Zsengellér | Hungary | 1935-1952 | 415 | Hungary 386, Italy 6, Colombia 23 |
| 6 | Jimmy McGrory | Scotland | 1923-1937 | 407 | Scotland 407 |
| 7 | Gerd Müller | Germany | 1964-1981 | 405 | Germany 365, USA (NASL) 40 |