Messi · Goal 300
Lionel Messi Breaks the 300-Goal Barrier
Lionel Messi scored career goal 300 during Barcelona's 5–0 La Liga victory away to Rayo Vallecano in October 2012.
Final score
5 - 0
Match facts
- Player
- Messi
- Match date
- 2012-10-27
- Team
- Barcelona
- Opponent
- Rayo Vallecano
- Score
- 5 - 0
- Competition
- La Liga
- Age at match
- 25 years, 125 days
Goal details
Story and significance
On October 27, 2012, Lionel Messi scored the 300th goal of his senior career as Barcelona visited Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. His milestone strike arrived shortly after halftime and doubled Barcelona's lead.
Messi met a pull-back from Martín Montoya and guided a first-time finish into the top corner. He added another goal near full time, completing a brace as Barcelona won 5–0 in Madrid.
The two goals took Messi to 301 for club and country. The emphatic result also kept Barcelona clear at the top of La Liga during the opening months of the 2012–13 season.