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Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

Messi scored 58 direct free kicks. On 15 June 2021, when Argentina scored a goal in the 1-1 draw with Chile in the Copa America, Messi scored a goal in the 33rd minute, which was his 57th direct goal, thus surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo as the most free-kick scored among active players. A few weeks later, in the same 2021 match, the goal against Ecuador was his 58th goal.

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

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Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

Messi, 34, scored 50 of the 58 free-kicks he scored while playing for Barca, and only eight of them were scored by the Argentine national team.

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

This statistic is still inferior to maradona, who has scored 62 direct free kicks. However, Maradona's stats are also much inferior to the players who have scored the most direct free kicks in history, that is, the famous former Lyon star - Juninho Pernanbucano, known as the master of free kicks.

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

Combined with his experiences in Ligue 1 Lyon and the Brazilian national team, Junior Juninho scored a total of 77 direct free kicks in his career, ranking first among all players. The brazilian is also in second place on the free-kick list, with Pele scoring 70 direct free-kicks.

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

Compared to their predecessors, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick goals (58 and 56) are not in the top ten. There is also a special player in the top ten of the free-kick list, that is, the former Brazilian and São Paulo "attacking goalkeeper" Rodrigo Cheney, who scored 59 goals, ranking tenth in history.

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Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

1 Juninho Peñán Bucano (Brazil) 77 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

2 Pele (Brazil) 70 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

3 Victor (Argentina) 66 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

4 Ronaldinho (Brazil) 66 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

5 Beckham (England) 65 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

6 Maradona (Argentina) 62 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

7 Zico (Brazil) 62 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

8 Koeman (Netherlands) 60 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

9 Marcelino (Brazil) 59 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

10 Cheney (Brazil) 59 goals

Mero's single skill competition: 58 goals X 56 goals The number of free-kick goals scored is not included in the world's top 10 Messi free-kick goal distribution data: The top 10 players in history to score free kicks

In summary, Messi in 2021 is still 1 direct free kick away and is about to enter the list and tie for tenth place.

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