Lionel Messi Fastest Goal Record: Argentina Legend Scores Inside Two Minutes In Friendly Against Australia- WATCH

Lionel Messi Fastest Goal: It took less than two minutes for the Argentina legend to score against Australia in this football friendly.

Lionel Messi of Argentina in action during the international friendly match between Argentina and Australia at Workers Stadium on June 15, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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Argentina captain Lionel Messi has had a terrific run as far as international football is concerned. While the 2022-23 season saw him win the only major trophy that was missing from his cabinet- the FIFA World Cup, he continues to impress and has now scored the fastest goal of his entire career. The 35-year-old was playing for Argentina vs Australia in a friendly which is when he set the Lionel Messi Fastest Goal record by finding the back of the net inside two minutes at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China on Thursday (June 15).

Messi found himself just at the edge of the box and pounced on to the goal-scoring opportunity by curling in a superb left-foottd strike which helped Argentina take the lead with just 79 seconds from kick off. This happened to be the quickest of his career as per South American football's governing body, CONMEBOL.

Sports data group Gracenote has also disclosed a fascinating statistic. As per his mind-blowing piece of information, Messi has scored a goal in every minute of a football match barring the first minute. Most of his goals though have come in the 87th minute which is when he has netted 16 of his goals.

The video of Messi's goal has gone viral on social media. 

Take a look:

🚨 MESSI GOLAZO 🚨

2 minutes into the game and Messi does what he does best. 💫

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— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) June 15, 2023

Eventually, the the La Albiceleste won the game 2-0 with German Pezzella finding the back of the net in the 68th minute.

"We always enjoy being with the national team," Messi said after the game. "It was complicated playing because of the heat and humidity, but above all we’ll continue with the same idea."

"Now there are World Cup qualifiers and the Copa America, it’s getting too ahead of yourself thinking about the next World Cup. You have to enjoy what you’ve achieved," he stated.

"Now there are World Cup qualifiers and the Copa America, it’s getting too ahead of yourself thinking about the next World Cup. You have to enjoy what you’ve achieved," he further said.