Lionel Messi scored four goals for Inter Miami CF in their 7-1 win over CF Montreal on Saturday, marking his ninth career "poker" and extending his legendary goal-scoring feats across Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and MLS. Messi first achieved the milestone in a 2010 Champions League quarterfinal against Arsenal, joining Barcelona's elite goal-scorers. He followed with performances against Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen, and Espanyol during the 2011-12 season, highlighted by a five-goal haul versus Leverkusen.

Further tallies came against Osasuna, Eibar (twice), and a pivotal 2020 match where he scored his 50th La Liga goal. On the international stage, Messi scored four goals against Estonia in 2022, contributing to Argentina's subsequent World Cup triumph. His latest achievement at age 39 came in Miami's dominant victory, where interim coach Guillermo Hoyos praised the performance as unprecedented.

The feat underscores Messi's sustained excellence across fifteen years and four different clubs, reaffirming his status as the game's preeminent goalscorer.