Messi World Records
World Record
Most FIFA Player of the Year awards: 6
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most Ballon d'Or awards: 6
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most consecutive Ballon d'Or awards: 4
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times and 6 times: 23, 24, 25, 28 and 32 years old
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most appearances in the top 3 for the Ballon d'Or: 12 times (2007-2017, 2019) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Largest time gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 10 years (2009, 2019)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Guinness World Record for the most official goals in a calendar year: 91 goals in 2012
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most goals in club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals) (2012/13)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score 50+ goals in 9 different calendar years for club and country
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score 40+ club goals in 10 consecutive seasons (2009/10 - 2018/19)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score 40+ club goals in 9 consecutive seasons (2009/10 - 2017/18)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score 60+ club goals in 2 consecutive seasons (2011/12 and 2012/13)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score in 7 different competitions for club and country in a calendar year: 2015
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a season twice: 2011/12 and 2015/16
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score and assist in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most Man of the Match awards at a single World Cup finals tournament: 4 in 2014
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score at a World Cup finals in his teens, his twenties and his thirties
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to make one or more assist in 4 World Cup finals tournaments
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls: 2 (2009, 2011)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most goals scored in Club World Cup Finals: 4 goals (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to have scored at three Club World Cups: 2009, 2011, 2015 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 13 times (2007-2019) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Messi European Records
European Record
Most goals in club competitions in a season across Europe's top 5 leagues: 73 goals in 2011/12
updatedAug 7, 20
European Record
Only player to win the "Treble" twice: 2008/09 and 2014/15 (shared with 7 Barca team mates)
updatedAug 7, 20
European Record
Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most official goals scored for a single European club: 641 for Barcelona
updatedSep 16, 20
European Record
Most league goals scored for a single European club: 448 for Barcelona
updatedSep 16, 20
European Record
Most Champions League goals scored for a single European club: 118 for Barcelona
updatedSep 16, 20
European Record
Fewest games needed to score 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Fewest games needed to score 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (334 games)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Fewest games needed to score 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (435 games)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League (28 years, 84 days)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedSep 16, 20
European Record
Most goals scored in a Champions League game: 5 goals (vs Bayer Leverkusen 2012) (shared with Luiz Adriano)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most goals scored in a Champions League quarter-final game: 4 goals (vs Arsenal 2010)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most goals scored in a Champions League Last 16 tie: 6 goals (vs Bayer Leverkusen 2012)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most goals scored in Champions League group stage matches: 71 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
European Record
Most goals scored in Champions League Last 16 games: 27 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
European Record
Most different clubs scored against in the Champions League: 34 clubs
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Youngest Champions League top scorer: 21 years old (2009)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
First player to score in 15 consecutive seasons in the Champions League
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most different opponents scored against in the Champions League: 35 teams
updatedAug 8, 20
European Record
Most league goals scored in a single season in Europe's top 5 leagues: 50 goals in 2011/12
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most league goals scored in a single calendar year in Europe's top 5 leagues: 59 goals in 2012
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most assists in a single league season in Europe's top 5 leagues: 21 assists in 2019/20 (shared with Thomas Müller 19/20)
updatedJul 19, 20
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Most goals scored in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals (shared with 8 other players)
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most free-kick goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: 2 free kick goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Messi Spanish Records
Spanish Record
Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 36 hat-tricks
updatedSep 16, 20
Spanish Record
Most free kick goals scored in La Liga: 36 free kick goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Spanish Record
Most Pichichi trophies for La Liga top scorer: 7
updatedJul 19, 20
Spanish Record
All time top scorer in La Liga: 448 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Spanish Record
All time most assists in La Liga: 183 assists
updatedSep 16, 20
Spanish Record
Most assists in a single La Liga season: 21 assists in 2019/20
updatedJul 19, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to score 20+ goals and make 20+ assists in a single La Liga season (2019/20)
updatedJul 19, 20
Spanish Record
Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 hat-tricks in 2011/12 (Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most home goals scored in a single La Liga season: 35 goals in 19 games in 2011/12
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most away goals scored in a single La Liga season: 24 goals in 19 games in 2012/13
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most matches scored in in a single La Liga season: 27 games in 2012/13 (Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most different clubs scored against in La Liga history: 37 clubs
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most different clubs scored against in a single La Liga season: 19 clubs (Shared with Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to finish top scorer and top assist provider in La Liga twice: 2017/18 and 2018/19
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to score 40+ goals in 2 consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to score 40+ goals in 3 different La Liga seasons
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to score 30+ goals in 8 different La Liga seasons
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to score 25+ goals in 10 and 11 consecutive La Liga seasons (2009/10 - 2019/20)
updatedJul 19, 20
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Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11 and 12 consecutive La Liga seasons (2008/09 - 2019/20)
updatedJun 13, 20
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Only player to score 10+ goals in 14 La Liga seasons (did it consecutively) (2006/07 - 2019/20)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
First player to reach 300, 350 and 400 La Liga goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
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First player to reach 150 La Liga assists
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Best goalscoring ratio in a La Liga season (at least 20 games played): 1.44 goals per game (46 goals in 32 games in 2012/13)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most appearances in Copa del Rey finals: 9 finals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most goals scored in Copa Del Rey finals: 6 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most assists provided in Copa Del Rey finals: 6 assists
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
All time top scorer in Supercopa de España: 14 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Only player to score in 7 Supercopa de España matches
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most goals scored in La Liga El Clásico matches: 18 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most goals scored in all official El Clásico matches: 26 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most hat-tricks in El Clásico matches: 2 hat-tricks
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most goals scored in all official Derbi Barceloní matches (Catalan derby): 25 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Spanish Record
Most goals scored in all official Athletic–Barcelona clásico matches: 24 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Messi Barcelona Records
Barcelona Record
Most free kicks scored for Barcelona: 47 free kick goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
Most hat-tricks scored for Barcelona: 48 hat-tricks
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in all official competitions: 641 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in all games (including friendlies): 679 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in the Champions League: 118 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in European competitions: 121 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in International competitions: 126 goals
updatedSep 16, 20
Barcelona Record
First player to finish top scorer in 4, 5 and 6 La Liga seasons (2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
Most matches won with Barcelona: 501 matches (at time record was broken on 13 March 2019)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
Most trophies won by a Barcelona player: 34 trophies
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
Most goals scored for Barcelona as a substitute: 34 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
Most goals scored for Barcelona in a Champions League season: 14 goals (2011/12)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
Most Champions League trophies won with Barcelona: 4 (shared with Xavi & Iniesta)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 La Liga seasons
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in 2, 3 and 4 consecutive La Liga seasons
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in 3 consecutive La Liga seasons twice
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
The first Barcelona player to win multiple European Golden Shoe awards
updatedFeb 18, 20
Barcelona Record
The first Barcelona player to score 50+ goals in a season (done it 6 times)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Messi Argentina Records
Argentina Record
All time top scorer for Argentina: 71 goals
updatedOct 16, 20
Argentina Record
All time most assists for Argentina: 42 assists
updatedOct 16, 20
Argentina Record
All time most free kicks scored for Argentina: 6 free kick goals
updatedOct 16, 20
Argentina Record
All time most hat-tricks for Argentina: 6 hat-tricks
updatedOct 16, 20
Argentina Record
Most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina: 12 goals in 2012 (shared with Gabriel Batistuta)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
Only player to score for Argentina against every CONMEBOL nation
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
Youngest player to play for Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: 18 years, 357 days (2006)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
Youngest player to score for Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: 18 years, 357 days (2006)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
Youngest player to captain Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: 22 years, 363 days (2010)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
Most goals scored for Argentina in one World Cup qualifying campaign: 10 goals (2014 qualifying campaign)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
Most Man of the Match awards for Argentina at Word Cup finals tournaments: 6
updatedFeb 18, 20
Messi Americas Records
Americas Record
Youngest player to have reached 100 caps in CONMEBOL history: (27 years, 361 days old)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Americas Record
Most assists provided in Copa América: 13 assists
updatedFeb 18, 20
Americas Record
Most goals scored as a substitute in a Copa América match: 3 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Americas Record
Most Man of the Match awards in Copa América matches: 10
updatedFeb 18, 20