Messi

The Argentinian soccer player has already entered the history of soccer. Let’s take our attention away from soccerwagerz odds for a minute and count all the soccer records of Lionel Messi.

  1. The record holder for Golden Balls – 7 
  2. Most FIFA Player of the Year awards – 7
  3. Most goals for one club (Barcelona) – 672
  4. Most assists for one club (Barcelona) – 268
  5. Most trophies won with one club (Barcelona) – 35
  6. Most goals scored in a calendar year in official matches – 91 
  7. Most goals scored in a club season – 73
  8. Longest scoring streak in the league – 21 games (33 goals) in La Liga
  9. The only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons 
  10. The best assistant in the history of world soccer – 368 assists
  11. The only player to score in seven different tournaments in a calendar year
  12. The only player to score 60+ goals in two consecutive seasons
  13. Most appearances in FIFPro teams during the year – 15
  14. Most dribbles at the world championships – 110
  15. The record holder in the number of Golden Boot wins – 6
  16. The fastest 400 goals scored in the top 5 leagues – in 435 games
  17. The most goals scored in the Champions League for one club (Barcelona) – 120
  18. Most goals scored in the group stages of the Champions League – 74
  19. 29 the most goals in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League
  20. The most goals scored in one quarter final of the Champions League – 4
  21. The most hat tricks in the history of the Champions League – 8
  22. Most appearances in the Champions League All-Star team – 7
  23. The most dribbles in one Champions League match – 16 
  24. Played the most matches in the Copa América – 34
  25. Played in six Copa Américas – also a record
  26. Scored the most goals for South American national team – 86 
  27. Most assists in the Copa América – 17
  28. Set record for assists in one Copa América – 5
  29. Top scorer in La Liga history with 474 goals
  30. Best assistant in the history of La Liga – 192 assists
  31. Won most awards as top scorer of La Liga – 8
  32. Best goalscorer in the history of the Spanish Super Cup – 14 goals
  33. Scored the most goals in La Liga in one season – 50
  34. The most assists in La Liga in a single season – 21
  35. Made the most hat-tricks in La Liga – 36
  36. Record number of matches in La Liga as a foreign player – 520
  37. First player to reach 450 goals in La Liga
  38. First player to reach the 150 assists mark in La Liga
  39. Most appearances in a Spanish Cup final – 10
  40. Most victories in La Liga – 383
  41. The most goals scored from free kicks in La Liga – 39
  42. Played the most games for the national team – 162
  43. Top scorer of the national team – 86 goals
  44. Most goals for Argentina in a calendar year – 12 (shares with Gabriel Batistuta)
  45. The only player to score against all South American national teams
  46. Youngest captain in Argentine history – 22 years, 363 days
  47. Best assistant in the history of national teams – 51 assists
  48. Top scorer in el clasico history – 27 goals
  49. Most assists in the el clasico – 14
  50. The most games played in the el clasico – 45
  51. Best goalscorer in club history – 672 goals
  52. The best goalscorer of the club in European competitions – 123 goals
  53. Most hat-tricks in all competitions – 48
  54. Most victories with Barça – 542
  55. The most games played in official matches – 778
  56. The record for the number of assists for the club – 268

Great career of a great soccer player.