The 56 records set by Messi. Here they are all in one list

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.