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