Leo Messi scored 14 goals in the 2011/12 Champions League. The FIFA World Player of the Year was established in 1991. Messi holds both the records for most-capped Argentina player, as well as being the . He scored 33 goals in 21 consecutive matches from matchday 11 to 34 in the 2012/13 league season. With Bara, 84 (59 in the league, 13 in the Champions League, 5 in the Copa del Rey, and 2 in the Super Cup) and with the Argentine national team, 12. Top scorer in a European League since the establishment of the Golden Shoe trophy in the 1966/67 season. Absolute top scorer in a season. As of November 26. He has won87. The current record belongs to another German, Miroslav Klose, who reached 17 victories. Man United vs. West Ham (2:40 p.m.) Fontaine scored 13 goals in just six matches for France at the 1958 World Cup In Summary He is joint-fourth on the all-time World Cup goalscorers list alongside Argentina's Lionel Messi. Youngest player to score 100 goals in official matches. Leo Messi scored 14 goals in the 2011/12 Champions League. Player with most El Clsicos played. times Ronaldo has scored 4 or more goals in a game. He has won six. Messi also holds the Champions League records for most total goals in the round of 16 (29 goals) and the most goals scored in the group stage (80), while Ronaldo holds the corresponding records for the knockout phase overall (67), the quarterfinals (25), the semifinals (13) and the final (4). Messi has won more major trophies with Barcelona (35) than any other player in the Catalan club's 123-year history. Messi is close to his half-century of goals at the business end of Europe's top club competition, with only one man ahead of him: Ronaldo holds the record with 67 goals in 80 games between the round of 16 and the final. Most goals in El Clasico history Image Credits- As English As of May 27, 2021, he has 672 goals. The record for the competition is held by Cristiano Ronaldo, who made it 17 in 2013/14, 2023 Powered by Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Messi is the only player in history to win the Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player, Pichichi Trophy and Golden Boot in the same season. El Clsico's top scorer of all-time In the biggest game in Spain, Messi has scored. He also is the most frequent . [196], For a comprehensive listing on this topic, see, List of career achievements by Lionel Messi, Selections for the best player or forward, Inclusions for team of the season or tournament, Selections for international sports personality of the year, Selections for national sports personality of the year. As of March 18, he has 661 goals, surpassing the 643 that Pel scored with Santos between 1956 and 1974. He has won87. The European Golden Shoe is awarded to the top goalscorer in Europe. He has 120 goals, almost 100 more than all his main pursuers, Only player in the history of the club who has scored in six official competitions in one year. PARIS -- World Cup champion Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbapp again, this time to take FIFA's best men's player award on Monday. He scored 50 goals and supplied 15 assists (tied with Real Madrid player zil) in the 2011/12 league season. Messi became the first player, male or female, to win seven FIFA best player awards, breaking a tie with six-time best women's player Marta of Brazil. Most official goals scored for a single club in Europe: 627 goals. Longest scoring streak in La Liga. February 27, 2023, 1:15 PM. While Ronaldo remains the Champions League's all-time top scorer with 140 goals, Messi still jointly holds the record for most hat tricks scored in the competition (eight, level with Ronaldo). Messi holds many individual records, befitting his status as one of the greatest of all time. Goals He did so with a hat trick against Sevilla, taking him to 253 in league action (in 289 games). Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de Espaa (14), the UEFA Super Cup (3) and is the player with the most official recorded assists in football history (352). Most games scored in during a league season. Ronaldo is the man with the most goals scored in senior internationals of all time, with 118 for Portugal in 196 games. According to UEFA, the award "recognise[s] the best player, irrespective of his nationality, playing for a football club within the territory of a UEFA member association during the previous season. 18 December, 2022. They came in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019. Top scorer at home in a season in official matches: Leo Messi scored 46 goals in all competitions at the Camp Nou during the 2011/12 season. Lionel Messi has played more than 1,000 first-team games for club and country and, aged 35, his powers remain as effective as ever. FootTheBall takes a look at the ever-growing list of world records and European records that Messi and Ronaldo have broken so far. Lionel Messi: What records does he hold? Real Madrid vs. Barcelona (2 p.m.) 1x Copa Amrica winner. Messi has now won a record 34 trophies with his club, which includes 9 LaLiga titles and 4 UEFA Champions League, among many others. The former Barca forward also has scored more career hat tricks in LaLiga (36) than any other player, as well as sharing the record for the most hat tricks in a single season (eight, in 2011-12) with Ronaldo, who matched the feat with Real Madrid in 2014-15. He also holds the record for most total goals scored by any player in LaLiga (474) as well as the most goals scored in a single LaLiga season (50) after reaching a half-century in 2011-12. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. Infighting of Women's World Cup faves Spain, France, Canada reveals big issues in the sport, New era in South America? Unbelievably, Messi also holds the record for most career league assists in LaLiga (192) and the record for the most assists made in a single season (21, in 2019-20), thus proving his extraordinary value as a creative force. We have picked 10 of the best strikes from the Argentinian. The closest to matching him is Andrs Iniesta, who won 32 with the club. Messi added two major club titles during his maiden season in France (the Ligue 1 title and the Trophee des Champions) as well as a hat trick of international honours with Argentina; the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions (also known as the Finalissima), the Copa America and the FIFA World Cup. Messi has scored more hat tricks than any other player in LaLiga history. Player with the most goals scored in an edition of the Champions League. Split between Barcelona (672) and PSG means Messi has reached the same milestone as Ronaldo did with a goal for Manchester United in a 2-1 win against Everton in October (which proved to be his last for the club). Most goals for Argentina at the World Cup: Most assists for Argentina at the World Cup: Most appearanes for Argentina at the World Cup: Youngest player to play for Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: Youngest player to score for Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: Youngest player to captain Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: Most goals scored for Argentina in one World Cup qualifying campaign: Most international goals scored by a South American. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup finals: 13 (1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 7 in 2022). Player with most official matches played. Player with the most Pichichi Trophies in the Spanish league. Sign up for ESPN+, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 (all times ET) These records are divided based on whether they relate to players, coaches, clubs, or world competitions. Most Best Player awards in history in major international tournaments: Most individual awards in major international tournaments: Most goals in major international tournaments (World Cup + main contintental tournaments): Most goal contributions (goals + assists) in major international tournaments: Most Man of the Match awards in major international tournaments: Most assists in major international tournaments: Most goals in club competitions in a season across Europe's top 5 leagues: One of 13 players to win the "Treble" twice: Most consecutive European Golden Shoe awards: Most league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Most cosecutive league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Most goals ever scored in a single European league: Most official goals scored for a single European club: Most league goals scored for a single European club: Most Champions League goals scored for a single European club: Most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League: Most goals scored in a Champions League game: Most goals scored in a Champions League quarter-final game: Most goals scored in a Champions League Last 16 tie: Most goals scored in Champions League group stage matches: Most goals scored in Champions League Last 16 games: Most consecutive seasons with a Champions League goal: Most consecutive calendar years with a Champions League goal: Most different opponents scored against in the Champions League: Most league goals scored in a single season in Europe's top 5 leagues: Most league goals scored in a single calendar year in Europe's top 5 leagues: Most assists in a single league season in Europe's top 5 leagues: Most free-kick goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: Most Pichichi trophies for La Liga top scorer: Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: Most home goals scored in a single La Liga season: Most away goals scored in a single La Liga season: Most matches scored in in a single La Liga season: Most different clubs scored against in La Liga history: Most different clubs scored against in a single La Liga season: Only player to finish top scorer and top assist provider in La Liga more than once: Best goalscoring ratio in a La Liga season (at least 20 games played): Most goals scored in Copa Del Rey finals: Most assists provided in Copa Del Rey finals: All time top scorer in Supercopa de Espaa: Most goals scored in La Liga El Clsico matches: Most goals scored in all official El Clsico matches: Most goals scored in all official Derbi Barcelon matches (Catalan derby): Most goals scored in all official AthleticBarcelona clsico matches: All time top scorer for Barcelona in all official competitions: All time top scorer for Barcelona in all games (including friendlies): All time top scorer for Barcelona in the Champions League: All time top scorer for Barcelona in European competitions: All time top scorer for Barcelona in International competitions: Most goals scored for Barcelona as a substitute: Most goals scored for Barcelona in a Champions League season: Most Champions League trophies won with Barcelona: All time most free kicks scored for Argentina: Most goals scored for Argentina in competitive fixtures: Most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina: Only player to score for Argentina against. In all competitions, he has won on 513 of his 731 appearances for Bara. A truly awe-inspiring feat that features on top of our list of unbreakable Lionel Messi records. For example, Pele claimed to have scored well over 1,000 goals during his career but because of the unreliability of the data collected during his heyday in the 1950s and 60s, and which goals count as being scored in "official" matches as opposed to "friendlies," the Brazil legend's tally could be as low as 757 goals. Is Manchester United hitting the panic button yet? Four of Messi's six World Cup goals were scored at the 2014 edition with one scored in 2010 and one in 2018. | View Non-AMP Version. He did it in 2009/10, 2011/12, 212/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. Trailing Messi by a considerable distance, Gabriel Batistuta is second on the list of the Albiceleste's highest scorers with 56 goals in 78 games, while the great Diego Maradona is fifth overall with 34 goals in 91 games. MORE: Messi vs. Ronaldo at World Cup: Goals, stats, records Argentina records held by Messi. And, even at the age of 35, he's still closing in on an array of significant landmark achievements. Scored 24 away goals in the 2012/13 league season. He reached the figure on January 16, 2010, when he was 22 years old. His most recent, in a 5-2 win over Mallorca on December 7, 2019, was his 35th, and helped him to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo (34). How many of the 21 players to have hit 50+ UEFA club competition goals can you name? [122] Ronaldo opened a gap in the 201516 season when he became the first player to score double figures in the group stage of the Champions League, setting the record at 11 goals.[123]. Player with the most hat-tricks and four-goal contributions in the league: 36. Most Best Player awards in history in major international tournaments: 4 (2014 & 2022 World Cup, 2015 & 2021 Copa America) updated Dec 18, 22 World Record Most individual awards in major international tournaments: 6 (Best Player 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, Golden Boot 2021, Best Young Player 2007) updated Dec 18, 22 World Record He has scored against 36 different opponents, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's 35. (0:33). He scored 73 goals in 2011/12 (50 in the league, 14 in the Champions League, 3 in the Copa del Rey, 3 in the Spanish Super Cup, 1 in the European Super Cup and 2 in the Club World Cup), All-time top scorer in a calendar year. The People's Puskas Award: Incredible grassroots goals overlooked for FIFA prize, as Ronaldo did with a goal for Manchester United in a 2-1 win against Everton, scored his 700th goal in a 3-0 win for PSG at Marseille, Royal Antwerp vs. St. Gilloise (2:40 p.m.), after scoring the 11th four-goal haul of his career. March 22, 2021 sees him with 48 (41 hat-tricks, 6 four-goal hauls and one five-goal game). Messi ended the 2019/20 season with 20 assists, matching Xavi's record from 2008/09. But other sources differ due to historical inconsistencies in the classification of "official" goals scored in "official" competitions. Fontaine spent much of his career at Stade de Reims, where he scored 145 goals in 152 appearances. 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, LIVE Transfer Talk: Gvardiol, Bellingham named Real Madrid's top transfer targets. Messi is also the winner of more Pichichi awards than anybody else. [67] In 2018, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. He has scored a total of 31 hat-tricks and 5 four-goal hauls in LaLiga throughout his career. And, most important of all, he has won the most titles in the clubs 121-year history. The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring remarkable individuals from the world of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year. All Rights Reserved. Messi played the majority of his club career for Barcelona in Spain, setting multiple records there before moving to PSG in the summer of 2021. Messi is also the all-time top goalscorer in a calendar year (January to December). Messi has also won a record seven Ballon d'Or awards. 1. Messi's trophy cabinet contains 34 winners medals with FC Barcelona. Ronaldo is two years Messi's senior. The flagship Bara school. Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,[1][2][3] has received seven Ballon d'Or awards, the most for any football player, as well as the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, and the 2019 and 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Player. Youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, 6 times and 7 times: Most appearances in the top 3 for the Ballon d'Or: Largest time gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: Guinness World Record for the most official goals in a calendar year: Most goals in club competitions in a calendar year: Most consecutive league matches scored in: Most goals in a single top flight league: Most official senior goals scored for a single club: Only player to score in 7 different competitions for club and country in a calendar year: Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a season twice: Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year twice: Only player to score and assist in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year: Oldest player to win the World Cup Golden Ball: Most goal contributions in World Cup final tournaments: Most Man of the Match awards at Word Cup finals tournaments: Most Man of the Match awards at a single World Cup finals tournament: Most opening goals at World Cup finals tournaments: Youngest player and oldest player to get a goal and assist in a single World Cup match. His record stood for over half a century, until Messi matched it on March 20, 2012, with a hat trick against Granada. Record of international goals in one year. Messi is also the top goalscorer in history for one club. Player with the most domestic and international titles. Messi needs to find the net just once next year (2024) to make it two full decades with at least one goal registered each and every season therein. Mary Earps almost quit, now she could be named the best goalkeeper in the world, The VAR Review: Ziyech red card explained, disallowed Arsenal goal, Saka penalty, Tottenham lead Newcastle, Liverpool in Champions League race, but the verdict is far from clear, Liga MX: Chivas look legit; 'Tuca' wins Cruz Azul debut post-smoke break, Brazil great Ronaldinho fails to dazzle as the latest to take to Pique's Kings League, From axing Ronaldo to key signings, how Ten Hag transformed Man United, stopped him completing his personal clean sweep, Ranking the 11 (eleven!) On March 7, 2012, Messi scored five times for Bara in a single game. As of May 27, 2021, he has 383 wins in the domestic competition. He scored 25 goals in 2012 (13 in the Champions League and 12 with the Argentine national team), and shares the record with Vivian John Woodward, who scored 25 in 1909. Messi has been on the winning side in 361 LaLiga games. Barcelona's official website lists these titles; In 2011 UEFA awarded two Man of the Match awards. The best women's player was Spain . He has 35 since 2002. The 27 year old player have scored total 243 goals in Liga BBVA. Player with most hat-tricks, four-goal and five-goal contributions in official competition. He has scored against 36 different opponents, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldos 35. He reached the figure on January 16, 2010, when he was 22 years old, Youngest player to score 200 goals in official matches for FC Barcelona. The best goal of the Champions League according to fans: Best goal in the group stage of Champions League: Best goal in the quarter-final stage of Champions League: Best goal in the semi-final stage of Champions League: UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Week: MD1/201011, IFFHS Team of The CONMEBOL Copa Amrica: 2021, Best Athlete in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2014, International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Best Male Athlete of the Year: 2022, Most FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Awards: 7 (20092012, 2015, 2019, 2022), Most Ballons d'Or: 7 (20092012, 2015, 2019, 2021), Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (20092012), Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time and seven-time Ballon d'Or winner: aged 23, 24, 25, 28, 32 and 34 years old, Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 10 years (2009, 2019), First player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Award in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, First player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Most official goals for a single club: 672, for Barcelona, Most recorded assists for a single club: 268, for Barcelona, Most trophies won with a single club: 35, with Barcelona, Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 in 2012, Most goals in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 in 2012, Most goals scored in a domestic league: 474, in La Liga, Most assists provided in a domestic league: 192, in La Liga, Most goals scored in a domestic league in a single season: 50 in 201112, Most assists provided in a domestic league in a single season: 21 in 201920, Most goals and assists in finals: 33 and 14, respectively, Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in, Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup, Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in, Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons, Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons, Only player to score in seven different official competitions in a single calendar year: 2015, in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Copa Amrica, UEFA Super Cup, Supercopa de Espaa and FIFA Club World Cup (completed on 20 December 2015), Only player to score in six different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015, Only player to score and assist in six different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011, Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: 201112 and, First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 201213, Most (official) assists provided in football history: 352, Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022), Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals as captain: 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022), Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314, Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11. 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First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5, in, Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the World Cup, Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022), Most assists provided in the knockout phase of the FIFA World Cup: 6 (1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2022). 2. With over 750 senior goals for club and country, Lionel Messi 's credentials as one of the greatest goal scorers in football history are beyond any doubt. Argentina. As far as the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) is concerned, Ronaldo is currently the world-record holder with 824 official goals for club and country. Times of Sports. 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Top scorer away from home in a season in LaLiga. The feat was replicated by Shaktar Donetsk's Luiz Adriano in 2014. Some of these accolades are shared with other players. Messi's club records. Top scorer in the European Cup / Champions League. He scored against all the teams in the 2012/13 LaLiga campaign, equaling the mark of Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo in 2011/12. - He has scored a total of 48 hat-tricks at . Royal Antwerp vs. St. Gilloise (2:40 p.m.). Scored 50 goals in the 2011/12 league season. For the best possible experience, we recommend using. Top scorer for the same club. He also managed another 5 in friendlies with Bara, which would see the figure rise to a total of 96 goals. - News, The goals have continued to flow for Lionel Messi in Paris, after bringing the curtain down on a remarkable two decades at Barcelona in summer 2021, top UEFA Champions League/European Cup scorers, third man to register 100 international goals, Most Champions League group stage goals: 80 (71 for Barcelona), Most Champions League round of 16 goals: 29, Most Champions League goals for one club: 120 (Barcelona), Most successive seasons scoring in Champions League: 18, Most Liga goals in a single season: 50 (2011/12), Most Liga titles won by foreign player: 10, Most goals in calendar year: 79 in 2012 (91 including goals for Argentina), Most UEFA club competition goals for single club: 123 (Barcelona), Youngest Argentinian to score at a World Cup: 18 years 357 days, First player to score in four different World Cup tournaments for Argentina, Most individual World Cup appearances: 26, Only player to score in World Cup group stage, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. 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