Messi World Records
World Record
Most FIFA Player of the Year awards: 8
updatedFeb 27, 23
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Oldest player to win FIFA's Player of the Year award: 36 years
updatedOct 9, 24
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Only player to win FIFA's Player of the Year award in three different decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
updatedFeb 27, 23
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Most Ballon d'Or awards: 8
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, 6 times, 7 and 8 times: 23, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34 and 36 years old
updatedOct 30, 23
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Most appearances in the top 3 for the Ballon d'Or: 14 times (2007-2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
updatedOct 30, 23
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Only player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
updatedNov 30, 21
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Largest time gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 14 years (2009, 2023)
updatedOct 30, 23
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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 official top level team trophies won: 46 trophies
updatedOct 4, 24
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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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Most goals in a single top flight league: 474 goals in La Liga
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Most official senior goals scored for a single club: 672 goals for Barcelona
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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+ goals in 12 different calendar years for club and country (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
updatedOct 18, 23
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Only player to score 40+ club goals in 9 and 10 consecutive seasons (2009/10 - 2018/19)
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 30+ club goals in 13 consecutive seasons (2008/09 - 2020/21)
updatedApr 17, 21
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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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Only player to win the World Cup Golden Ball twice
updatedDec 18, 22
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Oldest player to win the World Cup Golden Ball: 35y 178d
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most goal contributions in World Cup final tournaments: 21 (13 goals + 8 assists)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most World Cup matches scored in: 11 matches (shared with Miroslav Klose)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most Man of the Match awards at Word Cup finals tournaments: 11
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most Man of the Match awards at a single World Cup finals tournament: 5 in 2022
updatedDec 18, 22
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Only player to win Man of the Match in every round at a World Cup (Groups, R16, QF, SF, F)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most opening goals at World Cup finals tournaments: 8
updatedDec 18, 22
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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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Oldest player to score 5, 6 and 7 goals at a World Cup
updatedDec 18, 22
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Youngest player and oldest player to get a goal and assist in a single World Cup match (18y 357d and 35y 172d)
updatedDec 13, 22
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Biggest gap between first and last World Cup goals: 16 years, 6 months, 3 days (16/6/06 - 18/12/22)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Only player to make one or more assist in 4 and 5 World Cup finals tournaments
updatedNov 26, 22
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Most appearances at the World Cup: 26
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Most appearances as captain at the World Cup: 19
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Most minutes played at the World Cup: 2314
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First player to score in all 5 rounds of a men’s World Cup finals tournament (Group Stage, R16, QF, SF, F)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most international hat-tricks: 10 hat-tricks for Argentina (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
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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: 17 times (2007-2023)
updatedMar 31, 24
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Only footballer and only athlete from a team sport to win the Laureus Sportsman Of The Year award (did so twice)
updatedJul 1, 23
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Most Best Player awards in history in major international tournaments: 4 (2014 & 2022 World Cup, 2015 & 2021 Copa America)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Most individual awards in major international tournaments: 6 (Best Player 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, Golden Boot 2021, Best Young Player 2007)
updatedDec 18, 22
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Only player to win Best Player, Golden Boot, most MOTMs and win the trophy in a major international tournament (Copa America 2021)
updatedJul 12, 21
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Most goals in major international tournaments (World Cup + main contintental tournaments): 27 goals
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Most goal contributions (goals + assists) in major international tournaments: 53
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Most Man of the Match awards in major international tournaments: 26 MOTMs (15 Copa America + 11 World Cup)
updatedSep 7, 24
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Most assists in major international tournaments: 26
updatedJul 12, 21
Messi European Records
European Record
Most goals in history for a European club (according to IFFHS): 704 goals
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European Record
Most goals in club competitions in a season across Europe's top 5 leagues: 73 goals in 2011/12
updatedAug 7, 20
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One of 13 players to win the "Treble" twice: 2008/09 and 2014/15
updatedAug 7, 20
European Record
Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6
updatedFeb 18, 20
European Record
Most consecutive European Golden Shoe awards: 3 (2016/17 - 2018/19)
updatedJul 22, 21
European Record
Most league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 8
updatedMay 24, 21
European Record
Most cosecutive league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 5 (shared with Jean-Pierre Papin)
updatedMay 24, 21
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Most goals ever scored in a single European league: 474 goals in La Liga
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European Record
Only player to score 20+ goals in a 13 consecutive seasons in Europe's top 5 leagues
updatedApr 1, 21
European Record
Only player to score 30+ goals in 9 different seasons in Europe's top 5 leagues
updatedMay 24, 21
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Most league goals in history across Europe's top 5 leagues: 496 league goals
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Most official goals scored for a single European club: 672 for Barcelona
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Most league goals scored for a single European club: 474 for Barcelona
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Most Champions League goals scored for a single European club: 120 for Barcelona
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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
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Fewest games needed to score 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (435 games)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League (28 years, 84 days)
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
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European Record
Most goals scored in a Champions League game: 5 goals (vs Bayer Leverkusen 2012) (shared with Luiz Adriano and Erling Haaland)
updatedMar 14, 23
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: 80 goals
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Most goals scored in Champions League Last 16 games: 29 goals
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Most home goals in the Champions League: 78
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European Record
Most consecutive seasons with a Champions League goal: 18 seasons (05/06-22/23) (shared with Karim Benzema)
updatedFeb 21, 23
European Record
Most consecutive calendar years with a Champions League goal: 18 years (2005-2022)
updatedSep 14, 22
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: 40 teams
updatedOct 5, 22
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
European Record
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
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Spanish Record
Most free kick goals scored in La Liga: 39 free kick goals
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Spanish Record
Most Pichichi trophies for La Liga top scorer: 8
updatedMay 24, 21
Spanish Record
All time top scorer in La Liga: 474 goals
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All time most assists in La Liga: 192 assists
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Most home goals scored in La Liga: 277
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Most away goals scored in La Liga: 197
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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
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Most home goals scored in a single La Liga season: 35 goals in 19 games in 2011/12
updatedFeb 18, 20
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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 more than once: 3 times: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20
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 and 9 different La Liga seasons
updatedMay 24, 21
Spanish Record
Only player to score 25+ goals in 10, 11 and 12 consecutive La Liga seasons (2009/10 - 2020/21)
updatedMay 8, 21
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Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive La Liga seasons (2008/09 - 2020/21)
updatedApr 1, 21
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Only player to score 10+ goals in 15 La Liga seasons (did it consecutively) (2006/07 - 2020/21)
updatedJan 13, 21
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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: 10 finals
updatedApr 18, 21
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Most goals scored in Copa Del Rey finals: 9 goals
updatedApr 18, 21
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Most assists provided in Copa Del Rey finals: 6 assists
updatedFeb 18, 20
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All time top scorer in Supercopa de España: 14 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Only player to score in 7 Supercopa de España matches
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most goals scored in La Liga El Clásico matches: 18 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most goals scored in all official El Clásico matches: 26 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
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Most hat-tricks in El Clásico matches: 2 hat-tricks
updatedFeb 18, 20
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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 French Records
French Record
Most Ligue 1 assists in a calendar year: 20 league assists in 2022
updatedJan 1, 23
Messi USA Records
USA Record
Most assists in a single MLS match: 5 assists
updatedOct 26, 24
Messi Barcelona Records
Barcelona Record
Most free kicks scored for Barcelona: 50 free kick goals
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Barcelona Record
Most hat-tricks scored for Barcelona: 48 hat-tricks
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Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in all official competitions: 672 goals
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Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in all games (including friendlies): 710 goals
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Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in the Champions League: 120 goals
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Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in European competitions: 123 goals
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Barcelona Record
All time top scorer for Barcelona in International competitions: 128 goals
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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: 35 trophies
updatedJul 31, 21
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, 8 and 9 La Liga seasons
updatedMay 24, 21
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 PSG Records
PSG Record
Only PSG player to win FIFA Best Award
updatedMar 1, 23
Messi Inter Miami Records
Inter Miami Record
All Time Inter Miami Top Scorer: 34 goals
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Inter Miami Record
Fewest games needed to score 10 goals for Inter Miami in all competitions: 7 games
updatedMay 26, 24
Inter Miami Record
Only Inter Miami player to win FIFA Best Award
updatedMay 26, 24
Inter Miami Record
Only Inter Miami player to win Ballon d'Or
updatedMay 26, 24
Messi Argentina Records
Argentina Record
All time top scorer for Argentina: 112 goals
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Argentina Record
All time most assists for Argentina: 58 assists
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Argentina Record
All time most free kicks scored for Argentina: 11 free kick goals
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Argentina Record
All time most hat-tricks for Argentina: 10 hat-tricks
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Argentina Record
Most goals scored for Argentina in competitive fixtures: 61
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Argentina Record
Most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina: 18 goals in 2022
updatedDec 18, 22
Argentina Record
Only player to score for Argentina against every CONMEBOL nation
updatedFeb 18, 20
Argentina Record
All time most caps for Argentina: 191
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Argentina Record
Most goals for Argentina at the World Cup: 13
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Argentina Record
Most assists for Argentina at the World Cup: 8 (shared with Maradona)
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Argentina Record
Most appearances for Argentina at the World Cup: 26
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Argentina Record
First Argentine to score in 5 and 6 different World Cup matches in a single tournament
updatedDec 18, 22
Argentina Record
First Argentine to score in 3 and 4 different World Cup knockout matches in a single tournament
updatedDec 18, 22
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
Messi Americas Records
Americas Record
Most international goals scored by a South American 112
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Americas Record
Most international caps for a South American player: 191
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Americas Record
Most goals scored in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers: 34 goals
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Americas Record
Most CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying matches scored in: 24 matches
updatedOct 18, 23
Americas Record
Youngest player to have reached 100 caps in CONMEBOL history: (27 years, 361 days old)
updatedFeb 18, 20
Americas Record
Most matches played in Copa America: 39 matches
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Americas Record
Most assists provided in Copa América: 18 assists
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Americas Record
Most free kick goals in Copa America: 4 free kick goals
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Americas Record
Most goals scored as a substitute in a Copa América match: 3 goals
updatedFeb 18, 20
Americas Record
Most official Man of the Match awards in Copa América matches: 14 MOTMs
updatedJul 12, 21
Americas Record
Most official Man of the Match awards in a single Copa América tournament: 4 MOTMs in 2021
updatedJul 12, 21
Americas Record
Only player to score 10+ goals and provide 10+ assists in Copa America history
updatedJul 12, 21