No other player, male or female, has won it more than three times. The Argentine star holds all of the main records in FC Barcelona history. times Ronaldo has scored 4 or more goals in a game. As of November 26. Messi took center stage as Argentina dismantled Croatia 3-0, advancing to the World Cup final on Sunday. 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. He also managed another 5 in friendlies with Bara, which would see the figure rise to a total of 96 goals. The largest and most innovative sports and entertainment space. With Barcelona, 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. 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. Lionel Messi was awarded the Guinness World Record title for most goals in a calendar year. The center for sports knowledge and innovation. The maximum number of matches potentially remaining in PSG's schedule this season won't get him there, but he could reach it during the early part of the 2023-24 campaign. Player with most El Clsico goals. He has 120 goals, almost 100 more than all his main pursuers. 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. "I arrived aged just 13 its time to move on." Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. He has 35 since 2002. 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. Originally, votes could only be awarded to European players before a 1995 rule change. In all competitions, he has won on 513 of his 731 appearances for Bara. He scored 35 goals at the Camp Nou in the 2011/12 league season. UEFA Champions League - Lionel Messi: What records does he hold? Ad. 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). 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). He reached the figure on November 1, 2011, when he was 24 years old. 1x Copa Amrica winner. [66], In the past, the award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists. 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Only player to provide at least one assist in four and five different World Cup tournaments and most consecutive World Cup tournaments with at least one assist: Most total dribbles completed at the World Cup finals: 125, Most goal contributions at the World Cup: 21, Most goals at major international tournaments: 26 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals at Copa Amrica), Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 27, Most goal contributions at major international tournaments: 51 (13 goals and 8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals and 17 assists at Copa Amrica), Only player to win a 'Best Player/Golden Ball' award at all official tournaments participated in (FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA World Cup and Copa Amrica), Most goals scored in Europe's top 5 leagues: 700, in, Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 334 matches, Fastest player ever to reach 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 435 matches, Most goals scored for a single club in the UEFA Champions League: 120 for Barcelona, Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals: in 123 matches, Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League match: 5, against, Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League quarter-final match: 4, against, Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 80, Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29, Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in, Most different opponents scored against in UEFA Champions League history: 40, Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (20152021), Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 3 (201415, 201516, 201819), First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: in 201415 and 201516, First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League, Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: aged 28 years, 84 days, Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League: aged 24 years, 285 days, Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club: aged 27 years and 300 days, for Barcelona, Most dribbles completed in a UEFA Champions League match: 16, against, Most international goals scored by a male, Most assists in the Copa Amrica: 17 (1 in 2007, 3 in 2011, 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 5 in 2021), Most assists in a Copa Amrica tournament: 5, in 2021. As well as being his former club's most decorated player, Messi is also Barca's all-time top goal scorer (672) and appearance-maker (778) following his 17-year association. After the defeat to Saudi Arabia, the 35-year-old . He . On November 22, 2014, Messi overtook Telmo Zarra (Athletic Club, 1940-55) as the league's top goalscorer. On January 30, 2020, he passed the 500 wins mark with Bara.. The 35-year-old scored Argentina's opener from the penalty spot before assisting his. We reflect on his impressive record collection. The record for the competition is held by. 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He also skippered his country to victory at the 2021 Copa Amrica and Finalissima 2022, and is on course to become only the third man to register 100 international goals. Osasuna vs. The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association was also increased to 55, representing each of UEFA's member associations. Leo Messi wins record 7th Ballon d'Or award #ballondor | #UCL pic.twitter.com/rkT3JYzSvn. Player with most matches played in the league. This is the most for any player in the Spanish top flight. We look back at Lionel Messi's remarkable achievements at Barcelona. - 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. He did it in 2009/10, 2011/12, 212/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. Player with most appearances for Argentinian national side. - He has scored a total of 48 hat-tricks at . Messi holds both the records for most-capped Argentina player, as well as being the . 1. Most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup qualification campaign: Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup qualification matches: 28, Most goals scored in competitive games: 54, Most goals scored in international friendlies: 44, Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 9, Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 8, Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 53, Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5, in 2022, Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022), Most Copa Amrica tournaments played in: 6 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021), Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), Most FIFA World Cup tournaments scored in: 4 (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022), Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with an assist: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), Top goalscorer in official competitions: 672 goals, Top goalscorer including friendlies: 709 goals, Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals, Top goalscorer in European competitions: 123 goals, Top goalscorer in international competitions: 128 goals, Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 48, First player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six, seven and eight La Liga seasons (200910, 201113, 201621), Most La Liga matches won by a Barcelona player: 383, Most home goals scored in a single season in all competitions: 46 in 201112, Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 50, Most appearances in official competitions: 778, Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 35, Most assists as a Barcelona player in all competitions: 268, Most Man of the Match awards in Joan Gamper Trophy: 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018), This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 22:15. 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). Only player in history to score 40+ club goals in 8 consecutive seasons; Most FIFA Ballon d'Or awards: 5 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo) Scored 28 goals in the second half of the 2011/12 league season. As of May 27, 2021, he has played 520 since his official debut in October 2004. Messi took his total of senior matches played for club and country into four figures at the 2022 World Cup, in the round-of-16 win over Australia. Awards ceremonies to crown the best player of the world have been organized annually since 1955, when the inaugural Ballon d'Or awarding took place. The past, the 35-year-old achievements at Barcelona Guinness World Record title for most goals in a game any. The award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists are. 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