17 hours ago -Messi's records includemost goals in a calendar year (91), most goals for a single club (672 for Barcelona), most goals in La Liga (474), most assists in international football (61), most goal contributions in the FIFA World Cup (21), and most goal contributions in the Copa América (32). 3 weeks ago -Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player. He holds the record for the most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), the UEFA Super Cup (3) and is the player with the most official recorded assists in football history (407).
September 17, 2020 -In2012, for Barça and Argentina, Messi scored 91 goals - beating a record previously held by Gerd Müller. Indeed, the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year registered63 goals and assists in 54 matchesfor club and country in the 2022/23 season – hardly bad for a player some had deemed 'past it.' 3 weeks ago -Being the greatest goal scorer for both Argentina and Barcelona is just one of a laundry list of career accomplishments for Messi. In2026, he scored his 900th career goal.
... Here's a roundup of some of the many other stats and records in ... The most startling is maybe Messi's Guiness World Record for scoring91 goals in a calendar year in 2012.To put this into context, Messi's next best is 60 and Ronaldo's best is 69.
October 30, 2023 -Having made his senior competitive debut just past his 17th birthday, he has since rewritten the record books in the UEFA Champions League and La Liga. Messi is also second only to Cristiano Ronaldo in the all-time lists for top UEFA club competition scorers (he has 132, Ronaldo 145) and top UEFA Champions League/European Cup scorers (129 compared with Ronaldo's 140). Ronaldo is two years Messi's senior.
August 5, 2021 -He scored25 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. • Top scorer for the same club. December 23, 2012 -During the calendar year, Leo scored a record91 goals combinedin all competitions for Barcelona and the Argentina national side, shattering the mark of 85 tallied by Gerd Muller for Bayern Munich and Germany in 1972.
February 20, 2026 -If he maintains his pace and avoids injuries, he might not only reach it — he could surpass it before the playoffs. ... Messi has50 goals and 28 assists in league play— 78 direct contributions.