List of all 50+ Guinness World Records held by Lionel Messi

After the Argentine celebrated his 38th birthday, we have listed down his 50 world records.

Throughout his career, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi—who is considered by many to be among the best players of all time—has won eight Ballon d’Or honours and three The Best FIFA Men’s Player honours, which is the most for any player.

Lionel Messi is the player with the most officially documented assists in football history (384), the most goals in LaLiga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), and the UEFA Super Cup (3).

In addition to becoming the first and only player in history to win five and six European Golden Shoes, Lionel Messi has 866 goals for both club and country during his time as a professional player.

These attainments indicate how far Lionel Messi has come since he made his debut. Messi has accomplished everything in his career, which certainly gives him the greatest of all time label. Lionel Messi’s total number of football awards won during his career has been a remarkable 50.

List of all Lionel Messi’s world records for club & country

1. Most FIFA World Player of the Year: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023)
2. Most Ballons d’Or: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
3. Most The Best FIFA Men’s Player awards: 3 (2019, 2022, 2023)
4. Most consecutive Ballons d’Or: 4 (2009–2012)
5. Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time, seven-time and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner: aged 23, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34 and 36 years old
6. Largest gap between first and last Ballon d’Or awards: 14 years (2009–2023)
7. 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
8. First player to win the Ballon d’Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
9. Guinness World Record for top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (official goals): 91 goals in 2012
10. Most official goals for a single club: 672, for Barcelona
11. Most recorded assists for a single club: 269, for Barcelona
12. Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 in 2012
13. Most goals in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 in 2012
14. Most goals in a club season: 73 in 2011–12
15. Most assists provided in a domestic league: 192, in LaLiga
16. Most assists provided in a domestic league in a single season: 21 in 2019–20
17. Most goals contributions in finals: 50 (35 goals and 15 assists)
18. Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
19. Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014 and 2022
20. Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in 2022
21. Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009 and 2011
22. First player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2009 and 2011
23. Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons
24. Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons
25. Only player to score and assist in six different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
26. Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: 2011–12 and 2012–13
27. First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13
28. Most appearances in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 17 (2007–2023)
29. Most (official) assists provided in football history: 384
30. Most (official) goal contributions in football history: 1,249
31. Most hat-tricks for the national team: 10
32. Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 58
33. Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
34. Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals as captain: 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
35. Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314
36. Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11
37. First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): 2022
38. Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5 in 2022
39. Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the World Cup
40. Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022)
41. 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)
42. 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: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
43. Most Player of the Match awards won at the World Cup finals: 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022)
44. Most total dribbles completed at the World Cup finals: 125
45. Most goal contributions at the World Cup: 21
46. Most goals at major international tournaments: 27 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 14 goals at Copa América)
47. Most goal contributions at major international tournaments: 53 (13 goals and 8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 14 goals and 18 assists at Copa América)
48. Most goal contributions at international tournaments’ knockout matches: 29
49. 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 América)
50. Most liked photo on Instagram

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