Twitter thread detailing all of Lionel Messi’s records has gone viral. The brilliant post highlights just how amazing player the Argentine is.
6-time Ballon D’Or winner Lionel Messi is a phenomenal player. Consistency has been the star forwards greatest tool on his way to glory. However, achieving greatness day in and day out means that his accomplishments are sometimes taken for granted.
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An amazing thread on twitter details in great length all the individual records and honours that the Argentine has to his name and serves as a reminder of a masterclass we have been very lucky to witness for almost a decade and a half.
The records have been broken into domestic and world records. Most of them feature his prowess in front of the goal while some include individual trophies as well. With that out of the way, let us now take a look at the twitter thread detailing all of Lionel Messi’s records that has since gone viral.
Lionel Messi the record man
Lionel Messi – Records Thread pic.twitter.com/1i5dEE8g1H
— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
• Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award
— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
World Records –
• Most FIFA World Player of the Year Awards: 6 (2009–12, 2015, 2019)
Most Ballons d’Or: 6 (2009–12, 2015, 2019)
• Most consecutive Ballons d’Or: 4— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time and six-
time Ballon d’Or winner: 23, 24, 25, 28 and 32 years old
• Guinness World Record as top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year: 91 goals in 2012— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 goals in 2012
• Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012
• Top goalscorer in a club season: 73 goals in 2011–12 pic.twitter.com/zHr8i2RjU5— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only player to score more than 40 goals in 10 consecutive seasons
• Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015
• Only player to score and assist in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011 pic.twitter.com/ULdM3zdJ1Q— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only player to score in 7 different official competitions in one calendar year: 2015, in the La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Copa América, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, completed on 20 December 2015. pic.twitter.com/Yf7YHUFYiI
— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: (2011–12 and 2012–13)
• First player ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league
• Most (official) assists provided in football history: 277 pic.twitter.com/XcnyAzGiyD— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4, in 2014
• Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the World Cup
• Only player to provide at least one assist in 4 World Cup tournaments pic.twitter.com/hQLWYC5rgT— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only player to provide at least one assist in 5 different Copa America tournaments
• Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6
• Most official goals scored for a single club in Europe: 614 goals
• All-time top scorer in Europe's top 5 leagues: 428 goals pic.twitter.com/Jd7ON0b1OP— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (334 games)
• Fastest player ever to reach 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (435 games)
• Most goals scored for a single club in the UEFA Champions League: 114 goals pic.twitter.com/nKdoOBea3E— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games)
• Most goals scored in a European Cup/Champions League game: 5 goals
• Most goals scored in a European Cup/Champions League quarter-final game: 4 pic.twitter.com/O3ODyBIdFM— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most hatricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 8
• Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group
stage: 68 goals
• Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 26 goals pic.twitter.com/x7lrOzG2SZ— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6 goals
• Most individual teams scored against in the UEFA Champions League: 34
• Top goalscorer in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals
• Most appearances in the ESM Team of the Year: 11 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2018) pic.twitter.com/3wP1lDa9bP— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 3 (2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19)
• First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: in 14-15 and 15–16
• First player to score in 15 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League pic.twitter.com/H9Od4PmUk5— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 28 years, 84 days in 2015
• Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League
• Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club (27 years and 300 days) pic.twitter.com/Dk6Tpk1mi5— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Americas –
• Top assist provider in Copa América: 13 assists
• Most goals in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers: 21
• Most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa América match: 3
• Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América pic.twitter.com/fAgGtfGx4k— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Spanish Records –
• Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
• Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
• Most Pichichi Trophies: 6
• Top goalscorer in La Liga: 428 goals pic.twitter.com/iUVUjpUc9o— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Top assist provider in La Liga: 166 assists
• Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 13 goals
• Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7
• Most goals in a La Liga season: 50 goals in 2011–12
• Most braces scored in La Liga: 106 pic.twitter.com/wvX8plIlbM— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 34
• Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12
• Most teams scored against in a season: 19 in 2012–13
• Most La Liga appearances by a foreign player: 461 matches pic.twitter.com/YCeSdDm6uD— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012-13
• Most league home goals in a season (38 games, 19 home games): 35 (2011–12)
• Most league away goals in a season (38 games, 19 away games): 24 (2012–13) pic.twitter.com/9Cizoio6D8— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27
(2012–13)
• Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16 (2011–12)
• Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15 (2012–13) pic.twitter.com/D9bnnpW9RK— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most opponents scored against in La Liga history: 37
• Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33, season 2012–13) pic.twitter.com/qTrgrxsce4— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only players to be top goalscorers and top assist providers in the same season: Luis Suárez (2015–16), Lionel Messi (2017–18, 2018–19)
• Most stadiums scored at: 36
• First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons pic.twitter.com/yj5LCxYKH4— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Only player to score 20+ goals in 10 consecutive seasons
• Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons
• Only player to score 10+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons (from 2006–07 to 2018–19) pic.twitter.com/r4Rit9UAKr— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• First player to reach 300 La Liga goals
• First player to reach 350 La Liga goals
• First player to reach 400 La Liga goals
• First player to reach 150 La Liga assists
• Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: 25 years and 7 months in January 2013 pic.twitter.com/rIBB8kFKaS— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 (all with Barcelona)Most La Liga victories: 346
• Most appearances in a Copa del Rey final: 9 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) pic.twitter.com/YK52cp5sQQ— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most assists provided in Copa del Rey finals: 6 (1 in 2009, 2
in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018)
• Most goals scored from direct free kicks: 34
• Most goals scored as coming on as a substitute in La Liga: 24 pic.twitter.com/x8eX8IWBSo— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Argentina Records –
• Argentina all-time top goalscorer: 70 goals
• Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 12 goals in 2012
• Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation pic.twitter.com/BPsKrcrWn8— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006
• Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006
• Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 22 years and 363 days old in 2010 pic.twitter.com/hNb3Xa7zay— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: 27 years, 361 days in 2015
• Most goals scored in one FIFA World Cup qualification: 10 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers
• Most goals scored in all FIFA World Cup qualifications: 21 pic.twitter.com/DLYodJuP64— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most goals scored in international friendlies: 34
• Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6
• Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6 pic.twitter.com/rBg8RvirFm— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 42
• Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4, in 2014
• Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World matches: 6 pic.twitter.com/Qv6WZRaSds— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 27 goals
• Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 25 goals
• Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico: 24 goals
• Top goalscorer in official competitions: 614 goals
• Top goalscorer including friendlies: 649 goals pic.twitter.com/hGPXxdSjgw— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Barcelona Records –
• Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 114 goals
• Top goalscorer in European competitions: 117 goals
• Top goalscorer in international competitions: 122 goals
• Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 46
• pic.twitter.com/HJDDkQaAvy— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• First player to be top goalscorer in four, five and six La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
• Most matches won with the team: 495 (equalled on 13 March 2019)
• Most home goals scored in one season in all competitions: 46 in 2011–12 pic.twitter.com/H5UuVMvoUy— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 46
• Most goals scored in Joan Gamper Trophy: 9
• Most La Liga hat-tricks: 34
• Most home goals scored in club history in La Liga: 246 pic.twitter.com/UwiuUWInyW— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
• Most away goals scored in Barcelona history in La Liga: 182
• Most goals scored coming on as a substitute in all competitions: 34
• Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 34 pic.twitter.com/VGq4E9V8ZX— Altin Ademaj (@altinademaj_) December 7, 2019
Barcelona are on course for yet another brilliant season with Lionel Messi at the helm. The Argentine missed a few matches in the beginning with an injury but has since come back and breathed new life into his side.
Barcelona have been drawn against Napoli in the Champions League round of 16. The match will take place in January but Messi and Co will have their sights on Real Madrid first as they look forward to the first El Clasico this season.
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