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Lionel Messi, Argentina, and FC Barcelona star is breaking new records every passing week, those who watch him play, know that he’s one of the greatest ever to play this sport and it’s worth to look at his incredible statistics that will help you understand the fact.
He had many records to his name, but the most prominent ones are as follows.
- He is the top appearance maker for Barcelona with 767 appearances for FC Barcelona since his debut in 2004.
- During his 17 seasons with the club, he has around 34 titles to his name, which is more than any other player.
- Messi has won six Ballon d’Or for awards, more than any other player.
- He is the only player to have won the Ballon d’Or trophy in four consecutive seasons from 2009 to 2012.
- He holds the record for scoring most goals in all club competitions in a calendar year(91) in 2012 which was more than what 13 La Liga teams scored that year.
- Messi has won six European Golden Shoe awards, which is more than any other player.
- He is the fastest player to reach 300 and 400 goals in any of Europe’s top five leagues.
- He’s the first and the only player to have scored in 16 consecutive seasons of the Champions League.
- Messi is the highest goal scorer for Barcelona with 663 goals in these 767 appearances.
- He scored 50 goals in a single season of La Liga 2011-12.
- He has the highest number of goals from direct free-kick La Liga (38).
- He has also scored against 38 different opponents in 38 different stadiums while playing in Spain.
- He scored in 21 consecutive matches in 2012-13, the longest goalscoring run in the domestic league.
- He had been named in FIFPro World 11 a record 14 times.
These are some of the stats of the little magician, he has been giving his fans countless moments of joy and happiness in these years. He’s more than a player for many people, they consider him God for a reason and these stats totally do justice to those praises about him.