Lionel Messi . [67] In 2018, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. Top scorer in international competitions. Since the points system was established in 1996, Messi is the only player to win the award a record six times and also the only one to win it with a record 100 points (season 201112). Awarded the Ballon d'Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019, his feat of six wins is unrivalled in world football. It happened in the 2009/10 campaign. Messi still has some way to go if he wishes to surpass the all-time record at a FIFA World Cup. Trailing Messi by a considerable distance, Gabriel Batistuta is second on the list of the Albiceleste's highest scorers with 56 goals in 78 games, while the great Diego Maradona is fifth overall with 34 goals in 91 games. He scored 24 goals during 15 consecutive away games in the 2012/13 league season. Player with most El Clsico goals. Fontaine scored 13 goals in just six matches for France at the 1958 World Cup In Summary He is joint-fourth on the all-time World Cup goalscorers list alongside Argentina's Lionel Messi. Youngest player to score 100 goals in official matches. This is the most for any player in the Spanish top flight. He has the most appearances for the team. He scored seven goals at Qatar 2022. Player with the most Pichichi Trophies in the Spanish league. Lionel Messi was awarded the Guinness World Record title for most goals in a calendar year. Messi became the first player, male or female, to win seven FIFA best player awards, breaking a tie with six-time best women's player Marta of Brazil. FootTheBall takes a look at the ever-growing list of world records and European records that Messi and Ronaldo have broken so far. How many of the 21 players to have hit 50+ UEFA club competition goals can you name? There isn't much left for Lionel Messi to win in a truly astounding football career that has already seen the Paris Saint-Germain superstar claim just about every major trophy available to him, including multiple Champions League triumphs with Barcelona and that precious and previously elusive World Cup winner's medal for Argentina. Lionel Messi made his first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and scored one goal for Argentina in that edition. He scored 91 official goals in 2012. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa Amrica (17). 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And, even at the age of 35, he's still closing in on an array of significant landmark achievements. Already the all-time top appearance-maker (172 games) and goal scorer (98 goals) for his national team, Messi is close to becoming the first Argentina player to score 100 goals. Messi is also the winner of more Pichichi awards than anybody else. Player who has scored against most teams in LaLiga. Some of these accolades are shared with other players. UEFA Champions League - Lionel Messi: What records does he hold? As of May 27, 2021, he has 672 goals. His record against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabu is 15 goals, more than his return at any other away ground. Surprisingly, he has never won the award. He also holds the record for most total goals scored by any player in LaLiga (474) as well as the most goals scored in a single LaLiga season (50) after reaching a half-century in 2011-12. Since then almost every record available has fallen. Top scorer in a European League since the establishment of the Golden Shoe trophy in the 1966/67 season. Youngest player to score 200 goals in official matches. He has scored against 36 different opponents, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's 35. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. As of May 27, 2021, he has played 520 since his official debut in October 2004. Messi ended the 2019/20 season with 20 assists, matching Xavi's record from 2008/09. Messi is also the top scorer of Spanish league which is La Liga. The Official site of the Bara Foundation. Messi has made 19 World Cup appearances across the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 tournaments. The record for the competition is held by Cristiano Ronaldo, who made it 17 in 2013/14, 2023 Powered by Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. He did it in 2009/10, 2011/12, 212/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. In 2020, Messi became the first footballer to win the award. Player with most matches played in the league. Player with most official matches played. 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. Argentina captain Lionel Messi broke no fewer than 10 FIFA World Cup records as he led his nation to a famous win at Qatar 2022. As of May 27, 2021, he has played 778 since his official debut. 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Despite both players being closer to 40 years of age than they are to 30, expect them to keep writing records for a while yet. However, he has a pretty huge catalogue of other records that will surely boggle your mind. Most goals scored in the Champions League quarter-finals: Most goals scored in the Champions League semi-finals: Most goals scored against a single opponent in the Champions League: Most consecutive Champions League games scored in: Most consecutive Champions League away games scored in: Most knockout stage goals for a single club: Fewest games needed to score 100 Champions League goals for a single club: Most main competition Champions League appearances in history: Only player to win the European Golden Shoe in 2 different leagues: Most times included in the UEFA Team of the Year: Only player to win the top scorer award in 3 of Europe's Top 5 Leagues: All time top International scorer for a European country: All time most caps for a European country: Most goals in UEFA European Championships and World Cups: Most goals scored in UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: Most assists (Opta) in UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: Most appeareances in UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: Most match wins at UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: Most official Man of the Match awards at UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: Oldest player to score a brace at UEFA European Championship finals: Most goals scored in UEFA European Championship qualifiers: Most goals scored in European World Cup qualifying matches: Most headed goals in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Most penalties scored in La Liga history: The best goals to games ratio in La Liga history (of players with 100+ appearances): Most consecutive Serie A games scored in, in a single season: All time top scorer for Real Madrid in all official competitions: All time top scorer for Real Madrid in La Liga: All time top scorer for Real Madrid in the Champions League: Most hat-tricks scored for Real Madrid in La Liga: Fastest hat-trick for Real Madrid in the Champions League: Most goals scored in a single season for Real Madrid in all competitions: Most goals scored in a single season for Real Madrid in La Liga: Most consecutive La Liga game weeks scored in for Real Madrid: Most consecutive La Liga games scored in for Real Madrid: Most goals scored for Real Madrid in El Clsico matches: Most goals in a single Premier League season for Manchester United: Highest transfer fee paid for a Manchester United player: Oldest player to score a hat-trick for Manchester United in the Premier League: Most goals in a single season for Juventus in all competitions: Fewest games needed to score 10 goals for Juventus in all competitions: Fewest games needed to score 50 goals for Juventus in Serie A: Fewest games needed to score 100 goals for Juventus: Most goals in competitive games for Portugal: Most goals in major tournaments for Portugal (WC/Euros): Most goals in tournaments for Portugal (WC,Euros,UNL,Confed Cup): All time most hat-tricks for Portugal in competitive games: Most matches played for Portugal in World Cup finals tournaments: Most Man of the Match awards for Portugal at Word Cup finals tournaments: Youngest player to score for Portugal at a World Cup: Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Portugal. 20/21. Most league goals in history across Europe's top 5 leagues: All time top scorer in the Champions League: Most goals scored in a single season in the Champions League: Most goals scored in a single season in the Champions League group stage: Most goals scored in a single calendar year in the Champions League: Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League knockout stage: Most goals scored in the Champions League knockout stage in a single season: Most penalties scored in the Champions League: Most free kick goals scored in the Champions League: Only player to finish Champions League top scorer in. Messi's consistency in front of goal has meant that he is the only player to score more than 10 goals in 14 consecutive seasons. Messi scripts various records while playing for Barcelona for more than 2 decades. Set the record by scoring 50 goals in La Liga 2011/12, Player who has scored against the most teams in the Champions League. He has set up a new record of scoring highest number of hat-tricks in official tournaments. [68], Champions League positional awards were introduced in 2017 to "recognise the season's best player in each position in Europe's premier club competition".[72]. What can the Major League Soccer do expand? Can Barca overcome on-field fatigue, off-field chaos to beat Real Madrid in Copa del Rey? Ad. Messi took center stage as Argentina dismantled Croatia 3-0, advancing to the World Cup final on Sunday. Ronaldo is joint-second on 18 goals (in 30 games,) alongside fellow Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano. He scored 35 goals at the Camp Nou in the 2011/12 league season. The only player who has been both top scorer and top assist provider in the same season. 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. Messi reached 700 goals at club level in Paris' 3-0 win against Marseille on 26 February 2023. Sheffield Utd vs. Tottenham (3 p.m.) [121] The pair had broken each other's record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous recordholder, Ral, in November 2014. Truly inspirational. Has won six. He has 120 goals, almost 100 more than all his main pursuers. 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He scored 25 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. Messi has played the most minutes in World Cup history: 2,314. He has 35 since 2002. Player with most hat-tricks, four-goal and five-goal contributions in official competition. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. The Barcelona maestro also scored the most number of International goals in one year. As of May 27, 2021, he has 474 goals in 520 games. "Leo Messi misses penalty in Copa America final defeat" received 13 percent (%) of the total votes cast, finishing on a third-place in the voting. Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,[1][2][3] has received seven Ballon d'Or awards, the most for any football player, as well as the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, and the 2019 and 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Player. 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. Youngest player to win three Ballons dOr. (0:33). He reached the figure on November 1, 2011, when he was 24 years old. As of May 27, 2021, he has 383 wins in the domestic competition. Just to hammer home the complete nature of his attacking talents, Messi's total career goal contributions (i.e. They came in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019. He is also the youngest man to win three times, the only player to win four in a row, and the player with the longest time between first and last wins (2009 and 2019). One thing that is pretty certain now is that Lionel Messi is a freak of nature. In fact, 2013-14 and 2019-20 were the only trophyless seasons of his career (unless you count the "Pichichi" award as LaLiga's top goal scorer that he won in 2019-20). Messi has won 6 Ballon d'Or crowns. Top scorer in any edition of LaLiga. As of May 27, 2021, he has 542 wins. Pick your favourite! He has scored against 36 different opponents, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldos 35. He also has the most international goals by a South American male (98). Argentina. Messi also is the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award twice: first when he was a losing finalist in 2014, and again after leading his country to glory at the 2022 tournament. On November 22, 2014, Messi overtook Telmo Zarra (Athletic Club, 1940-55) as the league's top goalscorer. 2. Messi can see the 900th appearance of his senior club career on the horizon. Top scorer at home in a season in official matches: Leo Messi scored 46 goals in all competitions at the Camp Nou during the 2011/12 season. Messi's club records. Messi has also won a record seven Ballon d'Or awards. He also has scored more goals for one club in the Champions League (120 for Barcelona) than any other player. The Argentina is now already the Barcelona player with the most goals, most games, most titles and most wins in the club's 121-year history. Since Squawka began data collection in 1966, Lionel Messi has recorded a total of 19 direct goal contributions (goals + assists). MESSI WORLD RECORDS. He scored against all the teams in the 2012/13 LaLiga campaign, equaling the mark of Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo in 2011/12. Top scorer in a season in official competitions. Twenty years have passed since Lionel Messi first arrived in Barcelona. Messi is the only player who has scored against the most teams in the Champions League. His record stood for over half a century, until Messi matched it on March 20, 2012, with a hat trick against Granada. Most international caps for a South American player: Most CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying matches scored in: Youngest player to have reached 100 caps in CONMEBOL history: Most assists provided in a single Copa Amrica tournament: Most goals scored as a substitute in a Copa Amrica match: Most official Man of the Match awards in Copa Amrica matches: Most official Man of the Match awards in a single Copa Amrica tournament: Most goals of all time in top level competition (according to IFFHS criteria): Most goals of all time in club football (according to IFFHS criteria): Most international goals in football history: Most goals in a calendar year in international club and country competitions: Only player to win a league title, domestic cup, domestic supercup, Champions League, Club World Cup, Golden Shoe and Ballon d'Or at 2 clubs. MORE: Messi vs. Ronaldo at World Cup: Goals, stats, records Argentina records held by Messi. As well as lighting up the club game, Messi has thrived on the international stage, sealing his status as an Argentina legend comparable to Diego Maradona when he captained his nation to FIFA World Cup glory at Qatar 2022. 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. On Monday, Lionel Messi claimed FIFA's The Best Men's Player . - Messi managed to score 700 club goals in 103 fewer matches than it took Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve the same tally. Oldest player to win FIFA's Player of the Year award: 35 years, Only player to win FIFA's Player of the Year award in three different decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s), Youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, 6 times and 7 times: 23, 24, 25, 28, 32 and 34 years old, Most appearances in the top 3 for the Ballon d'Or: 13 times (2007-2017, 2019, 2021), Only player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s), Largest time gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 12 years (2009, 2021), Guinness World Record for the most official goals in a calendar year: 91 goals in 2012, Most goals in club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012, Most consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals) (2012/13), Most goals in a single top flight league: 474 goals in La Liga, Most official senior goals scored for a single club: 672 goals for Barcelona, Only player ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league, Only player to score 50+ goals in 9 different calendar years for club and country, Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 different calendar years for club and country, Only player to score 40+ club goals in 10 consecutive seasons (2009/10 - 2018/19), Only player to score 40+ club goals in 9 consecutive seasons (2009/10 - 2017/18), Only player to score 60+ club goals in 2 consecutive seasons (2011/12 and 2012/13), Only player to score 30+ club goals in 13 consecutive seasons (2008/09 - 2020/21), Only player to score in 7 different competitions for club and country in a calendar year: 2015, Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a season twice: 2011/12 and 2015/16, 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, Only player to win the World Cup Golden Ball twice, Oldest player to win the World Cup Golden Ball: 35y 178d, Most goal contributions in World Cup final tournaments: 21 (13 goals + 8 assists), Most World Cup matches scored in: 11 matches (shared with Miroslav Klose), Most Man of the Match awards at Word Cup finals tournaments: 11, Most Man of the Match awards at a single World Cup finals tournament: 5 in 2022, Only player to win Man of the Match in every round at a World Cup (Groups, R16, QF, SF, F), Most opening goals at World Cup finals tournaments: 8, Only player to score at a World Cup finals in his teens, his twenties and his thirties, Oldest player to score 5, 6 and 7 goals at a World Cup, Youngest player and oldest player to get a goal and assist in a single World Cup match (18y 357d and 35y 172d), Biggest gap between first and last World Cup goals: 16 years, 6 months, 3 days (16/6/06 - 18/12/22), Only player to make one or more assist in 4 and 5 World Cup finals tournaments, Most appearances as captain at the World Cup: 19, Most minutes played at the World Cup: 2314, First player to score in all 5 rounds of a mens World Cup finals tournament (Group Stage, R16, QF, SF, F), Most FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls: 2 (2009, 2011), Most goals scored in Club World Cup Finals: 4 goals (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), Only player to have scored at three Club World Cups: 2009, 2011, 2015 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 16 times (2007-2022), Only footballer and only athlete from a team sport to win the Laureus Sportsman Of The Year award, Most Best Player awards in history in major international tournaments: 4 (2014 & 2022 World Cup, 2015 & 2021 Copa America), Most individual awards in major international tournaments: 6 (Best Player 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, Golden Boot 2021, Best Young Player 2007), Only player to win Best Player, Golden Boot, most MOTMs and win the trophy in a major international tournament (Copa America 2021), Most goals in major international tournaments (World Cup + main contintental tournaments): 26 goals, Most goal contributions (goals + assists) in major international tournaments: 51, Most Man of the Match awards in major international tournaments: 25 MOTMs (14 Copa America + 11 World Cup), Most assists in major international tournaments: 25, Most goals in club competitions in a season across Europe's top 5 leagues: 73 goals in 2011/12, One of 13 players to win the "Treble" twice: 2008/09 and 2014/15, Most consecutive European Golden Shoe awards: 3 (2016/17 - 2018/19), Most league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 8, Most cosecutive league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 5 (shared with Jean-Pierre Papin), Most goals ever scored in a single European league: 474 goals in La Liga, Only player to score 20+ goals in a 13 consecutive seasons in Europe's top 5 leagues, Only player to score 30+ goals in 9 different seasons in Europe's top 5 leagues, Most official goals scored for a single European club: 672 for Barcelona, Most league goals scored for a single European club: 474 for Barcelona, Most Champions League goals scored for a single European club: 120 for Barcelona, Fewest games needed to score 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games), Fewest games needed to score 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (334 games), Fewest games needed to score 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (435 games), Youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League (28 years, 84 days), Most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), Most goals scored in a Champions League game: 5 goals (vs Bayer Leverkusen 2012) (shared with Luiz Adriano), Most goals scored in a Champions League quarter-final game: 4 goals (vs Arsenal 2010), Most goals scored in a Champions League Last 16 tie: 6 goals (vs Bayer Leverkusen 2012), Most goals scored in Champions League group stage matches: 80 goals, Most goals scored in Champions League Last 16 games: 29 goals, Most home goals in the Champions League: 78, Most consecutive seasons with a Champions League goal: 18 seasons (05/06-22/23) (shared with Karim Benzema), Most consecutive calendar years with a Champions League goal: 18 years (2005-2022), First player to score in 15 consecutive seasons in the Champions League, Most different opponents scored against in the Champions League: 40 teams, Most league goals scored in a single season in Europe's top 5 leagues: 50 goals in 2011/12, Most league goals scored in a single calendar year in Europe's top 5 leagues: 59 goals in 2012, Most assists in a single league season in Europe's top 5 leagues: 21 assists in 2019/20 (shared with Thomas Mller 19/20), Most goals scored in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals (shared with 8 other players), Most free-kick goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: 2 free kick goals, Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 36 hat-tricks, Most free kick goals scored in La Liga: 39 free kick goals, Most Pichichi trophies for La Liga top scorer: 8, All time top scorer in La Liga: 474 goals, All time most assists in La Liga: 192 assists, Most assists in a single La Liga season: 21 assists in 2019/20, Only player to score 20+ goals and make 20+ assists in a single La Liga season (2019/20), Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 hat-tricks in 2011/12 (Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), Most home goals scored in a single La Liga season: 35 goals in 19 games in 2011/12, Most away goals scored in a single La Liga season: 24 goals in 19 games in 2012/13, Most matches scored in in a single La Liga season: 27 games in 2012/13 (Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), Most different clubs scored against in La Liga history: 37 clubs, Most different clubs scored against in a single La Liga season: 19 clubs (Shared with Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo), Only player to finish top scorer and top assist provider in La Liga more than once: 3 times: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, Only player to score 40+ goals in 2 consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo), Only player to score 40+ goals in 3 different La Liga seasons, Only player to score 30+ goals in 8 and 9 different La Liga seasons, Only player to score 25+ goals in 10, 11 and 12 consecutive La Liga seasons (2009/10 - 2020/21), Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive La Liga seasons (2008/09 - 2020/21), Only player to score 10+ goals in 15 La Liga seasons (did it consecutively) (2006/07 - 2020/21), First player to reach 300, 350 and 400 La Liga goals, First player to reach 150 La Liga assists, Best goalscoring ratio in a La Liga season (at least 20 games played): 1.44 goals per game (46 goals in 32 games in 2012/13), Most appearances in Copa del Rey finals: 10 finals, Most goals scored in Copa Del Rey finals: 9 goals, Most assists provided in Copa Del Rey finals: 6 assists, All time top scorer in Supercopa de Espaa: 14 goals, Only player to score in 7 Supercopa de Espaa matches, Most goals scored in La Liga El Clsico matches: 18 goals, Most goals scored in all official El Clsico matches: 26 goals, Most hat-tricks in El Clsico matches: 2 hat-tricks, Most goals scored in all official Derbi Barcelon matches (Catalan derby): 25 goals, Most goals scored in all official AthleticBarcelona clsico matches: 24 goals, Most Ligue 1 assists in a calendar year: 20 league assists in 2022, Most free kicks scored for Barcelona: 50 free kick goals, Most hat-tricks scored for Barcelona: 48 hat-tricks, All time top scorer for Barcelona in all official competitions: 672 goals, All time top scorer for Barcelona in all games (including friendlies): 710 goals, All time top scorer for Barcelona in the Champions League: 120 goals, All time top scorer for Barcelona in European competitions: 123 goals, All time top scorer for Barcelona in International competitions: 128 goals, First player to finish top scorer in 4, 5 and 6 La Liga seasons (2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19), Most matches won with Barcelona: 501 matches (at time record was broken on 13 March 2019), Most trophies won by a Barcelona player: 35 trophies, Most goals scored for Barcelona as a substitute: 34 goals, Most goals scored for Barcelona in a Champions League season: 14 goals (2011/12), Most Champions League trophies won with Barcelona: 4 (shared with Xavi & Iniesta), The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 La Liga seasons, The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in 2, 3 and 4 consecutive La Liga seasons, The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in 3 consecutive La Liga seasons twice, The first Barcelona player to win multiple European Golden Shoe awards, The first Barcelona player to score 50+ goals in a season (done it 6 times), All time top scorer for Argentina: 98 goals, All time most assists for Argentina: 53 assists, All time most free kicks scored for Argentina: 9 free kick goals, All time most hat-tricks for Argentina: 8 hat-tricks, Most goals scored for Argentina in competitive fixtures: 54, Most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina: 18 goals in 2022, Only player to score for Argentina against every CONMEBOL nation, Most goals for Argentina at the World Cup: 13, Most assists for Argentina at the World Cup: 8 (shared with Maradona), Most appearanes for Argentina at the World Cup: 26, First Argentine to score in 5 and 6 different World Cup matches in a single tournament, First Argentine to score in 3 and 4 different World Cup knockout matches in a single tournament, Youngest player to play for Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: 18 years, 357 days (2006), Youngest player to score for Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: 18 years, 357 days (2006), Youngest player to captain Argentina in a World Cup finals tournament: 22 years, 363 days (2010), Most goals scored for Argentina in one World Cup qualifying campaign: 10 goals (2014 qualifying campaign), Most international goals scored by a South American 98, Most international caps for a South American player: 172, Most CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying matches scored in: 20 matches, Youngest player to have reached 100 caps in CONMEBOL history: (27 years, 361 days old), Most matches played in Copa America: 34 matches, Most assists provided in Copa Amrica: 17 assists, Most assists provided in a single Copa Amrica tournament: 5 assists in 2021, Most free kick goals in Copa America: 4 free kick goals, Most goals scored as a substitute in a Copa Amrica match: 3 goals, Most official Man of the Match awards in Copa Amrica matches: 14 MOTMs, Most official Man of the Match awards in a single Copa Amrica tournament: 4 MOTMs in 2021, Only player to score 10+ goals and provide 10+ assists in Copa America history, Most goals of all time in top level competition (according to IFFHS criteria): 827, Most goals of all time in club football (according to IFFHS criteria): 709, Most international goals in football history: 118 goals for Portugal, Most Ballon d'Or nominations: 18 nominations (2004-2019, 2021-2022), Only player to score 60+ goals in 4 different calendar years (2011-2014), Only player to score 50+ goals in 7 consecutive calendar years (2011-2017), Only player to score 50+ club goals in 5 and 6 consecutive seasons, Only player to score 30+ goals for club and country in 15 consecutive years (2007-2021), Most goals in a calendar year in international club and country competitions: 32 goals (2017), Only player to win a league title, domestic cup, domestic supercup, Champions League, Club World Cup, Golden Shoe and Ballon d'Or at 2 clubs (Manchester United and Real Madrid), Most World Cup finals tournaments scored in: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), Oldest player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup finals tournament: 33 years, 130 days, Most capped player in men's international football history: 196 (shared with Bader Al-Mutawa), Only player to score 1+ international goals in 20 consecutive seasons (03/04-22/23), Only player to score 1+ international goals in 19 consecutive years (2004-2022) (shared with Robbie Keane), Most consecutive major international tournaments with 1+ goals: 10 tournaments (All Euros + World Cups from 2004 - 2022), Most consecutive international tournaments with 1+ goals: 14 tournaments (5x Euros, 5x World Cup, 3x UNL, 1x Confed Cup), Most goals scored in international tournaments: 31 goals (World Cup, Euros, Confed Cup, Nations League), Only player to finish top scorer at Club World Cup twice, Most goals scored in Club World Cup: 7 goals, Most goals scored in Club World Cup Finals: 4 goals (shared with Lionel Messi), Only player to score at three Club World Cups: 2008, 2016, 2017 (shared with Lionel Messi), Only player to score a hat-trick in a Club World Cup final, First player to appear in the FIFPro World XI for 2 and 3 different clubs, Most league goals in history across Europe's top 5 leagues: 495 league goals, All time top scorer in the Champions League: 140 goals, Most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Lionel Messi), Most goals scored in a single season in the Champions League: 17 goals (2013/14), Most goals scored in a single season in the Champions League group stage: 11 goals (2015/16), Most goals scored in a single calendar year in the Champions League: 19 goals (2017), Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League knockout stage: 67 goals, Most goals scored in the Champions League knockout stage in a single season: 10 goals in 2016/17 (shared with Benzema 21/22), First player to score 100 goals in the Champions League, First player to win 100 games in the Champions League, Most penalties scored in the Champions League: 19 penalties, Most free kick goals scored in the Champions League: 12 free kicks, Most away goals in the Champions League: 63, Only player to score 15+ Champions League goals in 1, 2 and 3 seasons, Only player to score 10+ Champions League goals in 5, 6 and 7 seasons, Only player to score 2 consecutive hat-tricks in Champions League knockout games (2016/17) (shared with Benzema 21/22), Only player to score in every group stage Champions League match in a single season (2017/18) (shared with Haller 21/22), Only player to score 3 hat tricks in a single Champions League season (2015/16), Most Champions League top scorer awards: 7, Only player to finish Champions League top scorer in 6 consecutive seasons (2012/13-2017/18), Most goals scored in the Champions League quarter-finals: 25 goals, Most goals scored in the Champions League semi-finals: 13 goals, Only player to score in 3 Champions League finals (2008, 2014, 2017), Most goals scored against a single opponent in the Champions League: 10 goals against Juventus, Most consecutive Champions League games scored in: 11 games, Most consecutive Champions League away games scored in: 12 games, Most knockout stage goals for a single club: 50 goals for Real Madrid, Fewest games needed to score 100 Champions League goals for a single club: 95 games for Real Madrid, Only player to score 10+ goals for three different clubs in the Champions League, Most main competition Champions League appearances in history: 183, Only player to win the European Golden Shoe in 2 different leagues: Premier League and La Liga (shared with Luis Suarez), Most times included in the UEFA Team of the Year: 14 times, First player to win the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, Only player to score 100+ goals for 3 different European clubs, Only player to score 30+ goals in a single season in 3 of Europe's top 5 leagues, Only player to win the top scorer award in 3 of Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Premier League x1, La Liga x3, Serie A x1, Fewest games needed to score 350 goals for a single European club (335 games), All time top International scorer for a European country: 118 goals, All time most caps for a European country: 196 caps, Most goals in UEFA European Championships and World Cups: 22, Most goals scored in UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: 14 goals, Most assists (Opta) in UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: 6 (shared with Karel Poborsky), Only player to appear at 5 UEFA European Championship finals tournaments (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021), Only player to have scored at 5 UEFA European Championship finals tournaments (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021), Most appeareances in UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: 25 games, Most match wins at UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: 12 wins, Most official Man of the Match awards at UEFA European Championship finals tournaments: 6 (shared with Iniesta), Oldest player to score a brace at UEFA European Championship finals: 36 years, 130 days, Most goals scored in UEFA European Championship qualifiers: 31 goals, Most goals scored in European World Cup qualifying matches: 36 goals, Most wins in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 426 on 22 Jan 2022, Most headed goals in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 78 headed goals, Fewest games needed to score 150 goals in La Liga (140 games), Fewest games needed to score 200 goals in La Liga (178 games), Fewest games needed to score 300 goals in La Liga (286 games), Only player to score 50+ goals in 4 consecutive Spanish seasons, Only player to score 40+ goals in 2 consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi), Only player to score 30+ goals in 6 consecutive La Liga seasons (2010/11 - 2015/16), Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 hat-tricks in 2014/15 (Shared with Lionel Messi), Only player to score 2+ hat-tricks in 8 consecutive La Liga seasons, Most penalties scored in La Liga history: 73 penalties, The best goals to games ratio in La Liga history (of players with 100+ appearances): 1.07 goals per game, Most matches scored in in a single La Liga season: 27 games in 2011/12 (Shared with Lionel Messi), Most different clubs scored against in a single La Liga season: 19 clubs (Shared with Ronaldo de Lima and Lionel Messi), Fewest rounds needed to score 15 La Liga goals (8 rounds) (played 7/8 games), Fewest rounds needed to score 20 La Liga goals (12 rounds) (played 11/12 games), Most goals scored in Madrid derby games: 22 goals, Only player to score in 6 consecutive El Clsico matches, First player to win all four main PFA and PWA player of the season awards, Most consecutive Serie A games scored in, in a single season: 11 games (shared with Batistuta and Quagliarella), All time top scorer for Real Madrid in all official competitions: 450 goals, All time top scorer for Real Madrid in La Liga: 311 goals, All time top scorer for Real Madrid in the Champions League: 105 goals, Most hat-tricks scored for Real Madrid in La Liga: 34 hat-tricks, Fastest hat-trick for Real Madrid in the Champions League: 11 minutes, Most goals scored in a single season for Real Madrid in all competitions: 61 goals (2014/15), Most goals scored in a single season for Real Madrid in La Liga: 48 goals (2014/15), Only Real Madrid player to score 30+ goals in 2, 3, 4 and 5 [consecutive] La Liga seasons, Fastest Real Madrid player to reach 50, 100, 200 and 300 goals, Most consecutive La Liga game weeks scored in for Real Madrid: 10 game weeks, Most consecutive La Liga games scored in for Real Madrid: 11 games, Most goals scored for Real Madrid in El Clsico matches: 16 goals, The only Real Madrid player to win 2 and 3 European Golden Shoe awards, Only Real Madrid player to score 50+ goals in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 [consecutive] seasons, Most goals in a single Premier League season for Manchester United: 31 goals, Only Manchester United player to win the European Golden Shoe, Only Manchester United player to win FIFA World Player of the Year, Only Manchester United player to win the FIFA Puskas Award, Highest transfer fee paid for a Manchester United player: 80 million, Only Manchester United player to score in 5 consecutive Champions League games, Only player to score a hat-trick for Manchester United in consecutive Premier League home games, Oldest player to score a hat-trick for Manchester United in the Premier League: 37 years old, Most goals in a single season for Juventus in all competitions: 37 goals in 2019/20, Fewest games needed to score 10 goals for Juventus in all competitions: 16 games, Fewest games needed to score 50 goals for Juventus in Serie A: 61 games, Fewest games needed to score 100 goals for Juventus: 131 games, Youngest player to score for Sporting: 17 years 8 months, All time top scorer for Portugal: 118 goals, Most goals in competitive games for Portugal: 98 goals, Most goals in major tournaments for Portugal (WC/Euros): 22 goals, Most goals in tournaments for Portugal (WC,Euros,UNL,Confed Cup): 31, All time most caps for Portugal: 196 caps, All time most hat-tricks for Portugal: 10 hat-tricks, All time most hat-tricks for Portugal in competitive games: 10 hat-tricks, Most free kick goals for Portugal: 10 free kick goals, Most matches played for Portugal in World Cup finals tournaments: 22 matches, Most Man of the Match awards for Portugal at Word Cup finals tournaments: 7, Youngest player to score for Portugal at a World Cup: 21 years, 4 months, 13 days, Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Portugal: 27 years, 8 months and 11 days, - Messi vs Ronaldo World Records and Goal Records. 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