However, since making his senior debut in 2004, Messi has accumulated a truly vast number of honours and individual records. The ex-captain of the Equatorial Guinea national team, Juvenal Edjogo, has claimed his votes for the 2013 Ballon d'Or were changed. All Rights Reserved. Messi has scored thirteen times in FIFA World Cup tournaments, [1] a record for Argentina; [11] Messi netted once in 2006, four in 2014, when he guided his team to the final, being awarded the Golden Ball for best player, [12] once in 2018 and another seven in 2022, when he captained Argentina to their third World Cup Trophy, scoring twice in the No other player, male or female, has won it more than three times. Messi scripts various records while playing for Barcelona for more than 2 decades. He also skippered his country to victory at the 2021 Copa Amrica and Finalissima 2022, and is on course to become only the third man to register 100 international goals. Set the record by scoring 50 goals in La Liga 2011/12. Messi holds many individual records, befitting his status as one of the greatest of all time. The 25 greatest football players of the last 25 years", "Four Four Two have Messi as best player of last 25 years", "Ronaldo and Ramos nominated for 2017 Golden Foot award", "UEFA Best Player in Europe Award launched", "Uefa Launches Best Player In Europe Award", "Modri, Ronaldo and Salah up for Player of the Year", "Messi vows to share Ballon d'Or with Xavi", "Messi named Best Player in Europe for second time", "Virgil van Dijk wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award", "Champions League positional awards: nominees announced", "Cristiano Ronaldo named #UCL forward of the season", "Cristiano Ronaldo: Champions League Forward of the Season", "Lionel Messi: Champions League Forward of the Season", "Every UEFA Champions League Player of the Week", "Leo Messi nominated UEFA Player of the Week. He also has the most international goals by a South American male (98). Player with most El Clsicos played. In the biggest game in Spain, Messi has scored 26 times in total. The 35-year-old scored Argentina's opener from the penalty spot before assisting his. Longest scoring streak in the league. He also has scored more goals for one club in the Champions League (120 for Barcelona) than any other player. He scored 91 official goals in 2012. Most games scored in during a league season. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the way, but the race for third is hotting up. This article features a list with world association football records including professionals, semi-professionals, amateurs, juniors or women's football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world. Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup finals: 13 (1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 7 in 2022). Player who has scored against most teams in LaLiga. A truly awe-inspiring feat that features on top of our list of unbreakable Lionel Messi records. Player with most El Clsico goals. He is joint-fourth on the all-time World Cup goalscorers list alongside Argentina's Lionel Messi. The organisation that unites ex-players from all FC Barcelona football teams. - Messi managed to score 700 club goals in 103 fewer matches than it took Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve the same tally. 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. 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. Player with most appearances for Argentinian national side. His record against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabu is 15 goals, more than his return at any other away ground. 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, LIVE Transfer Talk: Gvardiol, Bellingham named Real Madrid's top transfer targets. He reached the figure on November 1, 2011, when he was 24 years old. But other sources differ due to historical inconsistencies in the classification of "official" goals scored in "official" competitions. The former Barca forward also has scored more career hat tricks in LaLiga (36) than any other player, as well as sharing the record for the most hat tricks in a single season (eight, in 2011-12) with Ronaldo, who matched the feat with Real Madrid in 2014-15. One all-time mark that Messi looks certain to break - barring injury or suspension - is Argentina's record for appearances in World Cup games. Having made his senior competitive debut just past his 17th birthday, he has since rewritten the record books in the UEFA Champions League and Liga. The current record belongs to another German, Miroslav Klose, who reached 17 victories. In 2012, for Bara and Argentina, Messi scored 91 goals - beating a record previously held by Gerd Mller. Sign up for ESPN+, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 (all times ET) He has 120 goals, almost 100 more than all his main pursuers. Top scorer in the European Cup / Champions League. The only player who has been both top scorer and top assist provider in the same season. Only player in history to score 40+ club goals in 8 consecutive seasons; Most FIFA Ballon d'Or awards: 5 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo) Most Best Player awards in history in major international tournaments: Most individual awards in major international tournaments: Most goals in major international tournaments (World Cup + main contintental tournaments): Most goal contributions (goals + assists) in major international tournaments: Most Man of the Match awards in major international tournaments: Most assists in major international tournaments: Most goals in club competitions in a season across Europe's top 5 leagues: One of 13 players to win the "Treble" twice: Most consecutive European Golden Shoe awards: Most league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Most cosecutive league top scorer awards ever in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Most goals ever scored in a single European league: Most official goals scored for a single European club: Most league goals scored for a single European club: Most Champions League goals scored for a single European club: Most hat-tricks scored in the Champions League: Most goals scored in a Champions League game: Most goals scored in a Champions League quarter-final game: Most goals scored in a Champions League Last 16 tie: Most goals scored in Champions League group stage matches: Most goals scored in Champions League Last 16 games: Most consecutive seasons with a Champions League goal: Most consecutive calendar years with a Champions League goal: Most different opponents scored against in the Champions League: Most league goals scored in a single season in Europe's top 5 leagues: Most league goals scored in a single calendar year in Europe's top 5 leagues: Most assists in a single league season in Europe's top 5 leagues: Most free-kick goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: Most Pichichi trophies for La Liga top scorer: Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: Most home goals scored in a single La Liga season: Most away goals scored in a single La Liga season: Most matches scored in in a single La Liga season: Most different clubs scored against in La Liga history: Most different clubs scored against in a single La Liga season: Only player to finish top scorer and top assist provider in La Liga more than once: Best goalscoring ratio in a La Liga season (at least 20 games played): Most goals scored in Copa Del Rey finals: Most assists provided in Copa Del Rey finals: All time top scorer in Supercopa de Espaa: Most goals scored in La Liga El Clsico matches: Most goals scored in all official El Clsico matches: Most goals scored in all official Derbi Barcelon matches (Catalan derby): Most goals scored in all official AthleticBarcelona clsico matches: All time top scorer for Barcelona in all official competitions: All time top scorer for Barcelona in all games (including friendlies): All time top scorer for Barcelona in the Champions League: All time top scorer for Barcelona in European competitions: All time top scorer for Barcelona in International competitions: Most goals scored for Barcelona as a substitute: Most goals scored for Barcelona in a Champions League season: Most Champions League trophies won with Barcelona: All time most free kicks scored for Argentina: Most goals scored for Argentina in competitive fixtures: Most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina: Only player to score for Argentina against. The record for the competition is held by. As of 29 June he has played 148 times for Argentina, beating Javier Mascheranos record of 147. The Argentine would then need to add six winsevery match until the finalto break Klose's record. With that astounding tally, he has averaged a goal contribution every 68.9 minutes. Goals scored in the top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients rankings are multiplied by a factor of two, and goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by 1.5. Indeed, the Paris Saint-Germain star will need to play on until 2030 if he wishes to even match the . 123 . He has 35 since 2002. He scored against all the teams in the 2012/13 LaLiga campaign, equaling the mark of Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo in 2011/12. Overall, his reliability is even more impressive: Messi has scored over 40 goals in 10 consecutive years: 2009/10 (47 goals), 2010/11 (53), 2011/12 (73), 2012/13 (60), 2013/14 (41), 2014/15 (58), 2015/16 (41), 2016/17 (54), 2017/18 (45) and 2018/19 (51). Indeed, the only competition that Messi has played in and not won during his professional career is the Coupe de France, although he'll have to wait until next season at least for that elusive piece of silverware after Marseille's win over PSG on Feb. 8 stopped him completing his personal clean sweep. Record of international goals in one year. 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. No other player in the 21st Century has set up as many goals. 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). 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. 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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. His record stood for over half a century, until Messi matched it on March 20, 2012, with a hat trick against Granada. He scored 73 goals in 2011/12 (50 in the league, 14 in the Champions League, 3 in the Copa del Rey, 3 in the Spanish Super Cup, 1 in the European Super Cup and 2 in the Club World Cup), All-time top scorer in a calendar year. FootTheBall takes a look at the ever-growing list of world records and European records that Messi and Ronaldo have broken so far. "[66] Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season. 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. He scored the most goals, He has won the most wins. Top scorer in any edition of LaLiga. Leo Messi scored 14 goals in the 2011/12 Champions League. Likewise, in the Champions League Messi has found the net against 35 different opponents. Staggering. Lionel Messi . Messi is also the all-time top goalscorer in a calendar year (January to December). - News, The goals have continued to flow for Lionel Messi in Paris, after bringing the curtain down on a remarkable two decades at Barcelona in summer 2021, top UEFA Champions League/European Cup scorers, third man to register 100 international goals, Most Champions League group stage goals: 80 (71 for Barcelona), Most Champions League round of 16 goals: 29, Most Champions League goals for one club: 120 (Barcelona), Most successive seasons scoring in Champions League: 18, Most Liga goals in a single season: 50 (2011/12), Most Liga titles won by foreign player: 10, Most goals in calendar year: 79 in 2012 (91 including goals for Argentina), Most UEFA club competition goals for single club: 123 (Barcelona), Youngest Argentinian to score at a World Cup: 18 years 357 days, First player to score in four different World Cup tournaments for Argentina, Most individual World Cup appearances: 26, Only player to score in World Cup group stage, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Csar Rodrguez had been Bara's top marksman in 1939 and between 1942 and 1955, scoring 232 goals in official matches. Messi scored his 700th goal in a 3-0 win for PSG at Marseille on Feb. 26, 2023. Is Manchester United hitting the panic button yet? Messi has made a record 19 appearances as captain in the World Cup. Top scorer in LaLigas second round. Biggest gap between first and last World Cup goals: Most appearances as captain at the World Cup: Most goals scored in Club World Cup Finals: Only player to have scored at three Club World Cups: Only footballer and only athlete from a team sport to win the. However, Messi is not far behind, and is even closer to eclipsing Ronaldo's total of 495 goals in Europe's top five leagues. Lionel Messi Spanish Records Player with the most domestic and international titles. Only Messi holds this honour, and he did it twice: In 2011/12 and 2015/16. With Bara, 84 (59 in the league, 13 in the Champions League, 5 in the Copa del Rey, and 2 in the Super Cup) and with the Argentine national team, 12. They came in the 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. March 22, 2021 sees him with 48 (41 hat-tricks, 6 four-goal hauls and one five-goal game). He was the first player ever to score five goals in a single Champions League match when he smashed a quintuple past Bayer Leverkusen in the 2011-12 round of 16. Stream top leagues, tournaments and teams. 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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