List of career achievements by Lionel Messi

Argentinian boliŋmɛra Lionel Messi, dunia zaa ni mi so ka o pahi biɛhigu puuni boliŋmɛra baŋdiba ni la, nyɛla ŋun nyɛ Ballon d'Or ayopɔin pina, ŋun na nyɛ li gari boliŋmɛra kam, yuuni 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, yuuni  2019 mini yuuni 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Player. Messi nyɛla ŋun mali taarihi din nyɛ ŋun di pɔri pam La Liga (474), Supercopa de España (14),  UEFA Super Cup (3) ka lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra so ŋun sɔŋ ka pɔri di pam boli ŋmɛbu taarihi puuni (357). Ŋun lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra so ŋun koŋko mali 300 club tuma sɔŋsima ka di nyɛ o yuli. O nyɛla ŋun di pɔri din kalinli yiɣisi 807 goals zaŋti o club mini o tiŋgbani o boli ŋmɛbu tuma puuni n-ti pahi ŋun nyɛ tuuli boliŋmɛra ni ŋun koŋko taarihi puuni di bunu mini buyobu European Golden Shoes.

## Collective awards

### Friendly titles
* Joan Gamper Trophy: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
* Ramón de Carranza Trophy: 2005
* Franz Beckenbauer Cup: 2007
* Tournoi de Paris: 2012
* Summer of Champions' Cup: 2012
* International Champions Cup: 2017 United States
* Nelson Mandela Trophy: 2018
* Riyadh Season Cup: 2023

### Friendly competitions
* Copa Times of India: 2011
* Superclásico de las Américas: 2017, 2019
* Copa San Juan: 2019

## Individual honours
### best player tali piibu
#### Dunia
Pina tibu zaŋ n-ti boliŋmɛra ŋun gaŋdu n-ti  dunia nyɛla binshɛɣu din niŋdi yuuni kam tum yuuni 1955,  din daa niŋ ka Ballon d'Or pini tibu daa piligi.  Ballon d'Or daa zaŋ mi n-ti boliŋmɛra so bɛ ni piigi ni ŋun niŋ kpaŋmaŋ pam lala yuuni shɛli din gari maa, French lahabalitira Gabriel Hanot n-daa piligi li. Piligu piibu ŋɔ daa piiri la European boliŋmɛraba pɔi ni yuuni 1995  zalikpana daa taɣi li.

FIFA World Player of the Year daa piligi la yuuni 1991.

##### FIFA Ballon d'Or

##### Ballon d'Or

##### FIFA World Player of the Year

##### Best FIFA Men's Player

##### FIFA World Cup Golden Ball

##### FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball

##### Other
* Copa América Best Player: 2015, 2021
* Copa América Best Young Player: 2007
* FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2005
* Onze d'Or: 2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18 
** Onze d'Argent: 2008, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
* ESPN Best Forward: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
* ΕΘΝΟΣΠΟΡ Best Footballer of the Year: 2009
* ''World Soccer'' Player of the Year: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022
* ''FourFourTwo'' Best Footballer of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
* ''The Guardian'' Best Footballer in the World: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
* Goal 50: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22
* Globe Soccer Awards Best Player of the Year: 2015
* FIFPro Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
* IFFHS World's Best Player: 2022
* IFFHS World's Best Man Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
* IFFHS Best Player of CONMEBOL: 2020, 2021, 2022
*IFFHS The Best Man CONMEBOL Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
* ''World Soccer'' Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
* ''Voetbal International'' Footballers of All Time: 2017
* Greatest Player of the 21st Century by *The Independent:* 2019 
*Greatest Player of the last 25 years by *[[FourFourTwo]]*: 2020 
*Best Player of the Year by 433 (The Ring award): 2021 
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* Shortlisted for Golden Foot: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

#### Europe

##### UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

Lahabali din yina UEFA wuhiya ni, pini ŋɔ yɛn tiri laaaward  best player,ka di pa di yɛn doli la o ni yi tiŋgbani shɛli ni na, o ni ŋmɛri boli n-tiri  club shɛli din daa yi niŋ ka bɛ be UEFA member association during the previous season." Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season.

Saha shɛŋa din gari maa, ban daa na piiri ŋun yɛn deei pini ŋɔ nyɛ panel of 53 leading sports journalists. Yuuni 2018, UEFA nim daa pahi la kouchɛ nim pihinii,lala clubs shɛŋa ban daa pahi group stages lala yuuni maa UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association gba daa pahi niriba pihinu ni anu, ni bɛ zani n-ti UEFA's member associations.

##### Champions League Forward of the Season
Champions League pini tibu daa piligi la yuuni 2017 ni "bɛ baŋ lala yuuni maa best player in Europe's premier club competition".

##### Other
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2008—09
* UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2008–09, 2018–19
* Champions League Player of the Week: MD5/2015–16, MD1/2016–17, MD3/2016–17, MD5/2016–17, R16/2017–18 (2nd leg), MD1/2018–19, MD2/2018–19, MD5/2018–19, MD10/2018–19, MD11/2018–19
** Nominated for the UEFA Player of the Week: 8/2016
* El País European Player of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
* Golden Boy Award: 2005 
* Bravo Award: 2007
* JOE's Champions League Man of the Week: 45/2014, 48/2014 19/2015

#### Spain

##### La Liga Awards

* La Liga Best Player: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
* La Liga Best Forward: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
*La Liga Player of the Month: January 2016, April 2017, April 2018, May 2018, September 2018, March 2019, May 2019, November 2019, February 2020, February 2021

##### Other
* Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
*Don Balón Award: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
*Trofeo EFE: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
* Mundo Deportivo Trofeo MVP La Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19

##### Barcelona
* Trofeo Aldo Rovira: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
* Joan Gamper MVP Award: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
* Barça Players Award: 2015–16

#### France

##### Ligue 1 Awards
* UNFP Player of the Month: September 2022

* Ligue 1 Awards 2022/23: Best Foreign Player

* UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23

### Goalscoring
#### European Golden Shoe

European Golden Shoe nyɛla pini mali n-tiri ŋun di pɔri pam gari o taba Europe. Bɛ tiri li mi doli punchɛ  nima, boliŋmɛra ŋun be leagues shɛli din kpaɣibu to ni diri li hali boliŋmɛra ŋun be league shɛli din ka yaa ni. Pɔri din di top five leagues , UEFA coefficients nim yɛligu puuni wuhiya ni di nyɛla di ʒiyi ʒiyi dibaa ayi amaa pɔri din di leagues ranked six to 21 nyɛla ʒiyi yim ni pirigili(multiplied by 1.5).

Tum punchɛ nim ŋɔ yɛltɔɣa ni daa piligi yuuni 1996, Messi nyɛ boliŋmɛra so ŋun koŋko na di li buyobu zuɣu ka di nyɛ taarihi ka lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra ŋun di li ni punchɛ kɔbigi ka di nyɛ taarihi (season 2011–12). Messi n-daa lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra ŋun tuui di li bunu .

#### UEFA Champions League top scorer

##### All-time

Cristiano Ronaldo nyɛ UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer ni pɔri din kalinli yiɣisi 140 ka Messi  pahi buyi mali pɔri din kalinli yiɣisi 129 . Di taarihi ŋɔ daa nyɛla din gari yuuni 2015, din daa niŋ ka Messi gari ŋun daa na gbubi di taarihi , Raúl zuɣu , silimin gɔli  November yuuni  2014. Ronaldo daa soŋ o polo yuuni 2015–16 season din daa niŋ ka o lee tuuli boliŋmɛra ŋun di double figures Champions League, ka daa zali taarihi maa ni pɔri pinyini (11 goals).

#### La Liga top scorer

##### All-time

#### Hat-tricks

4 5 

#### Other performances
Some of these accolades are shared with other players.

; Top goalscorer
* IFFHS World's Best Global Goal Scorer: 2012, 2016
* IFFHS World's Best Top Division Scorer: 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 
* IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer#The World's Best International Goal Scorer: 2011, 2012, 2022
* Copa del Rey Top Scorer: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
* FIFA Club World Cup Top Scorer: 2011
* FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 2005
* Copa América Top Scorer: 2021
* Copa América Silver Boot: 2016
*FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 2022

*The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the Decade: 2011–2020
* IFFHS All Time World's Best One Club Goal Scorer: 672 goals for Barcelona
* IFFHS All Time Best Goalscorer in Europe: 703 goals (672 goals for Barcelona, 31 goals for Paris Saint-Germain)

; Goal of the tournament 
* The best goal of the Champions League according to fans: 2018–19
* Best goal in the group stage of Champions League: 2022–23
* Best goal in the quarter-final stage of Champions League: 2018–19
* Best goal in the semi-final stage of Champions League: 2018–19
* Copa América Best Goal: 2007
* Champions League Goal of the Season: 2019–20
* UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
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* Nominated for FIFA Puskás Award: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

; Top assist provider
* UEFA Champions League: 2011–12, 2014–15
* La Liga: 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
* Copa del Rey: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
* FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
* CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022
* Copa América: 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021
* FIFA World Cup: 2018, 2022
* Ligue 1: 2022–23

### Inclusions for team of the season or tournament
#### International
;Awarded by international football federations

* FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
* UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
*UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year
* UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
* UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
* UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Week: MD1/2010–11, MD8A/2010–11, MD10/2010–11, MD11/2010–11, MD12/2010–11
* FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014, 2022
* Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2007, 2015, 2016, 2021
* AFA Team of All Time
* IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
*IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2020, 2021, 2022
*IFFHS Team of The CONMEBOL Copa América: 2021

;Other
* Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020
*11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021
* IFFHS All-time World Men's Dream Team
* IFFHS All-time South America Men's Dream Team
* IFFHS Argentina Men's Dream Team
* IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team of The Decade: 2011–2020
*ESM Team of the Season: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
* *[[L'Équipe]]* Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
**[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]* Greatest XI of all time
*Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2000s
*France Football Team of the Decade: 2010s

#### Spain
;La Liga Awards

### Selections for international sports personality of the year
;Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year

The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring remarkable individuals from the world of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year. With seven and five nominations respectively, Messi and Ronaldo are the only footballers to be nominated on multiple occasions. In 2020, Messi became the first footballer to win the award.

;Others
* L'Équipe International Athlete of the Year: 2011, 2022
* Best International Athlete ESPY Award: 2012, 2015, 2019
*ESPY Awards International Footballer of the Year: 2019
* Marca Leyenda: 2009
* Best Athlete in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2014
*Champion for Peace and Sport: 2020
* BBC World Sport Star of the Year: 2022
* The Sporting News - Athlete of the Year: 2022
* International Sports Press Association (AIPS) – Best Male Athlete of the Year: 2019, 2022

### Selections for national sports personality of the year
;Argentine Athlete of the Decade (2011–2020)
* Diamond Konex Award: 2020
;Argentine Sportsperson of the Year
* Olimpia de Oro: 2011, 2021, 2022
;Argentine Footballer of the Year
* Olimpia de Plata: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

### Man of the match awards

;UEFA Champions League Final

;UEFA Super Cup

;FIFA Club World Cup Final

;2010 FIFA World Cup

;2011 Copa América

;2014 FIFA World Cup

;2015 Copa América

;Copa América Centenario

;2018 FIFA World Cup

;2019 Copa América

;2021 Copa América

;2022 Finalissima

;2022 FIFA World Cup

### Other
* IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
*IFFHS World's Best Playmaker of the Decade: 2011–2020
*IFFHS World's Best Playmaker of 2006–2020
* CONMEBOL Baton of Football: 2023

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* Nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year: 2006
* Nominated for the Eurosport Emotional Moment of the Year: 2016

## Records

### World records
* Most FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Awards: 7 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2022)
* Most Ballons d'Or: 7 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2021)
* Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (2009–2012)
* Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time and seven-time Ballon d'Or winner: aged 23, 24, 25, 28, 32 and 34 years old
* Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 12 years (2009–2021)
* 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
* First player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
* Guinness World Record for top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (official goals): 91 goals in 2012
* Most official goals for a single club: 672, for Barcelona
* Most recorded assists for a single club: 268, for Barcelona
* Most trophies won with a single club: 35, with Barcelona
* Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 in 2012
* Most goals in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 in 2012
* Most goals in a club season: 73 in 2011–12
* Most goals scored in a domestic league: 474, in La Liga
* Most assists provided in a domestic league: 192, in La Liga
* Most goals scored in a domestic league in a single season: 50 in 2011–12
* Most assists provided in a domestic league in a single season: 21 in 2019–20
* Most goals contributions in finals: 49 (34 goals and 15 assists)
* Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
* Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014 and 2022
* Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in 2022
* Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009 and 2011
* First player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2009 and 2011
* Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons
* Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons
* Only player to score in seven different official competitions in a single calendar year: 2015, in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Copa América, UEFA Super Cup, Supercopa de España and FIFA Club World Cup (completed on 20 December 2015)
* Only player to score in six different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015
* Only player to score and assist in six different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
* Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: 2011–12 and 2012–13
* First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13
* Most appearances in the FIFPRO World 11: 16 (2007–2022)
* Most (official) assists provided in football history: 357
* Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
* Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals as captain: 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
* Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314
* Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11
* First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): 2022
* Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5, in 2022
* Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the World Cup
* Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022)
* 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)
* 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
* 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)
* Most total dribbles completed at the World Cup finals: 125
* Most goal contributions at the World Cup: 21
* Most goals at major international tournaments: 26 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals at Copa América)
* Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 27
* Most goal contributions at major international tournaments: 51 (13 goals and 8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals and 17 assists at Copa América)
* 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)

### Continental records
#### Europe
* Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6 (2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2019)
* Most consecutive European Golden Shoe awards: 3 (2017–2019)
* Most goals scored in Europe: 704, in Spain (672) and France (32)
* Most goals scored in Europe's top 5 leagues: 496, in La Liga (474) and Ligue 1 (22)
* Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 334 matches
* Fastest player ever to reach 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 435 matches
* Most goals scored for a single club in the UEFA Champions League: 120 for Barcelona
* Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals: in 123 matches
* Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League match: 5, against Bayer Leverkusen on 7 March 2012
* Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League quarter-final match: 4, against Arsenal on 6 April 2010
* Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 8
* Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 80
* Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29
* Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in 2011–12
* Most different opponents scored against in UEFA Champions League history: 40
* Most goals in the UEFA Super Cup: 3
* Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (2015–2021)
* Most appearances in the ESM Team of the Season: 14 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2021)
* 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 2014–15 and 2015–16
* First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League
* Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: aged 28 years, 84 days
* Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League: aged 24 years, 285 days
* Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club: aged 27 years and 300 days, for Barcelona
* Most dribbles completed in a UEFA Champions League match: 16, against Manchester United on 29 April 2008

#### Americas
* Most international goals scored by a male CONMEBOL player: 103
* Most appearances in the Copa América: 34
* Most assists in the Copa América: 17 (1 in 2007, 3 in 2011, 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 5 in 2021)
* Most assists in a Copa América tournament: 5, in 2021
* Only player to provide at least one assist in five and six different Copa América tournaments: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
* Most assists in CONMEBOL qualification matches for the World Cup: 10
* Most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa América match: 3, against Panama on 10 June 2016
* Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 14 (2 in 2011, 4 in 2015, 3 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 4 in 2021)
* Most Copa América Best Player awards: 2 (2015 and 2021)

### Spanish records
* Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009–2013, 2015)
* Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–2013, 2015–2016)
* Most La Liga Player of the Month awards: 10 (January 2016, April 2017, April 2018 May 2018, September 2018, March 2019 May 2019, November 2019, February 2020, February 2021)
* Most Pichichi Trophies: 8 (2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2021)
* Top goalscorer in La Liga: 474 goals
* Top assist provider in La Liga: 192 assists
* Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 14 goals
* Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7
* Most goals scored in a La Liga season: 50 in 2011–12
* Most assists in a La Liga season: 21 in 2019–20
* Most braces scored in La Liga: 116
* Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 36
* 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: 520 matches 
* 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 matches, 19 home matches): 35 in 2011–12
* Most league away goals in a season (38 matches, 19 away matches): 24 in 2012–13
* Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27 in 2012–13
* Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16 in 2011–12
* Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15 in 2012–13
* Most different opponents scored against in La Liga history: 38
* Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33 in 2012–13)
* Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same season: 2018–19 and 2019–20
*Most stadiums scored at: 38
* First player to score in 15, 16 and 17 consecutive seasons 
* Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive seasons
* Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons
* Only player to score 10+ goals in 13, 14 and 15 consecutive seasons (from 2006–07 to 2020–21) 
* 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 450 La Liga goals
* First player to reach 150 La Liga assists
* Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: aged 25 years and 7 months
* Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 (all with Barcelona)
* Most La Liga victories: 383
* Most appearances in a Copa del Rey final: 10 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
* Most Copa del Rey finals scored in: 7 (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
* Most assists provided in Copa del Rey finals: 6 (1 in 2009, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018)
* Most dribbles completed in a La Liga match: 15, against Real Betis on 4 November 2007
* Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23, against Villarreal on 31 January 2008
* Most goals scored from direct free kicks in La Liga: 39

* Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 goals in 2012

### Argentine records
* Most caps for Argentina: 175
* Argentina all-time top goalscorer: 103 goals
* Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 18 goals in 2022
* Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation
* Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days in 2006
* Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days, against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006
* Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 22 years and 363 days in 2010
* Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: aged 27 years and 361 days in 2015
* Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
* Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup finals: 13 (1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
* Most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup qualification campaign: 10 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers
* Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup qualification matches: 28
* Most goals scored in competitive games: 54
* Most goals scored in international friendlies: 49
* Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 10
* Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 9
* Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 54
* Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5, in 2022
* Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022)
* Most Copa América tournaments played in: 6 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
* Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
* Most FIFA World Cup tournaments scored in: 4 (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
* Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with an assist: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

### Club records
#### Barcelona
* Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 27 goals
* Most assists in El Clásico: 14 assists
* Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 25 goals
* Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico: 29 goals
* Top goalscorer in official competitions: 672 goals
* Top goalscorer including friendlies: 709 goals
* Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals
* Top goalscorer in European competitions: 123 goals
* Top goalscorer in international competitions: 128 goals
* Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 48
* First player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six, seven and eight La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–13, 2016–21)
* Most matches won with the team: 542
* Most La Liga matches won by a Barcelona player: 383
* Most home goals scored in a single season in all competitions: 46 in 2011–12
* Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 50
* Most appearances in official competitions: 778
* Most appearances in La Liga: 520
* Most appearances in the Copa del Rey: 80
* Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 35
* Most assists as a Barcelona player in all competitions: 268

### Other records
* Most ''World Soccer'' Player of the Year awards: 6 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022)
* Most *World Soccer* Young Player of the Year awards: 3 (2006–2008)
* Most ''The Guardian'' Best Footballer in the World wins: 6 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
* Most *[[FourFourTwo]]* Best Footballer of the Year awards: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2017–2019)
* Most Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano wins: 7 (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
* Most Trofeo Aldo Rovira wins: 6 (2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18)
* Most Trofeo EFE awards: 5 (2007, 2009–2012)
* Most Onze d'Or awards: 4 (2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18)
* Most goals scored in Joan Gamper Trophy: 9 (2 in 2011, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 1 in 2015, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018)
* Most Man of the Match awards in Joan Gamper Trophy: 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)
* Most IFFHS World's Best Playmaker awards: 5 (2015–2017, 2019, 2022)
* Most IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer awards: 4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2018)
* Most appearances in the IFFHS Men's World Team: 6 (2017–2022)
*Most appearances in the Copa América Dream Team: 5 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021)
* Most ESPN Best Forward awards: 8 (2014–2021)
* Only footballer to have won at the Laureus World Sports Awards: 2020, 2023
* The first ever athlete to win the ''Laureus Sportsman of the Year'' and ''Laureus Team of the Year'' in the same year: 2023
* Most nominations for the FIFA Puskás Award: 7 (2010–2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)

## Lihimi m-pahi
* List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi
* List of FC Barcelona records and statistics
* List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo
* Messi–Ronaldo rivalry

## Footnotes

## Kundivihira