Record holder of the name of the Ballons d’or and European Golden Shoes, best scorer in a calendar year, in a season, in the history of League and FC Barcelona, player having worn the most times the tunic blaugrana Lionel Lionel Messi has chained records during more than 20 years of life together with Barça. As the adventure officially ends with his departure for Paris-Saint-Germain, here are 10 records held by The Chip that you probably do not know.
1. Argentina’s youngest World Cup goalscorer
In 2006, Lionel Messi participated in his first international competition with the Argentine team: the World Cup in Germany. He is still on the bench in the first game of Albiceleste, which won 2-1 against Ivory Coast, he will be a night shift in the second round against Serbia and Montenegro, the time of a goal and an assist. The Argentines won 6-0 and Messi became the youngest goalscorer of his selection in the World Cup at 18 years and 357 days.
2. Only player to score a fivefold in a Champions League knockout match
On March 7, 2012, during the eighth round of the Champions League between FC Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen, Lionel Messi offers a masterclass to the spectators of the Camp Nou. The Spaniards won 7-1 and the native of Rosario planted five roses on the German goalkeeper Bernd Leno, a record at this stage of the competition.
Two weeks ago, he took advantage of the registration of a five-time leader of the Champions League circuit : Latvian Mihails Miholaps in 1999 and David Lafata in 2014. Brazilian Luiz Adriano is the only one to have scored five goals in the group stage of the prestigious European competitions in 2014 with Shakhtar Donetsk.
3. Top scorer for a single club
In December 2020, Lionel Messi scored 644 but with FC Barcelona and broke the record of King Pelé, author of 643 but in 757 meetings with Brazilian club Santos FC. The Argentine striker will take his total to 672 achievements in 778 matches with Barca.
4. Youngest player to carry three Golden Balls
On January 9, 2012, at 24 years, 6 months and 17 days, Lionel Messi returns to the very closed club of players to have won the Ballon d’Or three times. There were only four at the time : Johan Cruyff, who received his 3rd trophy at 27, Michel Platini at 30 and Marco Van Basten at 28. They will be joined by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014, then 29 years old.
5. Only player to have scored in the World Cup during his ten, his twenties and his thirties
Another feat that demonstrates the longevity of the six-time Ballon d’Or. Lionel Messi was 18 when he scored his first World Cup goal in Germany in 2006. In March of 26 years in 2014 in Brazil and during the Russian World Cup in 2018, a few days after his 30 years, the new Parisian became the only player to score in his ten, his twenty and his thirty in the World Cup.
On the title of comparison, in World, Cristiano Ronaldo marked his first 21 years, Mirosav Klose 24 years and he planted his last but three months birthday.
6. Only player to have received the “Best Player ” award in each international competition
It is a boy who shone with his selection that with his club, Leo Messi always stands out with his white and blue jersey. He is expected to receive the best player award in every international competition he has participated in. The ex-Barcelona now has been the “Best of luck” of the World Cup -20 years in 2005, the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, the World Cup 2014 in Brazil and the Copa America 2015 (he refuses the award after the Argentine’s defeat in the final against Chile) and 2021, he joined the trophy with his new teammate, Neymar.
7. Longest scoring streak in La Liga
In the 2012-2013 season, between the 11th and 34th matchday, Lionel Messi scored 21 matches with him, for a total of 33 goals. This incredible series is set up in a blessed suite that has missed the Argentine striker 6 of the 9 matches of the champions. After the Barcelona machine, which finishes the exercise in class with 100 points on the counter, so 15 progress on its dolphin and rival, Real Madrid.
8. Get the sport photo and more on Instagram
Influence on the field, Argentina is also outside. When the capital of Albiceleste poses at the trophies of the Copa America 2021, tournament won in July, Instagram gets excited. The photo has more than 21 million likes and becomes the sports publication accumulating the most reactions of the social network. He left the picture of Cristiano Ronaldo at home to the other Argentine idol, Diego Maradona, who counted “only ” 18.8 million responses.
9. Player with the most’ victims ‘ in La Liga
In 17 championship seasons, Lionel Messi made them tremble in front of the four pieces of the Iberian Peninsula. In total, the Chip deceived the defenses of 38 different clubs. In this ranking, its most titled players are three: the League of Reds and Real Madrid, Raúl González and the Basque journalist, Aritz Aduriz.
10. Only player to have scored and given the assist in all competitions over a season
The 2011-2012 season was the best in the career of the Argentine striker. Author of 73 goals and 34 assists in 60 official matches, Leo Messi was at the top of his game.And little feat in the feat, the ex-Barcelona have scored a goal and signalled a decisive step in the six competitions of the club to participate: the League, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Supercup, the Champions League, the European Supercup and the Club World.