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What are the most significant Lionel Messi records?
#1Lionel Messi became the first Barcaplayer in 43 years to score 2 goals in the first 20 minutes of Match Day 1 of La Liga.
#2Lionel Messi became the first Barcaplayer in 19 years to score in 3 consecutive Match Day 1′s of a La Liga season.
#3Lionel Messi became the only player this century to score a total of 7 goals on Match Day 1 of La Liga (Forlan = 6, Negredo = 5).
#4Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player to score a total of 5 goals vs Real Sociedad at Camp Nou (After Rivaldo & Juan Manuel Asensi).
#5Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 18+ Clásico goals (Earlier, César Rodríguez Alvarez = 14).
#6Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 7 goals at Camp Nou vs Real Madrid (Evaristo de Macedo = 6).
#7Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of the Supercopa de España to score in 4 consecutive editions (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
#8Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score a brace in each of the first two games of the season.
#9Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 10 league goals against Osasuna (Samuel Eto’o = 8).
#10Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score the most away goals (5) in La Liga vs Osasuna (Luis Suárez Miramontes, Eulogio Martínez, Francisco José Carrasco = 3).
#11Lionel Messi became the first player in 11 years to score in six consecutive games for Argentina.
#12Lionel Messi surpassed his personal record of 60 goals in a calendar year during 2010, by scoring his 61st against Getafe.
#13Lionel Messi became the first Barcaplayer in 59 years to score three braces in the first four league games of La Liga (László Kubala, 1953/54).
#14Lionel Messi became the first player in 18 years to score 3 braces in the 1st four league games of La Liga (Iván Zamorano, 1994/95).
#15Lionel Messi became only the 8th player in the history of La Liga to score 3 braces in the 1st four league games (Olivares, Mariano Martín, Pahiño, Zarra, Kubala, Puskas, Zamorano).
#16Lionel Messi became the first Barcaplayer in 51 years to score 6 goals in the 1st four games of La Liga (Evaristo de Macedo, 1961/62).
#17Lionel Messi became the first player in 13 years to score 6 goals in the 1st four games of La Liga (Salva Ballesta, 1999/00).
#18Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 5 goals at Getafe’s Coliseum Alfonso Pérez stadium (Roberto Soldado = 5).
#19Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of football to win the Onze d’Or award three times in a row (Michel Platini, 1983-1985).
#20Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 100 league goals at Camp Nou.
#21Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 150+ goals at Camp Nou.
#22Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 6+ league goals against Real Madrid at Camp Nou (Evaristo de Macedo & Gary Lineker = 5).
#23Lionel Messi became the first Barcaplayer in 18 years to score 2 goals from direct free-kicks in a Clásico (Ronald Koeman, 1992-1994).
#24Lionel Messi became the first player in 13 years to score 2 goals from direct free-kicks in a Clásico (1998/99).
#25Lionel Messi became the only player to score 9 league goals against Iker Casillas (Samuel Eto’o = 8, David Villa = 7).
#26Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of El Clásico to be directly involved in 29 goals (18 goals, 11 assists).
#27Lionel Messi (25y-110d) became the 5th youngest player in history to score 9 World Cup qualifying goals (after Marcelo Salas, Tostão, Obafemi Martins and Luis Suárez).
#28Lionel Messi became the only player to score 2 free kicks during the CONMEBOL 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament (Dorlan Pabón, Juan Arango, James Rodríguez = 1).
#29Lionel Messi became the only player to score 12+ goals for his country in 2012.
#30Lionel Messi became only the 10th player in the history of Argentina to play 75 times for the national team (Javier Zanetti = 145).
#31Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of Argentina to score 12 goals for the national team in a calendar year (Gabriel Batistuta, 1998 = 12).
#32Lionel Messi (59) broke his personal record of club goals in a calendar year, surpassing his previous personal best of 58 in 2010.
#33Lionel Messi (43) broke his personal record of league goals in a calendar year, surpassing his previous personal best of 42 in 2010.
#34Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 59 goals in a calendar year (Cristiano Ronaldo = 43 in 2011).
#35Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 16 hat-tricks in La Liga (César Rodríguez Álvarez = 14).
#36Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 5 away hat-tricks in La Liga.
#37Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of Barcelona to score 6 goals at Deportivo de La Coruña’s Municipal de Riazor stadium (László Kubala = 6, Ronaldinho = 5).
#38Lionel Messi became the first Barca player in 62 years to score 11 goals in the first eight league games (César Rodríguez Álvarez, 1950).
#39Lionel Messi became the only player this century to score 13 goals in the first nine league games of La Liga (Salva Ballesta, 1999/00).
#40Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barca to score 4 away league goals vs Rayo Vallecano (Koeman = 3).
#41Lionel Messi became the joint 10th player in the history of La Liga to score 182+ goals (Juan Arza).
#42Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 23+ international goals (club and country) in a calendar year.
#43Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of Barcelona to score 4 goals against Scottish opposition (Sándor Kocsis).
#44Lionel Messi became only the 8th player in the history of La Liga to score 15 goals after the first 11 games of the season (Bata, Lángara, Pruden, Echevarría, Mariano Martín, Zarra, César).
#45Lionel Messi became the first player in 62 years to score 15 goals in the first 11 Liga games of the season (César, 1950/51).
#46Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 11 goals in the first 6 away games of the season.
#47Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 6 league goals away at Mallorca (Kluivert = 5).
#48Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 11 goals against Mallorca (Tamudo = 10).
#49Lionel Messi surpassed Pelé’s South American record of 75 goals in a calendar year, set in 1958, by scoring his 76th goal of 2012 away to Mallorca.
#50Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 6 goals vs Real Zaragoza at Camp Nou (Basora & Begiristain = 5).
#51Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 2 or more goals in a single game 55 times (Zarra = 76, Di Stéfano = 54).
#52Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of La Liga to score 13 goals vs Real Zaragoza (Ferenc Puskás, Raúl).
#53Lionel Messi became the first player in 64 years to score 17 goals in the first 12 Liga games of the season (César, 1948/49).
#54Lionel Messi became the joint 9th player in the history of La Liga to score 186+ goals (Santillana).
#55Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of the Champions League to score in 19 different cities (Raúl = 19, van Nistelrooy = 18).
#56Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of the Champions League to score 25+ away goals (van Nistelrooy = 24).
#57Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 4 goals vs Spartak Moscow (Romário, Koeman & Stoichkov = 2).
#58Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of football to score 25 international goals (club & country) in a calendar year (Vivian Woodward, 1909).
#59Lionel Messi became the first player in the history of the Champions League to score 13 goals in a calendar year (Cristiano later equalled this record).
#60Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of Barcelona to score 7 goals vs Levante (Cayetano Ré).
#61Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 2+ goals in 4 consecutive away games (3 vs Deportivo, 2 vs Rayo, 2 vs Mallorca, 2 vs Levante).
#62Lionel Messi became the first player in 69 years to score 19 goals in the first 13 Liga games of the season (Echevarría & Martín, 1943/44).
#63Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of football to be on the list of the final 3 nominees for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award, on six occasions (2007-2012).
#64Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of football to score 72 club goals in a calendar year (Gerd Müller, 1972).
#65Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 21 goals in the first 14 Liga games of the season.
#66Lionel Messi became only the 4th player in the history of La Liga to score 21 goals in the first 14 league games of the season (Bata, Lángara & Pruden).
#67Lionel Messi set a new personal record of scoring 2+ goals in 5 consecutive games for Barcelona (March 2010 = 4 consecutive games).
#68Lionel Messi (228 games) became only the 2nd player in the history of Barcelona to score 190+ goals in La Liga (César Rodríguez Alvarez, 287 games).
#69Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 191+ league goals (César Rodríguez Alvarez = 192).
#70Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of football to score 79 club goals in a calendar year (Gerd Müller = 72, 1972).
#71Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 89+ away goals (Hugo Sánchez = 99, Raúl = 87).
#72Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of football to score 91 goals in a calendar year (Gerd Müller = 85, 1972).
#73Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of football to win the World Soccer Player of the Year award 3 times (Ronaldo).
#74Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of football to be nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, 4 consecutive times.
#75Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 26+ goals in the first half of the league season (Cristiano = 23).
#76Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 12 league goals vs Atlético de Madrid at Camp Nou (César Rodríguez Alvarez = 11).
#77Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 16 goals against Atlético de Madrid (César Rodríguez Alvarez = 15).
#78Lionel Messi became the first player in 72 years to score 25 goals in the first 16 league games of the La Liga season (Pruden 1940/41).
#79Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of La Liga to score 25 goals in the first 16 league games of the season (Bata 1930/31, Pruden 1940/41).
#80Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score a brace in 6 consecutive league games.
#81Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score a brace in 6 consecutive league games (Telmo Zarra = 7, 1946/47).
#82Lionel Messi became only the 8th player in the history of La Liga to score 196+ goals.
#83Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of La Liga to score 27 goals in the first 18 league games of the season (Bata 1930/31, Pruden 1940/1941).
#84Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of football to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or award 4 times (Platini, Cruyff, van Basten = 3).
#85Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga season to score 28 goals in the first half of the season (Cristiano 2011/12 = 23 goals).
#86Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 28+ goals in the first 19 league games of the season (Pruden 1940/41).
#87Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 17 away goals in the first half of the season.
#88Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 10 league goals against Málaga.
#89Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of La Liga to score 10 league goals against Málaga (Tamudo = 12, Cristiano = 10).
#90Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 29+ goals in the first 20 league games of the season (Pruden 1940/41).
#91Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Spanish football to score 40+ goals in four consecutive seasons.
#92Lionel Messi became the only player to score more than three goals in a league game on 3 separate occasions this century (Cristiano = 2).
#93Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 33 goals in the first 21 league games of the season (Pruden 1940/41).
#94Lionel Messi became the first Barca player this century to score 18 penalties in La Liga at the Camp Nou (Ronaldinho = 17).
#95Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of Barcelona to score 13+ consecutive penalties in La Liga (Ronald Koeman = 25, László Kubala = 22).
#96Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Spanish football to score 30+ league goals in 4 consecutive seasons (34 – 31 – 50 – 37 ongoing).
#97Lionel Messi (2009-13) became only the 3rd player in the history of Europe’s big 4 leagues to score 30+ league goals in 4 consecutive seasons (Dave Halladay 1925-29 & Jimmy Greaves 1960-64).
#98Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score in 17 consecutive match days (Mariano Martín 1942/43 – 1943/44 & Ronaldo 1996/97 = 10 games).
#99Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score in 17 consecutive match days in a single season (Ronaldo = 10, 1996/97).
#100Lionel Messi (25y-217d) became the youngest player in the history of La Liga to score 200 goals (Telmo Zarra = 29y-352d).
#101Lionel Messi became only the 8th player in the history of La Liga to score 200+ goals.
#102Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 14 goals against Osasuna (David Villa = 13).
#103Lionel Messi became only the 4th player in the history of La Liga to score 16+ hat-tricks (Di Stéfano, Zarra = 22, Cristiano = 17).
#104Lionel Messi became the first player in 52 years to score 3 pokers (4 goals in a match) in La Liga (Kubala, Di Stéfano = 1961).
#105Lionel Messi became only the 5th player in the history of La Liga to score a poker vs Osasuna (Armando Merodio in 1959, Quique Setién in 1984, Xavier Escaich in 1994, Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2006).
#106Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 34 goals in the first 22 league games of the season (Pruden = 33 goals, 1940/41).
#107Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of Barcelona to score 26 penalties in La Liga (Koeman = 45, Kubala = 26).
#108Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 35 goals in the first 23 league games of the season (Zarra = 30 in 1950/51).
#109Lionel Messi set a new personal record of scoring 22 away league goals, surpassing his personal best of 18 during 2009/10.
#110Lionel Messi set a new personal record of scoring 29 goals outside Camp Nou, surpassing his previous best of 27 during 2011/12.
#111Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of La Liga to score 22 away league goals in a season (Cristiano = 23).
#112Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score in 11 consecutive away games in a season (Cristiano = 8, 2011/12).
#113Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score in 13 Liga away games in a single season.
#114Lionel Messi became only the 4th player in the history of Spanish football to score 306+ goals for a single club (Zarra = 335, Raúl = 323, Di Stéfano = 307).
#115Lionel Messi (ARG) became the only foreigner to play 25 Clásicos (Roberto Carlos BRA = 24, Luís Figo POR = 23).
#116Lionel Messi (2007-2013) became only the 2nd player in the history of El Clásico to score 18 goals (di Stéfano, 1953-1963).
#117Lionel Messi (328 goals) became the 3rd highest scorer in official & friendly games in the history of Barca (Alcántara = 369, Samitier = 333).
#118Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Spanish football to score 50+ goals in three consecutive seasons (2010/11 = 53. 2011/12 = 73. 2012/13 = 53).
#119Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of the top 4 leagues to score 40+ goals in 2 consecutive seasons (Cristiano, 2010/11 & 2011/12).
#120Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of football to score in 17 consecutive league games (Teodor Peterek = 16, 1937/38).
#121Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of the Champions League to score 5+ goals against AC Milan (Wayne Rooney = 6).
#122Lionel Messi became the only player this century to score 58 goals in the Champions League (Raúl = 56, van Nistelrooy = 48).
#123Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of the Champions League (main tournament) to score 58+ goals (Raúl = 71, van Nistelrooy = 56).
#124Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of the Champions League to score 16 braces (Raúl = 14).
#125Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of the Champions League to score 28 goals in the knock-out stages (Cristiano = 22).
