The greatness of Lionel Messi is unquestionable, we all know about the ballon d’ors, the goals , the trophies, however there are alot of records he holds that nobody talks about or seems to remember.

This article will however , talk extensively on those untold records of Lionel Messi.

WORLD CUP GOALS IN THREE DECADES

since the beginning of his career as a child, Messi has played in 4 world cups, scoring in 3 of the world cups. Lionel Messi was just 17 years of age when he scored his first goal, in 2006, in his first career world cup in Germany.

He scored 4 goals in Brasil in the 2014 world cup when he was 27 years old. He set the record in 2018 against Nigeria when he was 31 years, scoring yet in another world cup match.

The only world cup he did not record a goal was South Africa 2010 when he was age 23.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GOALS FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX

This feat was achieved by Lionel Messi in 2018, where he scored from outside the box in 6 consecutive games. The clubs he scored these goals from were all Spanish teams; Leganes, Sevilla, Bilbao, Atletico, Las Palmas and Genoa.

MORE FREE KICK GOALS THAN ANY CLUB

Messi has scored 24 direct free kicks since 2015/2016, which is more than any club in the top 5 Leagues, yes more than Juventus, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

This feat has created debates among football lovers, sparking the question of ” is Messi the best Free kick taker in the world?”

MOST LA LIGA GOALS AS A SUB IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Lionel Messi recorded his 22nd La Liga goal as substitute after scoring off the bench against Leganes. He has scored off the bench more than any other player in this century.


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Genoa is an Italian team not Spanish.. Get ur records straight.

You forgot to add The top 10 best penalty loser of most times in National League.