All the records & milestones that Lionel Messi has broken or equalled during the 2012/13 season so far.

UPDATED on 2nd December 2012 (after his brace vs Bilbao):

#1 Lionel Messi became the first Barça player in 43 years to score 2 goals in the first 20 minutes of Match Day 1 of La Liga (Miguel Ángel Bustillo, 1969/70).

#2 Lionel Messi became the first Barça player in 19 years to score in 3 consecutive Match Day 1's of a La Liga season (Hristo Stoichkov, 1991-1993).

#3 Lionel 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).

#4 Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player to score a total of 5 goals vs Real Sociedad at Camp Nou (Rivaldo & Juan Manuel Asensi).

#5 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 15 Clásico goals (César Rodríguez Alvarez = 14).

#6 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 7 goals at Camp Nou vs Real Madrid (Evaristo de Macedo = 6).

#7 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of the Supercopa de España to score in 4 consecutive editions (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

#8 Lionel 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.


#9 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 10 league goals against Osasuna (Samuel Eto'o = .

#10 Lionel 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).

#11 Lionel Messi became the first player in 11 years to score in six consecutive games for Argentina (Hernán Crespo, 2000/01).


#12 Lionel Messi surpassed his personal record of 60 goals in a calendar year during 2010, by scoring his 61st against Getafe.

#13 Lionel Messi became the first Barça player in 59 years to score three braces in the first four league games of La Liga (László Kubala, 1953/54).

#14 Lionel 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).

#15 Lionel 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).


#16 Lionel Messi became the first Barça player in 51 years to score 6 goals in the 1st four games of La Liga (Evaristo de Macedo, 1961/62).

#17 Lionel Messi became the first player in 13 years to score 6 goals in the 1st four games of La Liga (Salva Ballesta, 1999/00).

#18 Lionel 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).

#19 Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of the Champions League to score abrace in 14 different games (Raúl).

#20 Lionel 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).

#21 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 100 league goals at Camp Nou.

#22 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 150 goals at Camp Nou.

#23 Lionel 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).


#24 Lionel Messi became the first Barça player in 18 years to score 2 goals from direct free-kicks in a
Clásico (Ronald Koeman, 1992-1994).

#25 Lionel Messi became the first player in 13 years to score 2 goals from direct free-kicks in a Clásico (1998/99).

#26 Lionel Messi became the only player to score 9 league goals against Iker Casillas (Samuel Eto'o = 8, David Villa = 7).

#27 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of El Clásico to be directly involved in 27 goals (17 goals, 10 assists).

#28 Lionel 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).

#29 Lionel 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).

#30 Lionel Messi became the only player to score 10+ goals for his country in 2012.

#31Lionel Messi became only the 10th player in the history of Argentina to play 75 times for the national team (Javier Zanetti = 145).

#32 Lionel 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).

#33 Lionel Messi (59) broke his personal record of club goals in a calendar year, surpassing his previous personal best of 58 in 2010.

#34 Lionel Messi (43) broke his personal record of league goals in a calendar year, surpassing his previous personal best of 42 in 2010.

#35 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 44 goals in a calendar year (Cristiano Ronaldo = 43 in 2011).

#36 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 15 hat-tricks in La Liga (César Rodríguez Álvarez = 14).

#37 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 5 away hat-tricks in La Liga.


#38 Lionel 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).

#39 Lionel Messi became the first Barça player in 62 years to score 11 goals in the first eight league games (César Rodríguez Álvarez, 1950).

#40 Lionel Messi became the only player this century to score 13 goals in the first nine league games of La Liga (Salva Ballesta, 1999/00).

#41 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barça to score 4 away league goals vs Rayo Vallecano (Koeman = 3).

#42 Lionel Messi became the joint 10th player in the history of La Liga to score 182+ goals (Juan Arza)


#43 Lionel Messi (292 goals) became the 3rd highest scorer in official & friendly games in the history of Barça (Alcántara = 369, Samitier = 333, César = 291).

#44 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 23 international goals (club and country) in a calendar year.

#45 Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of Barcelona to score 4 goals against Scottish opposition (Sándor Kocsis).

#46 Lionel 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).

#47 Lionel Messi became the first player in 62 years to score 15 goals in the first 11 Liga games of the season (César, 1950/51).

#48 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 11 goals in the first 6 away games of the season.

#49 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 6 league goals away at Mallorca (Kluivert = 5).

#50 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 11 goals against Mallorca (Tamudo = 10).

#51 Lionel 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.

#52 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 6 goals vs Real Zaragoza at Camp Nou (Basora & Begiristain = 5).

#53 Lionel 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).

#54 Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of La Liga to score 13 goals vs Real Zaragoza (Ferenc Puskás, Raúl).

#55 Lionel Messi became the first player in 64 years to score 17 goals in the first 12 Liga games of the season (César, 1948/49).

#56 Lionel Messi became the joint 9th player in the history of La Liga to score 186+ goals (Santillana).

#57 Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of the Champions League to score in 19 different cities (Raúl = 19, van Nistelrooy = 18).

#58 Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player this century to score 56 goals in the Champions League (Raúl = 56, van Nistelrooy = 48).

#59 Lionel Messi became only the 3rd player in the history of the Champions League (main tournament) to score 56+ goals (Raúl = 71, van Nistelrooy = 56).

#60 Lionel Messi is the only player in the history of the Champions League to score 15 braces (Raúl =14).

#61 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of the Champions League to score 25 away goals (van Nistelrooy = 24).

#62 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 4 goals vs Spartak Moscow (Romário, Koeman & Stoichkov = 2).


#63 Lionel 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).

#64 Lionel Messi is the only player in the history of the Champions League to score 13 goals in a calendar year.

#65 Lionel Messi equals his personal record (which he set in March 2010) of scoring more than one goal in 4 consecutive games for Barcelona.

#66 Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of Barcelona to score 7 goals vs Levante Cayetano Ré).

#67 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of La Liga to score 2+ goals in 4consecutive away games (3 vs Deportivo, 2 vs Rayo, 2 vs Mallorca, 2 vs Levante).


#68 Lionel 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).

#69 Lionel 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).

#70 Lionel Messi became only the 2nd player in the history of football to score 72 club goals in a calendar year (Gerd Müller, 1972).

#71 Lionel Messi became the only player in the history of Barcelona to score 21 goals in the first 14 Liga games of the season.

#72 Lionel Messi became only the 4th player in the history of La Liga to score 21 goals in the first 14 Liga games of the season (Bata, Lángara & Pruden).

#73 Lionel Messi set a new personal record of scoring 2+ goals in 5 consecutive games for Barcelona.

#74 Lionel 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).



Source: www.facebook.com/spanish laliga news

and yet that "super footballer" cannot win the world cup with Argentina? I thought that since he had so many records or what not, he could win a match just playing himself against 11 players. NONSENSE!

RudySmith: and yet that "super footballer" cannot win the world cup with Argentina? I thought that since he had so many records or what not, he could win a match just playing himself against 11 players. NONSENSE!

List your own achievement make we see I beg

RudySmith: and yet that "super footballer" cannot win the world cup with Argentina? I thought that since he had so many records or what not, he could win a match just playing himself against 11 players. NONSENSE!

My brother, it wont do you any harm if you appreciate good things like this.

Lionel Messi is better than the best among equals.

Bacteriocin:
List your own achievement make we see I beg

thanks for your responce; let Him list it so that He can be mentioned at the roof top .

Bacteriocin: List your own achievement make we see I beg

What has MY achievement got to do with anything? are you now saying that only people who have achieved more can say anything about Messi? what king of uneducated statement is that.
The sad fact is that Messi, as great as he is at Barcelona, has not achieved anything under ARGENTINA, and until he does, he will remain just that. Why do you think they still idolize Maradona and call him God in Argentina, when Messi is doing all the stuff that is mentionned on that list? have you for one minute thought that maybe, "just maybe" all the stuff mentionned is crap, and means very little in football.

here is a clue: do you think footballers want to be remembered/idolized for what is written on this thread or for WINNING THE WORLD CUP WITH THEIR NATIONAL TEAM?!

samuelorija218:
thanks for your responce; let Him list it so that He can be mentioned at the roof top .

as if your papa is Messi, LWKMD!
ok he achieved all these stuff you mentionned, and so what?! are you related to Messi? is he your uncle? are you Spanish from Barcelona? or do you simply think that bcuz u suck on Messi's cokc, that give u the right to love him like a little biatch, and nobody can say anything bad about ur boyfriend?!

Yes Messi is a great player but cannot be considered the greatest YET, until he wins the world cup with Argentina......accept that or go and continue sukcing his cokc without using ur damn brain!

RudySmith:

What has MY achievement got to do with anything? are you now saying that only people who have achieved more can say anything about Messi? what king of uneducated statement is that.
The sad fact is that Messi, as great as he is at Barcelona, has not achieved anything under ARGENTINA, and until he does, he will remain just that. Why do you think they still idolize Maradona and call him God in Argentina, when Messi is doing all the stuff that is mentionned on that list? have you for one minute thought that maybe, "just maybe" all the stuff mentionned is crap, and means very little in football.

here is a clue: do you think footballers want to be remembered/idolized for what is written on this thread or for WINNING THE WORLD CUP WITH THEIR NATIONAL TEAM?!

There is one thing in football that you don't know, ''all great footballers always miss one trophy or medal in there careers'' but that does not mean they are not great. E.g. Brazilians that won worldcup are lacking the olympic gold medals and Argentines that won olympic gold medals are lacking the worldcup. Na so e be o!

Bacteriocin:
There is one thing in football that you don't know, ''all great footballers always miss one trophy or medal in there careers'' but that does not mean they are not great. E.g. Brazilians that won worldcup are lacking the olympic gold medals and Argentines that won olympic gold medals are lacking the worldcup. Na so e be o!

Who are you trying to fool here? nobody give a hoot about Olympics. the biggest most valued footbal trophy is the world cup followed by the champions league/European cup/Copa america/European league etc

...Meanwhile, C Ronaldo is chasing to be the 8th highest goalscorer in the history of real madrid.
We wish him luck...

Messi = Alien Simply out of this world.

@rudysmith, grow up.
That he hasnt won the world cup with Argentina doesn't take away from the fact that he is probably (and arguably) the greatest footballer that ever lived.
Goes to tell us that winning the world cup is not a 'one man business' and so Argentina should put her house in order.

Don't hate, just sit back, relax and enjoy this once in life time phenomena. Else you'll be missing out. Players like Messi come once in 50 years. I feel lucky to be a witness to this Phenomenon.
PS: I have that feeling he will win the world cup before he calls it quit with football. He is just 25.

RudySmith: and yet that "super footballer" cannot win the world cup with Argentina? I thought that since he had so many records or what not, he could win a match just playing himself against 11 players. NONSENSE!

Make barca comot for where them Osasuna,Bilbao and co dey and join premier league for England where chelsea(victor moses),Man city(why always me),Man U(rooney)etc make them come show there skills.
mo wi ire abi mo wi ire

emmke: ...Meanwhile, C Ronaldo is chasing to be the 8th highest goalscorer in the history of real madrid.
We wish him luck...

Lol... that guy is just too full of himself. The truth is that Messi will do far more wonders than has ever been heard of in history... he is just starting. The reason is simple-focus and humility.

One thing that has killed the likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldino is simply because they allow the fame to get into their head and lost focus... Do you see any of those in Messi?

Pls Mr. Lionel Messi, after breaking all d football records in d world, join Queen Park Rangers or Stoke City or Norwich city and help them win Premier League and Champions league. Den I can knw of a truth dat U re d greatest

good profile for messi keep it up

annoymous: @rudysmith, grow up.
That he hasnt won the world cup with Argentina doesn't take away from the fact that he is probably (and arguably) the greatest footballer that ever lived.
Goes to tell us that winning the world cup is not a 'one man business' and so Argentina should put her house in order.

Yes, arguably the best cos IMO, Zidane is better. Trust me, i'm a big Messi fan o but ''the professor'' was just IT!

E don do naw haba. One pesin I dey go buy boot tomorrow .

All this noise about Messi, if not because I don't like Football I know I would have achieved more than these! I remember those days in school when I could score 12 goals in one match, Messi has not achieved that in his Career, I'm the greatest footballer of all time, I just like being silent about my achievements that's why I turned down Real Madrid's offer to play for them!

How many times have i hear that, its getting boring and monotonous, I'm not surprised anyway, the little magician is ALIEN from planet mars ,he is no mortal. Players of his quality appears every 50 years. The last alien was diego armando maradona. for ignoramus saying he hasn't won anything with argentina (2005 juniuor FIFA world cup) (2008olympics) @ 25, Gerdmuller, maradona, Lothar matheuis, Great Garrincha , the great zico, Mario Kempez etc have not won world cup either!!! This demi-god have cemented his place in hearts in sports fans as the greatest ever. I'm proud to be born in his era and watch him break longstanding records, I'l tell my children and grandchildren about and alien from another planet that once played football with mere mortals!!!

Is it just me or is the list actually ridiculously repetitive?

This list is exaggerated!!.. not all record are worth calling records

cosmatika: Pls Mr. Lionel Messi, after breaking all d football records in d world, join Queen Park Rangers or Stoke City or Norwich city and help them win Premier League and Champions league. Den I can knw of a truth dat U re d greatest

lol. You wicked oh.

emmke: ...Meanwhile, C Ronaldo is chasing to be the 8th highest goalscorer in the history of real madrid.
We wish him luck...

Pls,educate me...was messi the 9th highest goalscorer in barca history after 3yrs of his snr career in barca?
#mcheew

wow, lionel messi is amazing... But i love C.ronaldo

for me, i agree the guy has tried byt some of the achievements are not just it. its like saying he is the first to have six, and u will say again the first to have half dozen.

amazing

Abujafood: All this noise about Messi, if not because I don't like Football I know I would have achieved more than these! I remember those days in school when I could score 12 goals in one match, Messi has not achieved that in his Career, I'm the greatest footballer of all time, I just like being silent about my achievements that's why I turned down Real Madrid's offer to play for them!

We aren't talking of #monkey post, OR O.G.O. You played with bare foot without any rules, U be local champion GUY!

Nickydrake: Is it just me or is the list actually ridiculously repetitive?

It just ruined the whole thing. I had to stop at 17/20.
First player to score 100 goals. First player to score 101 goals. First player to score 102 goals. First player to score 103 goals. Arrrgh!!