10 Records By Lionel Messi That Are Impossible To Break

The famous Argentine has accomplished amazing exploits throughout his career that might never be topped. Lionel Messi is a phenomenon and a gift to humanity. The illustrious footballer is one of the greatest players to ever grace the game.

Football fans are fortunate to get to see the magician perform. The Argentine has made significant progress on his difficult but important journey to greatness. 

Millions of fans cheer for Messi every time he steps onto the field because he is a brand in and of himself.

Despite having had a long career, Lionel Messi never ceases to amaze the fans. In the process, he broke numerous records that are now nearly unbreakable.

Here is the ideal time to review Messi’s top ten records that can never be surpassed:

• Most goals in a single Spanish La Liga season

Lionel Messi scored 50 goals during the 2011-12 season of the Spanish La Liga. He obviously won the golden boot that year. It is a feat that still stands today as the best mark by a player, and it is difficult to see any player overtaking it anytime soon.

• Most Spanish La Liga wins by a foreigner

Winning the Spanish La Liga is no easy feat. However, FC Barcelona made a habit of winning it while Lionel Messi was with them. The Argentine won 10 league titles with the Blaugrana. That’s a record for winning the most Spanish league titles by a foreigner. Only Paco Gento (12 titles) leads Messi in winning the most league titles as a player.

Argentina has had several legendary players in the past such as Diego Maradona and Gabriel Batistuta. However, Lionel Messi is in a league of his own and has played 162 matches for the national team. This is a record, as Javier Mascherano is a distant second with 147 appearances for Argentina. It is highly unlikely that any individual betters Messi’s record who is still actively playing for the national team.

While Messi holds the record for most caps, he also holds the record for most goals for Argentina. The forward has 86 goals for the national team in all competitions. Gabriel Batistuta, a former legend, was the previous record-holder with 54 goals. One cannot put scoring a century of goals past Messi.  

• Most hat-tricks in Spanish La Liga

Lionel Messi was extremely dominant in the Spanish La Liga. One of the stats that give an idea of his goalscoring prowess is the number of hat-tricks he scored. Overall, the 34-year-old managed to score 36 hat-tricks in the league, which is a record and may not be broken in the near future.

• Most goals in Spanish La Liga

Messi has over 474 goals in merely 520 appearances. The second-best number is 311 goals, scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. Given Messi’s insane longevity and goalscoring prowess, this record may never get broken.

• Most UEFA Champions League goals for a single club

Lionel Messi’s exploits in the UEFA Champions League are popular. One of the records that he holds is scoring the most goals in the competition for a single club. While playing for FC Barcelona, the forward scored 123 goals in a show of great loyalty. That is an incredibly high number and it will be a big ask for any player to better it.

• Most UEFA Champions League group stage goals

The ability to score buckets of goals in the UCL came naturally to players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. As for the Argentine, he holds the record for scoring the most goals in the group stages. As of this moment, he is the leading player with the most goals in the UCL group stages with 76 strikes. 

• Most goals in a calendar year

One of the most mind-boggling individual stats ever saw Lionel Messi score 91 goals in a calendar year for club and country. Out of those 91 strikes, 79 were for FC Barcelona and the rest were for the national team. This record may stand the test of time as the previous best of 85 goals was set by Gerd Muller in 1972.

• Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner 

The most iconic and perhaps the toughest record to break which is set by Lionel Messi is the seven Ballon d’Or wins. He won all seven awards while playing for FC Barcelona and has two more than his nearest rival Cristiano Ronaldo. His last win came in 2021 and it will be interesting to see if Messi can add to the seven with a few more years left for him to play.