30 incredible records Lionel Messi has set in his career, as Barcelona's genius turns 30

30 incredible records Lionel Messi has set in his career, as Barcelona's genius turns 30

It's the Barcelona and Argentina phenomenon's 30th birthday, so what better way to celebrate that fact than by reeling off 30 of the ridiculous records he's set?

Lionel Messi ages just like the rest of us, and on Saturday he hit the big 3-0, leaving behind both his twenties and an awful lot of incredible achievements as he did so.

And so as Messi enters his fourth decade, what have been his most incredible achievements to date?

Well, we've managed to find one for each year of his life.

(Photo: Getty Images Europe)

In no particular order, here they all are.

1. The most FIFA Ballon d'Or wins (5)

That's one more than Ronaldo, obviously (Photo: Mike Hewitt - FIFA)

2. The most goals scored in a single season (73 in 2011/12)

SEVENTY THREE (Photo: Getty)

3. The most goals scored in El Clasico matches (23)

He's five ahead of Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano (Photo: REUTERS)

4. The top scorer in the history of La Liga (349 goals)

That's 64 ahead of Ronaldo, by the way (Photo: Getty Images)

5. The only man to score 50 goals in a La Liga season (in 2011/12)

Which is just silly when you think about it (Photo: AFP)

6. Barcelona's all-time top scorer (538 goals)

He's an incredible 237 goals ahead of second-place Cesar (Photo: AFP)

7. Most hat-tricks scored for Barcelona (37)

Where does he keep all the matchballs? (Photo: AFP/Getty)

8. Most free-kicks scored for Barcelona (27)

This spells danger (Photo: Action Images via Reuters)

9. Most assists provided in the history of La Liga (137)

He can assist with hugs, too (Photo: Getty Images Europe)

10. The most La Liga player of the season awards (6)

We thought it'd be more (Photo: Alex Caparros)

11. Youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances (28 years, 84 days)

We'll even forgive the hair (Photo: Shaun Botterill)

12. Argentina's all-time top goalscorer (58 goals)

He's not just a club football man (Photo: REUTERS)

13. The youngest South American player to reach 100 international caps (27 years, 361 days)

He's on 118 at the moment (Photo: AFP)

14. The only Argentinean player to score against every other South American nation


He didn't want to leave anyone out 

15. The player with the most assists in Copa America history (11)

It's not just Barca players who get hugs 

16. Only player in history to score 40+ goals in eight consecutive seasons

FORTY! 

17. The holder of the world record for the most goals in a calendar year for club and country (91 in 2012)

That's one every four days 

18. The fastest player to reach 300 goals in Europe's top five leagues (334 games)

Valencia's Diego Alves has been a regularly beaten opponent 

19. The first player in La Liga history to score at least twice in 100 different matches

Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 23, 2014 in Madrid, Spain.
A century of doubles 

20. The most trophies won in Spanish football (30, level with Andres Iniesta)

Not a bad player to share a record with 

21. The only player to score in six different club competitions during a season on two separate occasions

Yep, even including the Club World Cup 

22. The only player to appear in the top three of Ballon d'Or voting on 10 separate occasions (2007-2016)

Lionel Messi and his wife Argentinian model Antonella Roccuzzo
We're not sure about the suit though 

23. The most consecutive La Liga matches scored in (21)

He's probably got the record for the most points to the sky as well 

24. The youngest player to ever score 400+ goals for a single European club (at 27 years, 300 days)

What were you doing at 27? 

25. The player to have scored a European Cup (Champions League) goal in the most different European cities (23)

Lionel Messi scores the first Barcelona goal against Bayer Leverkusen in their Champions League Group E match on December 9, 2015
This one was in Leverkusen 

26. The most goals in Spanish Super Cup history (17)

Lionel Messi scores against Athletic club Bilbao in the Spanish Supercup second-leg
Athletic Bilbao were on the receiving end here

27. Barcelona's top scorer in European competitions (97)

Van der Sar wasn't saving this 

28. The winner of the most Champions League trophies (4, level with Xavi and Iniesta)

Two more would make quite the five-a-side team 

29. The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in four consecutive La Liga seasons

And that's not even one of his more impressive ones 

30. The first Barcelona player to score 50 goals or more in five different seasons

Madness 

Here's to the next 30!

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