MESSI WORLD RECORDS
Only player in history to score 40+ club goals in 8 consecutive seasons
Most FIFA Ballon d'Or awards: 5 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 11 times (2007-2017) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a season twice: 2011/12 and 2015/16
Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015
Only player to score and assist in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
Most goals scored in Club World Cup Finals: 4 goals (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Most appearances in the top 3 candidates for the Ballon d'Or: 11 times (2007-2017)
Guinness World Records title for the most official goals in a calendar year: 91 goals (2012)
Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 goals (2012)
Only player to have scored at three Club World Cups: 2009, 2011, 2015 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Most consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals)
First footballer ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league
Youngest player to win 2 Ballon d'Or awards: 23 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Youngest player to win 3 Ballon d'Or awards: 24 years, 6 months and 17 days.
Youngest player to win 4 Ballon d'Or awards: 25 years, 6 months and 15 days.
Youngest player to win 5 Ballon d'Or awards
Most FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls: 2 (2009, 2011)
Only footballer to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons (2011/12 and 2012/13)
MESSI EUROPEAN RECORDS
Most European Golden Shoe awards: 5
Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games)
Most league goals for a single club in Europe's top 5 leagues 383 goals
Most official goals for a single club in Europe's top 5 leagues 552 goals
Most goals scored against a single opponent in the Champions League 9 goals against Arsenal (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo (against Bayern Munich)
Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (334 games)
Youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League
Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club (27 years and 300 days)
Most league goals scored in a season: 50 goals
Most goals scored in a season (club): 73 goals
Most goals scored in a year (club): 79 goals
Most hat-tricks in UEFA Champions League: 7 hat-tricks (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Most hat-tricks in the group stage in a single Champions League season: 2 hat-tricks (shared with Luiz Adriano and Cristiano Ronaldo)
Only player to score in 23 different cities in the European Cup
Highest scorer in UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals (shared with 8 other players)
Most free-kick goals in UEFA Super Cup: 2 free-kick goals
Youngest player to finish as UEFA Champions League top scorer: 21 years old (2009)
First player to score 5 goals in a single UEFA Champions League game
MESSI SPANISH RECORDS
Most free kicks scored in La Liga: 24 free kick goals
First La Liga player to score 25+ goals in 10 consecutive seasons across all competitions
Only player in La Liga history to score 15+ goals in 10 seasons (did it consecutively) (2008/09 - 2017/18)
Only player in La Liga history to score 10+ goals in 12 seasons (did it consecutively) (2006/07 - 2017/18)
First player in La Liga history to have scored at least 2 goals in 100 matches
Most goals scored in La Liga El Clásico matches: 18 goals
Most goals scored in El Clásico matches: 26 goals
Only player in La Liga history to score 20+ goals in 8 consecutive seasons (did it consecutively) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Only player in La Liga history to score 20+ goals in 9 consecutive seasons (2008/09 - 2016/17)
Only player in La Liga history to score 20+ goals in 10 consecutive seasons (2008/09 - 2017/18)
First player to score 25+ goals in five consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
MESSI BARCELONA RECORDS
Most free kicks scored for Barcelona: 33 free kick goals
All time Barcelona top scorer in all games: 582 goals
All time Barcelona top scorer in official competitions: 552 goals
Barcelona top scorer in La Liga: 383 goals
Barcelona top scorer in European competitions: 103 goals
Barcelona top scorer in international competitions: 105 goals
Most hat-tricks in official competitions for Barcelona: 41 hat-tricks
Most hat-tricks in La Liga for Barcelona: 30 hat-tricks
Most hat-tricks scored for Barcelona in a single La Liga season: 8 hat-tricks
Most goals scored in a single Champions League season: 14 goals (2011/12)
Most goals scored in Derbi Barceloní (Catalan derby): 12 goals
First Barcelona player to be La Liga top scorer 3 times
First Barcelona player to be La Liga top scorer 4 times
Most Champions League trophies: 4 (shared with Xavi & Iniesta)
One of 2 players to have scored in 6 different official competitions in one season (Copa del Rey, La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, completed on 4 January 2012) (shared with Pedro)
Only player to have scored and assisted in 6 different official competitions in one season (Copa del Rey, La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, completed on 12 January 2012)
The first Barcelona player to surpass 30 league goals in 2 [consecutive] La Liga seasons
The first Barcelona player to surpass 30 league goals in 3 [consecutive] La Liga seasons
The first Barcelona player to surpass 30 league goals in 4 [consecutive] La Liga seasons
The first Barcelona player to win 2 European Golden Shoes
The first Barcelona player to win 3 European Golden Shoes
The first Barcelona player to win 4 European Golden Shoes
The first Barcelona player to win 5 European Golden Shoes
The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in a season
The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 2 seasons (did it consecutively)
The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 3 seasons (did it consecutively)
The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 4 seasons
The first Barcelona player to surpass 50 goals in 5 seasons