Football superstar Lionel Messi celebrated his 36th birthday on Saturday (June 24). The Argentine legend built his reputation over 19 seasons at the top of Europe with Barcelona and PSG, winning almost every individual and team honour, before reaching his greatest achievement with Argentina winning the 2022 World Cup.
Football superstar Lionel Messi celebrated his 36th birthday on Saturday (June 24).
Messi recently chose a less competitive environment than Inter Miami at (MLS) to play the last years of his career, but his great career will be remembered forever through records that are almost impossible to overthrow.
7 Golden Balls. Messi is the only player to do this, far ahead of the second most successful person, Cristiano Ronaldo (5 times). Even after leading Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the end of last year, it was difficult for the 8th Golden Ball to escape Messi’s hands at the award ceremony on October 30.
The most European golden shoes. The award given to the best scorer in a season of Europe’s top national championship has belonged to Messi six times.
Most goals scored for one club: Messi spent almost all of his elite career with Barcelona, after 17 years, scoring 672 goals in 778 matches.
King of assists: Not only does he score superb goals, Messi also holds the record for the most assists in the football world. He has helped teammates score 390 times, far ahead of the second best person, Thomas Muller (296 assists).
Most goals scored in a season: Messi scored a total of 91 goals in the 2011-2012 season. The most a player can make in a season.
Winning the most club titles: Messi won a total of 37 titles after 19 peak seasons in Europe with Barcelona and PSG. Of these, 34 titles were won with Barca, including 4 Champions Leagues and a record 10 La Liga titles.
Number 1 of La Liga: Messi holds the record for scoring the most goals (474 goals) and scoring the most hat-tricks (36) in the history of the tournament.
After the greatest achievement of his career with the Argentina team winning the 2022 World Cup.
World Cup Golden Ball: Messi is the only player to win the award given to the Best Player of a World Cup twice, he was first honored in 2014 (when Argentina finished second) and 2022 (Argentina championship for the first time in 36 years).
Most goals and participation in the World Cup: Messi has scored a total of 13 goals and had 8 assists, helping him participate in a total of 21 goals – a performance that no one has ever achieved in the history of the tournament.
Most World Cup matches played: Messi has played a total of 26 matches for Argentina at World Cups.
