Everyone took notice when he scored a memorable hat-trick in a 3-3 draw against Los Blancos in March 2007, aged just 19 at the time. He’s a long way ahead of second-placed Gabriel Batistuta, who scored 52 times for Argentina. There are not enough words in the English language able to do Lionel Messi’s brilliance justice. No. He was also the youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time and six-time Ballon d’Or winner. Footballers don’t set their sights on breaking Guinness World Records but we feel this one Messi has achieved is more than worthy of a mention. In 2012, he fired in an incredible 91 goals for club and country, doing it in just 69 matches. From the start of the 2009/10 season to the end of the 2018/19 term, he managed to score more than 40 goals each campaign. Lionel Messi - 169 Assists. Messi has more than twice as many international goals as Argentina icon Diego Maradona, who bagged 34 goals in his international career. talkSPORT.com has had a look at his many impressive feats. Ronaldo is ahead of him with 128. You can check our ranking with the best soccer players in the world Best soccer player in world, or Best goalkeepers in the world Goalscoring [ edit ] Brazilian legend Zizinho is the joint all-time top scorer in Copa América history with 17 goals in total. The 2011/12 season may have been a slightly flat one by Barcelona’s standards as they only won the Copa del Rey – but it was a phenomenal campaign personally for Messi. Barcelona legend Xavi is second with 128. Yes, 50! Messi has won the award six times (2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019), with Juventus star Ronaldo his nearest rival with four titles. Incidentally, talkSPORT’s very own Ally McCoist has two European Golden Shoe awards to his name – winning them in 1992 and 1993. Messi became the fastest player to get to a century of Champions League strikes, doing it in just 123 games during Barcelona’s last-16 victory over Chelsea in the 2017/18 campaign. Messi has won it six times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019), which is more than anyone else. But he still holds the record of most goals for his homeland with 70 strikes to his name. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Benzema has been ‘free’ at Real Madrid since CR7 left - and goal record proves it, Arsenal news: Three stars snubbed for UEL, Partey's dad has good news, academy shuts, Liverpool man free to play in international break after recovering from COVID, Man United news: Loophole sought for Cavani to make debut, James must fill Sancho void, How Moyes worked from home so effectively as West Ham boss returns to training, Liverpool done deal, Ozil axed from CL squad, West Ham in signing talks, CR7 burgled, England v Wales live stream: Kick-off time, TV channel and radio coverage, England v Wales: Old rivals face off at Wembley - exclusive coverage, Man United warned they risk losing Dean Henderson if he doesn't replace De Gea soon, 'You have to observe 14 days' - Arsenal told they can't overturn Tierney isolation, Adrian Durham says Chris Waddle was the best player he'd seen live before Lionel Messi, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Download the talkSPORT app NOW – the best way to listen live.