World records Titles and awards • Most FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player awards: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023) • Most Ballons d'Or awards (
Guinness World Record): 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) • Most The Best FIFA Men's Player awards: 3 (2019, 2022, 2023) • Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup
Golden Ball: 2 (
2014 and
2022) • Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup
Golden Ball: 2 (
2009 and
2011) • First player to have won more than one
FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2 (
2009 and
2011 • Most Man of the Match awards won in major international tournaments: 26 (11 in FIFA World Cup, 15 in Copa América) •
Most Man of the Match awards won at the FIFA World Cup (
Guinness World Record): 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022) • Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5 in
2022 • Most Man of the Match awards won at the FIFA Club World Cup finals: 2 (
2009 and
2011) • Most
Goal Best Player of the Year awards: 7 (2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23) • Most
Marca Best Player of the Year awards: 3 (2017–2019) • Most
The Guardian Best Footballer of the Year wins: 6 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) • Most
FourFourTwo(FFT) Best Footballer of the Year wins: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2017–2019) • Most
ESPN Best Forward of the Year wins: 8 (2014–2021) • Most
World Soccer Men's World Player of the Year wins: 6 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022) • Most
World Soccer Young Player of the Year wins: 3 (2006–2008) • Most
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker awards: 5 (2015–2017, 2019, 2022) • Most
IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer awards: 4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2018) • Most appearances in the
IFFHS Men's World Team: 7 (2017–2023) • Most appearances in the
FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 17 (2007–2023) • Only player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Award in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s • Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in
2022 • Only Player to win Ballons d'Or in four consecutive years: (2009–2012) • Only player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s • Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 14 years (2009–2023) • Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time, seven-time and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner: aged 23, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34 and 36 years old • Most (official) assists provided in football history: 408 • Most (official) goal contributions in football history: 1,314 • Most (official) goals scored for a single club (
Guinness World Record): 672, for Barcelona • Most (recorded) assists provided for a single club: 269, for Barcelona • Most goals scored at major international tournaments: 27 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 14 goals at Copa América) • Most assists provided at major international tournaments: 26 (8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 18 assists at Copa América) • Most goal contributions at major international tournaments: 53 (13 goals and 8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 14 goals and 18 assists at Copa América) • Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 29 • Most goals scored in a single domestic league: 474, in La Liga •
Most assists provided in a single domestic league: 192, in La Liga • Most goals scored in FIFA competitions: 25 (13 at FIFA World Cup, 6 at FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup, 6 at FIFA Club World Cup) • Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022) • Most assists provided in the knockout phase of the FIFA World Cup: 6 (1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2022) • Most goal contributions at the FIFA World Cup: 21 • Most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup as captain (
Guinness World Record): 7 in 2022 • Most goals scored in the
FIFA Club World Cup finals: 4 (1 in
2009, 2 in
2011, 1 in
2015) • Most goal contributions in finals: 50 (35 goals and 15 assists) • Most assists provided in all national team competitions, including friendlies: 61 • Most hat-tricks scored in all national team competitions: 10 • Most (official) goals scored for club and country in a calendar year (
Guinness World Record): 91 in 2012 • Most goals scored for club and country in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 in 2012 • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 in 2012 • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a season: 73 in
2011–12 • Most assists provided in a domestic league in a season: 21 in 2019–20 • Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons • Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons • Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: 2011–12 and
2012–13 • Only player to score and assist in six different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011 • Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in
2012–13 • First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13 • First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final):
2022 • Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11 • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in (
Guinness World Record): 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup matches (
Guinness World Record): 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022) • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup matches as captain (
Guinness World Record): 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022) • Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup: 2,314 • Only player to provide at least one assist in four and five different FIFA World Cup tournaments and most consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments with at least one assist (
Guinness World Record):
2006,
2010,
2014,
2018 and
2022 • Only player to score in three different
FIFA Club World Cup final matches:
2009,
2011 and
2015 • Oldest player to score a goal and assist in a single FIFA World Cup match: 35 years, 172 days old
Europe records Titles and awards • Most
European Golden Shoe awards (
Guinness World Record): 6 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2017–2019) • Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 4 (2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23) • Most Man of the Match awards won in UEFA Champions League history: 67 • Most
Onze d'Or awards: 4 (2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18) • Most appearances in the
ESM Team of the Season: 15 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2021, 2023) • Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (2015–2021) • Only Player to win
European Golden Shoe award in three consecutive years: (2017–2019) • First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: (2014–15 and 2015–16) ---- • Most nominations overall for the
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: 12 (2010–11 to 2020–21, 2022–23) • Most nominations overall for the
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season: 5 (2016–17 to 2020–21)
Performances •
Most goals scored in all club competitions in Europe: 704, in
Spain (672) and
France (32) • Most goals in the
UEFA Super Cup: 3 •
Most goals scored in Europe's top 5 leagues: 496, in
La Liga (474) and
Ligue 1 (22) • Most goals scored for a single club in the UEFA Champions League: 120 for Barcelona • Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 80 • Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29 • Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in
2011–12 • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a calendar year in Europe: 79 in 2012 • Most goals scored in a league in a calendar year across Europe's top 5 leagues: 59 goals in 2012 • Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League match (
Guinness World Record): 5, against
Bayer Leverkusen on 7 March 2012 • Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League quarter-final match: 4, against
Arsenal on 6 April 2010 • Most dribbles completed in a UEFA Champions League match: 16, against
Manchester United on 29 April 2008 • Most consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons scored in (
Guinness World Record): 18 (2005–06 to 2022–23) • First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League • Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 334 matches • Fastest player ever to reach 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 435 matches • Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals: in 123 matches • Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: aged 28 years, 84 days • Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League (
Guinness World Record): aged 24 years, 285 days • Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club: aged 27 years and 300 days, for Barcelona
Americas records Titles and awards • Most
Copa América Best Player awards: 2 (2015 and 2021) • Most appearances in the
Copa América Team of the Tournament: 6 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024) • Most Copa América victories: 24 •
Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 15 (2 in 2011, 4 in 2015, 3 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 4 in 2021, 1 in 2024) •
Most man of the match awards won in a single Copa América tournament: 4 (2015, 2021) • Most
IFFHS Best Player of CONMEBOL: 3 (2020, 2021,2022) • Most appearances in the IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 6 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Performances • Most international goals scored by a male
CONMEBOL player: 115 • Most international assists provided by a male
CONMEBOL player: 61 • Most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL: 36 • Most assists provided in the FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL: 13 • Most assists provided in the Copa América: 18 (1 in 2007, 3 in 2011, 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 5 in 2021, 1 in 2024) • Most Copa América tournaments scored in: 6 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024) • Most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa América match (
Guinness World Record): 3, against
Panama on 10 June 2016 • Only player to provide at least one assist in five, six and seven different Copa América tournaments:
2007,
2011,
2015,
2016,
2019,
2021 and
2024 •
Most appearances at the Copa América: 39 • Most appearances at the Copa América finals: 5 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024) • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualification-CONMEBOL: 72 • Most stadiums scored at in the FIFA World Cup qualification-CONMEBOL: 14 • Most goals scored in a single
Leagues Cup competition: 10 in
2023 • Most goal contributions in a single Leagues Cup competition: 11 in 2023
National records Argentina Titles and awards • Most
Olimpia de Oro (Argentine Sportsperson of the Year) awards: 4 (2011, 2021–2023) • Most
Olimpia de Plata (Argentine Footballer of the Year) awards: 16 (2005, 2007–2013, 2015–2017, 2019–2023) • Only player to have won more than one
Platinum Konex (Argentine Footballer of the Decade) awards: 2 (2010s and 2020s)
Performances •
Argentina all-time most capped player: 198 caps •
Argentina all-time top goalscorer:
116 •
Argentina all-time top assist provider: 61 •
Argentina U20 all-time top goalscorer: 14 • Most goals scored in competitive matches for Argentina: 63 • Most goals scored in international friendlies for Argentina: 53 • Most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina: 18 in 2022 • Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies for Argentina: 11 • Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies for Argentina: 10 • Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup matches for Argentina: 13 (1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 7 in 2022) • Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup qualification matches for Argentina: 36 • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments assisted in for Argentina (
Guinness World Record): 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) • Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup:
aged 18 years and 357 days in 2006 • Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days, against
Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 • Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina:
aged 27 years and 361 days in 2015 • Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation
Spain Titles and awards • Most
Supercopa de España titles won: 8 (all with
Barcelona) • Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 • Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–2013, 2015–2016) • Most
Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano in La Liga awards: 7 (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19) • Most
Trofeo EFE awards in spanish football: 5 (2007, 2009–2012) • Most
Player of the Month awards in La Liga history: 10 (January 2016, April 2017, April 2018 May 2018, September 2018, March 2019 May 2019, November 2019, February 2020, February 2021) • Most Man of the Match awards won in La Liga history: 227 • Most Man of the Match awards won in
Copa del Rey finals: 3 (2015, 2017, 2021) • Most La Liga victories: 383
Performances • Most goals scored in all official club competitions in spanish football: 672 • Most goals scored in all club competitions including friendlies in spanish football: 709 • Most goals scored in
La Liga (
Guinness World Record): 474 • Most assists provided in La Liga (
Guinness World Record): 192 • Most goals scored in Supercopa de España finals: 7 • Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7 • Most goals scored in Copa del Rey finals: 9 • Most assists provided in Copa del Rey finals: 6 (1 in 2009, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018) • Most Copa del Rey finals scored in: 7 (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) • Most braces scored in La Liga: 133 • Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga (
Guinness World Record): 36 • Most goals scored from direct free kicks in La Liga: 39 • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a calendar year in spanish football: 79 in 2012 • Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 in 2012 • Most goals scored in a La Liga season (
Guinness World Record): 50 in
2011–12 • Most assists provided in a La Liga season (
Guinness World Record): 21 in
2019–20 • Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12 • Most home goals in a La Liga season (38 matches, 19 home matches): 35 in 2011–12 • Most matches scored in a La Liga season (38 games): 27 in 2012–13 • Most home matches scored in a La Liga season (38 games): 16 in 2011–12 • Most away matches scored in a La Liga season (38 games): 15 in 2012–13 • Most different opponents scored against in La Liga history: 38 • Most stadiums scored at in La Liga history: 38 • Most consecutive
Supercopa de España finals scored in: 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) • Most consecutive La Liga match scored in (
Guinness World Record): 21 (33 goals, from matchday 11 to matchday 34, season 2012–13) • Most consecutive away La Liga matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33 in 2012–13) • Most appearances in
Copa del Rey finals: 10 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) • Most dribbles completed in a La Liga match: 15, against
Real Betis on 4 November 2007 • Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23, against
Villarreal on 31 January 2008 • Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same La Liga season: 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 • Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012–13 • Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive La Liga seasons (
Guinness World Record) • Only player to score 30+ goals in 8 different La Liga seasons • Only player to score 10+ goals in 13, 14 and 15 consecutive La Liga seasons (from 2006–07 to 2020–21) • First player to score in 15, 16 and 17 consecutive La Liga seasons • First player to reach 300 La Liga goals • First player to reach 350 La Liga goals • First player to reach 400 La Liga goals • First player to reach 450 La Liga goals • First player to reach 150 La Liga assists
France Performances • Most assists in
Ligue 1 in a calendar year: 20 in 2022
United States Titles and awards • Most
MLS MVP (Landon Donovan) awards: 2 (2024, 2025) • Only player to win the MLS MVP award twice in a row: 2024, 2025 • Most Player of the Matchday awards in a single MLS season: 6 in 2024 and 6 in 2025
Performances • Most goals in a calendar year across all club competitions: 43 in 2025 • Most multi-goal games in a single MLS season: 10 in 2025 • Most goal contributions in a single MLS Cup playoff campaign: 15 (6 goals and 9 assists) in 2025 • Most assists in a single MLS Cup playoff campaign: 9 in 2025 •
Most assists in a single MLS game (
Guinness World Record): 5 in 2024 • Most goal contributions in a single MLS game: 6 in 2024
Club records Barcelona Titles and awards • Most titles won as a Barcelona player: 35 • Most victories as a Barcelona player: 542 • Most La Liga victories as a Barcelona player: 383 • Most assists provided in all official competitions for Barcelona: 269 • Most goals scored in all competitions including friendlies for Barcelona: 709 • Most assists provided in
El Clásico for Barcelona: 14 • Most goals scored in the
Derbi barceloní for Barcelona: 25 • Most goals scored in the
Athletic–Barcelona clásico for Barcelona: 29 • Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions for Barcelona: 48 • Most home goals scored in a single season in all competitions for Barcelona: 46 in 2011–12 • Most appearances in La Liga for Barcelona: 520 • Most appearances in
Copa del Rey for Barcelona: 80 • First Barca player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six, seven and eight La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–13, 2016–21)
Inter Miami Titles and awards • Most
Inter Miami CF MVP awards: 3 (2023, 2024, 2025) • Most assists provided in all official competitions for Inter Miami: 44 • Most goal contributions in all official competitions for Inter Miami: 130 • Most assists provided in a regular MLS season for Inter Miami: 16 in
2025 • Most goal contributions in a regular MLS season for Inter Miami: 45 in
2025 • Most goals scored in a game for Inter Miami: 3 ==See also==