Records to beat - Leo Messi

Horatio

You're welcome
Your working premise seems to be that Juve will get KOed in the Rof16 and we atleast make it to the semis or more. The gap is 13 right now so I can't see Messi scoring 5 more KO goals in a season than CR7 if they play similar amount of games.

I think missing some of the group games and being half fit for others hurt Messi this season. Let's hope we get an easier group and Messi plays all 6. That's stat pad time :crbust:

I am working off the premise that the chemistry between established players and new ones continue to improve, allowing Messi to score heaps of goals in groupstage and a few ones in knockout stage. Messi just needs to be given a few acres of space by his teammates with his deadly finishing.
 

Xtroverto

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Most goals in consecutive club seasons, updated 19 Jul 2020.

1 Season
1. Messi 73 (11-12)
2. Archie Stark 70 (24-25)
3. Gerd Muller 67 (72-73)

2 Seasons
1. Messi 133 (11-13)
2. Archie Stark 124 (24-26)
3. Jimmy McGrory 121 (26-28)

3 Seasons
1. Messi 186 (10-13)
2. Jimmy McGrory 170 (25-28)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo 168 (10-13)

4 Seasons
1. Messi 233 (09-13) and 232 (11-15)
2. Cronaldo 227 (11-15)
3. Pele / Deak 214 (58-61 / 45-49)

5 Seasons
1. Messi 285 (10-15)
2. Cronaldo 280 (10-15)
3. Pele 269 (61-65)

6 Seasons
1. Messi 332 (09-15)
2. CR 331 (10-16)
3. Pele 313 (58-63)

7 Seasons
1. Messi 380 (10-17)
2. CR 373 (10-17)
3. Pele 357 (58-64)

8 Seasons
1. Messi 427 (09-17)
2. Pele 421 (58-65)
3. CR 417 (10-18)

9 Seasons
1. Messi 476 (10-19)
2. Pele 462 (57-65)
3. CR 450 (09-18)

10 Seasons
1. Messi 523 (09-19)
2. CR 478 (09-19)
3. Pele 477 (57-66)

11 Seasons
1. Messi 561 (08-19)
2. CR 518 (07-18)
3. Pele 503 (57-67)

12 Seasons
1. Messi 592 (08-20)
2. CR 546 (07-19)
3. Pele 531 (57-68)

13 Seasons
1. Messi 608 (07-20)
2. CR 583 (07-20)
2. Pele 569 (57-69)

14 Seasons
1. Messi 625 (06-20)
2. CR 606 (06-20)
3. Pele 580 (57-70)

15 Seasons
1. Messi 633 (05-20)
2. CR 618 (05-20)
3. Pele 589 (57-71)

16 Seasons
1. Messi 634 (04-20)
2. CR 627 (04-20)
3. Pele 603 (57-72)

17 Seasons
1. Messi 634 (04-20, 16 seasons)
2. Pele 633 (57-73)
3. CR 633 (03-20)

18 Seasons
1. Pele 643 (57-74)
2. CR 638 (02-20)
3. Messi 634 (04-20, 16 seasons)


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This is Messi's 16th season, CR 18th.

Messi keeps destroying records, today he matched Pele's record for 17 straight seasons despite having only played 16, he already had the record for 1 through 16 seasons.
 
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Xtroverto

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And the ever growing list of records Messi has accumulated in Spain, there are tons more that I have not listed here, but this list is pretty long already.

Up to including season 2020-21

Records in possession

Most competition games scoring for a professional club in football history 431 (former world record by Pele for Santos 378)

Most free kick goals scored with a spanish team in all competitions 50 (also 8 with Argentina)
Most free kick goals scored with a spanish team in la liga 39 (european and world league record)

Most goals scored against spanish teams in all competitions (at least 20 goals)

38 goals vs Sevilla
32 goals vs Atletico
31 goals vs Valencia
29 goals vs Athletic
26 goals vs Madrid
26 goals vs Betis
25 goals vs Osasuna
24 goals vs Levante
20 goals vs Deportivo
20 goals vs Eibar

La liga records

Most goals scored i la liga 474
Most goals scored against a team 29 (Sevilla)
Most goals scored in la liga home 278
Most goals scored in la liga away 196
Most goals scored in an away ground 13 (Riazor stadium)
Most goals scored in one season 50
Most goals scored in one season home 35
Most goals scored in one season away 24
Most rounds scoring in la liga 300
Most rounds scoring in la liga home 174
Most rounds scoring in la liga away 126
Most rounds scoring in one season 27
Most rounds scoring in one season home 16
Most rounds scoring in one season away 15
Most consecutive rounds scoring 19
Most consecutive rounds scoring away 12
Most hat-tricks scored in one season 8
Most career hat-tricks scored 36
Most games scoring 2 or more goals 133
Most stadiums scored in 38
Most teams scored against 38

Most goals scored away in Riazor 13
Most goals scored away in Pizjuan 12
Most goals scored away in Bernabeu 11
Most goals scored away in Mestalla 11
Most goals scored away in Ciutat de Valencia 9
Most goals scored away in Vallecas 8
Most goals scored away in Ipurua 8
Most goals scored away in Benito Villamarin 8
Most goals scored away in El Sadar 7
Most goals scored away in New San Mames 5

Most games won 382 (former record 334 Casillas)
Most games won home 217 (record 221 Zubizarreta)
Most games won away 165 (former record 142 Casillas)

Most league goals scored against la liga teams (atleast 10 goals)

30 Sevilla
26 Atletico de Madrid
26 Valencia
23 Levante
22 Espanyol
22 Osasuna
22 Real Betis
20 Deportivo la Coruna
20 Eibar
18 Real Madrid
18 Athletic Club
17 Rayo Vallecano
16 Real Sociedad
15 Granada
15 Mallorca
15 Villareal
13 Real Zaragoza
12 Alaves
11 Almeria


Top goalscorers in the big 5 leagues (single league only).

474 MESSI Lionel Spain
365 MULLER Gerd Germany
357 GREAVES Jimmy England
317 BLOOMER Stephen England
311 RONALDO Cristiano Spain
310 DEAN William England
299 ONNIS Delio France
287 HODGSON Gordon England
283 SHEARER Alan England
274 PIOLA Silvio Italy
268 FISHER Klaus Germany
257 BUCHAN Charlie England
255 LOFTHOUSE Nat England
255 LACOMBE Bernard France
251 ZARRA Telmo Spain

Most league goals scored in european football (first division only)

518 Josef Bican
513 Ferenc Puskas
477 Cristiano Ronaldo
474 Lionel Messi
417 Imre Schlosser
410 Jimmy McGrory
393 Ferenc Szusza
393 Gyula Zsengeller
376 Gunnar Nordahl
366 Jimmy Greaves
365 Gerd Muller
361 Hugh Ferguson
360 Josef Takacs
354 Hans Krankl
350 Albert Celyn
345 Joe Bambrick

Most official goals scored in one club (at least 500 goals)


672 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona
643 Pele Santos
564 Gerd Muller Bayern Munich
534 Josef Bican Slavia Prague
525 Fernando Peyroteo Sporting De Lisboa
522 Jimmy McGrory Celtic Football Club

Most games won with a spanish club (400 wins or more)

542 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona
476 Xavi Hernandez FC Barcelona
463 Iker Casillas Real Madrid
459 Andres Iniesta FC Barcelona
434 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid
429 Sergio Busquets FC Barcelona
429 Raul Gonzalez Real Madrid
412 Manolo Sanchez Real Madrid

Most wins against spanish teams

30 wins against Sevilla
26 wins against Athletic Club
24 wins aginast Atletico de Madrid
23 wins against Espanyol (record Xavi with 25 wins)
19 wins agianst Real Madrid (record Dani alves with 22 wins)
19 wins against Valencia (record Raul with 20 wins)
18 wins against Villareal

Most games won by a foreign footballer in spain

542 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona
419 Dani Alves Sevilla and FC Barcelona
367 Benzema Real Madrid

Most games played by a foreign footballer in spain

778 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona
640 Dani Alves Sevilla and FC Barcelona
589 Donato Atletico de Madrid and Deportivo
541 Karim Benzema Real Madrid
527 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid
515 Marcelo Real Madrid
505 Diego Godin Villareal and Atletico de Madrid
494 Luis Figo FC Barcelona and Real Madrid

Top Division goalscorer of all time
541 Pele 1957-1977 (470 in state league and 34 in Brazilian championship and 37 in USA championship)
518 Josef Bican 1931-1955 (72 in Austrian championship and 446 in Czech championship)
514 Ferenc Puskas 1943-1966 (358 in Hugarian championship and 156 in Spanish championship)
479 Cristiano Ronaldo 2002-? (3 in Portugese Championship, 84 in English chamipnship and 311 in Spanish championship and 84 in Italian Championship)
474 Lionel Messi 2004-? (all in Spanish championship)
418 Eusebio 1957-1979 (77 in Mozambique championship, 320 in Portugese Championship, 20 in USA championship and 1 in Mexican championship)
417 Imre Schlosser 1906-1928 (6 in Austrian championship and 411 in Hugarian championship)
416 Gyula Zsengeller 1935-1952 (387 in Hungarian championship, 6 in Italian championship and 23 in Colombian championship)
410 Jimmy McGrory 1922-1938 (all in Scottish championship)
405 Gerd Muller 1965-1981 (365 in German championship and 40 in USA championship)
405 Roger Milla 1970-1996 (253 in Cameroonian championship, 111 in French championship and 41 in Indonesian championship)
400 Hugo Sanchez 1976-1997 (123 in Mexican championship, 234 in Spanish championship, 37 in USA championship and 6 in Austrian championship)
393 Ferenc Szusza 1941-1961 (all in Hungarian championship)
385 Carlos Bianchi 1968-1985 (206 in Argentinian championship and 179 in French championship)
377 Di Stefano 1945-1966 (59 in Argentinian championship, 90 in Colombian championship and 227 in Spanish championchip)
376 Gunnar Nordahl 1940-1957 (149 in Swedish championship and 225 in Italian championship)

Free kick goals

77 goals: Juninho Pernambucano (Record 28 goals in French league)
70 goals: Pele
66 goals: Victor Legrotaglie (played a lot of 2nd division football)
66 goals: Ronaldinho Gaucho
65 goals: David Beckham (Record 18 goals in the Premier League)
62 goals: Diego Armando Maradona
62 goals: Zico
60 goals: Ronald Koeman
59 goals: Rogerio Ceni
59 goals: Marcelinho Carioca
58 goals: Lionel Messi: 50 goals in FC Barcelona and 8 in the NT (Record 39 goals in Spanish League also world record in a national league)
57 goals: Kostas Frantzeskos
56 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo
53 goals: Alessandro Del Piero (42 goals for Juventus of which 22 in Serie A)
50 goals: Sinisa Mihajlovic (Record 28 goals in Italian League)
47 goals: Andrea Pirlo (Record 28 goals in Italian League)

Most goals scored against a manager in la liga history: 29 against Mendilibar
 
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Xtroverto

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New european and world record today!!!

The long standing european and world record for national league goals held by Josef Bican was taken down today, he scored 446 goals in the Czechoslovakian league between 1937 and 1955. Messi has now scored 447 goals in La Liga which in a new european and world record. Pele scored 470 in a regional league.

Only 4 players have scored more than 400 goals in a national championship anywhere on the planet.

1. 447 Messi in Spain
2. 446 Bican in Czechoslovakia
3. 411 Schlosser in Hungary
4. 410 McGrory in Scotland
 
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Xtroverto

Member
Another world record today

With his goals today against Valencia Messi has now scored 472 goals in La Liga beating Peles 470 in Sao Paulo State championship :worthy:
 
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