Lionel Messi, Argentina - 36 years

Lionel Messi, Argentina has scored most goal in a season 14 times. The last time he was a top scorer in a league was in La Liga, Spain 2020/2021. At this moment, he is at position 5 in the top scorer list in MLS.

Today he is 36 years old, born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina and the positions he normally occupies on the football field are as forward and attacking midfielder. In total he has played 180 matches wearing his national team sweater and scored 106 goals in these games.

Sometimes Lionel Messi is also called Leo Messi.

Lionel Messi top scorer list postions

* Current ongoing season

League, Team Season Goals Position Age Winner/leader
 
MLS*
2024
3
5 36 Cucho Hernández
 
Ligue 1
2022/2023
16
10 35 Kylian Mbappé
 
Champions League
2022/2023
4
12 35 Erling Braut Haaland
 
World Cup
2022
7
2 35 Kylian Mbappé
 
Champions League
2021/2022
5
12 34 Karim Benzema
 
Champions League
2020/2021
5
10 33 Erling Braut Haaland
 
La Liga
2020/2021
30
1 33 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2019/2020
25
1 33 Lionel Messi
 
Champions League
2018/2019
12
1 31 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2018/2019
36
1 31 Lionel Messi
 
World Cup
2018
1
27 31 Harry Kane
 
Champions League
2017/2018
6
9 30 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
La Liga
2017/2018
34
1 30 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2016/2017
37
1 29 Lionel Messi
 
Champions League
2016/2017
11
2 29 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
La Liga
2015/2016
26
3 28 Luis Suárez
 
Champions League
2015/2016
6
6 28 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
World Cup
2014
4
3 27 James Rodriguez
 
Champions League
2014/2015
10
1 27 Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar
 
La Liga
2014/2015
43
2 27 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
Champions League
2013/2014
8
3 26 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
La Liga
2013/2014
28
2 26 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
Champions League
2012/2013
8
3 25 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
La Liga
2012/2013
46
1 25 Lionel Messi
 
Champions League
2011/2012
14
1 24 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2011/2012
50
1 24 Lionel Messi
 
Champions League
2010/2011
12
1 23 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2010/2011
31
2 23 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
Champions League
2009/2010
8
1 22 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2009/2010
34
1 22 Lionel Messi
 
Champions League
2008/2009
9
1 21 Lionel Messi
 
La Liga
2008/2009
23
4 21 Diego Forlán
 
Champions League
2007/2008
6
2 20 Cristiano Ronaldo
 
La Liga
2006/2007
16
8 19 Ruud van Nistelrooy

Lionel Messi hat-tricks

Here you find 44 hat-tricks that Lionel Messi have scored over the years.

Date and league Match Goals
22 february 2020
La Liga 2019/2020
Barcelona - Eibar
5-0
4
14', 37', 40', 87'
7 december 2019
La Liga 2019/2020
Barcelona - Mallorca
5-2
3
17', 41', 83'
9 november 2019
La Liga 2019/2020
Barcelona - Celta Vigo
4-1
3
23', 45', 48'
17 march 2019
La Liga 2018/2019
Real Betis - Barcelona
1-4
3
18', 45', 85'
23 february 2019
La Liga 2018/2019
Sevilla - Barcelona
2-4
3
26', 67', 85'
16 december 2018
La Liga 2018/2019
Levante - Barcelona
0-5
3
43', 47', 60'
18 september 2018
Champions League 2018/2019
Barcelona - PSV Eindhoven
4-0
3
31', 77', 87'
29 april 2018
La Liga 2017/2018
Deportivo La Coruña - Barcelona
2-4
3
38', 82', 85'
7 april 2018
La Liga 2017/2018
Barcelona - Leganés
3-1
3
27', 32', 87'
19 september 2017
La Liga 2017/2018
Barcelona - Eibar
6-1
4
21', 59', 62', 87'
9 september 2017
La Liga 2017/2018
Barcelona - Espanyol
5-0
3
26', 35', 67'
19 october 2016
Champions League 2016/2017
Barcelona - Manchester City
4-0
3
17', 61', 69'
13 september 2016
Champions League 2016/2017
Barcelona - Celtic
7-0
3
3', 27', 60'
3 march 2016
La Liga 2015/2016
Rayo Vallecano - Barcelona
1-5
3
23', 53', 72'
9 january 2016
La Liga 2015/2016
Barcelona - Granada
4-0
3
8', 14', 58'
8 march 2015
La Liga 2014/2015
Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano
6-1
3
56', 63', 68'
15 february 2015
La Liga 2014/2015
Barcelona - Levante
5-0
3
38', 59', 65'
18 january 2015
La Liga 2014/2015
Deportivo La Coruña - Barcelona
0-4
3
11', 33', 62'
7 december 2014
La Liga 2014/2015
Barcelona - Espanyol
5-1
3
45', 50', 81'
25 november 2014
Champions League 2014/2015
APOEL Nicosia - Barcelona
0-4
3
38', 58', 87'
22 november 2014
La Liga 2014/2015
Barcelona - Sevilla
5-1
3
21', 73', 78'
23 march 2014
La Liga 2013/2014
Real Madrid - Barcelona
3-4
3
42', 65', 84'
16 march 2014
La Liga 2013/2014
Barcelona - Osasuna
7-0
3
18', 63', 88'
18 september 2013
Champions League 2013/2014
Barcelona - Ajax
4-0
3
22', 55', 75'
1 september 2013
La Liga 2013/2014
Valencia - Barcelona
2-3
3
11', 39', 41'
27 january 2013
La Liga 2012/2013
Barcelona - Osasuna
5-1
4
11', 28', 56', 58'
20 october 2012
La Liga 2012/2013
Deportivo La Coruña - Barcelona
4-5
3
17', 43', 76'
5 may 2012
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Espanyol
4-0
4
11', 63', 73', 78'
2 may 2012
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Málaga
4-1
3
34', 60', 63'
20 march 2012
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Granada
5-3
3
16', 66', 85'
7 march 2012
Champions League 2011/2012
Barcelona - Bayer Leverkusen
7-1
5
25', 42', 50', 58', 85'
19 february 2012
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Valencia
5-1
4
21', 27', 75', 84'
22 january 2012
La Liga 2011/2012
Málaga - Barcelona
1-4
3
32', 51', 77'
1 november 2011
Champions League 2011/2012
Viktoria Plzen - Barcelona
0-4
3
24', 45', 90'
29 october 2011
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Mallorca
5-0
3
13', 21', 30'
24 september 2011
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Atlético Madrid
5-0
3
26', 78', 90'
17 september 2011
La Liga 2011/2012
Barcelona - Osasuna
8-0
3
5', 41', 79'
5 february 2011
La Liga 2010/2011
Barcelona - Atlético Madrid
3-0
3
16', 28', 78'
20 november 2010
La Liga 2010/2011
Almeria - Barcelona
0-8
3
16', 36', 67'
6 april 2010
Champions League 2009/2010
Barcelona - Arsenal
4-1
4
21', 37', 42', 88'
21 march 2010
La Liga 2009/2010
Real Zaragoza - Barcelona
2-4
3
4', 65', 78'
14 march 2010
La Liga 2009/2010
Barcelona - Valencia
3-0
3
56', 80', 82'
10 january 2010
La Liga 2009/2010
Tenerife - Barcelona
0-5
3
36', 45', 75'
10 march 2007
La Liga 2006/2007
Barcelona - Real Madrid
3-3
3
11', 28', 90'

Information about Lionel Messi

Player positions
Forward / Attacking midfielder
Date of birth
24 June 1987
Place of birth
Rosario, Argentina
Height
170 cm
National team caps
180
National team goals
106
Source: Wikipedia

Articles containing Lionel Messi

At the moment we have 47 articles where Lionel Messi is mentioned, select an article below to read a bit more about him.

The 10 top goalscorers in World Cup history
(16 February 2024)
Remembering Lionel Messi's stint at PSG
(29 December 2023)
Xavi Hernandez's five best games ever for Barcelona
(4 November 2023)
25 Potential Golden Boy Award Winners 2023
(14 October 2023)
The most controversial Ballon d'Or winners
(20 July 2023)
The 10 best goalscorers in football history (Part 2)
(25 May 2023)
Importance of a Lethal Striker
(24 April 2023)
Football clubs that are owned by states
(14 April 2023)
Messi: His goals and actions of the Legend
(16 February 2023)
Hugo Sánchez, the ultimate Mexican goalscorer
(17 January 2023)
Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar 2022!
(19 December 2022)
About the WC Qatar Semi-Finals 2022 - and the coming final
(16 December 2022)
The quarterfinals of the World Cup 2022 - the winners and the Golden Boot battle
(11 December 2022)
Review of the Round of 16 in the World Cup in Qatar 2022
(7 December 2022)
Status in the WC in Qatar after the group stage
(3 December 2022)
Outsiders who can become top scorers in the World Cup in Qatar
(18 November 2022)
Why Pelé is the Greatest Footballer of All Time
(4 October 2022)
Time for the Champions League 2022/2023 - who will be the top scorer?
(5 September 2022)
Why Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed at Barcelona?
(17 August 2022)
The best and worst Golden Boy
(25 July 2022)
French Ligue 1 season 2021/2022 ended - the winners and the top scorer
(3 June 2022)
Lionel Messi - Football's Atomic Flea
(11 May 2022)
Last matches of season 2021/2022 - top scorer candidates in the big leagues
(30 March 2022)
Financial Doping in Modern Day Football
(14 March 2022)
Half time in other leagues season 2021/2022
(12 January 2022)
Ronaldo Vs Messi - It is on Again
(24 September 2021)
PSG - A force to Reckon this Season
(18 September 2021)
Candidates to win win the top scorer title in Champions League 2021/2022
(14 September 2021)
The Top Scorers Of the Year 2021 So Far
(23 August 2021)
Messi Exits Barca As It's Greatest Ever
(22 August 2021)
Season start for La Liga season 2021/2022 tonight - who will be the top scorer?
(13 August 2021)
League start in France and Portugal season 2021/2022 tonight
(6 August 2021)
Young players who shone during the Euro 2020
(22 July 2021)
The 5 Greatest Comebacks in Champions League History
(16 July 2021)
Beneficiary of UEFA's Champions League Meddling? Goal Machine Erling Haaland
(26 May 2021)
The end of the major European football leagues 2020/2021
(24 May 2021)
5 Problems Barcelona Needs to Fix Right Now
(24 April 2021)
30 Is the New 20 - How Players Have Extended Their Primes
(16 April 2021)
The 5 Most Underrated Footballers of the 2010s
(28 March 2021)
Erling Braut Haaland - From Norway with a Midas Touch
(18 March 2021)
The Golden Shoe - its history and the winners
(13 January 2021)
Henrik Larsson - a.k.a King of Kings
(5 November 2020)
Some of the reasons why Lionel Messi might be the best player ever
(7 October 2020)
The best scorers in football in the world
(25 September 2020)
Ronaldinho - one of the greatest football artists
(6 July 2020)
Champions League's top scorers ever
(5 July 2020)
The incredible goal scoring season of La Liga 2014-2015
(15 April 2020)

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