Messi career in numbers as he’s turning 30

With Lionel Messi turning 30 on Saturday, we look at the Barcelona and Argentina star’s illustrious career in numbers.

507 Goals for Barcelona, in 583 games, including a record 349 in LaLiga.

91 Goals scored in 2012, breaking the calendar-year record set by German Gerd Muller in 1972.

40 Career hat-tricks; 36 for Barcelona, four for Argentina.

0.87 Goals-per-game average for Barcelona.

118 Caps for Argentina.

60 Goals for Argentina, taking him past Gabriel Batistuta as his nation’s all-time leading scorer. That tally includes his two in the 2008 Olympics.

4 Champions League wins.

4 Goal tally in eight Argentina vs Brazil matches in his career.

8 LaLiga titles with Barcelona.

5 Times he has won the Ballon d’Or, as the world’s best player (in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015).

2 Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only players to have won more than three Ballon d’Or awards.

29 Trophies won with Barca.

2008 Olympic gold in Beijing is Messi’s only major honour with Argentina.

47 Seconds into his Argentina debut before he was sent off, against Hungary in 2005, aged 18, after coming on as a substitute.

10 Shirt number with which Messi has become synonymous for club and country.

67 Messi’s height in inches (5ft 7in).

16 Age at which Messi made his Barcelona first-team debut.

22 How old Messi was when he picked up his first Ballon d’Or award in 2009.

PA

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