• All time top scorer in official competitions:

  672
• All time most appearances

  777
• Top scorer in La Liga:

  474
• Top scorer in Champions League:

  120
• Most hat-tricks:

  48
• Most hat-tricks in La Liga:

  36
• Most hat-tricks scored in a single La Liga season:

  8
• Most free kicks:

  50
• First player to finish top scorer in:

  4, 5 and 6 La Liga seasons

  (2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19)
• Most matches won:

  541
• Most trophies:

  34 trophies
• Most goals scored in a Champions League season:

  14 goals

  (Season 2011/12)
• Most Champions League trophies won:

  4

  (shared with Xavi and Iniesta)
• The first player to score:

  30+ league goals in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 La Liga seasons
• The first player to score:

  30+ league goals in 2, 3 and 4 consecutive La Liga seasons
• The first player to score:

  30+ league goals in 3 consecutive La Liga seasons twice
• The first player to score:

  50+ goals in a season

  (total 6 times - 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2018/19)
• The first player to win:

  2, 3, 4 , 5, 6 times, Golden Shoe