Records - European

Leo Messi records in Europe include most Golden Shoe wins, most goals in a single league and most goals with a single club.

Most Golden Shoe awards:

6

Most official goals with a single club:

672

* Barcelona

Most goals in a single league:

474

* La liga

Most top scorer awards in top 5 leagues:

8

* 8 times La Liga Top Scorer (Pichichi)

Most consecutive Golden Shoe awards:

3

* Seasons 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19

Most cosecutive top scorer awards in top 5 leagues:

5

* Seasons 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 - shared with Jean-Pierre Papin

Fewest games needed to score 300 goals in top 5 leagues:

334 games

Fewest games needed to score 400 goals in top 5 leagues:

435 games

Most goals in one season in top 5 leagues:

50

* Season 2011/12

Most goals in a one calendar year in top 5 leagues:

59

* Year 2012

Most goals in club competitions in a season in top 5 leagues:

73

* Season 2011/12

Most assists in one season in top 5 leagues:

21

* Season 2019/20 - shared with Thomas Müller

Most Champions League goals for one club:

120

* Barcelona

Fewest games needed to score: 100 Champions League goals:

123 games

Most hat-tricks in Champions League:

8

* Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo

Youngest player to reach 100 appearances in Champions League:

28 years, 84 days

Most goals in a Champions League game:

5

* vs Bayer Leverkusen 2011/12 - shared with Luiz Adriano

Most goals in a Champions League quarter-final game:

4

* vs Arsenal 2009/10

Most goals in Champions League group stage:

76

Most goals in Champions League round of 16:

28

Most consecutive calendar years with a Champions League goal:

17 years

* 2005-2021 - shared with Raul 1995-2011

Most different opponents scored against in the Champions League:

38 teams

* shared with Cristiano Ronaldo

Most goals scored in UEFA Super Cup:

3

* shared with 8 other players

Most free-kick goals in UEFA Super Cup:

2