• Most official goals scored for a single club:

  672
• Most Ballon d'Or awards:

  6
• Most consecutive Ballon d'Or awards:

  4

  (2009 - 2012)
• Most appearances in the top 3 candidates for the Ballon d'Or:

  12

  (2007 - 2017, 2019- shared with Cristiano Ronaldo).
• Youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times and 6 times:

  23, 24, 25, 28 and 32 years old
• Most FIFA Club World Cup Golden Balls:

  2

  (2009, 2011)
• Most goals scored in Club World Cup Finals:

  4 goals

  (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
• Scorer in three Club World Cup tournaments:

  2009, 2011, 2015

  (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
• Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI:

  14

  (2007 - 2020 - shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
• Guinness World Records title for the most official goals in a calendar year:

  91 goals

  (2012)
• Most consecutive league matches scored in:

  21 matches (33 goals)

  (Season 2012/13)
• Only player to:

  score consecutively

  against all teams in a professional league. (Season 2012/13)
• Only player to score:

  40+ club goals in 10 consecutive seasons

  (Season 2009/10 , 2018/19)
• Only player to score:

  40+ club goals in 9 consecutive seasons

  (Season 2009/10 , 2017/18)
• Only player to score:

  30+ club goals in 13 consecutive seasons

  (Season 2008/09, 2020/21)
• Only player to score:

  60+ club goals in 2 consecutive seasons

  (Season 2011/12 , 2012/13)
• Only player to score in:

  6 different club competitions in a season twice:

  (Season 2011/12 , 2015/2016)
• Only player to score in:

  6 different club competitions in a calendar year twice:

  (2011, 2015)
• Only player to score and assist in:

  6 different club competitions in a calendar year:

  (2011)
• Youngest player to have reached 100 caps in CONMEBOL history:

  27 years, 361 days old

  (National team)
• Most assists in Copa America:

  17 assist

  (National team)
• Most Man of the Match awards in Copa America:

  14

  (National team)