lionel messi started his football career in 2002.
when did lionel messi started his football career?
2002
bullet::::- most goals scored in all major international tournaments, not including fifa world cup qualification and fifa confederations cup: 23 – gabriel batistuta, 1991–2002





























bullet::::- most goals scored in international friendlies: 32 – lionel messi, 2005–





























bullet::::- most goals scored in one calendar year, including friendlies: 12 – lionel messi, 2012; gabriel batistuta, 1998





























bullet::::- most goals scored in one fifa world cup qualification: 10 – lionel messi, 2014





























bullet::::- most goals scored in all fifa world cup qualifications: 21 – lionel messi, 2005–





























bullet::::- most goals scored in one fifa world cup tournament: 8 – guillermo stábile, 1930
argentina national football team
bullet::::- top scorer in europe for three consecutive seasons (2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19), lionel messi





























bullet::::- first player to reach 300 goals in la liga, lionel messi





























bullet::::- only player to reach 350 la liga goals, lionel messi





























bullet::::- most goals scored in a season: 50, lionel messi (2011–12)





























bullet::::- most goals scored in a calendar year: 91, lionel messi (2012)





























bullet::::- most league home goals in a season (38 games, 19 home games): 35, lionel messi (2011–12)





























bullet::::- most league away goals in a season (38 games, 19 away games): 24, lionel messi (2012–13)
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