Top 7 Lionel Messi Incredible Stats After PSG Star Recorded His 300th Club Assist

• Lionel Messi recorded his 300th career assist as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Brest 2-1 on March 12
• The 35-year-old forward has recorded many milestones in his career including scoring 700 goals for his club
• Messi is in the final months of his current contract with PSG after signing a two-year deal back in 2021

Lionel Messi is regarded as the ‘GOAT’ by many football followers, as a result of the Argentine’s incredible records set during the course of his professional career.

Messi once again entered the record books after bagging his 300th club assist during Paris Saint-Germain’s hard-fought 2-1 victory against Brest on March 12.

The 35-year-old looks set to add another Ligue 1 title to his already full trophy cabinet after major success with Barcelona, where he spent 17 years.

He has won 10 La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles, three FIFA Club World Cup trophies, seven Copa del Rey titles, three UEFA Super Cup titles, and six European Golden Shoe awards along with many other accolades, Lifestyle Asia reports.

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Messi has also bagged seven Ballon d’Or awards - the most for any football player - as well as the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, and the 2019 and 2022 FIFA The Best Men's Player.

Sports Brief takes a look at seven of Messi’s incredible goal achievements in his career alongside Planet Football.

Messi’s incredible goal achievements

1. Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), and the UEFA Super Cup (3), and is the player with the most officially recorded assists in football history (353), Wikipedia reports.

2. The 35-year-old forward has scored 799 goals for club and country throughout his professional career, and is also the first and only player in history to win five and six European Golden Shoes.

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3. Messi has scored over 10 goals at club level for 17 consecutive seasons. In 2009–10 and 2018–19, the veteran scored over 40 club goals for 10 consecutive seasons, Planet Football reports.

4. The 2022 World Cup winner has scored 75 goals from outside the box in open play and another 52 from free kicks. In the league alone, he has converted 9.1% of his free kicks.

5. Of Messi’s 701 goals, 84 of them have come from the penalty spot, meaning 617 of his club goals have come from open play or free kicks.

6. The Argentine genius has scored a total of 48 hat-tricks at club level, which all came during his time with Barcelona.

7. Messi has scored at least ten goals in 17 consecutive seasons and scored over 40 club goals for ten consecutive seasons between 2009-10 and 2018-19.

Details of Messi’s Adidas contract

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Sports Brief previously reported on one of the greatest footballers of all-time, Messi being a global ambassador for Adidas since 2006.

In 2017, he took his union with the sportswear brand to the next level by signing a lifetime deal estimated to be worth $1 billion.

Lionel will wear their boots for the rest of his professional career and Adidas will have exclusive rights to use his likeness in ads.