30 incredible records Lionel Messi has set in his career, as Barcelona's genius turned 30

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Lionel Messi ages just like the rest of us, and on Saturday he hit the big 3-0, leaving behind both his twenties and an awful lot of incredible achievements as he did so.

And so as Messi enters his fourth decade, what have been his most incredible achievements to date?

Well, we've managed to find one for each year of his life.

1. The most FIFA Ballon d'Or wins (5)

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2. The most goals scored in a single season (73 in 2011/12)

3. The most goals scored in El Clasico matches (23)

4. The top scorer in the history of La Liga (349 goals)

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5. The only man to score 50 goals in a La Liga season (in 2011/12)

6. Barcelona's all-time top scorer (538 goals)

7. Most hat-tricks scored for Barcelona (37)

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8. Most free-kicks scored for Barcelona (27)

9. Most assists provided in the history of La Liga (137)

10. The most La Liga player of the season awards (6)

11. Youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances (28 years, 84 days)

12. Argentina's all-time top goalscorer (58 goals)

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13. The youngest South American player to reach 100 international caps (27 years, 361 days)

14. The only Argentinean player to score against every other South American nation

15. The player with the most assists in Copa America history (11)

16. Only player in history to score 40+ goals in eight consecutive seasons

17. The holder of the world record for the most goals in a calendar year for club and country (91 in 2012)

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18. The fastest player to reach 300 goals in Europe's top five leagues (334 games)

19. The first player in La Liga history to score at least twice in 100 different matches

20. The most trophies won in Spanish football (30, level with Andres Iniesta)

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21. The only player to score in six different club competitions during a season on two separate occasions

22. The only player to appear in the top three of Ballon d'Or voting on 10 separate occasions (2007-2016)

23. The most consecutive La Liga matches scored in (21)

24. The youngest player to ever score 400+ goals for a single European club (at 27 years, 300 days)

25. The player to have scored a European Cup (Champions League) goal in the most different European cities (23)

26. The most goals in Spanish Super Cup history (17)

27. Barcelona's top scorer in European competitions (97)

28. The winner of the most Champions League trophies (4, level with Xavi and Iniesta)

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29. The first Barcelona player to score 30+ league goals in four consecutive La Liga seasons

30. The first Barcelona player to score 50 goals or more in five different seasons.