Happy Birthday LEO 26!! at the age of 26 Messi has scored a record and exceed the legend - the legend

Celebrated his 26th birthday this week for a well earned break to Barcelona superstar, fresh off the back of one of his most successful season yet. Achievement for the Catalan club and the Argentine national team is all the more remarkable given his age - his list of accomplishments that most professionals dream of reaching the end of their careers, let alone half way through. To celebrate the milestone, here's 26 stunning statistics about Messi ...

 1. He could outscore the rest of Europe with one leg

Messi scored more goals than any other player in Europe last season with his left foot only. Add to this the number of his marvelous headed goal and strikes the right foot and it's easy to see why the debate is no longer whether he's the best player in the world, but if he is the best player ever.

2. He won an average of 2.6 trophy every season

21 club trophies (not factoring in the many individual accolades) since exploded into the scene in Barcelona as a teenager show you just influence in the Nou Camp.

3. Messi was involved in a remarkable 52% of his side's goals in 2012-13

Striker scored or assisted a greater part of his side's goals last season than any other player in La Liga.

4. In one year, he registered a goal in all but 7 minutes is different at

Messi scored a goal in all but seven minutes of calendar year 2012 for an incredible journey 91 goals: 1, 2, 10, 14, 15, 46 and 69 minutes.

5. In just 18 months, Messi managed 120 goals for club and country

91 in 2012 and 29 in early 2013. Not bad, eh?

6. No player has successfully completed more dribbles in La Liga last season

Messi completed 60% of his 116 sleigh, put him in front of his teammate Andres Iniesta (52%). All this despite being the closest and often marked fouled player in the league.

7. Since the debut of the first team, Messi has scored 30% of goals in the Champions League Barcelona

That's 59 out of 195, you do not know.

8. In 2012-13, Messi topped every other team in La Liga Real Madrid apart from himself

With 57 goals in all competitions, Messi has more alone than almost every other league team managed to put together their entire squad.

9. Messi has scored 3 + goals in a single match away from home 10 times
last week after a hat-trick on international duty, he now netted 3 or more 7 times with Bacelona and 3 with Argentina.

10. Messi was involved in a goal every 58 minutes last season for club and country
It is a remarkable 69 goals and 18 assists in 5,033 minutes.

11. With 89 individual awards, he is the most decorated player of all time
but it was his four FIFA Ballon d'Or player of the year's most significant trophy, Messi said.

12. He is the first player in history to score a goal in 21 league games in a row
Messi scored against every other league team disrupted in 2012 and 2013.

13. He can shoot at speeds up to 82mph
was the fastest recorded shot, filed earlier this year filming a Japanese TV show. His first goal in Barcelona's Champions League second leg with AC Milan has been registered at 69mph.

14. He can run at speeds up to 19mph
Speed ​​ran up Messi is on record as astonishing 30.71 km / h.

15. He scored 27 times shot from outside the area in La Liga

Only Roberto Carlos (32) and Rivaldo (27) have scored over long distances.

17. No other player in the history of Spanish football has scored 40 + goals in four consecutive seasons You will not beat against Argentina extend that record next season. 18. Young team, Newell's Old Boys, Argentina lost one game in four years with Messi in the team See? Respite from an early age. 19. At 17 years and 114 days, he is the youngest player ever to appear in a La Liga match ... and made his first team debut even earlier, appeared in a friendly against Porto in November 2003 when he was 16 years and 145 days old. 20. He is the youngest player ever to score a goal in El Clasico Messi bagged his first goal against Real Madrid in 2006. 21. No player has scored more goals than Messi Clasico He is currently tied with Real Madrid Alfredo Di Stefano for most of the history of the rivalry (18). 22. He honed in on the Argentine scoring record Only Gabriel Batistua has scored more times (56) for Argentina. But the striker says that he wants to play for the national team for another decade, the record seems certain to be his ... 23. No player has scored more times in a UEFA Champions League game Who can forget his five goals for Barcelona show last year against Bayer Leyverkusen? 24. He netted a hat-trick in Barcelona fastest of any player in the history of La Liga Leo took just 30 minutes to score three against Mallorca in 2011. 25. He scored a goal in 19 different cities in the Champions League Only Real Madrid legend Raul match that record. 26. More than 40% of all sales in Icons.com memorabilia is signed Messi products Like if you need more evidence of the star attraction in the world, almost half of all icons signed memorabilia related to the purchase is Leo Messi? Get your own signed shirts, photographs, poster or boot today