IFFHS STATISTICS - ALL TIME WORLD RECORD
Picture : Lionel Messi holds the All Time World Record since May 2013 !
Messi 21-game scoring streak: all-time World record
Lionel Messi holds the world record for most consecutive goal-scoring matches in the top national division. He scored for Barcelona in 21 league matches in a row during the 2012-13 season.
His streak began in 11th round on 11 November 2012 and lasted until 34th round on 5 May 2013. Inside this period, Messi missed three games (rounds 30 to 32) due to a hamstring injury.
The series was broken on 12 May when he failed to score in a 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid.
In total, Messi has scored 33 goals during his record series.
| MESSI | GOAL-SCORING SERIES | ||
| IN LEAGUE | SPAIN 2012-2013 | ||
| Date | Game | Goals | |
| 1 | 11/11/2012 | Mallorca (4-2) | 2 |
| 2 | 17/11/2012 | Zaragoza (3-1) | 2 |
| 3 | 25/11/2012 | Levante (4-0) | 2 |
| 4 | 01/12/2012 | Athletic Bilbao (5-1) | 2 |
| 5 | 09/12/2012 | Real Betis (2-1) | 2 |
| 6 | 16/12/2012 | Atlético Madrid (4-1) | 2 |
| 7 | 22/12/2012 | Valladolid (3-1) | 1 |
| 8 | 06/01/2013 | Espanyol (4-0) | 1 |
| 9 | 13/01/2013 | Málaga (3-1) | 1 |
| 10 | 19/01/2013 | Real Sociedad (2-3) | 1 |
| 11 | 27/01/2013 | Osasuna (5-1) | 4 |
| 12 | 03/02/2013 | Valencia (1-1) | 1 |
| 13 | 10/02/2013 | Getafe (6-1) | 1 |
| 14 | 16/02/2013 | Granada (2-1) | 2 |
| 15 | 23/02/2013 | Sevilla (2-1) | 1 |
| 16 | 02/03/2013 | Real Madrid (1-2) | 1 |
| 17 | 09/03/2013 | Deportivo La Coruña (2-0) | 1 |
| 18 | 17/03/2013 | Rayo Vallecano (3-1) | 2 |
| 19 | 30/03/2013 | Celta (2-2) | 1 |
| 20 | 27/04/2013 | Athletic Bilbao (2-2) | 1 |
| 21 | 05/05/2013 | Real Betis (4-2) | 2 |