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Lionel Messi Scores 91 Goals in a Single Calendar Year (2012)
2012Lionel Messi
Published 2026-05-21
Exhibit Narrative
91 goals in 69 games — a rate of 1.32 goals per game across an entire calendar year.
In 2012, Lionel Messi shattered Gerd Müller's long-standing record of 85 goals in a calendar year. Playing for Barcelona and Argentina, Messi scored 91 goals in 69 appearances — a feat that required sustaining a goal-scoring rate of over 7 goals per month against modern defensive setups for 12 consecutive months.
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