NEW RECORD FOR MESSI
Posted on Mar 22, 2021 | IFFHS News Category
Messi grabs club record of Barcelona also on matches played!
Lionel Messi is more accustomed to breaking goals records, but the time has come when he began to break also records for the number of matches.
Having played on March 21 against Real Sociedad in the Spanish league, the Argentine became the new record holder for Barcelona in the number of official matches (768). He overtook his former partner Xavi (767).
| FC BARCELONA: MOST GAMES | ||||
| Player | Nationality | Games | Period | |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 768 | 2004– |
| 2 | Xavi | Spain | 767 | 1998–2015 |
| 3 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain | 674 | 2002–2018 |
| 4 | Sergio Busquets | Spain | 618 | 2008– |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Spain | 593 | 1999–2014 |
| 6 | Gerard Piqué | Spain | 558 | 2008– |
| 7 | Migueli | Spain | 549 | 1973–1989 |
| 8 | Víctor Valdés | Spain | 535 | 2002–2014 |
| 9 | Carles Rexach | Spain | 450 | 1965–1981 |
| 10 | Guillermo Amor | Spain | 421 | 1988–1998 |