Messi turns 36

Messi hit 36 on the 24th of June

36 things about him as he turns 36.

“1. Messi has scored 672 goals for Barca, more than anyone has ever scored for a club. The previous record was held by Pele, when the late legend scored 643 goals for Brazilian team Santos between 1956 and 1974.

2. Messi has scored 807 career goals so far (672 for Barca, 32 for PSG and 103 for Argentina). Score by body part is left foot (676 goals), right foot (103), head (26), chest (1) and hand (1). His “Hand of God” goal was against Espanyol in June 2007.

3. Messi scored 91 goals for club and country in 2012. This is the most a top player has ever scored in a calendar year, surpassing Gerd Muller’s 85 in 1972.

The remaining 33 things can be read here…

And here’s one more for luck, The 37th thing.

He scored a hat trick on his birthday

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