In 2024, Lionel Messi can break huge records at the club and national team levels.

1. Copa America top scorer

Lionel Messi is currently only 4 goals away from the record of all-time top scorer in Copa America. Messi owns 14 goals in this tournament while Norberto Mendez and Zizinho each hold the record with 17 shots.

In the last Copa America tournament, Messi scored 4 goals, so this record can easily be broken this summer.

Messi can break the scoring record in Copa America history.

2. Inter Miami’s all-time top scorer

It’s crazy to think that Messi achieved this record just a few months after joining the club . The Argentine striker has scored 11 goals for the club, meaning Messi is only 18 goals away from Gonzalo Higuain’s record of 29 goals.

As things stand, Messi averages a goal every 96 minutes for the MLS side. Therefore, El Pulga will be able to break this record easily if they maintain that scoring rate.

3. The player with the most assists in Inter Miami history

Along with breaking the scoring record, Messi will certainly also keep an eye on the assist record. His teammate Robert Taylor currently holds the record for the most assists in Inter Miami history with 14.

Messi is not too far behind as he bagged 5 assists in his first 14 appearances for the club. With his amazing passing skills, Messi can break this record in the calendar year 2024.

4. Contributed to the most goals for the national team

Messi will have a chance to regain this record in 2024. He has been neck and neck with Cristiano Ronaldo for this title for quite some time, although the Portuguese striker has the advantage at this time.

Ronaldo currently holds the record with 163 goals for Portugal, while Messi’s achievement in Argentina reached 159. With a series of good matches for Argentina, Messi can easily close the gap, or even overcome great enemies.

5. Contributed to the most goals for Inter Miami

As well as being the club’s record goalscorer, Higuain also holds the record for most goal contributions in the club’s history. The record currently stands at 40 goal contributions and Messi has a great chance to break it this year.

With the current situation, Messi will need to participate in situations with goals for Inter Miami 24 times.

6. Hit a huge goal

Messi is aiming for a round milestone.

Messi holds the record for the most goal contributions in the 21st century, but he still has a chance to go further this year and reach an important milestone. The 2022 World Cup champion is only 18 times away from contributing goals to reach the milestone of 1,200 situations contributing to goals for club and national team.

In the Messi era, only Ronaldo can achieve similar numbers.

7. Record number of matches participating in Copa America

The former Nou Camp player topped this list along with former Chilean international Sergio Livingstone, with 34 appearances in this tournament. However, the Argentine striker has the opportunity to monopolize this achievement at the upcoming Copa America.

If he doesn’t get injured, Messi will easily break this record.