one of the most interesting statistics in soccer history is the number of goals lionel messi scored in a single calendar year over the course of his career.
in 2012, messi scored a total of 91 goals across his club and national team appearances. that number broke the record of 85 set earlier by gerd müller in 1972, and it's still regarded as one of the most impressive individual performances in soccer history.
the interesting part is that the year messi broke this record wasn't a world cup year or a copa america year, meaning this extraordinary number happened entirely within the rhythm of a normal season. while many forwards never reach 91 goals over their entire careers, messi pulled it off in a single year.
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