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What Salah is doing, Messi did it 13 times in his career! Here are the stats

What Mohamed Salah is doing now is what Lionel Messi has done 13 times in his career. Here are the stats of Lionel Messi's 50+ Goal Contributions in seasons, which prove his G.O.A.T status.

Koushik BiswasMarch 3, 2025 at 03:18 AM • 3 min read
What Salah is doing, Messi did it 13 times in his career! Here are the stats
What Mohamed Salah is doing now is what Lionel Messi has done 13 times in his career. Here are the stats of Lionel Messi's 50+ Goal Contributions in seasons, which prove his G.O.A.T status.

For his part, Mohamed Salah has been dazzling the football world with astonishing performances and record-breaking feats. Just recently, he accomplished something incredible that had fans and analysts all in madness.

The only thing more incredible about this is that Lionel Messi has reached this insane milestone 13 times in his career. This gives a sense of Messi’s consistency, of course, a level that few, if anyone could have matched, and context to Salah’s achievement. Let’s break down the stats, and how the two superstars compare.

Mohamed Salah's 2024-25 season so far:

Mohamed Salah is set to break Premier League's all-time goal scoring records | Sportz Point
Mohamed Salah is set to break the Premier League's all-time goal-scoring records | Image Credit: First Sportz

The Egyptian Talisman scored his 25th goal of the 2024-25 Premier League season in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City. Liverpool is at the top of the table and 11 points ahead of the second-placed Arsenal.

The Red's remarkable season has been led by Mohamed Salah, whose strike at the Etihad put his team in front and made it 25 goals for this season- six ahead of the Golden Boot contenders, Alexander Isak and Erling Haaland.

Mohamed Salah's UCL 2024-25 Stats:

Matches Played: 7*

Goals: 3*

Assists: 4*

Goal Contribution: 7*

Total Attempts: 25*

Mohammed Salah's Premier League 2024-25 Stats: 

Matches Played: 27* 

Goals: 25*

Assists: 16*

Goal Contribution: 41*

Lionel Messi's 13 seasons with 50+ Goal Contributions:

Lionel Messi has done 50+ Goal contribution in a single season 13 times in his whole career | Sportz Point
Lionel Messi has made 50+ Goal contributions in a single season 13 times in his whole career | Image Credit: Marca

No player in football history has a better rate or more consistency in front of goal than Lionel Messi. Messi's record of 50+ goal contributions (goals + assists) in a single season 13 times, most famously his 105 Goal Contribution in 2011-12 season.

Messi has maintained the best level of performance. His ability to score and assist with such solidity across different leagues. From his early years at Barcelona to his later success, Messi’s impact on the game has been unparalleled, making him without doubt one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

Messi's 13 Seasons with 50+ Goal Contributions:

Season Club Matches Played Goals Assists Total G/A
2008-09 Barcelona 47 Games 38 19 57
2009-10 Barcelona 53 Games 47 12 59
2010-11 Barcelona 55 Games 53 27 80
2011-12 Barcelona 60 Games 73 32 105
2012-13 Barcelona 50 Games 60 17 77
2013-14 Barcelona 46 Games 41 14 55
2014-15 Barcelona 57 Games 58 31 89
2015-16 Barcelona 49 Games 41 24 65
2016-17 Barcelona 52 Games 54 20 74
2017-18 Barcelona 54 Games 45 20 65
2018-19 Barcelona 50 Games 51 22 73
2019-20 Barcelona 44 Games 31 27 58
2020-21 Barcelona 47 Games 38 14 52

 

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Koushik Biswas

Koushik Biswas is the founder and content head of Sportz Point. He has been a sports lover since his childhood, idolising Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Lionel Messi. Koushik played cricket for 7 years and has a passion for every sport. His nack for analysing games and talking about sports has helped him create hundreds of content for Sportz Point.

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