Lionel Messi 2012 Quiz: 91 Goals in One Calendar Year

This lionel messi 2012 quiz counts goal after goal in an astonishing year. Play 10 interactive questions on 91 goals for Barcelona and Argentina, breaking Gerd Müller's 85 from 1972, 50 La Liga goals in the 2011-12 season, 73 in all competitions that season, coaches Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova, a fourth straight Ballon d'Or and his left foot.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Total
How many goals did Messi score in 2012?
Müller
Whose calendar-year record did Messi break?
Old
What was the previous record?
Club
Which club did Messi play for in 2012?
Liga
How many La Liga goals did he score in 2011-12?
All
How many goals did he score in all competitions in 2011-12?
Pep
Which coach left Barcelona in mid-2012?
Ballon
Which Ballon d'Or did Messi win for 2012?
Foot
Which foot is Messi's stronger one?
Country
Which national team does Messi play for?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How many goals did Messi score in 2012?
Answer: 91
For club and country.
Q2: Whose calendar-year record did Messi break?
Answer: Gerd Müller
Müller had 85 in 1972.
Q3: What was the previous record?
Answer: 85
Set in 1972.
Q4: Which club did Messi play for in 2012?
Answer: Barcelona
His only club then.
Q5: How many La Liga goals did he score in 2011-12?
Answer: 50
A league record.
Q6: How many goals did he score in all competitions in 2011-12?
Answer: 73
A club season record.
Q7: Which coach left Barcelona in mid-2012?
Answer: Pep Guardiola
Tito Vilanova replaced him.
Q8: Which Ballon d'Or did Messi win for 2012?
Answer: His fourth straight
A record run.
Q9: Which foot is Messi's stronger one?
Answer: Left
Most goals came with it.
Q10: Which national team does Messi play for?
Answer: Argentina
He scored for them in 2012 too.

A Year of 91 Goals

In the 2012 calendar year, Lionel Messi scored 91 goals for Barcelona and Argentina, breaking Gerd Müller's record of 85, set in 1972. Most came with his famous left foot, through dribbles, free kicks and close-range finishes.

During the 2011-12 season, Messi scored 50 La Liga goals, a league record, and 73 goals in all competitions, a club season record. Coach Pep Guardiola left Barcelona in mid-2012 and was replaced by Tito Vilanova, but Messi kept scoring.

Messi won his fourth straight Ballon d'Or for 2012, a record run at the time. The year remains a benchmark for goal scoring, and fans still marvel at the consistency it took to score so often in so many competitions.

What This Quiz Teaches

Football fans will enjoy these questions.

How many goals he scored
Whose record he broke
What he did in 2011-12
Who coached him
Which awards followed

Did You Know?

Messi won the 2022 World Cup.
He joined Inter Miami in 2023.
He grew up in Rosario.
He joined Barcelona's academy as a boy.
He has won a record number of Ballons d'Or.