Lionel Messi: Barcelona striker's goal record in numbers Lionel Messi is La Liga's all-time leading goalscorer after scoring a hat-trick in Saturday's 5-1 thrashing of Sevilla. Messi had been one short of the record for over a month but finally matched Telmo Zarra's 251 league goals with a fantastic free-kick, before adding two more after the break. The 27-year-old Argentine has scored 368 goals for Barcelona, the only senior club he has ever played for. Messi magic: Where the goals were scored Inside box Outside box Free-kicks Penalties Top 10 La Liga highest goalscorers Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 2004-present Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) 1940-55 Hugo Sanchez (Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano) 1981-94 Raul (Real Madrid) 1994-2010 Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid, Espanyol) 1953-66 Cesar Rodriguez (Granada, Barcelona, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Elche) 1939-55 Quini (Sporting Gijon, Barcelona) 1970-87 Pahino (Celta Vigo, Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna) 1943-56 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 2009-present Edmundo Suarez (Valencia, Alcoyano) 1939-50 1 May 2005: A star is born as a fresh-faced Lionel Messi, aged 17 years, 10 months and seven days, announces himself with his first La Liga goal, against Albacete 10 March 2007: The boy becomes a man as Messi, aged 19, delivers his first La Liga hat-trick... against Real Madrid 5 May 2012: Messi writes his name into La Liga's record books by becoming the first player to score 50 times in a single league season after netting four against Espanyol 27 January 2013: Messi celebrates with team-mates Xavi Hernandez (left) and Carles Puyol after scoring four against Osasuna to pass the 200-goal mark in La Liga 30 March 2013: The man who cannot stop scoring... Messi finds the net for the 19th consecutive La Liga game against Celta Vigo Champagne moments: Messi has won six La Liga titles at Barcelona since making his debut in 2004, scoring a combined total of 141 goals in those triumphant campaigns 22 November 2014: Lionel Messi levels, breaks and extends the record with his hat-trick against Sevilla Most goals in Clasicos: 21 Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season:8