List of career achievements by Lionel Messi

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Argentine professional footballer

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Messi accepting the Golden Ball award alongside future teammate Neymar after the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Messi, the player with the most Ballons d'Or in football history
L–R: Daniel Passarella, Messi, and Diego Maradona; the three world champion captains with the Argentina national team

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has received a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player. He holds the record for the most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), the UEFA Super Cup (3) and is the player with the most official recorded assists in football history (372).[1][2] He has scored 833 goals for club and country throughout his professional career and is also the first and only player in history to win five and six European Golden Shoes. During his football career, he won 44 collective trophies.[3]

Collective awards[edit]

Season / year Competition Club / national team Ref.
2004–05 La Liga Barcelona [4]
2005 South American U-20 Championship Third place Argentina U20 [5]
2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup [6]
2005–06 La Liga Barcelona [4]
2005–06 UEFA Champions League
2006 Supercopa de España
2006 UEFA Super Cup Runner-up
2007 Copa América Runner-up Argentina [7]
2008 Summer Olympics Argentina Olympic [8]
2008–09 La Liga Barcelona [4]
2008–09 Copa del Rey
2008–09 UEFA Champions League
2009 Supercopa de España
2009 UEFA Super Cup
2009 FIFA Club World Cup
2009–10 La Liga
2010 Supercopa de España
2010–11 La Liga
2010–11 Copa del Rey Runner-up
2010–11 UEFA Champions League
2011 Supercopa de España
2011 UEFA Super Cup
2011 FIFA Club World Cup
2011–12 Copa del Rey
2012 Supercopa de España Runner-up
2012–13 La Liga
2013 Supercopa de España
2013–14 Copa del Rey Runner-up
2014 FIFA World Cup Runner-up Argentina [9]
2014–15 La Liga Barcelona [4]
2014–15 Copa del Rey
2014–15 UEFA Champions League
2015 Supercopa de España Runner-up
2015 Copa América Runner-up Argentina [10]
2015 UEFA Super Cup Barcelona [4]
2015 FIFA Club World Cup
2015–16 La Liga
2015–16 Copa del Rey
2016 Supercopa de España
2016 Copa América Runner-up Argentina [11]
2016–17 Copa del Rey Barcelona [4]
2017 Supercopa de España Runner-up
2017–18 La Liga
2017–18 Copa del Rey
2018 Supercopa de España
2018–19 La Liga
2018–19 Copa del Rey Runner-up
2019 Copa América Third place Argentina [12]
2021 Supercopa de España Runner-up Barcelona [4]
2020–21 Copa del Rey
2021 Copa América Argentina [13]
2021–22 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain [14]
2022 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Argentina [15]
2022 Trophée des Champions Paris Saint-Germain [16]
2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina [17]
2022–23 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain [18]
2023 Leagues Cup Inter Miami [19]
2023 U.S. Open Cup Runner-up [20]

Friendly titles[edit]

Friendly competitions[edit]

Individual honours[edit]

Selections for the best player or forward[edit]

World[edit]

Awards ceremonies to crown the best player of the world have been organized annually since 1955, when the inaugural Ballon d'Or awarding took place. The Ballon d'Or was presented to the player who had been voted to have performed the best over the previous year, and was established by French journalist Gabriel Hanot. Originally, votes could only be awarded to European players before a 1995 rule change.

The FIFA World Player of the Year was established in 1991.

FIFA Ballon d'Or[edit]
See also: FIFA Ballon d'Or
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2010 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Spain Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)		 Spain Xavi
(Barcelona)
Percentage 22.65% 17.36% 16.48%
2011 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Spain Xavi
(Barcelona)
Percentage 47.88% 21.61% 9.23%
2012 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Spain Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)
Percentage 41.17% 23.68% 10.91%
2013 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 France Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)
Percentage 27.99% 24.72% 23.36%
2014 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Germany Manuel Neuer
(Bayern Munich)
Percentage 37.66% 15.76% 15.73%
2015 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Brazil Neymar
(Barcelona)
Percentage 41.33% 27.76% 7.86%
Ballon d'Or[edit]
See also: Ballon d'Or
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2007 Brazil Kaká
(Milan)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points 444 277 255
2008 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Spain Fernando Torres
(Liverpool)
Points 446 281 179
2009 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United/Real Madrid)		 Spain Xavi
(Barcelona)
Points 473 233 170
2016 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 France Antoine Griezmann
(Atlético Madrid)
Points 745 316 198
2017 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Brazil Neymar
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Points 946 670 361
2019 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
(Liverpool)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points 686 679 476
2021 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)		 Poland Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich)		 Italy Jorginho
(Chelsea)
Points 613 580 460
2023 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami)		 Norway Erling Haaland
(Manchester City)		 France Kylian Mbappé
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Points 462 357 270
FIFA World Player of the Year[edit]
See also: FIFA World Player of the Year
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2007 Brazil Kaká
(Milan)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)
Points 1047 504 426
2008 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Spain Fernando Torres
(Liverpool)
Points 935 678 203
2009 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United/Real Madrid)		 Spain Xavi
(Barcelona)
Points 1073 352 196
The Best FIFA Men's Player[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2016 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 France Antoine Griezmann
(Atlético Madrid)
Percentage 34.54% 26.42% 7.53%
2017 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Brazil Neymar
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Percentage 43.16% 19.25% 6.97%
2019 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
(Liverpool)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points 46 38 36
2020 Poland Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points 52 38 35
2021 Poland Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)		 Egypt Mohamed Salah
(Liverpool)
Points 48 44 39
2022 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 France Kylian Mbappé
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 France Karim Benzema
(Real Madrid)
Points 52 44 34
2023 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami)		 Norway Erling Haaland
(Manchester City)		 France Kylian Mbappé
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Points 48[a] 48 35
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball[edit]
See also: FIFA World Cup awards § Golden Ball
Year Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball Ref(s)
2014 Argentina Lionel Messi Germany Thomas Müller Netherlands Arjen Robben [35]
2022 Argentina Lionel Messi France Kylian Mbappé Croatia Luka Modrić [36]
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball[edit]
See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards § Golden Ball
Year Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball Ref(s)
2009 Argentina Lionel Messi Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón Spain Xavi [37]
2011 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Xavi Brazil Neymar [38]
2015 Uruguay Luis Suárez Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Andrés Iniesta [39]
Other[edit]

Europe[edit]

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award[edit]
See also: UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

According to UEFA, the award "recognise[s] the best player, irrespective of his nationality, playing for a football club within the territory of a UEFA member association during the previous season."[81] Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season.[81]

In the past, the award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists.[82] In 2018, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association was also increased to 55, representing each of UEFA's member associations.[83]

Season 1st 2nd 3rd
2010–11[84] Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Spain Xavi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Points 39 11 3
2011–12 Spain Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)		 Argentina Lionel Messi and Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively)
Points 19 17
2012–13 France Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Points 36 14 3
2014–15[85] Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Uruguay Luis Suárez
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Points 49 3 2
2016–17 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Italy Gianluigi Buffon
(Juventus)
Points 482 141 109
2018–19[86] Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
(Liverpool)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points 305 207 74
2022–23[87] Norway Erling Haaland
(Manchester City)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
(Manchester City)
Points 352 227 225
Champions League Forward of the Season[edit]

Champions League positional awards were introduced in 2017 to "recognise the season's best player in each position in Europe's premier club competition".[88]

Season 1st 2nd 3rd
2016–17[89] Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Argentina Paulo Dybala
(Juventus)
Points 359 147 64
2017–18[90] Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Egypt Mohamed Salah
(Liverpool)		 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points 287 218 43
2018–19[91] Argentina Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Senegal Sadio Mané
(Liverpool)		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points 285 109 91
Other[edit]

Spain[edit]

La Liga Awards[edit]
See also: La Liga Awards
Other[edit]
Barcelona[edit]

France[edit]

Ligue 1 Awards[edit]

United States[edit]

Major League Soccer Awards[edit]
Leagues Cup Awards[edit]
Inter Miami[edit]
  • Most Valuable Player of the Season: 2023[138]

Goalscoring[edit]

European Golden Shoe[edit]

See also: European Golden Shoe

The European Golden Shoe is awarded to the top goalscorer in Europe. It is awarded based on a weighted points system that allows players in tougher leagues to win even if they score fewer goals than a player in a weaker league. Goals scored in the top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients rankings are multiplied by a factor of two, and goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by 1.5.

Since the points system was established in 1996, Messi is the only player to win the award a record six times and also the only one to win it with a record 100 points (season 2011–12). Messi was also the first player to win the award five times.[139][140][141]

Season Goals Points
2009–10 34 68
2011–12 50 100
2012–13 46 92
2016–17 37 74
2017–18 34 68
2018–19 36 72

UEFA Champions League top scorer[edit]

See also: List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers § Top scorers by seasons
Season Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals
2008–09 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 9
2009–10 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 8
2010–11 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 12
2011–12 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 14
2014–15 Neymar Brazil Barcelona 10
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid
Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
2018–19 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 12

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation,[142] UEFA,[143] WorldFootball.net[144]

All-time[edit]
For a comprehensive listing on this topic, see List of UEFA Champions League top scorers § All-time top scorers.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer with 140 goals while Messi is second with 129 to his name.[145] The pair had broken each other's record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous recordholder, Raúl, in November 2014.[146] Ronaldo opened a gap in the 2015–16 season when he became the first player to score double figures in the group stage of the Champions League, setting the record at 11 goals.[147]

As of 16 April 2024
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 140[b] 183 0.77 2003–2022 Manchester United
Real Madrid
Juventus
2 Argentina Lionel Messi 129 163 0.79 2005–2023 Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
3 Poland Robert Lewandowski 94 120 0.78 2011–present Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
4 France Karim Benzema 90 152 0.59 2005–2023 Lyon
Real Madrid
5 Spain Raúl 71 142 0.5 1995–2011 Real Madrid
Schalke 04

Source: WorldFootball.net[145]

La Liga top scorer[edit]

See also: List of La Liga top scorers § Top scorers by season, and Pichichi Trophy
Season Goals Matches Ratio
2009–10 34 35 0.971
2011–12 50 37 1.351
2012–13 46 32 1.438
2016–17 37 34 1.088
2017–18 34 36 0.944
2018–19 36 34 1.059
2019–20 25 33 0.758
2020–21 30 35 0.857
All-time[edit]
For a comprehensive listing on this topic, see List of La Liga top scorers § All-time top scorers.
As of 4 June 2023
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 Argentina Lionel Messi 474 520 0.912 2004–2021 Barcelona
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 311 292 1.065 2009–2018 Real Madrid
3 Spain Telmo Zarra 251 277 0.906 1940–1955 Athletic Bilbao
4 France Karim Benzema 238 439 0.542 2009–2023 Real Madrid
5 Mexico Hugo Sánchez 234 347 0.674 1981–1994 Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
Atlético Madrid

Source: WorldFootball.net[149]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.
No. For Against Result Competition Date
1 Spain Barcelona Spain Real Madrid 3–3 (H) 2006–07 La Liga 10 March 2007
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–1 (A) 2008–09 Copa del Rey 6 January 2009
3 Spain Tenerife 5–0 (A) 2009–10 La Liga 10 January 2010
4 Spain Valencia 3–0 (H) 2009–10 La Liga 14 March 2010
5 Spain Zaragoza 4–2 (A) 2009–10 La Liga 21 March 2010
6 England Arsenal4 4–1 (H) 2009–10 UEFA Champions League 6 April 2010
7 Spain Sevilla 4–0 (H) 2010 Supercopa de España 21 August 2010
8 Spain Almería 8–0 (A) 2010–11 La Liga 20 November 2010
9 Spain Real Betis 5–0 (H) 2010–11 Copa del Rey 12 January 2011
10 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 (H) 2010–11 La Liga 5 February 2011
11 Spain Osasuna 8–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 17 September 2011
12 Spain Atlético Madrid 5–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 24 September 2011
13 Spain Mallorca 5–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 29 October 2011
14 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 (A) 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 1 November 2011
15 Spain Málaga 4–1 (A) 2011–12 La Liga 22 January 2012
16 Spain Valencia4 5–1 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 19 February 2012
17 Argentina Argentina Switzerland Switzerland 3–1 (A) Friendly 29 February 2012
18 Spain Barcelona Germany Bayer Leverkusen5 7–1 (H) 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 7 March 2012
19 Spain Espanyol4 4–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 20 March 2012
20 Spain Granada 5–3 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 2 May 2012
21 Spain Málaga 4–1 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 5 May 2012
22 Argentina Argentina Brazil Brazil 4–3 (N) Friendly 9 June 2012
23 Spain Barcelona Spain Deportivo La Coruña 5–4 (A) 2012–13 La Liga 20 October 2012
24 Spain Osasuna4 5–1 (H) 2012–13 La Liga 27 January 2013
25 Argentina Argentina Guatemala Guatemala 4–0 (A) Friendly 14 June 2013
26 Spain Barcelona Spain Valencia 3–2 (A) 2013–14 La Liga 1 September 2013
27 Netherlands Ajax 4–0 (H) 2013–14 UEFA Champions League 18 September 2013
28 Spain Osasuna 7–0 (H) 2013–14 La Liga 16 March 2014
29 Spain Real Madrid 4–3 (A) 2013–14 La Liga 23 March 2014
30 Spain Sevilla 5–1 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 22 November 2014
31 Cyprus APOEL 4–0 (A) 2014–15 UEFA Champions League 25 November 2014
32 Spain Espanyol 5–1 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 7 December 2014
33 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 4–0 (A) 2014–15 La Liga 18 January 2015
34 Spain Levante 5–0 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 15 February 2015
35 Spain Rayo Vallecano 6–1 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 15 March 2015
36 Spain Granada 4–0 (H) 2015–16 La Liga 9 January 2016
37 Spain Valencia 7–0 (H) 2015–16 Copa del Rey 3 February 2016
38 Spain Rayo Vallecano 5–1 (A) 2015–16 La Liga 3 March 2016
39 Argentina Argentina Panama Panama 5–0 (N) Copa América Centenario 10 June 2016
40 Spain Barcelona Scotland Celtic 7–0 (H) 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 13 September 2016
41 England Manchester City 4–0 (H) 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 19 October 2016
42 Spain Espanyol 5–0 (H) 2017–18 La Liga 9 September 2017
43 Spain Eibar4 6–1 (H) 2017–18 La Liga 19 September 2017
44 Spain Argentina Ecuador Ecuador 3–1 (A) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 October 2017
45 Spain Barcelona Spain Leganés 3–1 (H) 2017–18 La Liga 7 April 2018
46 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 4–2 (A) 2017–18 La Liga 29 April 2018
47 Argentina Argentina Haiti Haiti 4–0 (H) Friendly 29 May 2018
48 Spain Barcelona Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4–0 (H) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League 18 September 2018
49 Spain Levante 5–0 (A) 2018–19 La Liga 16 December 2018
50 Spain Sevilla 4–2 (A) 2018–19 La Liga 23 February 2019
51 Spain Real Betis 4–1 (A) 2018–19 La Liga 17 March 2019
52 Spain Celta Vigo 4–1 (H) 2019–20 La Liga 9 November 2019
53 Spain Mallorca 5–2 (H) 2019–20 La Liga 7 December 2019
54 Spain Eibar4 5–0 (H) 2019–20 La Liga 22 February 2020
55 Argentina Argentina Bolivia Bolivia 3–0 (H) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September 2021
56 Estonia Estonia5 5–0 (N) Friendly 5 June 2022
57 Curaçao Curaçao 7–0 (H) Friendly 28 March 2023

4 Scored 4 goals
5 Scored 5 goals

Other performances[edit]

Some of these accolades are shared with other players.

Top goalscorer
Goal of the tournament
Top assist provider

Inclusions for team of the season or tournament[edit]

International[edit]

Awarded by international football federations
Other

Spain[edit]

La Liga Awards
Season Category
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2014–15[229] Chile Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) Brazil Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi (Valencia)
Spain Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Spain Jordi Alba (Barcelona) 		Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)
Croatia Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona)
Colombia James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) 		Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
France Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
2015–16[230] Slovenia Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Uruguay Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)
Spain Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Brazil Marcelo (Real Madrid) 		Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Spain Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Croatia Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) 		Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Uruguay Luis Suárez (Barcelona)

Selections for international sports personality of the year[edit]

Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
Further information: Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year

The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring remarkable individuals from the world of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year.[231] Messi is the athlete that received the most nominations overall (8—tied with Tiger Woods). In 2020, Messi became the first footballer to win the award,[232] and in 2023 received it for the second time.

Year Winner(s) Nominees
2010 Jamaica Usain Bolt
(Athletics) 		Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele
(Athletics) 		Spain Alberto Contador
(Cycling) 		Switzerland Roger Federer
(Tennis) 		Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		Italy Valentino Rossi
(Motorcycling)
2011 Spain Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) 		United States Kobe Bryant
(Basketball) 		Spain Andrés Iniesta
(Football) 		Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		Philippines Manny Pacquiao
(Boxing) 		Germany Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One)
2012 Serbia Novak Djokovic
(Tennis) 		Jamaica Usain Bolt
(Athletics) 		Australia Cadel Evans
(Cycling) 		Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		Germany Dirk Nowitzki
(Basketball) 		Germany Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One)
2013 Jamaica Usain Bolt
(Athletics) 		United Kingdom Mo Farah
(Athletics) 		Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		United States Michael Phelps
(Swimming) 		Germany Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One) 		United Kingdom Bradley Wiggins
(Cycling)
2016 Serbia Novak Djokovic
(Tennis) 		Jamaica Usain Bolt
(Athletics) 		United States Stephen Curry
(Basketball) 		United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
(Formula One) 		Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		United States Jordan Spieth
(Golf)
2020 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
(Formula One)
Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		Kenya Eliud Kipchoge
(Athletics) 		Spain Marc Márquez
(Motorcycling) 		Spain Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) 		United States Tiger Woods
(Golf)
2023 Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		United States Stephen Curry
(Basketball) 		Sweden Armand Duplantis
(Athletics) 		France Kylian Mbappé
(Football) 		Spain Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) 		Netherlands Max Verstappen
(Formula One)
2024 Serbia Novak Djokovic
(Tennis) 		Sweden Armand Duplantis
(Athletics) 		Norway Erling Haaland
(Football) 		United States Noah Lyles
(Athletics) 		Argentina Lionel Messi
(Football) 		Netherlands Max Verstappen
(Formula One)
Others

Selections for national sports personality of the decade[edit]

Argentine Athlete of the Decade
Argentine Footballer of the Decade

Selections for national sports personality of the year[edit]

Argentine Sportsperson of the Year
Argentine Footballer of the Year
  • Olimpia de Plata: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[254]

Man of the match awards[edit]

See also: Player of the match
UEFA Champions League Final
Edition Player Team Ref(s)
Italy 2009 Rome[s] Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona [255]
Spain Xavi Spain Barcelona [256]
England 2011 London[t] Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona [257]
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona [258]
UEFA Super Cup
Edition Player Team Ref(s)
Monaco 2009 Monaco Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona [259][260]
Georgia (country) 2015 Tbilisi Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona [261]
FIFA Club World Cup Final
Edition Name Team Ref(s)
United Arab Emirates 2009 UAE Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
Japan 2011 Japan Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2010 FIFA World Cup
Rank Player Match Awards
14 Argentina Lionel Messi Greece Greece (GS) 1
2011 Copa América
Rank Player Matches Awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Bolivia Bolivia (GS), Costa Rica Costa Rica (GS) 2
2014 FIFA World Cup
Rank Player Matches Awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (GS), Iran Iran (GS), Nigeria Nigeria (GS), Switzerland Switzerland (R16) 4
2 Costa Rica Keylor Navas England England (GS), Greece Greece (R16), Netherlands Netherlands (QF) 3
Netherlands Arjen Robben Australia Australia (GS), Chile Chile (GS), Brazil Brazil (TP)
Colombia James Rodríguez Greece Greece (GS), Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (GS), Uruguay Uruguay (R16)

Source: FIFA[262]

2015 Copa América
Rank Player Matches Awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Paraguay Paraguay (GS), Uruguay Uruguay (GS), Colombia Colombia (QF), Paraguay Paraguay (SF) 4
Copa América Centenario
Rank Player Matches Awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Panama Panama (GS), Venezuela Venezuela (QF), United States United States (SF) 3
2 Colombia David Ospina Peru Peru (QF), United States United States (TP) 2
Chile Eduardo Vargas Panama Panama (GS), Mexico Mexico (QF)
Ecuador Enner Valencia Peru Peru (GS), Haiti Haiti (GS)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Rank Player Match Awards
9 Argentina Lionel Messi Nigeria Nigeria (GS) 1
2019 Copa América
Rank Player Match Awards
8 Argentina Lionel Messi Qatar Qatar (GS) 1
2021 Copa América
Rank Player Matches Awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Chile Chile (GS), Uruguay Uruguay (GS), Bolivia Bolivia (GS), Ecuador Ecuador (QF) 4
2022 Finalissima
Rank Player Match Award
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Italy Italy (F) 1
2022 FIFA World Cup
Rank Player Match Awards
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Mexico Mexico (GS), Australia Australia (R16), Netherlands Netherlands (QF), Croatia Croatia (SF), France France (F) 5

Other[edit]

Records[edit]

As of 2024[276]

World records[edit]

  • Most FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Awards: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023)[277][278]
  • Most Ballons d'Or: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)[279]
  • Most The Best FIFA Men's Player awards: 3 (2019, 2022, 2023)[280]
  • Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (2009–2012)[281]
  • Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time, seven-time and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner: aged 23, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34 and 36 years old[281]
  • Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 14 years (2009–2023)
  • First player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Award in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
  • First player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
  • Guinness World Record for top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (official goals): 91 goals in 2012[282]
  • Most official goals for a single club: 672, for Barcelona[283]
  • Most recorded assists for a single club: 268, for Barcelona
  • Most trophies won with a single club: 35, with Barcelona
  • Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 in 2012
  • Most goals in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 in 2012[284]
  • Most goals in a club season: 73 in 2011–12[285]
  • Most goals scored in a domestic league: 474, in La Liga
  • Most assists provided in a domestic league: 192, in La Liga
  • Most goals scored in a domestic league in a single season: 50 in 2011–12
  • Most assists provided in a domestic league in a single season: 21 in 2019–20[v]
  • Most goals contributions in finals: 50 (35 goals and 15 assists)
  • Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13[286]
  • Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014 and 2022[287]
  • Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in 2022[288]
  • Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009 and 2011[289]
  • First player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2009 and 2011[289]
  • Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons[290]
  • Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons[291]
  • Only player to score in seven different official competitions in a single calendar year: 2015, in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Copa América, UEFA Super Cup, Supercopa de España and FIFA Club World Cup (completed on 20 December 2015)
  • Only player to score in six different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015
  • Only player to score and assist in six different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
  • Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: 2011–12 and 2012–13[292]
  • First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13[293]
  • Most appearances in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 17 (2007–2023)[174][175]
  • Most (official) assists provided in football history: 372 [294]
  • Most (official) goal contributions in football history: 1205 [295]
  • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)[296]
  • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals as captain: 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)[296]
  • Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314[288]
  • Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11[w][288]
  • First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): 2022[288]
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5, in 2022
  • Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the World Cup[297]
  • Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022)[298][x]
  • Most assists provided in the knockout phase of the FIFA World Cup: 6 (1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2022)
  • Only player to provide at least one assist in four and five different World Cup tournaments and most consecutive World Cup tournaments with at least one assist: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022[299]
  • Most Player of the Match awards won at the World Cup finals: 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022)
  • Most total dribbles completed at the World Cup finals: 125[300]
  • Most goal contributions at the World Cup: 21[301]
  • Most goals at major international tournaments: 26 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals at Copa América)[302]
  • Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 27[303]
  • Most goal contributions at major international tournaments: 51 (13 goals and 8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals and 17 assists at Copa América)[304]
  • Only player to win a 'Best Player/Golden Ball' award at all official tournaments participated in (FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA World Cup and Copa América)[305][306]

Continental records[edit]

Europe[edit]

  • Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6 (2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2019)
  • Most consecutive European Golden Shoe awards: 3 (2017–2019)
  • Most goals scored in Europe: 704, in Spain (672) and France (32)
  • Most goals scored in Europe's top 5 leagues: 496, in La Liga (474) and Ligue 1 (22)
  • Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 334 matches
  • Fastest player ever to reach 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues: in 435 matches
  • Most goals scored for a single club in the UEFA Champions League: 120 for Barcelona
  • Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals: in 123 matches
  • Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League match: 5, against Bayer Leverkusen on 7 March 2012[307][308][y]
  • Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League quarter-final match: 4, against Arsenal on 6 April 2010[309][z]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 8[310][aa]
  • Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 80
  • Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29[311]
  • Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in 2011–12[311]
  • Most different opponents scored against in UEFA Champions League history: 40[312]
  • Most goals in the UEFA Super Cup: 3[313][ab]
  • Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (2015–2021)
  • Most appearances in the ESM Team of the Season: 15 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2021, 2023)
  • Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 3 (2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19)
  • First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: in 2014–15 and 2015–16[165]
  • First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League[314]
  • Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: aged 28 years, 84 days[315]
  • Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League: aged 24 years, 285 days[316]
  • Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club: aged 27 years and 300 days, for Barcelona
  • Most dribbles completed in a UEFA Champions League match: 16, against Manchester United on 29 April 2008[317][318][ac]

Americas[edit]

  • Most international goals scored by a male CONMEBOL player: 106[319]
  • Most appearances in the Copa América: 34[ad]
  • Most assists in the Copa América: 17 (1 in 2007, 3 in 2011, 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 5 in 2021)[320]
  • Most assists in a Copa América tournament: 5, in 2021[321]
  • Only player to provide at least one assist in five and six different Copa América tournaments: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
  • Most goals in CONMEBOL qualification matches for the World Cup: 31[322]
  • Most assists in CONMEBOL qualification matches for the World Cup: 10[ae]
  • Most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa América match: 3, against Panama on 10 June 2016
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 14 (2 in 2011, 4 in 2015, 3 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 4 in 2021)
  • Most Copa América Best Player awards: 2 (2015 and 2021)

National records[edit]

Argentina[edit]

  • Most caps for Argentina: 180
  • Argentina all-time top goalscorer: 106 goals[323][324][325]
  • Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 18 goals in 2022[326]
  • Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation[327]
  • Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days in 2006[328]
  • Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days, against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006[328]
  • Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 22 years and 363 days in 2010[329]
  • Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: aged 27 years and 361 days in 2015[330]
  • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
  • Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup finals: 13 (1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
  • Most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup qualification campaign: 10 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers
  • Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup qualification matches: 31[331]
  • Most goals scored in competitive games: 54
  • Most goals scored in international friendlies: 49
  • Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 10
  • Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 9
  • Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 56
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5, in 2022
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022)
  • Most Copa América tournaments played in: 6 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)[321]
  • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
  • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments scored in: 4 (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)[332]
  • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with an assist: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Spain[edit]

  • Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009–2013, 2015)[333]
  • Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–2013, 2015–2016)[333]
  • Most La Liga Player of the Month awards: 10 (January 2016, April 2017, April 2018 May 2018, September 2018, March 2019 May 2019, November 2019, February 2020, February 2021)
  • Most Pichichi Trophies: 8 (2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2021)[334]
  • Top goalscorer in La Liga: 474 goals[335]
  • Top assist provider in La Liga: 192 assists[336][337][339]
  • Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 14 goals[340][341][342]
  • Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7[343]
  • Most goals scored in a La Liga season: 50 in 2011–12[344]
  • Most assists in a La Liga season: 21 in 2019–20[345]
  • Most braces scored in La Liga: 116[346]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 36[347]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12[341][aa]
  • Most teams scored against in a season: 19 in 2012–13[348][af]
  • Most La Liga appearances by a foreign player: 520 matches
  • Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012–13[349]
  • Most league home goals in a season (38 matches, 19 home matches): 35 in 2011–12[350]
  • Most league away goals in a season (38 matches, 19 away matches): 24 in 2012–13[351]
  • Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27 in 2012–13[352]
  • Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16 in 2011–12[350]
  • Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15 in 2012–13[353]
  • Most different opponents scored against in La Liga history: 38[354]
  • Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33 in 2012–13)[353]
  • Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same season: 2018–19 and 2019–20[ag]
  • Most stadiums scored at: 38[355]
  • First player to score in 15, 16 and 17 consecutive seasons[356][357]
  • Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive seasons[358][359][360]
  • Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons[361][362]
  • Only player to score 10+ goals in 13, 14 and 15 consecutive seasons (from 2006–07 to 2020–21)[363][364]
  • First player to reach 300 La Liga goals[365]
  • First player to reach 350 La Liga goals[366]
  • First player to reach 400 La Liga goals[367]
  • First player to reach 450 La Liga goals[368]
  • First player to reach 150 La Liga assists[336]
  • Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: aged 25 years and 7 months[369]
  • Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 (all with Barcelona)
  • Most La Liga victories: 383[370][371][337]
  • Most appearances in a Copa del Rey final: 10 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  • Most Copa del Rey finals scored in: 7 (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)[372]
  • Most assists provided in Copa del Rey finals: 6 (1 in 2009, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018)
  • Most dribbles completed in a La Liga match: 15, against Real Betis on 4 November 2007[373]
  • Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23, against Villarreal on 31 January 2008[374]
  • Most goals scored from direct free kicks in La Liga: 39[375]
  • Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 goals in 2012[376]

United States[edit]

Club records[edit]

Barcelona[edit]

  • Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 27 goals[378][ah]
  • Most assists in El Clásico: 14 assists[379]
  • Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 25 goals[380][381]
  • Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico: 29 goals[382]
  • Top goalscorer in official competitions: 672 goals[383][384][385]
  • Top goalscorer including friendlies: 709 goals[383][384]
  • Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals[383][384]
  • Top goalscorer in European competitions: 123 goals[383][384]
  • Top goalscorer in international competitions: 128 goals[383][384]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 48[383]
  • First player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six, seven and eight La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–13, 2016–21)[383]
  • Most matches won with the team: 542[386]
  • Most La Liga matches won by a Barcelona player: 383[387][388][337]
  • Most home goals scored in a single season in all competitions: 46 in 2011–12[342]
  • Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 50[389][390]
  • Most appearances in official competitions: 778[391]
  • Most appearances in La Liga: 520[392]
  • Most appearances in the Copa del Rey: 80[393]
  • Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 35[394]
  • Most assists as a Barcelona player in all competitions: 268

Other records[edit]

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ *As per the Rules of Allocation (art. 12), Lionel Messi (Argentina) won the Award on the basis of the votes cast by the men's national-team captains.
  2. ^ Ronaldo additionally scored one goal[148] in four qualification matches.
  3. ^ Shared with Jonas.
  4. ^ Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  5. ^ Shared with four other players.
  6. ^ Shared with Wissam Ben Yedder.
  7. ^ Shared with Adriano.
  8. ^ Shared with Luis Díaz.
  9. ^ Shared with four other players.
  10. ^ Shared with Luis Suárez.
  11. ^ Shared with Pablo Fornals and Luis Suárez.
  12. ^ Shared with Pablo Hernández.
  13. ^ Shared with Chory Castro.
  14. ^ Shared with Luis Suárez.
  15. ^ Shared with Jorge Valdivia.
  16. ^ Shared with fifteen other players.
  17. ^ Shared with four other players.
  18. ^ As the 12th player.
  19. ^ In 2009 UEFA awarded two man of the match awards. Xavi was named as UEFA's Man of the Match, whereas Messi received Fan's Man of the Match award.
  20. ^ In 2011 UEFA awarded two Man of the Match awards. Messi was named as UEFA's and Fan's Man of the Match.
  21. ^ "Leo Messi misses penalty in Copa America final defeat" received 13 percent (%) of the total votes cast, finishing on a third-place in the voting.[275]
  22. ^ Shared with Thomas Müller.
  23. ^ Shared with Miroslav Klose.
  24. ^ Shared with Diego Maradona and Pelé; different sources give Pelé between 8 and 10 assists.
  25. ^ Shared with fourteen other players.
  26. ^ Shared with Sándor Kocsis and Alfredo Di Stéfano.
  27. ^ a b Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  28. ^ Shared with seven other players.
  29. ^ Shared with Neymar and Javier Zanetti.
  30. ^ Shared with Sergio Livingstone.
  31. ^ Shared with Neymar.
  32. ^ Shared with Ronaldo Nazário and Cristiano Ronaldo.
  33. ^ Along with Luis Suárez.
  34. ^ Includes a goal scored in the 2017 International Champions Cup.

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