List of career achievements by Lionel Messi

Argentinian boliŋmɛra Lionel Messi, dunia zaa ni mi so ka o pahi biɛhigu puuni boliŋmɛra baŋdiba ni la, nyɛla ŋun nyɛ Ballon d'Or ayopɔin pina, ŋun na nyɛ li gari boliŋmɛra kam, yuuni 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, yuuni  2019 mini yuuni 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Player. Messi nyɛla ŋun mali taarihi din nyɛ ŋun di pɔri pam La Liga (474), Supercopa de España (14),  UEFA Super Cup (3) ka lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra so ŋun sɔŋ ka pɔri di pam boli ŋmɛbu taarihi puuni (357). Ŋun lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra so ŋun koŋko mali 300 club tuma sɔŋsima ka di nyɛ o yuli. O nyɛla ŋun di pɔri din kalinli yiɣisi 807 goals zaŋti o club mini o tiŋgbani o boli ŋmɛbu tuma puuni n-ti pahi ŋun nyɛ tuuli boliŋmɛra ni ŋun koŋko taarihi puuni di bunu mini buyobu European Golden Shoes.

 Collective awards 
Season / yearCompetitionClub / national teamRef.2004–05La Liga Barcelona2005South American U-20 Championship Third placeArgentina U202005FIFA U-20 World CupFIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 , FIFA.com2005–06La Liga Barcelona2005–06UEFA Champions League 2006Supercopa de España 2006UEFA Super Cup Runner-up2007Copa América Runner-upArgentina2008Summer OlympicsArgentina Olympic2008–09La Liga Barcelona2008–09Copa del Rey 2008–09UEFA Champions League 2009Supercopa de España 2009UEFA Super Cup 2009FIFA Club World Cup2009–10La Liga 2010Supercopa de España 2010–11La Liga 2010–11Copa del Rey Runner-up2010–11UEFA Champions League 2011Supercopa de España 2011UEFA Super Cup 2011FIFA Club World Cup 2011–12Copa del Rey 2012Supercopa de España Runner-up2012–13La Liga 2013Supercopa de España 2013–14Copa del Rey Runner-up2014FIFA World Cup Runner-upArgentina2014–15La Liga Barcelona2014–15Copa del Rey 2014–15UEFA Champions League 2015 Supercopa de España Runner-up2015Copa América Runner-upArgentina2015UEFA Super Cup Barcelona2015FIFA Club World Cup 2015–16La Liga 2015–16Copa del Rey 2016Supercopa de España2016Copa América Runner-upArgentina2016–17Copa del Rey Barcelona2017 Supercopa de España Runner-up2017–18La Liga 2017–18Copa del Rey 2018Supercopa de España2018–19La Liga 2018–19Copa del Rey Runner-up2019Copa América Third placeArgentina2020–21Supercopa de España Runner-upBarcelona2020–21Copa del Rey 2021Copa AméricaArgentina2021–22Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain2022CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of ChampionsArgentina2022Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain2022FIFA World CupArgentina2022–23Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain

 Friendly titles 
 Joan Gamper Trophy: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
 Ramón de Carranza Trophy: 2005
 Franz Beckenbauer Cup: 2007
 Tournoi de Paris: 2012
 Summer of Champions' Cup: 2012
 International Champions Cup: 2017 United States
 Nelson Mandela Trophy: 2018
 Riyadh Season Cup: 2023

 Friendly competitions 
 Copa Times of India: 2011
 Superclásico de las Américas: 2017, 2019
 Copa San Juan: 2019

 Individual honours 
 best player tali piibu 
 Dunia 
Pina tibu zaŋ n-ti boliŋmɛra ŋun gaŋdu n-ti  dunia nyɛla binshɛɣu din niŋdi yuuni kam tum yuuni 1955,  din daa niŋ ka Ballon d'Or pini tibu daa piligi.  Ballon d'Or daa zaŋ mi n-ti boliŋmɛra so bɛ ni piigi ni ŋun niŋ kpaŋmaŋ pam lala yuuni shɛli din gari maa, French lahabalitira Gabriel Hanot n-daa piligi li. Piligu piibu ŋɔ daa piiri la European boliŋmɛraba pɔi ni yuuni 1995  zalikpana daa taɣi li.

FIFA World Player of the Year daa piligi la yuuni 1991.

 FIFA Ballon d'Or 

Year1st2nd3rd 2010  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)  Xavi (Barcelona)Percentage 22.65%  17.36%  16.48% 2011  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Xavi (Barcelona)Percentage 47.88%  21.60%  9.23% 2012  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)Percentage 41.17%  23.68%  10.91% 2013  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)Percentage 27.99%  24.72%  23.36% 2014  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)Percentage 37.66%  15.76%  15.73% 2015  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Neymar (Barcelona)Percentage 41.33%  27.76%  7.86%

 Ballon d'Or 

Year1st2nd3rd 2007  Kaká (Milan)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Points 444  277  255 2008  Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Fernando Torres (Liverpool)Points 446  281  179 2009  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid)  Xavi (Barcelona)Points 473  233  170 2016  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)Points 745  316  198 2017  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)Points 946  670  361 2019  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)Points 686  679  476 2021  Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)  Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)  Jorginho (Chelsea)Points 613  580  460

 FIFA World Player of the Year 

Year1st2nd3rd 2007  Kaká (Milan)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)Points 1047  504  426 2008  Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Fernando Torres (Liverpool)Points 935  678  203 2009  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid)  Xavi (Barcelona)Points 1073  352  196

 Best FIFA Men's Player 

Year1st2nd3rd 2016  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)Percentage 34.54%  26.42%  7.53% 2017  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)Percentage 43.16%  19.25%  6.97% 2019  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)Points 46  38  36 2020  Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Points 52  38  35 2021  Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)  Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)Points 48  44  39 2022  Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)  Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)  Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)Points 52  44  34

 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 

YearGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball2014 Lionel Messi Thomas Müller Arjen Robben2022 Lionel Messi Kylian Mbappé Luka Modrić

 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball 

YearGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball2009Lionel MessiJuan Sebastián VerónXavi2011Lionel MessiXaviNeymar2015Luis SuárezLionel MessiAndrés Iniesta

 Other 
 Copa América Best Player: 2015, 2021
 Copa América Best Young Player: 2007
 FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2005
 Onze d'Or: 2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18 
 Onze d'Argent: 2008, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
 ESPN Best Forward: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
 ΕΘΝΟΣΠΟΡ Best Footballer of the Year: 2009
 World Soccer Player of the Year: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022
 FourFourTwo Best Footballer of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
 The Guardian Best Footballer in the World: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
 Goal 50: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22
 Globe Soccer Awards Best Player of the Year: 2015
 FIFPro Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
 IFFHS World's Best Player: 2022
 IFFHS World's Best Man Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
 IFFHS Best Player of CONMEBOL: 2020, 2021, 2022
IFFHS The Best Man CONMEBOL Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
 Voetbal International Footballers of All Time: 2017
 Greatest Player of the 21st Century by The Independent: 2019 
Greatest Player of the last 25 years by FourFourTwo: 2020 
Best Player of the Year by 433 (The Ring award): 2021 

 Shortlisted for Golden Foot: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

 Europe 

 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award 

Lahabali din yina UEFA wuhiya ni, pini ŋɔ yɛn tiri laaaward  best player,ka di pa di yɛn doli la o ni yi tiŋgbani shɛli ni na, o ni ŋmɛri boli n-tiri  club shɛli din daa yi niŋ ka bɛ be UEFA member association during the previous season." Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season.

Saha shɛŋa din gari maa, ban daa na piiri ŋun yɛn deei pini ŋɔ nyɛ panel of 53 leading sports journalists. Yuuni 2018, UEFA nim daa pahi la kouchɛ nim pihinii,lala clubs shɛŋa ban daa pahi group stages lala yuuni maa UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association gba daa pahi niriba pihinu ni anu, ni bɛ zani n-ti UEFA's member associations.

Season1st2nd3rd2010–11  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Xavi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)Points39  11  32011–12  Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)  Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively)Points19  172012–13  Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)Points36  14  32014–15  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Luis Suárez (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)Points49  3  22016–17  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)Points482  141  1092018–19  Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)Points305  207  74

 Champions League Forward of the Season 
Champions League pini tibu daa piligi la yuuni 2017 ni "bɛ baŋ lala yuuni maa best player in Europe's premier club competition".

Season1st2nd3rd2016–17  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Paulo Dybala (Juventus)Points359  147  642017–18  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Points287  218  432018–19  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Sadio Mané (Liverpool)  Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)Points285  109  91

 Other 
 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2008—09
 UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2008–09, 2018–19
 Champions League Player of the Week: MD5/2015–16, MD1/2016–17, MD3/2016–17, MD5/2016–17, R16/2017–18 (2nd leg), MD1/2018–19, MD2/2018–19, MD5/2018–19, MD10/2018–19, MD11/2018–19
 Nominated for the UEFA Player of the Week: 8/2016
 El País European Player of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
 Golden Boy Award: 2005 
 Bravo Award: 2007
 JOE's Champions League Man of the Week: 45/2014, 48/2014 19/2015

 Spain 

 La Liga Awards 

 La Liga Best Player: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
 La Liga Best Forward: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
La Liga Player of the Month: January 2016, April 2017, April 2018, May 2018, September 2018, March 2019, May 2019, November 2019, February 2020, February 2021

 Other 
 Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Don Balón Award: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Trofeo EFE: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
 Mundo Deportivo Trofeo MVP La Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19

Barcelona
 Trofeo Aldo Rovira: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
 Joan Gamper MVP Award: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
 Barça Players Award: 2015–16

 France 

 Ligue 1 Awards 
 UNFP Player of the Month: September 2022

 Ligue 1 Awards 2022/23: Best Foreign Player

 UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23

 Goalscoring 
 European Golden Shoe 

European Golden Shoe nyɛla pini mali n-tiri ŋun di pɔri pam gari o taba Europe. Bɛ tiri li mi doli punchɛ  nima, boliŋmɛra ŋun be leagues shɛli din kpaɣibu to ni diri li hali boliŋmɛra ŋun be league shɛli din ka yaa ni. Pɔri din di top five leagues , UEFA coefficients nim yɛligu puuni wuhiya ni di nyɛla di ʒiyi ʒiyi dibaa ayi amaa pɔri din di leagues ranked six to 21 nyɛla ʒiyi yim ni pirigili(multiplied by 1.5).

Tum punchɛ nim ŋɔ yɛltɔɣa ni daa piligi yuuni 1996, Messi nyɛ boliŋmɛra so ŋun koŋko na di li buyobu zuɣu ka di nyɛ taarihi ka lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra ŋun di li ni punchɛ kɔbigi ka di nyɛ taarihi (season 2011–12). Messi n-daa lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛra ŋun tuui di li bunu .

 Season Goals Points 2009–10   2011–12   2012–13   2016–17   2017–18   2018–19  

 UEFA Champions League top scorer 

 Season Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals 2008–09 Lionel Messi  Barcelona 9 2009–10 Lionel Messi  Barcelona 8 2010–11 Lionel Messi  Barcelona 12 2011–12 Lionel Messi  Barcelona 14 2014–15 Neymar  Barcelona10 Cristiano Ronaldo  Real Madrid Lionel Messi  Barcelona 2018–19 Lionel Messi  Barcelona 12

 All-time 

Cristiano Ronaldo nyɛ UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer ni pɔri din kalinli yiɣisi 140 ka Messi  pahi buyi mali pɔri din kalinli yiɣisi 129 . Di taarihi ŋɔ daa nyɛla din gari yuuni 2015, din daa niŋ ka Messi gari ŋun daa na gbubi di taarihi , Raúl zuɣu , silimin gɔli  November yuuni  2014. Ronaldo daa soŋ o polo yuuni 2015–16 season din daa niŋ ka o lee tuuli boliŋmɛra ŋun di double figures Champions League, ka daa zali taarihi maa ni pɔri pinyini (11 goals).

 Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s) 1   140 183   Manchester UnitedReal MadridJuventus 2  Lionel Messi 129 163  2005–present BarcelonaParis Saint-Germain 3   91 111  2011–present Borussia DortmundBayern MunichBarcelona 4   90 152  2006–present LyonReal Madrid 5  Raúl 71 142  1995–2011 Real MadridSchalke 04

 La Liga top scorer 

 Season Goals Matches Ratio 2009–10 34 35  2011–12 50 37  2012–13 46 32  2016–17 37 34  2017–18 34 36  2018–19 36 34  2019–20 25 33  2020–21 30 35 

 All-time 

 Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)1 Lionel Messi474 520 Barcelona2 3112922009–2018 Real Madrid3 2512771940–1955 Athletic Bilbao4 Karim Benzema2384392009–2023 Real Madrid5 2343471981–1994 Real MadridRayo VallecanoAtlético Madrid

Hat-tricks


 No. For Against Result Competition Date1Barcelona Real Madrid 3–3 (H)  2006–07 La Liga  2Atlético Madrid 3–1 (A)  2008–09 Copa del Rey  3Tenerife 5–0 (A)  2009–10 La Liga  4Valencia 3–0 (H)  2009–10 La Liga  5Zaragoza 4–2 (A)  2009–10 La Liga  6Arsenal4 4–1 (H)  2009–10 UEFA Champions League  7Sevilla 4–0 (H)  2010 Supercopa de España  8Almería 8–0 (A)  2010–11 La Liga  9Real Betis 5–0 (H)  2010–11 Copa del Rey  10Atlético Madrid 3–0 (H)  2010–11 La Liga  11Osasuna 8–0 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  12Atlético Madrid 5–0 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  13Mallorca 5–0 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  14Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 (A)  2011–12 UEFA Champions League  15Málaga 4–1 (A)  2011–12 La Liga  16Valencia4 5–1 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  17Argentina Switzerland 3–1 (A)  Friendly  18Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen5 7–1 (H)  2011–12 UEFA Champions League  19Espanyol4 4–0 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  20Granada 5–3 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  21Málaga 4–1 (H)  2011–12 La Liga  22Argentina Brazil 4–3 (N)  Friendly  23Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña 5–4 (A)  2012–13 La Liga  24Osasuna4 5–1 (H)  2012–13 La Liga  25Argentina Guatemala 4–0 (A)  Friendly  26Barcelona Valencia 3–2 (A)  2013–14 La Liga  27Ajax 4–0 (H)  2013–14 UEFA Champions League  28Osasuna 7–0 (H)  2013–14 La Liga  29Real Madrid 4–3 (A)  2013–14 La Liga  30Sevilla 5–1 (H)  2014–15 La Liga  31APOEL 4–0 (A)  2014–15 UEFA Champions League  32Espanyol 5–1 (H)  2014–15 La Liga  33Deportivo La Coruña 4–0 (A)  2014–15 La Liga  34Levante 5–0 (H)  2014–15 La Liga  35Rayo Vallecano 6–1 (H)  2014–15 La Liga  36Granada 4–0 (H)  2015–16 La Liga  37Valencia 7–0 (H)  2015–16 Copa del Rey  38Rayo Vallecano 5–1 (A)  2015–16 La Liga  39Argentina Panama 5–0 (N)  Copa América Centenario  40Barcelona Celtic 7–0 (H)  2016–17 UEFA Champions League  41Manchester City 4–0 (H)  2016–17 UEFA Champions League  42Espanyol 5–0 (H)  2017–18 La Liga  43Eibar4 6–1 (H)  2017–18 La Liga  44Argentina Ecuador 3–1 (A)  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification  45Barcelona Leganés 3–1 (H)  2017–18 La Liga  46Deportivo La Coruña 4–2 (A)  2017–18 La Liga  47Argentina Haiti 4–0 (H)  Friendly  48Barcelona PSV Eindhoven 4–0 (H)  2018–19 UEFA Champions League  49Levante 5–0 (A)  2018–19 La Liga  50Sevilla 4–2 (A)  2018–19 La Liga  51Real Betis 4–1 (A)  2018–19 La Liga  52Celta Vigo 4–1 (H)  2019–20 La Liga  53Mallorca 5–2 (H)  2019–20 La Liga  54Eibar4 5–0 (H)  2019–20 La Liga  55Argentina Bolivia 3–0 (H)  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification  56Estonia5 5–0 (N)  Friendly  57Curaçao 7–0 (H)  Friendly  
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 Other performances 
Some of these accolades are shared with other players.

 Top goalscorer
 IFFHS World's Best Global Goal Scorer: 2012, 2016
 IFFHS World's Best Top Division Scorer: 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 
 IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer#The World's Best International Goal Scorer: 2011, 2012, 2022
 Copa del Rey Top Scorer: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
 FIFA Club World Cup Top Scorer: 2011
 FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 2005
 Copa América Top Scorer: 2021
 Copa América Silver Boot: 2016
FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 2022

The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the Decade: 2011–2020
 IFFHS All Time World's Best One Club Goal Scorer: 672 goals for Barcelona
 IFFHS All Time Best Goalscorer in Europe: 703 goals (672 goals for Barcelona, 31 goals for Paris Saint-Germain)

 Goal of the tournament 
 The best goal of the Champions League according to fans: 2018–19
 Best goal in the group stage of Champions League: 2022–23
 Best goal in the quarter-final stage of Champions League: 2018–19
 Best goal in the semi-final stage of Champions League: 2018–19
 Copa América Best Goal: 2007
 Champions League Goal of the Season: 2019–20
 UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19

 Nominated for FIFA Puskás Award: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

 Top assist provider
 UEFA Champions League: 2011–12, 2014–15
 La Liga: 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
 Copa del Rey: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
 FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022
 Copa América: 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021
 FIFA World Cup: 2018, 2022
 Ligue 1: 2022–23

 Inclusions for team of the season or tournament 
 International 
Awarded by international football federations

 FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year
 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
 UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
 UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Week: MD1/2010–11, MD8A/2010–11, MD10/2010–11, MD11/2010–11, MD12/2010–11
 FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014, 2022
 Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2007, 2015, 2016, 2021
 AFA Team of All Time
 IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2020, 2021, 2022
IFFHS Team of The CONMEBOL Copa América: 2021

Other
 Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020
11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021
 IFFHS All-time World Men's Dream Team
 IFFHS All-time South America Men's Dream Team
 IFFHS Argentina Men's Dream Team
 IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team of The Decade: 2011–2020
ESM Team of the Season: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
 L'Équipe Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
World Soccer Greatest XI of all time
Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2000s
France Football Team of the Decade: 2010s

 Spain 
La Liga Awards
SeasonCategoryGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards2014–15Claudio Bravo Dani Alves   Nicolás Otamendi   Gerard Piqué   Jordi Alba Grzegorz Krychowiak   Ivan Rakitić   James Rodríguez Cristiano Ronaldo   Lionel Messi   Antoine Griezmann 2015–16Jan Oblak Sergio Ramos   Diego Godín   Gerard Piqué   Marcelo Andrés Iniesta   Sergio Busquets   Luka Modrić Cristiano Ronaldo   Lionel Messi   Luis Suárez 

 Selections for international sports personality of the year 
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. With seven and five nominations respectively, Messi and Ronaldo are the only footballers to be nominated on multiple occasions. In 2020, Messi became the first footballer to win the award.
 Year Winner(s) Nominees2010 Usain Bolt (Athletics) Kenenisa Bekele (Athletics) Alberto Contador (Cycling) Roger Federer (Tennis) Lionel Messi (Football) Valentino Rossi (Motorcycling)2011 Rafael Nadal (Tennis) Kobe Bryant (Basketball) Andrés Iniesta (Football) Lionel Messi (Football) Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) Sebastian Vettel (Formula One)2012 Novak Djokovic (Tennis) Usain Bolt (Athletics) Cadel Evans (Cycling) Lionel Messi (Football) Dirk Nowitzki (Basketball) Sebastian Vettel (Formula One)2013 Usain Bolt (Athletics) Mo Farah (Athletics) Lionel Messi (Football) Michael Phelps (Swimming) Sebastian Vettel (Formula One) Bradley Wiggins (Cycling)2016 Novak Djokovic (Tennis) Usain Bolt (Athletics) Stephen Curry (Basketball) Lewis Hamilton (Formula One) Lionel Messi (Football) Jordan Spieth (Golf)2020 Lewis Hamilton (Formula One)Lionel Messi (Football) Eliud Kipchoge (Athletics) Marc Márquez (Motorcycling) Rafael Nadal (Tennis) Tiger Woods (Golf)2023 Lionel Messi (Football) Stephen Curry (Basketball) Armand Duplantis (Athletics) Kylian Mbappé (Football) Rafael Nadal (Tennis) Max Verstappen (Formula One)

Others
 L'Équipe International Athlete of the Year: 2011, 2022
 Best International Athlete ESPY Award: 2012, 2015, 2019
ESPY Awards International Footballer of the Year: 2019
 Marca Leyenda: 2009
 Best Athlete in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2014
Champion for Peace and Sport: 2020
 BBC World Sport Star of the Year: 2022
 The Sporting News - Athlete of the Year: 2022
 International Sports Press Association (AIPS) – Best Male Athlete of the Year: 2019, 2022

 Selections for national sports personality of the year 
Argentine Athlete of the Decade (2011–2020)
 Diamond Konex Award: 2020
Argentine Sportsperson of the Year
 Olimpia de Oro: 2011, 2021, 2022
Argentine Footballer of the Year
 Olimpia de Plata: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

 Man of the match awards 

UEFA Champions League Final
+EditionPlayerTeam2009 RomeLionel MessiBarcelonaXaviBarcelona2011 LondonLionel MessiBarcelonaLionel MessiBarcelona

UEFA Super Cup
+EditionPlayerTeam2009 MonacoLionel MessiBarcelona2015 TbilisiLionel MessiBarcelona

FIFA Club World Cup Final
+EditionNameTeam2009 UAELionel MessiBarcelona2011 JapanLionel MessiBarcelona

2010 FIFA World Cup
 Rank  Player  Match  Awards 14 Lionel Messi Greece (GS) 1

2011 Copa América
 Rank Player Matches Awards 1 Lionel Messi Bolivia (GS), Costa Rica (GS) 2

2014 FIFA World Cup
 Rank Player Matches Awards 1 Lionel Messi Bosnia and Herzegovina (GS), Iran (GS), Nigeria (GS), Switzerland (R16) 4 2 Keylor Navas England (GS), Greece (R16), Netherlands (QF) 3 Arjen Robben Australia (GS), Chile (GS), Brazil (TP) James Rodríguez Greece (GS), Ivory Coast (GS), Uruguay (R16)

2015 Copa América
 Rank Player Matches Awards 1 Lionel Messi Paraguay (GS), Uruguay (GS), Colombia (QF), Paraguay (SF) 4

Copa América Centenario
 Rank Player Matches  1 Lionel Messi Panama (GS), Venezuela (QF), United States (SF) 3 2 David Ospina Peru (QF), United States (TP) 2 Eduardo Vargas Panama (GS), Mexico (QF) Enner Valencia Peru (GS), Haiti (GS)

2018 FIFA World Cup
 Rank  Player  Match  Awards 9 Lionel Messi Nigeria (GS) 1

2019 Copa América
 Rank  Player  Match  Awards 8 Lionel Messi Qatar (GS) 1

2021 Copa América
 Rank  Player  Matches  Awards 1 Lionel Messi Chile (GS), Uruguay (GS), Bolivia (GS), Ecuador (QF) 4

2022 Finalissima
 Rank  Player  Match  Award 1 Lionel Messi Italy (F) 1

2022 FIFA World Cup
 Rank  Player  Match  Awards 1 Lionel Messi Mexico (GS), Australia (R16), Netherlands (QF), Croatia (SF), France (F) 5

 Other 
 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker of the Decade: 2011–2020
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker of 2006–2020
 CONMEBOL Baton of Football: 2023

 Nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year: 2006
 Nominated for the Eurosport Emotional Moment of the Year: 2016

Records

World records
 Most FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Awards: 7 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2022)
 Most Ballons d'Or: 7 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2021)
 Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (2009–2012)
 Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time and seven-time Ballon d'Or winner: aged 23, 24, 25, 28, 32 and 34 years old
 Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 12 years (2009–2021)/
 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
 Most official goals for a single club: 672, for Barcelona
 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
 Most goals in a club season: 73 in 2011–12
 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
 Most goals contributions in finals: 49 (34 goals and 15 assists)
 Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
 Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014 and 2022
 Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in 2022
 Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009 and 2011
 First player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2009 and 2011
 Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons
 Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons
 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
 First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13
 Most appearances in the FIFPRO World 11: 16 (2007–2022)
 Most (official) assists provided in football history: 357
 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 appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals as captain: 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)
 Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314
 Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11
 First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): 2022
 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
 Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022)
 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
 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
 Most goal contributions at the World Cup: 21
 Most goals at major international tournaments: 26 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals at Copa América)
 Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 27
 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)/
 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)

Continental records
Europe
 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
 Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League quarter-final match: 4, against Arsenal on 6 April 2010
 Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 8
 Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 80
 Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29
 Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in 2011–12
 Most different opponents scored against in UEFA Champions League history: 40
 Most goals in the UEFA Super Cup: 3
 Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (2015–2021)
 Most appearances in the ESM Team of the Season: 14 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2021)
 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
 First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League
 Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: aged 28 years, 84 days
 Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League: aged 24 years, 285 days
 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

Americas
 Most international goals scored by a male CONMEBOL player: 103
 Most appearances in the Copa América: 34
 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)
 Most assists in a Copa América tournament: 5, in 2021
 Only player to provide at least one assist in five and six different Copa América tournaments: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021
 Most assists in CONMEBOL qualification matches for the World Cup: 10
 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)

Spanish records
 Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009–2013, 2015)
 Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–2013, 2015–2016)
 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)
 Top goalscorer in La Liga: 474 goals
 Top assist provider in La Liga: 192 assists
 Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 14 goals
 Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7
 Most goals scored in a La Liga season: 50 in 2011–12
 Most assists in a La Liga season: 21 in 2019–20
 Most braces scored in La Liga: 116
 Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 36
 Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12
 Most teams scored against in a season: 19 in 2012–13
 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
 Most league home goals in a season (38 matches, 19 home matches): 35 in 2011–12
 Most league away goals in a season (38 matches, 19 away matches): 24 in 2012–13
 Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27 in 2012–13
 Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16 in 2011–12
 Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15 in 2012–13
 Most different opponents scored against in La Liga history: 38
 Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33 in 2012–13)
 Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same season: 2018–19 and 2019–20
Most stadiums scored at: 38
 First player to score in 15, 16 and 17 consecutive seasons 
 Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive seasons
 Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons
 Only player to score 10+ goals in 13, 14 and 15 consecutive seasons (from 2006–07 to 2020–21) 
 First player to reach 300 La Liga goals
 First player to reach 350 La Liga goals
 First player to reach 400 La Liga goals
 First player to reach 450 La Liga goals
 First player to reach 150 La Liga assists
 Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: aged 25 years and 7 months
 Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 (all with Barcelona)
 Most La Liga victories: 383
 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)
 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
 Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23, against Villarreal on 31 January 2008
 Most goals scored from direct free kicks in La Liga: 39

 Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 goals in 2012

Argentine records
 Most caps for Argentina: 175
 Argentina all-time top goalscorer: 103 goals
 Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 18 goals in 2022
 Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation
 Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days in 2006
 Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days, against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006
 Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 22 years and 363 days in 2010
 Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: aged 27 years and 361 days in 2015
 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: 28
 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: 54
 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)
 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)
 Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with an assist: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Club records
Barcelona
 Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 27 goals
 Most assists in El Clásico: 14 assists
 Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 25 goals
 Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico: 29 goals
 Top goalscorer in official competitions: 672 goals
 Top goalscorer including friendlies: 709 goals
 Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals
 Top goalscorer in European competitions: 123 goals
 Top goalscorer in international competitions: 128 goals
 Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 48
 First player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six, seven and eight La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–13, 2016–21)
 Most matches won with the team: 542
 Most La Liga matches won by a Barcelona player: 383
 Most home goals scored in a single season in all competitions: 46 in 2011–12
 Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 50
 Most appearances in official competitions: 778
 Most appearances in La Liga: 520
 Most appearances in the Copa del Rey: 80
 Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 35
 Most assists as a Barcelona player in all competitions: 268

Other records
 Most World Soccer Player of the Year awards: 6 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022)
 Most World Soccer Young Player of the Year awards: 3 (2006–2008)
 Most The Guardian Best Footballer in the World wins: 6 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
 Most FourFourTwo Best Footballer of the Year awards: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2017–2019)
 Most Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano wins: 7 (2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
 Most Trofeo Aldo Rovira wins: 6 (2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18)
 Most Trofeo EFE awards: 5 (2007, 2009–2012)
 Most Onze d'Or awards: 4 (2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18)
 Most goals scored in Joan Gamper Trophy: 9 (2 in 2011, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 1 in 2015, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018)
 Most Man of the Match awards in Joan Gamper Trophy: 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Most IFFHS World's Best Playmaker awards: 5 (2015–2017, 2019, 2022)
 Most IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer awards: 4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2018)
 Most appearances in the IFFHS Men's World Team: 6 (2017–2022)
Most appearances in the Copa América Dream Team: 5 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021)
 Most ESPN Best Forward awards: 8 (2014–2021)
 Only footballer to have won at the Laureus World Sports Awards: 2020, 2023
 The first ever athlete to win the Laureus Sportsman of the Year and Laureus Team of the Year in the same year: 2023
 Most nominations for the FIFA Puskás Award: 7 (2010–2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Lihimi m-pahi 
 List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi
 List of FC Barcelona records and statistics
 List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo
 Messi–Ronaldo rivalry

 Footnotes 

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Career achievements