List of career achievements by Lionel Messi

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Messi during the presentation of the 2019 Ballon d'Or

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has been awarded throughout his career 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 (407). [1] [2] He has scored 896 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 to date, he has won a record 46 collective trophies. [note 1]

Contents

Collective awards

Season / yearCompetitionClub / national teamRef.
2004–05 La Liga Barcelona [17]
2005 South American U-20 Championship Third place Argentina U20 [18]
2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup [19]
2005–06 La Liga Barcelona [17]
2005–06 UEFA Champions League
2006 Supercopa de España
2006 UEFA Super Cup Runner-up
2007 Copa América Runner-upArgentina [20]
2008 Summer Olympics Gold Medal Argentina Olympic [21]
2008–09 La Liga Barcelona [17]
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-upArgentina [22]
2014–15 La Liga Barcelona [17]
2014–15 Copa del Rey
2014–15 UEFA Champions League
2015 Supercopa de España Runner-up
2015 Copa América Runner-upArgentina [23]
2015 UEFA Super Cup Barcelona [17]
2015 FIFA Club World Cup
2015–16 La Liga
2015–16 Copa del Rey
2016 Supercopa de España
2016 Copa América Runner-upArgentina [24]
2016–17 Copa del Rey Barcelona [17]
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 placeArgentina [25]
2021 Supercopa de España Runner-upBarcelona [17]
2020–21 Copa del Rey
2021 Copa América Argentina [26]
2021–22 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain [27]
2022 Finalissima Argentina [28]
2022 Trophée des Champions Paris Saint-Germain [29]
2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina [30]
2022–23 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain [31]
2023 Leagues Cup Inter Miami [32]
2023 U.S. Open Cup Runner-up [33]
2024 Copa América Argentina [34]
2024 Supporters' Shield Inter Miami [35]
2025 Leagues Cup Runner-up [36]
2025 MLS Cup [37]
Note
  1. ↑ According to FC Barcelona, [3] FIFA, [4] the Royal Spanish Football Federation, [5] and multiple media outlets, [6] [7] [8] Messi also won the 2005 Supercopa de España, bringing his Barcelona trophy total to 35. [9] However, this particular trophy is not credited here since Messi was out of the squad and did not feature in any of the two games against Real Betis. [10] [11] Similarly, Messi and Inter Miami were awarded a trophy for winning the Eastern Conference title during the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs. However, this trophy is not officially recognized by FIFA, so it is not credited here as well. [12] [13] For the aforementioned reasons, sources disagree on Messi's total number of accolades, ranging from 46 to 48 official career trophies. [14] [15] [16]

Friendly competitions

Argentina

Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual honours

Selections for the best player, best playmaker or best forward

World

Messi, the player with the most Ballons d'Or in football history Col*leccions del Museu del FC Barcelona 28.jpg
Messi, the player with the most Ballons d'Or in football history

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
Year1st2nd3rd
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
(Barcelona)
Percentage22.65%17.36%16.48%
2011 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
(Barcelona)
Percentage47.88%21.61%9.23%
2012 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)
Percentage41.17%23.68%10.91%
2013 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of France.svg Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)
Percentage27.99%24.72%23.36%
2014 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Neuer
(Bayern Munich)
Percentage37.66%15.76%15.73%
2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar
(Barcelona)
Percentage41.33%27.76%7.86%
Ballon d'Or
Year1st2nd3rd
2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaká
(Milan)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points444277255
2008 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Torres
(Liverpool)
Points446281179
2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United/Real Madrid)		 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
(Barcelona)
Points473233170
2016 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of France.svg Antoine Griezmann
(Atlético Madrid)
Points745316198
2017 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Points946670361
2019 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virgil van Dijk
(Liverpool)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points686679476
2021 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)		 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich)		 Flag of Italy.svg Jorginho
(Chelsea)
Points613580460
2023 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami)		 Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland
(Manchester City)		 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Points462357270
FIFA World Player of the Year
Year1st2nd3rd
2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaká
(Milan)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)
Points1047504426
2008 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Torres
(Liverpool)
Points935678203
2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United/Real Madrid)		 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
(Barcelona)
Points1073352196
The Best FIFA Men's Player
Year1st2nd3rd
2016 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of France.svg Antoine Griezmann
(Atlético Madrid)
Percentage34.54%26.42%7.53%
2017 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
Percentage43.16%19.25%6.97%
2019 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virgil van Dijk
(Liverpool)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points463836
2020 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points523835
2021 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski
(Bayern Munich)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)		 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
(Liverpool)
Points484439
2022 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema
(Real Madrid)
Points524434
2023 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami)		 Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland
(Manchester City)		 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Points48 [c] 4835
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball

Messi is the only player to date to have won the Golden Ball more than once.

YearGolden BallSilver BallBronze BallRef(s)
2014 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Müller Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjen Robben [55]
2022 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić [56]
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
Messi accepting the Golden Ball award alongside future teammate Neymar after the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final Messi with Neymar Junior the Future of Brazil.jpg
Messi accepting the Golden Ball award alongside future teammate Neymar after the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup final
YearGolden BallSilver BallBronze BallRef(s)
2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Sebastián Verón Flag of Spain.svg Xavi [57]
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar [58]
2015 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta [59]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
YearGolden BallSilver BallBronze BallRef(s)
2005 Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg Lionel Messi Flag of Nigeria.svg John Obi Mikel Flag of Nigeria.svg Taye Taiwo [60]
Other

Europe

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." [140] Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season. [140]

In the past, the award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists. [141] 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. [142]

Season1st2nd3rd
2010–11 [143] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Points39113
2011–12 Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi and Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively)
Points1917
2012–13 Flag of France.svg Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Points36143
2014–15 [144] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)
Points4932
2016–17 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Buffon
(Juventus)
Points482141109
2018–19 [145] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Virgil van Dijk
(Liverpool)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points30520774
2022–23 [146] Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland
(Manchester City)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kevin De Bruyne
(Manchester City)
Points352227225
Champions League Forward of the Season

Champions League positional awards were introduced in 2017 to "recognise the season's best player in each position in Europe's premier club competition". [147]

Season1st2nd3rd
2016–17 [148] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Paulo Dybala
(Juventus)
Points35914764
2017–18 [149] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid)		 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
(Liverpool)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points28721843
2018–19 [150] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)		 Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané
(Liverpool)		 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
(Juventus)
Points28510991
Other

Americas

Other

National

Spain
La Liga Awards
Other
France
Ligue 1 Awards
Other
Argentina
AFA awards
  • Argentina Ballon d'Or success award by AFA: 2023 [203]
  • Recognition Trophy (for Argentina FIFA World Cup championship victory) by AFA: 2023 [204]
Other
United States
MLS Awards
Other
  • Shortlisted for MLS Best Player of the 21st Century by Goal: 2025 [bi] [220]

Club

Barcelona
FC Barcelona awards
Other
Inter Miami
Inter Miami CF awards

Goalscoring and Assist Providing

Top goal scorer

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. [234] [235] [236]

SeasonPlayerClubGoalsPoints
2009–10 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3468
2011–12 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 50100
2012–13 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 4692
2016–17 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3774
2017–18 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3468
2018–19 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3672
UEFA Champions League top scorer
SeasonPlayer(s)Club(s)Goals
2008–09 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 9
2009–10 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 8
2010–11 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 12
2011–12 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 14
2014–15 Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 10
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
2018–19 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 12

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, [237] UEFA, [238] WorldFootball.net [239]

All-time

Cristiano Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer with 140 goals while Messi is second with 129 to his name. [240] The pair had broken each other's record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous recordholder, Raúl, in November 2014. [241] 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. [242]

As of 28 January 2026
RankPlayerGoalsAppsRatioYearsClub(s)
1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo 140 [bj] 1830.772003–2022 Manchester United
Real Madrid
Juventus
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi1291630.792005–2023 Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
3 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski 1071400.762011–present Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
4 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema 901520.592005–2023 Lyon
Real Madrid
5 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl 711420.51995–2011 Real Madrid
Schalke 04

Source: WorldFootball.net [240]

La Liga top scorer (Pichichi Trophy)
SeasonPlayerClubGoalsMatchesRatio
2009–10 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 34350.971
2011–12 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 50371.351
2012–13 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 46321.438
2016–17 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 37341.088
2017–18 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 34360.944
2018–19 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 36341.059
2019–20 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 25330.758
2020–21 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 30350.857
All-time
As of 4 June 2023
RankPlayerGoalsAppsRatioYearsClub(s)
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi4745200.9122004–2021 Barcelona
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo 3112921.0652009–2018 Real Madrid
3 Flag of Spain.svg Telmo Zarra 2512770.9061940–1955 Athletic Bilbao
4 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema 2384390.5422009–2023 Real Madrid
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Sánchez 2343470.6741981–1994 Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
Atlético Madrid

Source: WorldFootball.net [244]

Major League Soccer top scorer (MLS Golden Boot)
SeasonPlayerClubGoalsMatchesRatio
2025 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami 29281.036

Source: Major League Soccer [245]

Other

Some of these accolades are shared with other players.

Best goal

Hat-tricks

Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012. Suisse vs Argentine - Granit Xhaka & Lionel Messi crop.jpg
Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.
No.ForAgainstResultCompetitionDate
1 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 3–3 (H) 2006–07 La Liga 10 March 2007
2 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 3–1 (A) 2008–09 Copa del Rey 6 January 2009
3 Flag of Spain.svg Tenerife 5–0 (A) 2009–10 La Liga 10 January 2010
4 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 3–0 (H) 2009–10 La Liga 14 March 2010
5 Flag of Spain.svg Zaragoza 4–2 (A) 2009–10 La Liga 21 March 2010
6 Flag of England.svg Arsenal 44–1 (H) 2009–10 UEFA Champions League 6 April 2010
7 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 4–0 (H) 2010 Supercopa de España 21 August 2010
8 Flag of Spain.svg Almería 8–0 (A) 2010–11 La Liga 20 November 2010
9 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis 5–0 (H) 2010–11 Copa del Rey 12 January 2011
10 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 3–0 (H) 2010–11 La Liga 5 February 2011
11 Flag of Spain.svg Osasuna 8–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 17 September 2011
12 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 5–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 24 September 2011
13 Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca 5–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 29 October 2011
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktoria Plzeň 4–0 (A) 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 1 November 2011
15 Flag of Spain.svg Málaga 4–1 (A) 2011–12 La Liga 22 January 2012
16 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 45–1 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 19 February 2012
17Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3–1 (A) Friendly 29 February 2012
18 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen 57–1 (H) 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 7 March 2012
19 Flag of Spain.svg Espanyol 44–0 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 20 March 2012
20 Flag of Spain.svg Granada 5–3 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 2 May 2012
21 Flag of Spain.svg Málaga 4–1 (H) 2011–12 La Liga 5 May 2012
22Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4–3 (N) Friendly 9 June 2012
23 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo La Coruña 5–4 (A) 2012–13 La Liga 20 October 2012
24 Flag of Spain.svg Osasuna 45–1 (H) 2012–13 La Liga 27 January 2013
25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4–0 (A) Friendly 14 June 2013
26 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 3–2 (A) 2013–14 La Liga 1 September 2013
27 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 4–0 (H) 2013–14 UEFA Champions League 18 September 2013
28 Flag of Spain.svg Osasuna 7–0 (H) 2013–14 La Liga 16 March 2014
29 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 4–3 (A) 2013–14 La Liga 23 March 2014
30 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 5–1 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 22 November 2014
31 Flag of Cyprus.svg APOEL 4–0 (A) 2014–15 UEFA Champions League 25 November 2014
32 Flag of Spain.svg Espanyol 5–1 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 7 December 2014
33 Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo La Coruña 4–0 (A) 2014–15 La Liga 18 January 2015
34 Flag of Spain.svg Levante 5–0 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 15 February 2015
35 Flag of Spain.svg Rayo Vallecano 6–1 (H) 2014–15 La Liga 15 March 2015
36 Flag of Spain.svg Granada 4–0 (H) 2015–16 La Liga 9 January 2016
37 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 7–0 (H) 2015–16 Copa del Rey 3 February 2016
38 Flag of Spain.svg Rayo Vallecano 5–1 (A) 2015–16 La Liga 3 March 2016
39Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5–0 (N) Copa América Centenario 10 June 2016
40 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 7–0 (H) 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 13 September 2016
41 Flag of England.svg Manchester City 4–0 (H) 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 19 October 2016
42 Flag of Spain.svg Espanyol 5–0 (H) 2017–18 La Liga 9 September 2017
43 Flag of Spain.svg Eibar 46–1 (H) 2017–18 La Liga 19 September 2017
44Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3–1 (A) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 October 2017
45 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Leganés 3–1 (H) 2017–18 La Liga 7 April 2018
46 Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo La Coruña 4–2 (A) 2017–18 La Liga 29 April 2018
47Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 4–0 (H) Friendly 29 May 2018
48 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 4–0 (H) 2018–19 UEFA Champions League 18 September 2018
49 Flag of Spain.svg Levante 5–0 (A) 2018–19 La Liga 16 December 2018
50 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 4–2 (A) 2018–19 La Liga 23 February 2019
51 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis 4–1 (A) 2018–19 La Liga 17 March 2019
52 Flag of Spain.svg Celta Vigo 4–1 (H) 2019–20 La Liga 9 November 2019
53 Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca 5–2 (H) 2019–20 La Liga 7 December 2019
54 Flag of Spain.svg Eibar 45–0 (H) 2019–20 La Liga 22 February 2020
55Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 3–0 (H) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September 2021
56Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 55–0 (N) Friendly 5 June 2022
57Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 7–0 (H) Friendly 28 March 2023
58Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 6–0 (H) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 October 2024
59 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution 6–2 (H) 2024 MLS season 19 October 2024
60 Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC 5–2 (A) 2025 MLS season 18 October 2025

4Scored 4 goals
5Scored 5 goals

Top assist provider

Inclusions in best team/dream team/best XI

International

Awarded by International Football Federations
Other

National

Spain
La Liga Awards
Other
France
Ligue1 Awards
United States
MLS Awards
Argentina
AFA Awards
  • Argentina Team of All Time by AFA: 2019 [374]
Other
  • IFFHS All-time Argentina Men's Dream Team: 2021 [375]

Club

Barcelona

Selections for sports personality

International

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. [377] 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, [378] and in 2023 received it for the second time.

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

National

Argentina
United States

Man of the match awards

International Competitions

FIFA World Cup
EditionPlayerForAgainstRank
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 South Africa Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GS) 14
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina (GS), Flag of Iran.svg Iran (GS), Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (GS), Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (R16) 1
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 Russia Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (GS) 9
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 Qatar Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (GS), Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (R16), Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (QF), Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (SF), Flag of France.svg France (F) 1
Finalissima
EditionPlayerForAgainstRank
Flag of England.svg 2022 London Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Italy.svg Italy (F) 1
Copa América
EditionPlayerForAgainstRank
Flag of Argentina.svg 2011 Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (GS), Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (GS) 1
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 Chile Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (GS), Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (GS), Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (QF), Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (SF) 1
Flag of the United States.svg 2016 USA Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Panama.svg Panama (GS), Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (QF), Flag of the United States.svg United States (SF) 1
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (GS) 8
Flag of Brazil.svg 2021 Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Chile.svg Chile (GS), Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (GS), Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (GS), Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador (QF) 1
Flag of the United States.svg 2024 USA Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (SF) 7
FIFA Club World Cup Final
EditionPlayerForAgainstRef(s)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 UAE Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes (LP) [411]
Flag of Japan.svg 2011 Japan Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Brazil.svg Santos [412]
UEFA Super Cup
EditionPlayerForAgainstRef(s)
Flag of Monaco.svg 2009 Monaco Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk [413] [414]
Flag of Georgia.svg 2015 Tbilisi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla [415]
UEFA Champions League Final
EditionPlayer(s)ForAgainstRef(s)
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Rome [cp] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of England.svg Manchester United [416]
Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of England.svg Manchester United [417]
Flag of England.svg 2011 London [cq] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of England.svg Manchester United [418]
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of England.svg Manchester United [419]

National Competitions

Trophée des Champions (France)
EditionPlayerForAgainstRef(s)
2022 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg Nantes [420]
Copa del Rey Final (Spain)
EditionPlayerForAgainstRef(s)
2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao [421]
2017 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo Alavés [422]
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao [423]

Other

Records

As of 6 December 2025 [432]

World records

Titles and Awards

  • Most FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player awards: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023) [433] [434]
  • Most Ballons d'Or awards (Guinness World Record): 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) [435] [436]
  • Most The Best FIFA Men's Player awards: 3 (2019, 2022, 2023) [437]
  • Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2 (2014 and 2022) [438]
  • Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2 (2009 and 2011) [439]
  • First player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2 (2009 and 2011 [439] )
  • Only footballer to have won at the Laureus World Sports Awards: 2 (2020, 2023)
  • First ever athlete to win the Laureus Sportsman of the Year and Laureus Team of the Year in the same year: 2023
  • Most (recorded) Man of the Match awards won in football history: +400 [440] [441]
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in major international tournaments: 26 (11 in FIFA World Cup, 15 in Copa América) [442]
  • Most Man of the Match awards won at the FIFA World Cup (Guinness World Record): 11 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022) [443]
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 5 in 2022
  • Most Man of the Match awards won at the FIFA Club World Cup finals: 2 [cs] (2009 and 2011)
  • Most Goal Best Player of the Year awards: 7 (2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23)
  • Most Marca Best Player of the Year awards: 3 (2017-2019)
  • Most The Guardian Best Footballer of the Year wins: 6 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
  • Most FourFourTwo(FFT) Best Footballer of the Year wins: 8 (2009–2012, 2015, 2017–2019)
  • Most ESPN Best Forward of the Year wins: 8 (2014–2021)
  • Most World Soccer Player of the Year wins: 6 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022)
  • Most World Soccer Young Player of the Year wins: 3 (2006–2008)
  • 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: 7 (2017–2023)
  • Most appearances in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 17 (2007–2023) [299] [300]
  • Most appearances in the FIFA/EA Sports FC Team of the Year: 16 (2008-2023) [335] [336] [337]
  • 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) [444] [445]
  • Only 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
  • Oldest player to win FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: aged 35 years and 178 days, in 2022 [446]
  • Only Player to win Ballons d'Or in four consecutive years: (2009–2012) [447]
  • Only player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
  • Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 14 years (2009–2023)
  • 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 [447]

Performances

  • Most (official) non-penalty goals scored in football history: 784 [448]
  • Most (official) assists provided in football history: 407 [449]
  • Most (official) goal contributions in football history: 1,303 [450]
  • Most (official) goals scored for a single club (Guinness World Record): 672, for Barcelona [451] [452]
  • Most (recorded) assists provided for a single club: 269, for Barcelona
  • Most goals scored at major international tournaments: 27 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 14 goals at Copa América) [453]
  • Most assists provided at major international tournaments: 26 (8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 18 assists at Copa América) [454]
  • Most goal contributions at major international tournaments: 53 (13 goals and 8 assists at FIFA World Cup, 14 goals and 18 assists at Copa América) [455]
  • Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 29 [456]
  • Most goals scored in a single domestic league: 474, in La Liga [457]
  • Most assists provided in a single domestic league: 192, in La Liga
  • Most goals scored in FIFA competitions: 25 (13 at FIFA World Cup, 6 at FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup, 6 at FIFA Club World Cup) [458]
  • Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022) [459] [cv]
  • 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) [460] [cw]
  • Most goal contributions at the FIFA World Cup: 21 [461]
  • Most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup as captain (Guinness World Record): 7 in 2022 [462]
  • Most goals scored in the FIFA Club World Cup finals: 4 [cx] (1 in 2009, 2 in 2011, 1 in 2015)
  • Most goal contributions in finals: 50 (35 goals and 15 assists)
  • Most assists provided in all national team competitions, including friendlies: 61 [463] [464]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in all national team competitions: 10 [cy] [465] [466]
  • Most (official) goals scored for club and country in a calendar year (Guinness World Record): 91 in 2012 [467] [468]
  • Most goals scored for club and country in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 in 2012
  • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 in 2012 [469] [470] [cz]
  • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a season: 73 in 2011–12 [471] [da]
  • Most assists provided in a domestic league in a season: 21 in 2019–20 [db]
  • Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons [472]
  • Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons [473]
  • Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: 2011–12 and 2012–13 [474]
  • Only player to score and assist in six different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
  • Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13 [475]
  • First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13 [476]
  • First player to score in all five rounds of a FIFA World Cup (group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, final): 2022 [446]
  • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments assisted in (Guinness World Record): 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) [477]
  • Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11 [dc] [446]
  • Most total dribbles completed at the FIFA World Cup: 125 [478]
  • Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in (Guinness World Record): 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) [479] [dd]
  • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup matches (Guinness World Record): 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022) [480] [481]
  • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup matches as captain (Guinness World Record): 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022) [481] [482]
  • Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup: 2,314 [446]
  • Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the FIFA World Cup [483]
  • Only player to provide at least one assist in four and five different FIFA World Cup tournaments and most consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments with at least one assist (Guinness World Record): 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 [484] [485]
  • Only player to score in three different FIFA Club World Cup final matches: 2009, 2011 and 2015
  • Oldest player to score a goal and assist in a single FIFA World Cup match: 35 years, 172 days old [486]
  • Youngest player to score a goal and assist in a single FIFA World Cup match: 18 years, 357 days old [486]

Europe records

Titles and Awards

  • Most European Golden Shoe awards (Guinness World Record): 6 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2017–2019) [487]
  • Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 4 (2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022-23)
  • Most Man of the Match awards won in UEFA Champions League history: 67 [488]
  • Most Onze d'Or awards: 4 (2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18)
  • Most appearances in the ESM Team of the Season: 15 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2021, 2023)
  • Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (2015–2021)
  • Only Player to win European Golden Shoe award in three consecutive years: (2017–2019)
  • First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: (2014–15 and 2015–16)

Performances

Americas records

Titles and Awards

Performances

  • Most international goals scored by a male CONMEBOL player: 115 [513]
  • Most international assists provided by a male CONMEBOL player: 61 [514] [515]
  • Most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL: 36 [516]
  • Most assists provided in the FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL: 13 [517]
  • Most assists provided in the Copa América: 18 (1 in 2007, 3 in 2011, 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 5 in 2021, 1 in 2024) [518]
  • Most Copa América tournaments scored in: 6 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024) [dp] [519]
  • Most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa América match (Guinness World Record): 3, against Panama on 10 June 2016 [520] [dq]
  • Only player to provide at least one assist in five, six and seven different Copa América tournaments: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024
  • Most appearances at the Copa América: 39 [521]
  • Most appearances at the Copa América finals: 5 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024) [522]
  • Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualification-CONMEBOL: 72 [dr] [523]
  • Most stadiums scored at in the FIFA World Cup qualification-CONMEBOL: 14 [524] [525]
  • Most goals scored in a single Leagues Cup competition: 10 in 2023 [526]
  • Most goal contributions in a single Leagues Cup competition: 11 in 2023 [527]

National records

Argentina

Titles and Awards
Performances

Spain

Titles and Awards
Performances
  • Most goals scored in all official club competitions in spanish football: 672 [555]
  • Most goals scored in all club competitions including friendlies in spanish football: 709 [556]
  • Most goals scored in Supercopa de España: 14 [557] [558] [559]
  • Most goals scored in La Liga (Guinness World Record): 474 [560] [561]
  • Most assists provided in La Liga (Guinness World Record): 192 [562] [563] [554] [565]
  • Most La Liga matches scored in: 300 [566]
  • Most goals scored in Supercopa de España finals: 7 [567]
  • Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7
  • Most goals scored in Copa del Rey finals: 9 [568]
  • Most assists provided in Copa del Rey finals: 6 (1 in 2009, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018)
  • Most Copa del Rey finals scored in: 7 (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) [569]
  • Most braces scored in La Liga: 133 [570]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga (Guinness World Record): 36 [571] [572]
  • Most goals scored from direct free kicks in La Liga: 39 [573]
  • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a calendar year in spanish football: 79 in 2012 [574]
  • Most goals scored in all club competitions in a season in spanish football: 73 in 2011-12 [494]
  • Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 in 2012 [575]
  • Most goals scored in a La Liga season (Guinness World Record): 50 in 2011–12 [576]
  • Most assists provided in a La Liga season (Guinness World Record): 21 in 2019–20 [577] [578] [dt]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12 [558] [dg]
  • Most teams scored against in a La Liga season: 19 in 2012–13 [579] [du]
  • Most home goals in a La Liga season (38 matches, 19 home matches): 35 in 2011–12 [580]
  • Most away goals in a La Liga season (38 matches, 19 away matches): 24 in 2012–13 [581]
  • Most matches scored in a La Liga season (38 games): 27 in 2012–13 [582]
  • Most home matches scored in a La Liga season (38 games): 16 in 2011–12 [580]
  • Most away matches scored in a La Liga season (38 games): 15 in 2012–13 [583]
  • Most different opponents scored against in La Liga history: 38 [584]
  • Most stadiums scored at in La Liga history: 38 [585]
  • Most consecutive Supercopa de España finals scored in: 4 [dn] (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Most consecutive La Liga match scored in (Guinness World Record): 21 (33 goals, from matchday 11 to matchday 34, season 2012–13) [586]
  • Most consecutive away La Liga matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33 in 2012–13) [583]
  • Most appearances in Supercopa de España: 20
  • Most appearances in La Liga by a foreign player (Guinness World Record): 520 [587]
  • Most appearances in Copa del Rey finals: 10 [dv] (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  • Most dribbles completed in a La Liga match: 15, against Real Betis on 4 November 2007 [588]
  • Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23, against Villarreal on 31 January 2008 [589]
  • Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same La Liga season: 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 [dw]
  • Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012–13 [590]
  • Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive La Liga seasons (Guinness World Record) [591] [592] [593] [594]
  • Only player to score 30+ goals in 8 different La Liga seasons [595] [596]
  • Only player to score 10+ goals in 13, 14 and 15 consecutive La Liga seasons (from 2006–07 to 2020–21) [597] [598]
  • First player to score in 15, 16 and 17 consecutive La Liga seasons [599] [600]
  • First player to reach 300 La Liga goals [601]
  • First player to reach 350 La Liga goals [602]
  • First player to reach 400 La Liga goals [603]
  • First player to reach 450 La Liga goals [604]
  • First player to reach 150 La Liga assists [563]
  • Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: aged 25 years and 7 months [605]

France

Performances

United States

Titles and Awards
Performances
  • Most goals in a calendar year across all club competitions: 43 in 2025 [611]
  • Most multi-goal games in a single MLS season: 10 in 2025 [612]
  • Most goal contributions in a single MLS Cup play-off campaign: 15 (6 goals and 9 assists) in 2025 [613]
  • Most assists in a single MLS Cup play-off campaign: 9 in 2025 [614]
  • Most assists in a single MLS game (Guinness World Record): 5 in 2024 [615] [616]
  • Most goal contributions in a single MLS game: 6 in 2024 [616]
  • First player to score a brace in four and five consecutive MLS games: 2025 [617]

Club records

Barcelona

Titles and Awards
  • Most titles won as a Barcelona player: 35 [618]
  • Most victories as a Barcelona player: 542 [619]
  • Most La Liga victories as a Barcelona player: 383 [620] [621] [554]
  • Most FC Barcelona Trofeo Aldo Rovira awards: 6 (2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18)
Performances

Inter Miami

Titles and Awards

Most Inter Miami CF MVP awards: 3 (2023, 2024, 2025) [636] [637] [638]

Performances
  • Most goals scored in all official competitions for Inter Miami: 77 [639]
  • Most assists provided in all official competitions for Inter Miami: 43 [640]
  • Most goal contributions in all official competitions for Inter Miami: 120 [640]
  • Most goals scored in a regular MLS season for Inter Miami: 29 in 2025 [641]
  • Most assists provided in a regular MLS season for Inter Miami: 16 in 2025
  • Most goal contributions in a regular MLS season for Inter Miami: 45 in 2025
  • Most goals scored in a game for Inter Miami: 3 [eb] [641]
  • Most assists provided in a game for Inter Miami: 5 [641]
  • Most goal contributions in a game for Inter Miami: 6 [641]

Other records

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 20th Place
  2. ↑ 5th Place
  3. ↑
    • 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.
  4. ↑ 5th Place
  5. ↑ 6th Place
  6. ↑ Second Place
  7. ↑ Second Place
  8. ↑ Third Place
  9. ↑ Third Place
  10. ↑ 4th Place
  11. ↑ 4th Place
  12. ↑ 5th Place
  13. ↑ Second Place
  14. ↑ Third Place
  15. ↑ Second Place
  16. ↑ 10th Place
  17. ↑ 26th Place
  18. ↑ Second Place
  19. ↑ 24th Place
  20. ↑ 49th Place
  21. ↑ Second Place
  22. ↑ Second Place
  23. ↑ Third Place
  24. ↑ Second Place
  25. ↑ Second Place
  26. ↑ 10th Place
  27. ↑ 27th Place
  28. ↑ 34th Place
  29. ↑ Second Place
  30. ↑ Second Place
  31. ↑ Second Place
  32. ↑ Second Place
  33. ↑ 4th Place
  34. ↑ Third Place
  35. ↑ 5th Place
  36. ↑ 6th Place
  37. ↑ 44th Place
  38. ↑ 50th Place
  39. ↑ Third Place
  40. ↑ 7th Place
  41. ↑ 8th Place
  42. ↑ Leo Messi received 759 points of the votes cast, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Ronaldinho.
  43. ↑ Leo Messi received 62.16 percent (%) of the votes cast, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Pelé.
  44. ↑ 5th Place
  45. ↑ 5th Place
  46. ↑ 5th Place
  47. ↑ 4th Place
  48. ↑ 4th Place
  49. ↑ 5th Place
  50. ↑ 4th Place
  51. ↑ Second Place
  52. ↑ Second Place
  53. ↑ 5th Place
  54. ↑ Leo Messi received 39 percent (%) of the total votes cast in 2025, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Giorgian de Arrascaeta. [174]
  55. ↑ The Sofascore rating was first introduced ahead of the 2015–2016 season. [196]
  56. ↑ Second Place
  57. ↑ Second Place
  58. ↑ Third place
  59. ↑ Leo Messi received 23.5 percent (%) of the total votes cast, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Zinedine Zidane.
  60. ↑ Leo Messi received 27.28 percent (%) of the total votes cast, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Giorgos Giakoumakis. [217]
  61. ↑ Third Place
  62. ↑ Ronaldo additionally scored one goal [243] in four qualification matches.
  63. ↑ Shared with Adriano.
  64. ↑ Shared with Luis Díaz.
  65. ↑ Shared with Cesc Fàbregas.
  66. ↑ Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  67. ↑ Shared with eight other players.
  68. ↑ Shared with Luís Fabiano.
  69. ↑ Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  70. ↑ Shared with four other players.
  71. ↑ Shared with Wissam Ben Yedder.
  72. ↑ Shared with Jonas.
  73. ↑ Second Place
  74. ↑ Second Place
  75. ↑ Second Place
  76. ↑ Second Place
  77. ↑ Leo Messi received 22.5 percent (%) of the total votes cast, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Son Heung-min. [288]
  78. ↑ Shared with fifteen other players.
  79. ↑ Shared with four other players.
  80. ↑ Shared with Jorge Valdivia.
  81. ↑ Shared with four other players.
  82. ↑ Shared with Karim Benzema and Pepe (footballer, born 1983).
  83. ↑ Shared with Luis Muriel.
  84. ↑ Shared with Luis Suárez.
  85. ↑ Shared with Pablo Fornals and Luis Suárez.
  86. ↑ Shared with Pablo Hernández.
  87. ↑ Shared with Chory Castro.
  88. ↑ Shared with Luis Suárez.
  89. ↑ Shared with Anders Dreyer.
  90. ↑ Includes Best club XI and Best international XI.
  91. ↑ As the 12th player.
  92. ↑ Leo Messi received 17.9 percent (%) of the total votes cast, finishing on a second-place in the voting after Novak Djokovic. [402]
  93. ↑ "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. [403]
  94. ↑ 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.
  95. ↑ In 2011 UEFA awarded two Man of the Match awards. Messi was named as UEFA's and Fan's Man of the Match.
  96. ↑ LeBron James is the only athlete listed four times, and Leonel Messi is the only football player listed three times in Time 100 Most Influential People in the World. Simone Biles, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and Tiger Woods are the other athletes listed three times in Time 100.
  97. ↑ Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  98. ↑ Shared with Tiger Woods.
  99. ↑ Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  100. ↑ Shared with Diego Maradona and Pelé; different sources give Pelé between 8 and 10 assists.
  101. ↑ Shared with Pelé.
  102. ↑ Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  103. ↑ Shared with Vivian Woodward and Cristiano Ronaldo.
  104. ↑ At top-level football, excluding regional and local competitions.
  105. ↑ At top-level football, excluding regional and local competitions.
  106. ↑ Shared with Thomas Müller and Míchel.
  107. ↑ Shared with Miroslav Klose.
  108. ↑ Shared with Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthäus, Rafael Marquez, Andres Guardado, and Cristiano Ronaldo
  109. ↑ At top-level football, excluding regional and local competitions.
  110. ↑ Shared with seven other players.
  111. 1 2 Shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
  112. ↑ At top-level football, excluding regional and local competitions.
  113. ↑ At top-level football, excluding regional and local competitions.
  114. ↑ Shared with Thomas Müller and Míchel.
  115. ↑ Shared with Erling Haaland and Luiz Adriano.
  116. ↑ Shared with Sándor Kocsis and Alfredo Di Stéfano.
  117. ↑ Shared with Neymar and Javier Zanetti.
  118. 1 2 Shared with Robert Lewandowski
  119. ↑ Shared with Karim Benzema.
  120. ↑ Shared with Zizinho.
  121. ↑ Shared with Paulo Valentim.
  122. ↑ Shared with Iván Hurtado.
  123. ↑ Shared with José Maria Belauste, Piru Gaínza, Gerard Piqué and Sergio Busquets
  124. ↑ Shared with Míchel in 1987–88.
  125. ↑ Shared with Ronaldo Nazário and Cristiano Ronaldo.
  126. ↑ Shared with Sergio Busquets
  127. ↑ Along with Luis Suárez.
  128. ↑ Shared with Preki.
  129. ↑ Shared with Jason Kreis and Carlos Vela.
  130. ↑ Shared with Luis Suárez.
  131. ↑ Does not include a goal scored in the 2017 International Champions Cup.
  132. ↑ Shared with Leonardo Campana, Gonzalo Higuaín, Luis Suárez and Tadeo Allende.

References

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