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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 (379). [1] [2] He has scored 851 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 a record 45 collective trophies. [note 1]
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.
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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2010 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Percentage | 22.65% | 17.36% | 16.48% |
2011 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Percentage | 47.88% | 21.61% | 9.23% |
2012 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Percentage | 41.17% | 23.68% | 10.91% |
2013 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Bayern Munich) |
Percentage | 27.99% | 24.72% | 23.36% |
2014 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Bayern Munich) |
Percentage | 37.66% | 15.76% | 15.73% |
2015 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Percentage | 41.33% | 27.76% | 7.86% |
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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2007 | ![]() (Milan) | ![]() (Manchester United) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Points | 444 | 277 | 255 |
2008 | ![]() (Manchester United) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Liverpool) |
Points | 446 | 281 | 179 |
2009 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Manchester United/Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Points | 473 | 233 | 170 |
2016 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Atlético Madrid) |
Points | 745 | 316 | 198 |
2017 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) |
Points | 946 | 670 | 361 |
2019 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Liverpool) | ![]() (Juventus) |
Points | 686 | 679 | 476 |
2021 | ![]() (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) | ![]() (Bayern Munich) | ![]() (Chelsea) |
Points | 613 | 580 | 460 |
2023 | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami) | ![]() (Manchester City) | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Points | 462 | 357 | 270 |
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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2007 | ![]() (Milan) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Manchester United) |
Points | 1047 | 504 | 426 |
2008 | ![]() (Manchester United) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Liverpool) |
Points | 935 | 678 | 203 |
2009 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Manchester United/Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Points | 1073 | 352 | 196 |
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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2016 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Atlético Madrid) |
Percentage | 34.54% | 26.42% | 7.53% |
2017 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) |
Percentage | 43.16% | 19.25% | 6.97% |
2019 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Liverpool) | ![]() (Juventus) |
Points | 46 | 38 | 36 |
2020 | ![]() (Bayern Munich) | ![]() (Juventus) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Points | 52 | 38 | 35 |
2021 | ![]() (Bayern Munich) | ![]() (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) | ![]() (Liverpool) |
Points | 48 | 44 | 39 |
2022 | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain) | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain) | ![]() (Real Madrid) |
Points | 52 | 44 | 34 |
2023 | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain/Inter Miami) | ![]() (Manchester City) | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Points | 48 [a] | 48 | 35 |
Year | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | Ref(s) |
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2014 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [46] |
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [47] |
Year | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | Ref(s) |
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2009 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [48] |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [49] |
2015 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [50] |
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." [108] Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season. [108]
In the past, the award was solely decided by a panel of 53 leading sports journalists. [109] 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. [110]
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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2010–11 [111] | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Real Madrid) |
Points | 39 | 11 | 3 |
2011–12 | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() ![]() (Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively) | |
Points | 19 | 17 | |
2012–13 | ![]() (Bayern Munich) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Real Madrid) |
Points | 36 | 14 | 3 |
2014–15 [112] | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Real Madrid) |
Points | 49 | 3 | 2 |
2016–17 | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Juventus) |
Points | 482 | 141 | 109 |
2018–19 [113] | ![]() (Liverpool) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Juventus) |
Points | 305 | 207 | 74 |
2022–23 [114] | ![]() (Manchester City) | ![]() (Paris Saint-Germain) | ![]() (Manchester City) |
Points | 352 | 227 | 225 |
Champions League positional awards were introduced in 2017 to "recognise the season's best player in each position in Europe's premier club competition". [115]
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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2016–17 [116] | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Juventus) |
Points | 359 | 147 | 64 |
2017–18 [117] | ![]() (Real Madrid) | ![]() (Liverpool) | ![]() (Barcelona) |
Points | 287 | 218 | 43 |
2018–19 [118] | ![]() (Barcelona) | ![]() (Liverpool) | ![]() (Juventus) |
Points | 285 | 109 | 91 |
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. [171] [172] [173]
Season | Goals | Points |
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2009–10 | 34 | 68 |
2011–12 | 50 | 100 |
2012–13 | 46 | 92 |
2016–17 | 37 | 74 |
2017–18 | 34 | 68 |
2018–19 | 36 | 72 |
Season | Player(s) | Nationality | Club(s) | Goals |
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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 | ![]() | Barcelona | 10 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() | Real Madrid | ||
Lionel Messi | ![]() | Barcelona | ||
2018–19 | Lionel Messi | ![]() | Barcelona | 12 |
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, [174] UEFA, [175] WorldFootball.net [176]
Cristiano Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer with 140 goals while Messi is second with 129 to his name. [177] The pair had broken each other's record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous recordholder, Raúl, in November 2014. [178] 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. [179]
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) |
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1 | ![]() | 140 [b] | 183 | 0.77 | 2003–2022 | Manchester United Real Madrid Juventus |
2 | ![]() | 129 | 163 | 0.79 | 2005–2023 | Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain |
3 | ![]() | 103 | 128 | 0.8 | 2011–present | Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich Barcelona |
4 | ![]() | 90 | 152 | 0.59 | 2005–2023 | Lyon Real Madrid |
5 | ![]() | 71 | 142 | 0.5 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid Schalke 04 |
Source: WorldFootball.net [177]
Season | Goals | Matches | Ratio |
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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 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) |
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1 | ![]() | 474 | 520 | 0.912 | 2004–2021 | Barcelona |
2 | ![]() | 311 | 292 | 1.065 | 2009–2018 | Real Madrid |
3 | ![]() | 251 | 277 | 0.906 | 1940–1955 | Athletic Bilbao |
4 | ![]() | 238 | 439 | 0.542 | 2009–2023 | Real Madrid |
5 | ![]() | 234 | 347 | 0.674 | 1981–1994 | Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano Atlético Madrid |
Source: WorldFootball.net [181]
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Some of these accolades are shared with other players.
Season | Category | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |
2014–15 [263] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2015–16 [264] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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. [265] 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, [266] and in 2023 received it for the second time.
Edition | Player | Team | Ref(s) |
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Edition | Player | Team | Ref(s) |
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Edition | Name | Team | Ref(s) |
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Rank | Player | Match | Awards |
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14 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Awards |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Awards |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
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Rank | Player | Matches | Awards |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Awards |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2 |
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Rank | Player | Match | Awards |
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9 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
Rank | Player | Match | Awards |
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8 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Awards |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
Rank | Player | Match | Award |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
Rank | Player | Match | Awards |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5 |
Rank | Player | Matches | Awards |
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7 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
Lionel Messi is the competition's all-time leading scorer and most successful player with eight titles.
The wait was short. But she looked so big. Finally Messi came. Simple, in sports clothes. He had just received some awards from other Media. And his schedule contained plenty after us. Delivery - collection has begun. Messi was smiling. And he even broke out into a huge smile when he saw the caricature. Of course, in between the questions, we gave him some jerseys to sign. " The award of "ETHNOSPORT" is a great honor for me ", was the title chosen for that day. (Η αναμονή ήταν μικρή. Μα φάνηκε τόσο μεγάλη. Τελικά ο Μέσι ήρθε. Απλός, με αθλητικά ρούχα. Μόλις είχε λάβει μερικά βραβεία από άλλα Μέσα. Και το πρόγραμμά του περιείχε μπόλικα μετά από εμάς. Η παράδοση -παραλαβή ξεκίνησε. Ο Μέσι ήταν χαμογελαστός. Και μάλιστα έσκασε ένα πελώριο χαμόγελο όταν είδε την καρικατούρα. Εννοείται πως ανάμεσα στις ερωτήσεις, του δώσαμε να υπογράψει μερικές φανέλες. «Το βραβείο του "ΕΘΝΟΣΠΟΡ" είναι μεγάλη τιμή για μένα», ήταν ο τίτλος που επιλέχθηκε για εκείνη την ημέρα.)
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Taking their [referring to Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo] places in the 10-man shortlist alongside the Real Madrid duo are [Manuel] Neuer, [Iker] Casillas, [Lionel] Messi, [Arjen] Robben, Thiago Silva, Luis Suárez, Yaya Touré and Andrea Pirlo.
European football's governing body has renewed its partnership with European Sports Media where a panel of 53 top sports journalists representing Uefa will decide who wins the award.
That's why Lionel Messi, you are our Champions League Man of the Week.
Ronaldo: Debrecen 3-0 (h) 09/08/05, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has named Leo Messi the top goalscorer of 2012 in the 60 top leagues in the world
And – the winner with 39% of the vote – Lionel Messi's exceptional individual effort against Bayern München
Lionel Messi has won the UEFA Goal of the Season award for his fantastic team goal against Roma. He has also made history by becoming the only player to win the award for two consecutive years.
Neymar Jr and Leo Messi have been nominated for the Puskas Award 2016, which is given by FIFA to the player who scored the best goal between 30 September 2015 and 30 September 2016. [...] On the other hand, Leo Messi is yet to win the award. Barça's number 10 came third in 2011, second in 2015 and also made the top ten in 2010.
Lionel Messi made it to the team for the fourth successive year.
FORWARD: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
The successes of Bayern Munich during 2013 have led the team to have five players in the ideal line-up. The full 11 is as follows: Manuel Neuer and Philipp Lahm (Germany), Vincent Kompany (Belgium), Thiago Silva (Brazil) and Spanish Jordi Alba. In the center of the field of this perfect team would be Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Müller (Germany) and Franck Ribéry (France). As strikers, [Lionel] Messi (Argentina) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and Toni Kroos make up part of the team [L'Equipe's team of the year] that also includes [Manuel] Neuer, [Philipp] Lahm, [Mats] Hummels, [David] Alaba, [Ángel] Di María, Xabi Alonso, [Lionel] Messi and Neymar.
L'Equipe also have two Barcelona players - Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez - in the side, along with ex-Barcelona and current Juventus man Dani Alves.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Luka Modric all feature in the team, alongside [Gianluigi] Buffon (Juventus), [Mats] Hummels (Bayern Munich), Dani Alves (Juventus and PSG), [N'Golo] Kanté (Chelsea), Neymar (Barcelona and PSG), [Edinson] Cavani (PSG) and [Lionel] Messi (Barcelona).
Jan Oblak does make the team, whose LaLiga presence is completed by Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi has seized FIFA's top men's individual award eight times – three more than second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi has seized FIFA's top men's individual award eight times – three more than second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo