FIFA FIFPRO World 11 : 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022UEFA Team of the Year : 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 [ 154] [ 155] [ 156] [ 157] [ 158] UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year [ 159] 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 ,[ 160] 2010–11 ,[ 161] 2011–12 [ 162] UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Week: MD1/2010–11,[ 163] [ 164] [ 165] [ 166] [ 167]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014 , 2022 Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2007 , 2015 , 2016 , 2021 AFA Team of All Time[ 168] IFFHS Men's World Team : 2017,[ 169] [ 170] [ 171] [ 172] [ 173] [ 174] IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2020,[ 175] [ 176] [ 177]
IFFHS Team of The CONMEBOL Copa América: 2021[ 178] Other Ballon d'Or Dream Team : 2020[ 179] 11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021[ 180]
IFFHS All-time World Men's Dream Team [ 181] IFFHS All-time South America Men's Dream Team [ 182] IFFHS Argentina Men's Dream Team[ 183]
IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team of The Decade : 2011–2020[ 184] 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[ 185] [ 186] [ 187] [ 188] [ 189] L'Équipe [ 190] [ 191] [ 192] [ 193] [ 194] [ 195] [ 196] [ 197] [ 198] World Soccer Greatest XI of all time [ 199] Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade : 2000s[ 200] France Football Team of the Decade: 2010sLa Liga Awards 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.[ 203] [ 204]
Others Argentine Athlete of the Decade (2011–2020) Argentine Sportsperson of the Year Argentine Footballer of the Year Olimpia de Plata : 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
UEFA Champions League Final
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2010 FIFA World Cup
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2015 Copa América Copa América Centenario 2018 FIFA World Cup
2019 Copa América
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As of 2023 [ 234] 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)[ 235]
Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (2009–2012)[ 236]
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[ 236]
Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 12 years (2009–2021)[ 237]
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[ 238] Most official goals for a single club: 672, for Barcelona[ 239]
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[ 240]
Most goals in a club season: 73 in 2011–12 [ 241]
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[ lower-alpha 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 [ 242]
Only player to have won more than one FIFA World Cup Golden Ball : 2014 and 2022 [ 243]
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 [ 245]
First player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award: 2009 and 2011 [ 245]
Only player to score 40+ goals in 12 consecutive seasons[ 246]
Only player to score 30+ goals in 13 consecutive seasons[ 247]
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 [ 248]
First player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league: 2012–13[ 249]
Most appearances in the FIFPRO World 11 : 16 (2007–2022)[ 250]
Most (official) assists provided in football history: 357[ 251]
Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 26 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)[ 252]
Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals as captain: 19 (1 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 7 in 2022)[ 252]
Most minutes played at the FIFA World Cup finals: 2,314
Most FIFA World Cup matches scored in: 11[ lower-alpha 21]
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[ 253]
Most assists provided at the FIFA World Cup: 8 (1 in 2006, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2014, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2022)[ 254] [ lower-alpha 22]
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 [ 255]
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[ 256]
Most goal contributions at the World Cup: 21[ 257]
Most goals at major international tournaments: 26 (13 goals at FIFA World Cup, 13 goals at Copa América)[ 258]
Most goal contributions at international tournaments' knockout matches: 27[ 259]
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)[ 260]
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)[ 261] [ 262] 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[ 263] [ 264] [ lower-alpha 23]
Most goals scored in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League quarter-final match: 4, against Arsenal on 6 April 2010[ 265] [ lower-alpha 24]
Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League : 8[ 266] [ lower-alpha 25] Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 80
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 29[ 267]
Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in 2011–12 [ 267]
Most different opponents scored against in UEFA Champions League history: 40[ 268]
Most goals in the UEFA Super Cup : 3[ 269] [ lower-alpha 26]
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[ 145]
First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League[ 270]
Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: aged 28 years, 84 days[ 271]
Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League: aged 24 years, 285 days[ 272]
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[ 273] [ 274] [ lower-alpha 27] Most international goals scored by a male CONMEBOL player: 103[ 275]
Most appearances in the Copa América : 34[ lower-alpha 28] 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)[ 276]
Most assists in a Copa América tournament: 5, in 2021[ 277]
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[ lower-alpha 29]
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) Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009–2013, 2015)[ 278]
Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–2013, 2015–2016)[ 278]
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)[ 279]
Top goalscorer in La Liga : 474 goals[ 280] Top assist provider in La Liga: 192 assists[ 281] [ 282] [ 284]
Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España : 14 goals[ 285] [ 286] [ 287]
Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7[ 288]
Most goals scored in a La Liga season: 50 in 2011–12 [ 289]
Most assists in a La Liga season: 21 in 2019–20 [ 290]
Most braces scored in La Liga: 116[ 291]
Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 36[ 292]
Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12[ 286] [ lower-alpha 25]
Most teams scored against in a season: 19 in 2012–13 [ 293] [ lower-alpha 30]
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[ 294]
Most league home goals in a season (38 matches, 19 home matches): 35 in 2011–12[ 295]
Most league away goals in a season (38 matches, 19 away matches): 24 in 2012–13[ 296]
Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27 in 2012–13[ 297]
Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16 in 2011–12[ 295]
Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15 in 2012–13[ 298]
Most different opponents scored against in La Liga history: 38[ 299]
Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33 in 2012–13)[ 298]
Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same season: 2018–19 and 2019–20[ lower-alpha 31]
Most stadiums scored at: 38[ 300]
First player to score in 15, 16 and 17 consecutive seasons[ 301] [ 302]
Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11, 12 and 13 consecutive seasons[ 303] [ 304] [ 305]
Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons[ 306] [ 307]
Only player to score 10+ goals in 13, 14 and 15 consecutive seasons (from 2006–07 to 2020–21)[ 308] [ 309]
First player to reach 300 La Liga goals[ 310]
First player to reach 350 La Liga goals[ 311]
First player to reach 400 La Liga goals[ 312]
First player to reach 450 La Liga goals[ 313]
First player to reach 150 La Liga assists[ 281]
Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: aged 25 years and 7 months[ 314]
Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 (all with Barcelona )
Most La Liga victories: 383[ 315] [ 316] [ 282]
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)[ 317]
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[ 318]
Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23, against Villarreal on 31 January 2008[ 319]
Most goals scored from direct free kicks in La Liga: 39[ 320]
Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 goals in 2012[ 237] Most caps for Argentina : 175Argentina all-time top goalscorer : 103 goals [ 321] [ 322] [ 323] Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 18 goals in 2022[ 324]
Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation[ 325]
Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days in 2006 [ 326]
Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days, against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006[ 326]
Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 22 years and 363 days in 2010 [ 327]
Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: aged 27 years and 361 days in 2015 [ 328]
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[ 329]
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)[ 277]
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)[ 330]
Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with an assist: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) Top goalscorer in El Clásico : 27 goals[ 331] [ lower-alpha 32]
Most assists in El Clásico: 14 assists[ 332]
Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní : 25 goals[ 333] [ 334]
Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico : 29 goals[ 335]
Top goalscorer in official competitions: 672 goals[ 336] [ 337] [ 338]
Top goalscorer including friendlies: 709 goals[ 336] [ 337]
Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals[ 336] [ 337]
Top goalscorer in European competitions: 123 goals[ 336] [ 337]
Top goalscorer in international competitions: 128 goals[ 336] [ 337]
Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 48[ 336]
First player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six, seven and eight La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–13, 2016–21)[ 336]
Most matches won with the team: 542[ 339]
Most La Liga matches won by a Barcelona player: 383[ 340] [ 341] [ 282]
Most home goals scored in a single season in all competitions: 46 in 2011–12[ 287]
Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 50[ 342] [ 343]
Most appearances in official competitions: 778[ 344]
Most appearances in La Liga: 520[ 345]
Most appearances in the Copa del Rey : 80[ 346]
Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 35[ 347]
Most assists as a Barcelona player in all competitions: 268 Most World Soccer
Most World Soccer Young Player of the Year awards: 3 (2006–2008)
Most The Guardian Best Footballer in the World
Most FourFourTwo
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)[ 348]
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 Laureus Team of the Year
Most nominations for the FIFA Puskás Award : 7 (2010–2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
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UEFA Champions League 2015/16: Lionel Messi awarded goal of the season for superb strike against Roma . “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.”
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↑ Jordi Alba named in L'Équipe's team of the year . Selección Española de Fútbol (26 December 2013). “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 Lah m (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 (G ermany) and Franck Ribéry (France). As strikers, [Lionel] Messi (Argentina) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).”↑ Three Real Madrid players in L'Equipe's team of the year . Real Madrid CF (27 December 2014). “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.”↑ McTear, Euan (2 January 2017). Four Real Madrid players in L'Equipe's team of 2016 . Marca. “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.”
↑ Four madridistas in L'Equipe's best XI of the year . Real Madrid CF (2 January 2018). “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).”↑ De la Riva, Mario (3 January 2019). Real Madrid, France dominate L'Équipe's 2018 team of the year . AS . “Jan Oblak does make the team, whose LaLiga presence is completed by Barcelona's Lionel Messi.”
↑ Kennedy, Fred (25 December 2022). Messi In, Ronaldo Out: L'Equipe Name Its Team of the Year 2022 .
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