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. Here's a roundup of notable stats and records in Lionel Messi's legendary soccer career.
List of all Lionel Messi's world records for club & country Most FIFA World Player of the Year: 8 (2009-2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023) Most Ballons d'Or: 8 (2009-2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) Most The Best FIFA Men's Player awards: 3 (2019, 2022, 2023) Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (2009-2012) Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time, six-time, seven. Records and Milestones Alongside Messi's Trophy Wins Outside of the 47 team trophies in his career, Messi has also won nearly every individual honor he has been up for. Lionel Messi scored 73 goals during the 2011-12 season while playing for FC Barcelona, breaking a 39-year-old record for single-season goals in a major European football league.
In 2014 Messi led Argentina to the World Cup final, which Argentina lost, but Messi won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In total he has won an astonishing 47 trophies, more than two per season over the course of his 21-year senior career. The 2022 World Cup triumph was the final box to be ticked in Messi's.
Top goalscorer in El Clásico Guinness World Record as top goalscorer for club (91 goals) All time top scorer of national teams in South America MVP of the 2014 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup Most games played as a Barcelona player in its history Most trophies won as a Barcelona player Most goals in a LaLiga season (50 goals). Messi was central to ending Argentina's 28-year trophy drought by winning the 2021 Copa América, which helped him secure his seventh Ballon d'Or that year. In the following year, he led Argentina to winning the 2022 World Cup, the country's first in 36 years.
This followed with a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or in 2023. Lionel Messi is largely recognised as one of the all-time great footballers. In his lengthy career, the Argentine star has won countless trophies and medals with his clubs and country, as well as breaking numerous individual records.
In this article, we will look at the list of Lionel Messi records. Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for FC Barcelona, Inter Miami CF and Paris Saint-Germain FC playing for Lionel Messi in the Champions League, La Liga and Major League Soccer.