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Personal information
Full name
Lionel Andrés Messi
[
1
]
Date of birth
24 June 1987
(age 38)
[
1
]
Place of birth
Rosario
, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
[
1
]
Position
Forward
Team information
Current team
Inter Miami
Number
10
Youth career
1992–1995
Abanderado Grandoli FC
1995–2000
Newell's Old Boys
2000–2004
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(
Gls
)
2003–2004
Barcelona C
10
(5)
2004–2005
Barcelona B
22
(6)
2004–2021
Barcelona
520
(474)
2021–2023
Paris Saint-Germain
58
(22)
2023–
Inter Miami
58
(55)
International career
‡
2004–2005
Argentina U20
18
(14)
2008
Argentina U23
5
[
α
]
(2)
2005–
Argentina
198
(
116
)
Medal record
Men's
football
Representing
Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner
2022 Qatar
Runner-up
2014 Brazil
Copa América
Winner
2021 Brazil
Winner
2024 United States
Runner-up
2007 Venezuela
Runner-up
2015 Chile
Runner-up
2016 United States
2019 Brazil
Finalissima
Winner
2022 England
Olympics
2008 Beijing
Team
U20 World Cup
Winner
2005 Netherlands
South American U20 Championship
2005 Colombia
Website
messi
.com
Signature
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:59, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
Lionel Andrés
"
Leo
"
Messi
[
note 1
]
(born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional
footballer
who plays as a
forward
for and
captains
both
Major League Soccer
club
Inter Miami
and the
Argentina national team
. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for
individual accolades won
throughout
his professional footballing career
, including eight
Ballon d'Ors
, six
European Golden Shoes
, and eight times being named the
world's best player
by
FIFA
.
[
note 2
]
In 2025, he was named the
All Time Men's World Best Player
by the
IFFHS
. He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football, having won
46 team trophies
.
[
note 3
]
Messi's records
include most goals in a calendar year (91), most goals for a single club (672 for
Barcelona
), most goals in
La Liga
(474),
most assists
in international football (61), most
goal contributions
in the
FIFA World Cup
(21), and most
goal contributions
in the
Copa América
(32). Messi has scored
over 900 senior career goals
and provided
over 400 assists
for club and country, resulting in over 1,300 goal contributions—the highest total in the sport's history.
[
25
]
Messi made his competitive debut for
Barcelona
at age 17 in October 2004. He gradually established himself as an integral player for the club, and during his first uninterrupted season in
2008–09
he helped Barcelona achieve the first
treble
in Spanish football. This resulted in Messi winning the
first
of four consecutive Ballon d'Ors, and by the
2011–12 season
he had set the European record for most goals in a season and established himself as
Barcelona's all-time top scorer
. During the
2014–15 season
, where he became the all-time top scorer in
La Liga
, he led Barcelona to a historic second treble.
Messi was named Barcelona's captain in 2018. While playing for the club, he won a
club-record
34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles and four
UEFA Champions Leagues
. Financial difficulties at Barcelona led Messi to depart in August 2021 and sign with
Paris Saint-Germain
, where he won the
Ligue 1
title during both of his seasons there. He joined the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July 2023, and led them to their first
MLS Cup
victory in
2025
, while also winning back-to-back
league MVP awards
in
2024
and
2025
.
An Argentine international, Messi is the national team's
all-time leading goalscorer
and
most-capped player
. Several years after his senior debut in 2005, he won the
gold medal
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
. Assuming captaincy in 2011, he led Argentina to three consecutive finals in the
2014 World Cup
, the
2015 Copa América
and the
Copa América Centenario
, all of which they lost. After announcing his retirement from international football in 2016, he returned to help Argentina qualify for the
2018 World Cup
. Messi was central to ending Argentina's 28-year trophy drought by winning the
2021 Copa América
. In 2022, he led Argentina to a
World Cup
victory, the country's first in 36 years. Messi's third major international title arrived when Argentina won the
2024 Copa América
.
Messi has endorsed the sportswear company
Adidas
since 2006. He was ranked the
world's highest-paid athlete
by
Forbes
in 2019 and 2022, and was among
Time
'
s
100 most influential people in the world
in 2011, 2012, and 2023. In 2020 and 2023, he was named the
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
, the first team-sport athlete to win the award. In 2020, Messi was named to the
Ballon d'Or Dream Team
and became the second footballer and second team-sport athlete to surpass $1 billion in career earnings. Following his arrival and impact on football in the United States, Messi was named
Time
's
Athlete of the Year
in 2023, and was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
by US president
Joe Biden
in 2025.
Early life
Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in
Rosario
, Santa Fe Province.
[
26
]
He was the third of four children of Jorge Messi, head of department at the
Acindar
[
es
]
pressed
steel manufacturer in
Villa Constitución
, and his wife Celia Cuccittini, who worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop. His parents had met as youngsters in Rosario's south-eastern district of Las Heras, where Messi himself later grew up, and had married on Jorge Messi's completion of military service in the
Argentine Armed Forces
in 1978. On his father's side, Messi is of Italian and Spanish descent, the great-grandson of immigrants from the north-central
Adriatic
Marche
region of Italy (with his surname coming from
Porto Recanati
), and on his mother's side he has primarily Italian ancestry.
[
3
]
[
27
]
Growing up in a tight-knit, football-loving family, "Leo" developed a passion for the sport from an early age, playing constantly with his older brothers, Rodrigo and Matías, and his cousins,
Maximiliano
and
Emanuel Biancucchi
, both of whom became professional footballers.
[
28
]
At the age of four, Messi joined the local
football club
Abanderado Grandoli FC, where he was coached by his father. His maternal grandmother, Celia, accompanied him to training and matches.
[
29
]
He was greatly affected by her death, shortly before his eleventh birthday. Since then, as a devout
Catholic
, he has celebrated his goals by looking up and pointing to the sky in tribute to his grandmother.
[
30
]
[
31
]
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
"When you saw him you would think: this kid can't play ball. He's a dwarf, he's too fragile, too small. But immediately you'd realise that he was born different, that he was a phenomenon and that he was going to be something impressive."
Messi started playing for the
Rosario
-based football club
Newell's Old Boys
when he was seven years old; he would become a lifelong supporter of the club. During the six years he played for Newell's, he scored almost 500 goals, and was a member of "The Machine of '87", a nearly unbeatable youth team named for the year of their birth. Messi regularly entertained crowds by performing ball tricks during half-time, when the Newell's
first team
played home games.
[
33
]
[
34
]
[
35
]
His goalscoring idol growing up was Brazilian striker
Ronaldo
, who Messi called "the best forward I've ever seen".
[
36
]
Messi's future as a professional player was threatened when, at the age of 10, he was diagnosed with a
growth hormone deficiency
. He began
growth hormone therapy
at age 11;
[
37
]
however, his father's health insurance covered only two years of the therapy, which cost at least 1,000 pesos per month. Newell's agreed to contribute, but later reneged on their promise.
[
38
]
Messi was scouted by the Buenos Aires club
River Plate
, whose
playmaker
Pablo Aimar
he idolised.
[
39
]
[
40
]
It was speculated for a time that Messi failed to sign with River Plate due to his ill health; however, in a 2019 interview, he revealed that River Plate had wanted to sign him after he scored four goals at a trial, and even offered to pay for his medical treatment, but Newell's refused to release his player card, preventing the transfer.
[
41
]
Barcelona
As the Messi family had relatives in Catalonia, they sought to arrange a trial with
Barcelona
in September 2000, when Messi was 13. First-team director
Carles Rexach
immediately wanted to sign him, but the board of directors hesitated; at the time it was highly unusual for European clubs to sign foreign players of such a young age. On 14 December, an ultimatum was issued for Barcelona to prove their commitment, and Rexach, with no other paper at hand, wrote a contract on a paper napkin.
[
39
]
[
42
]
In February 2001, Messi's family relocated to Barcelona, where they moved into an apartment near the club's stadium,
Camp Nou
.
During his first year in Spain, Messi rarely played with the
Infantiles
due to a transfer conflict with Newell's; as a foreigner, he could only be fielded in friendlies and the Catalan league. Without football, he struggled to integrate into the team. He was reserved by nature, and was so quiet that some of his teammates initially believed he was mute. At home, he suffered from homesickness after his mother moved back to Rosario with his brothers and younger sister, María Sol, while he stayed in Barcelona with his father.
[
33
]
[
42
]
[
43
]
At age 13, Messi enrolled at Barcelona's youth academy,
La Masia
.
After a year at Barcelona's youth academy,
La Masia
, Messi was finally enrolled in the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
(RFEF) in February 2002. Now he could play in all competitions, and quickly befriended his teammates, including
Cesc Fàbregas
and
Gerard Piqué
.
[
44
]
After completing his growth hormone therapy at 14,
[
45
]
Messi became an integral part of the "Baby Dream Team", Barcelona's greatest-ever youth side. During his first full season (2002–03), he was the top scorer with 36 goals in 30 games for the
Cadetes
A
, who won an unprecedented treble of the league, the Spanish cup, and the Copa Catalunya.
[
44
]
[
46
]
In the Copa Catalunya final, their 4–1 victory over
Espanyol
became referred to in club lore as the
partido de la máscara
, the final of the mask. A week after suffering a broken cheekbone during a league match, Messi was allowed to start the game on the condition that he wear a protective plastic mask. When the mask became a hindrance, Messi took it off and scored two goals in 10 minutes.
[
47
]
At the close of the season, he received an offer to join
Arsenal
, his first from a foreign club. Although Fàbregas and Piqué soon left for
England
with their own offers, Messi chose to remain in Barcelona.
[
42
]
[
48
]
[
49
]
Messi continued to progress through his club's ranks at a rapid pace, debuting for four youth teams during the 2003–04 season.
[
50
]
After being named player of the tournament in four separate international pre-season competitions with the
Juvenil B
, he played only one official match with the team before being promoted to the
Juvenil A
. In the
Juvenil A
he scored 18 goals in 11 league games.
[
51
]
[
52
]
During the international break, Messi was one of several youth players called up to strengthen the depleted first team.
Ludovic Giuly
, one of Barcelona's
wingers
, described Messi's performance during a training session: "He destroyed us all ... He would dribble past four players and score a goal. Even the team's starting centre-backs were nervous ... He was an alien."
[
53
]
"It seemed as if he had been playing with us all his life."
– Barcelona's then assistant coach
Henk ten Cate
on Messi's first-team debut.
[
54
]
At 16 years old, Messi made his first-team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friendly against
FC Porto
on 16 November 2003.
[
42
]
[
55
]
His performance impressed the technical staff, and he subsequently began training daily with the club's reserve side,
Barcelona B
, as well as weekly with the first team.
[
56
]
After Messi's first training session with the senior squad, Barcelona's new star player
Ronaldinho
told his teammates that he believed the 16-year-old would become an even better player than himself.
[
57
]
Ronaldinho called Messi "little brother", and his friendship greatly eased Messi's transition onto the first team.
[
58
]
[
59
]
To gain further match experience, Messi joined his club's third team,
Barcelona C
, in addition to the
Juvenil A
. He helped save the third team from the relegation zone of the
Tercera División
, scoring five goals in ten games, including a
hat-trick
in eight minutes during a
Copa del Rey Juvenil
match.
[
51
]
[
60
]
His progress was reflected in his first professional contract, signed on 4 February 2004, which lasted until 2012 and contained an initial
buyout clause
of €30 million. A month later, he made his debut for Barcelona B in the
Segunda División B
, and his buyout clause automatically increased to €80 million.
[
51
]
[
61
]
He played five games with the B team that season but did not score.
[
62
]
He was physically weaker than his opponents, who were often much older and taller, and he worked on increasing his muscle mass and overall strength. Towards the end of the season, he returned to both youth teams, helping the
Juvenil B
win the league. He finished the campaign having scored goals for four of his five teams, with a total of 36 goals in all official competitions.
[
51
]
[
60
]
Club career
Barcelona
2004–2008: Rise to the first team
In 2004, Messi (pictured in 2005) began his 17-year career with
FC Barcelona
Messi began the
2004–05 season
as a guaranteed starter for the
Barcelona B
team, but after some lobbying by the senior players, he was promoted to the first team by manager
Frank Rijkaard
.
[
57
]
He made his
La Liga
debut for Barcelona on 16 October 2004, at 17 years old.
[
42
]
He scored his first senior goal on 1 May 2005, becoming the youngest-ever scorer for the club at the time.
[
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]
[
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]
He was at that time the youngest player to represent Barcelona in an official competition, and the club won the
league title
during that season.
[
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]
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]
On his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player, which kept him with Barcelona through 2010, and had a release clause of €150 million.
[
66
]
Three months later, as his performance continued to make waves, his contract was updated to double his salary and keep him with the club until 2014.
[
61
]
[
67
]
By the end of the
2005–06 season
, Barcelona had won
La Liga
again as well as the
UEFA Champions League
.
[
68
]
[
69
]
During the
2006–07 season
, Messi scored his first
hat-trick
during a game against
Real Madrid
, becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in a
Clásico
in 12 years.
[
70
]
Two goals scored by Messi against
Getafe
and Espanyol during the season drew notice for their similarities to two famous goals scored by fellow Argentine
Diego Maradona
in the
1986 World Cup match against England
, leading to
comparisons between Messi and Maradona
that would endure throughout Messi's career.
[
71
]
[
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]
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]
Barcelona finished the 2006–07 season with only one trophy – the
2006 Supercopa de España
– and the
2007–08 season
without a single trophy, leading to Rijkaard's departure.
[
74
]
2008–2012: Success under Pep Guardiola
At the beginning of the
2008–09 season
– his first under Barcelona's new manager, former captain
Pep Guardiola
– Messi was given the
number 10
shirt.
[
75
]
Over time, he effectively became the tactical focal point of Guardiola's strategy, increasing his goalscoring rate as a result.
[
76
]
During that season, Messi scored 38 goals, and alongside
Samuel Eto'o
and
Thierry Henry
, contributed to a total of 100 goals in all competitions, a record at the time for the club.
[
77
]
[
78
]
Messi played in his first
final
as Barcelona won the
Copa del Rey
.
[
79
]
Barcelona also won the
La Liga title
and the
Champions League
, thus achieving the first
treble
in the history of Spanish football.
[
80
]
During the first half of the
2009–10 season
, Barcelona won the
Supercopa de España
, the
UEFA Super Cup
and the
FIFA Club World Cup
, becoming the first club to achieve the sextuple.
[
81
]
[
82
]
Messi finished as the
Champions League top scorer
, the youngest in the tournament's history.
[
83
]
[
84
]
For his efforts in 2009, Messi won the
Ballon d'Or
, the
FIFA World Player of the Year
award and his first
European Golden Shoe
.
[
85
]
[
86
]
[
87
]
He scored a total of 47 goals in all competitions, equalling
Ronaldo
's club record from the
1996–97 campaign
.
[
88
]
[
85
]
He signed a new 7-year contract with Barcelona through 2016.
[
66
]
During the
2010–11 season
, Barcelona won the
Supercopa de España
,
[
89
]
the
Champions League
,
[
90
]
and a third consecutive
La Liga title
. Messi's club performances in 2010 earned him his second consecutive
Ballon d'Or
.
[
91
]
He was the top scorer in the Champions League for the third consecutive year,
[
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]
and the league's top scorer and assist provider.
[
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]
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]
He became Barcelona's all-time single-season top scorer with 53 goals.
[
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]
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]
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]
During the
2011–12 season
Barcelona won both the
Spanish
and
European Super Cup
trophies, and the
FIFA Club World Cup
.
[
97
]
[
98
]
[
99
]
Messi won the
Golden Ball
for the second time
[
99
]
and the
Ballon d'Or
for the third time,
[
100
]
as well as the inaugural
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
.
[
101
]
During the year 2012, Messi became the second player to be top scorer in four Champions League campaigns.
[
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]
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103
]
He became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history at 24 years old, overtaking
César Rodríguez
's 57-year record of 232 goals.
[
104
]
He finished
the season
as the league top scorer in Spain for the second time with 50 goals, a La Liga record. His
73 goals in all competitions
made him the single-season top scorer in the history of European club football excluding regional and local competitions.
[
105
]
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106
]
Barcelona won the
Copa del Rey
that season, their 14th trophy under Guardiola, who resigned after a four-year cycle of success.
[
107
]
2012–2014: Record-breaking year and
Messidependencia
For the start of the
2012–13 season
, Barcelona had virtually secured their La Liga title by the start of 2013.
[
108
]
A double scored against
Real Betis
saw Messi becoming Barcelona's all-time top scorer in La Liga, and surpassed
Gerd Müller
's record of most goals scored in a calendar year; Messi scored a record 91 goals in all competitions for Barcelona and Argentina throughout 2012.
[
109
]
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110
]
Messi again won the
FIFA Ballon d'Or
, becoming the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or four times.
[
110
]
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111
]
He signed a new contract committing himself to the club through 2018, and wore the captain's armband for the first time in a league match against
Rayo Vallecano
.
[
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]
[
113
]
[
114
]
The team won
La Liga
again that year, Messi's sixth, equalling Real Madrid's 100-point record of the previous season. With 60 goals in all competitions, including 46 goals in La Liga, he finished the campaign as league top scorer in Spain and Europe for the second consecutive year, becoming the first player in history to win the
European Golden Shoe
three times.
[
115
]
Messi's overall input into the team's attack had increased significantly. Whereas he contributed to 24% of the team's goals in their treble-winning campaign in 2008–09, this number rose to more than 40% by the end of the 2012–13 season.
[
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]
These statistics, as well as lopsided losses in the Champions League where Messi was unfit, gave credence to the notion of
Messidependencia
, Barcelona's perceived tactical and psychological dependence on their star player.
[
117
]
To offset the load on Messi, Barcelona signed Brazilian forward
Neymar
from
Santos
before the
2013–14 season
.
[
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]
The team won the
Supercopa de España
at the beginning of the season.
[
119
]
Messi finished the campaign with his worst output in five seasons, though he still managed to score 41 goals in all competitions.
[
120
]
For the first time in five years, Barcelona ended the season without a major trophy.
[
121
]
2014–2017: Arrival of Luis Enrique and birth of MSN
Messi dribbling past
Patrice Evra
of
Juventus
during the
2015 UEFA Champions League final
Barcelona hired coach
Luis Enrique
before the
2014–15 season
, and continued to aid Messi in the attack by signing Uruguayan forward
Luis Suárez
, who had won the European Golden Shoe the year before at
Liverpool
.
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]
Luis Enrique's system featured quick transitions from defence to attack, led by the front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar. The attacking trio, which colloquially became known as 'MSN', broke goalscoring records.
[
124
]
A hat-trick scored against
Sevilla
earlier in the season also made him the
all-time top scorer in La Liga
, as he surpassed the 59-year record of 251 league goals held by
Telmo Zarra
.
[
125
]
After securing the
La Liga title
, the
Copa del Rey
, and the
Champions League
that year, Messi helped Barcelona become the first club to win the continental treble twice.
[
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]
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127
]
He recorded 58 goals, but combined with Neymar and Suárez, the attacking trio scored a total of 122 goals in all competitions that season, a record in Spanish football.
[
128
]
Messi opened the
2015–16 season
by helping Barcelona's win over Sevilla in the
UEFA Super Cup
.
[
129
]
Messi capped off the year by winning the
2015 FIFA Club World Cup
final
over
River Plate
in
Yokohama
, collecting his fifth club trophy of the calendar year.
[
130
]
On 11 January 2016, Messi won the
FIFA Ballon d'Or
for a record fifth time in his career.
[
131
]
He ended the season by winning
La Liga
as well as the
Copa del Rey
again.
[
132
]
In total, Messi scored 41 goals, and Barcelona's attacking trio of him, Neymar and Suárez managed a Spanish record of 131 combined goals throughout the season, breaking the record they had set the previous season.
[
133
]
The
2016–17 season
ended with Barcelona winning the
Supercopa de España
and the
Copa del Rey
.
[
134
]
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135
]
Messi finished the season with 54 goals, while his 37 goals in La Liga saw him claim both the
Pichichi
and European Golden Boot Awards for the fourth time in his career.
[
136
]
2017–2021: Final years at Barcelona
Messi, wearing the captain's armband, against
Real Valladolid
in 2018
Messi signed a new deal with Barcelona on 25 November 2017, keeping him with the club through 2021.
[
137
]
The
2017–18 season
saw Barcelona winning
La Liga
and the
Copa del Rey
once again.
[
138
]
Messi again finished the season as the top scorer in La Liga, with 34 goals, and won his fifth European Golden Shoe award.
[
139
]
With the departure of captain
Andrés Iniesta
in May 2018, Messi was named the team's new captain for the
2018–19 season
.
[
140
]
He lifted his first trophy as Barcelona's captain, the
Supercopa de España
, following a 2–1 victory over Sevilla. He also helped Barcelona clinch the
La Liga title
.
[
141
]
With 36 goals in 34 appearances that season, Messi won his sixth La Liga Golden Boot trophy.
[
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]
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143
]
He also captured his sixth
European Golden Shoe
award, setting a record for winning the award three seasons in a row.
[
144
]
Messi won his sixth
Ballon d'Or
, but the subsequent
2019–20 season
saw Barcelona go trophyless for the first time since 2007–08.
[
145
]
Following a disappointing season, Messi expressed to the club his desire to leave, but ultimately decided to fulfill the final year of his contract.
[
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147
]
In 2021, he led Barcelona to victory in the
Copa del Rey
.
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His last two seasons with Barcelona saw him lead La Liga in goal scoring, giving him a record-breaking total of eight Pichichi trophies.
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Although Messi became a free agent after his contract expired, he was hoping to stay with Barcelona, even though the club was facing immense financial challenges due in part to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Following initial progress in contract negotiations, Messi was expecting to sign a new contract with a 50% salary cut, but Barcelona surprised him by announcing that it could not resign him, citing financial constraints and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations.
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On 8 August, 2021, Messi held a tearful press conference at
Camp Nou
confirming that he would leave the club.
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Paris Saint-Germain
Messi (middle) with Paris Saint-Germain teammates
Kylian Mbappé
(left) and
Neymar
On 10 August 2021, two days after his farewell remarks to Barcelona, Messi joined the
Ligue 1
club
Paris Saint-Germain
(PSG) on a two-year contract with an option for an extra year.
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He chose 30 as his squad number, which is the number he wore when he made his senior debut for Barcelona.
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He scored his first goal for the club in a Champions League group stage win over former manager Pep Guardiola's
Manchester City
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After finishing the year with 40 goals at the club and international levels and leading Argentina to victory in the
2021 Copa América
, Messi won a record
seventh Ballon d'Or
.
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He finished his debut season with PSG with 11 goals and 14 assists, and helped the club win their 10th
Ligue 1 title
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Near the start of the
2022–23 season
, Messi won his second trophy with PSG in the
Trophée des Champions
.
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A goal against
Nice
saw him surpass
Cristiano Ronaldo
as the all-time highest goalscorer in European club football with 702 goals; during the match, he also achieved 1,000 career direct goal contributions at club level.
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By the end of the season, he had 21 goals across all competitors and the highest number of assists in the league with 16,
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which helped PSG clinch their 11th
Ligue 1 title
and his second in a row.
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After two years with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi departed the club.
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Inter Miami
Messi with Inter Miami in the
2023 U.S. Open Cup
On 15 July 2023, the
Major League Soccer
(MLS) club
Inter Miami CF
announced the signing of Messi on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Messi's pay set an MLS record, with his earnings from salary, signing bonus, and an equity stake in the club reportedly surpassing $50 million.
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According to
Goal
, Messi's arrival in the United States helped to raise the profile of MLS within the US and abroad. Inter Miami co-president Xavier Asensi said that for MLS "there is a before and after Messi. He has changed everything." After Messi joined Inter Miami, the club's games began selling out.
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The frenzy over his arrival was dubbed "Messimania", and Inter Miami's No. 10 Messi jersey became the best-selling jersey in the league, and nearly the best-selling in the world.
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Messi was made the team captain of his new club, and began the
2023
season
by scoring nine goals in his first six games. He led Inter Miami to their first-ever trophy as they defeated
Nashville SC
in the
Leagues Cup final
.
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Miami missed the MLS playoffs, however, finishing second to last in the
Eastern Conference
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On 30 October 2023, following his World Cup win with Argentina and Ligue 1 trophy with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi was awarded a record
eighth Ballon d'Or
.
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He was named
Time
Athlete of the Year
, the first footballer ever to win the award.
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During the
2024 season
, Messi broke the record for the most assists in a single MLS game with five assists.
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On 2 October, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over the
Columbus Crew
, clinching the
Supporters' Shield
award for Miami.
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In the final game of the season, Messi scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–2 victory. Miami finished the regular season with 74 points, an MLS league record, while Messi finished with 20 goals and 16 assists in 19 matches, becoming the
all-time top goalscorer
for the young team.
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Miami made its first postseason appearance in the
2024 MLS Cup playoffs
but was eliminated in the first round.
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Messi was named the
MLS Most Valuable Player
for the season.
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Messi with Inter Miami in 2025
During the
2025 season
, Messi became the fastest player in MLS history to reach 40 league goals.
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He ended the season by winning the
MLS Golden Boot
as the league's top scorer, with 29 goals and 19 assists in 28 games.
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On 23 October, he signed a contract extension with the club through 2028, by which time he would be 41 years old.
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During the Eastern Conference final against
New York City FC
in the
2025 MLS Cup playoffs
, an assist from Messi put his career assists across all competitions at 405, surpassing
Ferenc Puskás
for the most
career assists of all time
.
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Messi led Miami to
MLS Cup 2025
, where they won 3–1 over the
Vancouver Whitecaps
to win the team's first league championship. Providing two assists during the match, Messi was named
MLS Cup MVP
.
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At the end of the season, Messi was again named MLS MVP, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in back-to-back years.
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In March 2026 it was reported that Messi was earning between $70 and $80 million per year from Inter Miami from his compensation and equity rights.
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On 18 March 2026, Messi scored his 900th career goal during Inter Miami's 1–1 draw with Nashville SC in the
CONCACAF Champions Cup
. He became the second player to reach the mark in top-level men's football after Cristiano Ronaldo.
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International career
As a citizen of both Argentina and Spain, Messi was eligible to play for both national teams.
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He began his international career in 2004 with
Argentina's U20 team
, and was subsequently included in the squad for the
2005 South American U-20 Championship
, in which they finished third.
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Messi then
led the team to victory
in the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
. He finished the tournament with six goals and two assists, and won the
Golden Ball
.
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Messi evades Brazil's
Marcelo
in the semi-final of the
2008 Summer Olympics
.
Messi made his debut with the
senior national team
in 2005, at age 18,
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and scored his first international goal in a 2006
friendly
against
Croatia
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At the
2006 FIFA World Cup
, he became the youngest player to represent and score for Argentina in the World Cup.
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Messi was named the best young player of the
2007 Copa América
, during which he scored two goals and provided one assist.
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At the
2008 Summer Olympics
, Messi led
Argentina's U23 team
to claim the
Olympic gold medal
over
Nigeria
; he was singled out by FIFA as the stand-out player from the tournament's best team.
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With the international retirement of
Juan Román Riquelme
in 2009, Messi was given Argentina's number 10 shirt.
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Argentina built their team around Messi ahead of the
2011 Copa América
, although Messi scored no goals during the tournament.
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At 24 years old, Messi became captain of the national team, but over the next several years was unable to lead Argentina to a trophy.
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During the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, Argentina lost to Germany in the
final
, though Messi was awarded the
Golden Ball
.
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The following year, Argentina lost to
Chile
in the
2015 Copa América
final
; Messi was reportedly selected to receive the
Golden Ball
, but he rejected the honour.
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During a semi-final match against the
United States
during the 2016
Copa América Centenario
, Messi became
Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer
in international matches.
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Argentina won the semi-final but lost again to Chile in the
final
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Losing three finals in three consecutive years caused Messi to retire from international football, but a nationwide campaign in Argentina helped convince him to return to the national team to lead them to the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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Argentina were in jeopardy of missing the tournament on the last game of the
qualifiers
against
Ecuador
, but a
hat-trick
from Messi secured their entry.
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They went on to lose to
France
in the round of 16 during the World Cup, with Messi having one goal and two assists in the tournament.
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The next year, Messi had only a single goal and one assist in the
2019 Copa América
. Argentina finished the tournament in third place after defeating Chile, a victory which marked the start of a 36-game winning streak for the team that lasted for more than three years.
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Messi facing off against
Érick Gutiérrez
of
Mexico
in the
2022 FIFA World Cup
group stage
Messi led his team to the end of a 28-year trophy drought in the
2021 Copa América
, during which he surpassed
Javier Mascherano
for most international appearances for Argentina.
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Messi's team defeated Brazil in the
final
, and he was named the player of the tournament, having either scored or assisted nine of Argentina's 12 goals.
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He led Argentina to another victory at the
2022 Finalissima
, where he was named player of the match.
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At the
2022 FIFA World Cup
, Messi led Argentina to its first World Cup victory in 36 years, scoring twice in the
final
to defeat France.
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Having scored seven goals and assisted three during the tournament, Messi again won the World Cup's Golden Ball, becoming the first player to win it twice.
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A hat-trick in a 2023
friendly
against
Curaçao
saw Messi reach 100 international goals, the third player and the first South American in history to achieve the milestone. Later that year, he became the all-time top goalscorer in
CONMEBOL
World Cup qualifiers.
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In 2024, Argentina won the
Copa América
for a second consecutive time,
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with Messi setting a new record for most appearances at Copa América, with 39.
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After providing two assists in a friendly against
Puerto Rico
later that year, Messi became the
top assist-provider
in men's international football history.
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Player profile
Style of play
Messi prepares to shoot with his dominant left foot in the
2014 FIFA World Cup final
.
Due to his short stature, Messi has a lower centre of gravity than taller players, which gives him greater agility and allows him to change direction more quickly and evade opposing tackles;
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the Spanish media has dubbed him
La Pulga Atómica
("The Atomic Flea").
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Despite being physically unimposing, Messi possesses significant upper-body strength, which, when combined with his low centre of gravity and resulting balance, aids him in withstanding physical challenges from opponents; he has consequently been noted for his lack of
diving
in a sport rife with playacting.
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Messi's short, strong legs allow him short bursts of acceleration, while his quick feet enable him to retain control of the ball when
dribbling
at speed.
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His former Barcelona manager
Pep Guardiola
once stated, "Messi is the only player that runs faster with the ball than he does without it."
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Messi is predominantly a left-footed player, although he has improved his ability with his weaker right foot since his mid-20s. He usually begins dribbling runs with the outside of his left foot, while using the inside of that foot to score and provide passes and assists.
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A prolific goalscorer, Messi is known for his positioning, quick reactions, and ability to make attacking runs to beat the defensive line. He also functions in a
playmaking
role, courtesy of his vision and range of passing.
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He has often been described as a magician, conjuring goals and opportunities where none seemingly exist.
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He is known for the accuracy of his
free kicks
and
penalty kicks
, and as of March 2026 he ranks second in career goals scored from direct free kicks with 71.
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He also has a penchant for scoring from
chips
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Messi's dribbling abilities allow him to weave past several defenders and orchestrate attacking plays.
Messi's pace and technical ability enable him to undertake individual dribbling runs towards the goal, in particular during counterattacks, usually starting from the halfway line or the right side of the pitch.
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He is widely considered to be one of the greatest dribblers of all time.
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Former Argentina manager
Diego Maradona
said of him, "The ball stays glued to his foot ... I've never seen anyone with Messi's ball control."
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Beyond Messi's individual qualities, he is also a well-rounded, hard-working team player, known for his creative combinations, in particular with former Barcelona midfielders
Xavi
and
Andrés Iniesta
.
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As his career advanced and his athleticism and tendency to dribble diminished slightly with age, Messi began to dictate play in
deeper areas of the pitch
and developed into one of the best passers and playmakers in football history.
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His work-rate off the ball and defensive responsibilities also decreased as his career progressed; by covering less ground on the pitch, and instead conserving his energy for short bursts of speed, he was able to improve his efficiency, movement, and positional play, and was also able to avoid muscular injuries. While he was injury-prone in his early career, he was able to decrease his injury count by running less off the ball, and by adopting a stricter diet, training regime, and sleep schedule.
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Tactical positioning
A versatile forward, Messi often plays as a classic
number 10
.
Tactically, Messi plays in a free attacking role; a versatile player, he is capable of attacking on either wing or through the centre of the pitch. His favoured position in childhood was the playmaker behind two strikers, known as the
enganche
in Argentine football, but he began his career in Spain as a
left-winger
or
left-sided forward
.
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Upon his first-team debut, he was moved onto the right wing by manager
Frank Rijkaard
; from this position, he could more easily cut through the defence into the middle of the pitch and
curl
shots on goal with his left foot, rather than predominantly
cross
balls for teammates.
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Under Guardiola and subsequent managers, he most often played in a
false nine
role; positioned as a
centre-forward
or lone
striker
, he roamed the centre, often moving deep into midfield and drawing defenders with him, in order to create and exploit spaces for passes, other teammates' attacking runs off the ball, his own dribbling runs, or combinations with Xavi and Iniesta.
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Under the stewardship of Barcelona manager
Luis Enrique
, Messi returned to playing in the right-sided position that characterised much of his early career. He played in the manager's 4–3–3 formation,
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and was increasingly deployed in a deeper, free playmaking role in later seasons.
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Under
Ernesto Valverde
, Messi played in a variety of roles. While he was still occasionally deployed in a deeper role—from which he could make runs into the box, on the right wing or as a false nine— he was also used in a more offensive, central role in a 4–2–3–1.
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He was also used as a second striker in a 4–4–2 formation, where he was once again given the licence to drop deep, link up with midfielders, orchestrate his team's attacking plays, and create chances for his attacking partner
Luis Suárez
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With the Argentina national team, Messi has similarly played anywhere along the frontline. Under various managers, he has been employed on the right wing, as a false nine, as an out-and-out striker, in a supporting role alongside another forward, or in a deeper, free creative role as a classic number 10 playmaker or
attacking midfielder
behind the strikers.
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Reception
Messi is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Portuguese forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
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He is also considered one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport.
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In 2025, he was named the
All Time Men's World Best Player
by the
IFFHS
.
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A prodigious talent as a teenager, Messi established himself among the world's best players before age 20.
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Shortly after teammate
Ronaldinho
won the
2005 Ballon d'Or
, he commented, "I'm not even the best at Barça" in reference to his 18-year-old protégé.
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Four years later, after Messi won his first
Ballon d'Or
by a record margin,
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the public debate regarding his qualities as a player moved beyond his status in contemporary football to the possibility that he was one of the greatest players in history.
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An early proponent was his then-
Barcelona
manager
Pep Guardiola
, who, as early as August 2009, described Messi as the best player he had ever seen and would ever see.
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In the following years, this opinion gained greater acceptance among pundits, managers, former and current players.
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By the end of Barcelona's second treble-winning season, the perception of Messi as one of the greatest footballers of all time had become the apparent view among many fans and pundits in continental Europe.
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Messi received dismissals by critics throughout his career because he had not won an international tournament at the senior level with Argentina.
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However, his subsequent victories in the
2021 Copa América
and the
2022 FIFA World Cup
resulted in him finally winning every top tier trophy at both the club and country levels, an achievement that many pundits felt cemented Messi's legacy.
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Comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo
Messi has been compared with
Cristiano Ronaldo
(left) throughout much of their careers.
Among his contemporary peers, Messi is most often compared and contrasted with Cristiano Ronaldo, who many consider his
career rival
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Both achieved numerous individual accolades, won dozens of trophies for both club and country, and are the two
leading goal scorers in history
. Although Messi has at times denied any rivalry,
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they are widely believed to push one another in their aim to be the best player in the world.
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Pundits have compared the ongoing rivalry to
past sports rivalries
like the
Muhammad Ali
–
Joe Frazier
rivalry in boxing, the
Prost–Senna rivalry
in motorsport, and the tennis rivalries between
Federer–Nadal
and
Borg–McEnroe
.
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Fans and pundits alike regularly argue the individual merits of both players.
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Messi is lauded for his combination of dribbling, playmaking, passing and goalscoring, while Ronaldo has received praise for his exceptional speed and athleticism, goalscoring skills, and performance under pressure.
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Beyond their playing styles, the debate also revolves around their differing physiques – Ronaldo is 1.87 m (6 ft
1
+
1
⁄
2
in) with a muscular build, while Messi is much shorter at 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) – and their contrasting public personalities, with Ronaldo's self-confidence and theatrics differing from Messi's humility.
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Regarding individual achievements, Messi has won eight Ballons d'Or to Ronaldo's five,
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eight
FIFA World's Best Player
awards to Ronaldo's five, and six
European Golden Shoes
to Ronaldo's four.
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Off the pitch, Ronaldo is his direct competitor in terms of salary, sponsorships, and social media fanbase.
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Messi's
head-to-head record
against teams that feature Ronaldo consists of 15 wins, 9 draws, and 10 losses in competitive club matches. The first competitive matchup between the two occurred in 2008, when Ronaldo's
Manchester United
played Messi's Barcelona in the
2007–08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals
;
Manchester United
advanced and eventually won the
final
.
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The two players and their club teams met again in the next year's
Champions League final
, with Messi and Barcelona achieving a 2–0 victory.
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After this, Ronaldo transferred to
Real Madrid
, the main rivals of Barcelona, which resulted in Messi facing Ronaldo many times in
El Clásico
, which ranks among the world's most viewed annual sports events.
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A number of football critics, commentators, and players have said that Messi's triumph with Argentina in the 2022 World Cup has settled the contest between the two players.
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Comparisons with Diego Maradona
"I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi."
–
Diego Maradona
hailing the 18-year-old Messi as his successor in February 2006
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Throughout his career, Messi has been compared with
Diego Maradona
, who was also considered the best player of his generation and one of the greatest in the history of the sport.
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The comparisons stem broadly from both players' short statures, their similar playing styles as left-footed
playmakers
, and their shared nationality as Argentines.
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Initially, Messi was merely one of many young Argentine players to receive the "New Maradona" moniker, but as his career progressed, he proved his similarity beyond all previous contenders, establishing himself as the best player Argentina had produced since Maradona.
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When Messi was 18 years old, Maradona called him the best player in the world and hailed him as his successor.
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From 2008 through the
2010 FIFA World Cup
, Messi played for Argentina's
national team
while Maradona managed the team, and it was during this period that Messi was given the number 10 shirt that Maradona famously wore. Maradona gave Messi his blessing, telling him: "the No 10 is yours. There's nobody better than you to wear it."
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Due to their similar size and style of play, Messi was constantly compared with his compatriot
Diego Maradona
by pundits and other Argentines.
During the early and middle parts of Messi's career, he was generally held in lesser esteem than Maradona in Argentine society. Part of this had to do with Messi's lack of tournament success and perceived uneven output with the national team; Maradona had famously led Argentina to victory in the
1986 FIFA World Cup
, which set an expectation for Messi to do the same.
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Argentines also identified more with the fiery, extroverted and controversial Maradona who came from the slums, as opposed to the reserved, introverted and unassuming Messi who had a comparably unremarkable upbringing in Rosario.
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Maradona, along with several pundits and footballing figures, questioned whether Messi's temperament made him a capable leader for the national team.
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Furthermore, Messi's lack of outward passion for the Argentina shirt, his early tendency not to sing the national anthem, and his relative lack of emotional displays have led to a perception that he feels more Catalan than Argentine.
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However, despite having lived in Barcelona since age 13, Messi rejected the option of representing Spain internationally, saying: "Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would change all my records to make the people in my country happy."
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Football journalist
Tim Vickery
said the perception of Messi among Argentines changed in 2019, when Messi made a conscious effort to become "more one of the group, more Argentine".
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Other pundits noted that Messi had grown more assertive as a leader during the
2019 Copa América
by becoming more vocal with his teammates both on and off the pitch, finally singing the national anthem with the team before matches, and speaking with journalists at length after matches.
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Following Argentina's 2022 World Cup win, Vickery felt that Messi would now be held in the same esteem by his compatriots as Maradona.
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Journalist and former footballer
Jorge Valdano
said he saw a "Maradonian" edge to Messi's performances during the tournament, while his compatriot
Osvaldo Ardiles
said that Messi's provocative actions towards the Netherlands team during the
quarter-final
resembled Maradona's behavior, which further endeared Messi to his fellow Argentines.
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Messi himself later remarked that the World Cup victory "won over all the people of Argentina. Today 95% or 100% of Argentines love me and that's a beautiful feeling."
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Cultural impact
Popularity
Messi's success on the pitch has earned him lucrative endorsement deals along with widespread recognition and popularity.
Messi was among the
Time
100
, an annual list of the world's most influential people, in 2011, 2012 and 2023.
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According to a 2014 survey in 15 international markets, Messi was familiar to 87% of respondents around the world, of whom 78% perceived him favourably, making him the second-most recognised player globally, behind
Cristiano Ronaldo
, and the most likeable of all contemporary players.
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World Press Photo
selected "The Final Game", a photo of Messi facing the
World Cup trophy
after Argentina's final defeat to Germany, as the best sports image of 2014.
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Messi's fanbase on
Facebook
is among the largest of public figures: by July 2023, he had
more than 114 million followers
, the second highest for an athlete after Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Messi has over 500 million
Instagram
followers, the
second highest for an individual
and athlete after Ronaldo.
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Messi's World Cup celebration post from 18 December 2022 is the
most liked post on Instagram
with more than 75 million likes.
[
320
]
In April 2023, Messi was featured in the
Thrissur Pooram
festival in
Kerala
, India.
[
321
]
[
322
]
In December 2023, a set of shirts Messi had worn during the 2022 World Cup was sold at auction for $7.8 million.
[
323
]
During an
exhibition match
on 4 February 2024 between Inter Miami and
Hong Kong League
players at
Hong Kong Stadium
, Messi remained on the bench the entire game. His absence from the pitch caused massive backlash in Hong Kong and China, as thousands of spectators had hoped to see him play.
[
324
]
One Messi commercial was taken off the air in those regions,
[
325
]
while other commercials continued to air despite pressure from Chinese social-media users.
[
326
]
[
327
]
[
328
]
The
Chinese Football Association
temporarily halted its partnership with the
Argentine Football Association
over the incident.
[
329
]
Wealth and sponsorships
Messi was the world's highest-paid footballer for five out of six years between 2009 and 2014. His salary broke records in 2013 (€41 million) and 2014 (€65 million).
[
330
]
[
331
]
Forbes
listed him as the world's second highest-paid athlete in 2016, and as the
world's highest-paid athlete
in 2019.
[
332
]
[
333
]
[
334
]
In 2018, he was the first player to exceed the €100 million benchmark for a calendar year, with earnings of €126 million in combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements.
[
335
]
[
336
]
In 2020, Messi became the second footballer to surpass $1 billion in career earnings.
[
337
]
In addition to salary and bonuses, much of Messi's income comes from endorsements. His brand was at first based exclusively on his talents and achievements as a player, in contrast to arguably more glamorous players like Ronaldo and
David Beckham
. At the start of his career, Messi mainly held sponsorship contracts with companies that employed sports-oriented marketing, such as
Adidas
and Pepsi.
[
338
]
[
339
]
Since 2006, Adidas has been his largest sponsor, and he eventually became the company's leading brand endorser.
[
340
]
[
289
]
Starting in 2010, Messi's marketing appeal broadened as he reached higher achievements as a player. He signed long-term endorsement deals with luxury brands
Dolce & Gabbana
and
Audemars Piguet
,
[
339
]
[
341
]
and became a
brand ambassador
for
Gillette
,
Turkish Airlines
,
Ooredoo
, and
Tata Motors
, among other companies.
[
342
]
[
343
]
[
344
]
[
345
]
Messi has also been the face of two video game series:
Konami
's
Pro Evolution Soccer
and
EA Sports
'
FIFA
.
[
346
]
[
347
]
Messi's Argentina jersey, supplied by Adidas, was sold out worldwide during the 2022 World Cup.
[
348
]
SportsPro
cited Messi as one of the world's most marketable athletes every year between 2010 and 2015.
[
349
]
He became the first footballer to receive his own sub-brand of Adidas boots, the Adidas Messi, in 2015.
[
350
]
[
351
]
The same year, a Barcelona jersey with Messi's name and number was the best-selling replica jersey worldwide.
[
352
]
During the 2022 World Cup, Adidas sold out of Messi's No. 10 Argentina jersey worldwide.
[
348
]
In 2013, a Turkish Airlines advertisement starring Messi and
Kobe Bryant
became the most-watched advertisement on
YouTube
, with 137 million views. It was voted by users as the best advertisement of the decade 2005–2015.
[
353
]
[
354
]
In June 2021, Messi signed a five-year deal to become a brand ambassador for
Hard Rock Cafe
,
[
355
]
and the following year he became a tourism ambassador for
Saudi Arabia
. He was criticised for partnering with Saudi Arabia because of the country's poor record on human rights.
[
356
]
[
357
]
Public art
One of many street art displays depicting Messi
Street art
and public
murals
depicting Messi have been painted around the world.
[
358
]
[
359
]
One prominent work of art is the
Sistine Chapel of Football
, a parody of
Michelangelo
's
The Creation of Adam
that features Messi,
Diego Maradona
and several other Argentine footballers. The work is exhibited at the Sportivo Pereyra club in
Barracas
,
Buenos Aires
.
[
360
]
Madame Tussauds
unveiled a wax sculpture of Messi at
Wembley Stadium
in 2012.
[
361
]
Several days after Messi announced his retirement from
Argentina's national team
in June 2016, a bronze statue of him was erected in
Buenos Aires
in an attempt to convince him to return.
[
362
]
[
363
]
Following Argentina's 2022 World Cup victory, a life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled outside the
CONMEBOL
headquarters in
Luque, Paraguay
in March 2023. The statue of Messi stands alongside statues of
Pelé
and Maradona.
[
364
]
On 13 December 2025, during Messi's
tour of India
, a 70-foot (21-metre) statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in
Lake Town, Kolkata
.
[
365
]
Media
Messi
, a documentary directed by
Álex de la Iglesia
, premiered at the
71st Venice International Film Festival
in August 2014.
[
366
]
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
, a biographical docuseries focusing on Messi's career, his highs and lows with the Argentina national football team, and their eventual success at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, aired on
Apple TV+
on 21 February 2024.
[
367
]
Business ventures
On 4 June 2024, Messi announced the release of
Más+
, an American brand of
sports drinks
and
energy drinks
.
[
368
]
Messi created the drinks because he could not find a flavourful and healthy hydration option that suited his needs.
[
369
]
[
368
]
[
370
]
On 19 September, Messi launched the production company 525 Rosario, which will produce films, sporting events coverage and branded commercials for athletes worldwide. It is a joint venture with Smuggler Entertainment, which co-produced
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
earlier in 2024.
[
371
]
In 2025, Messi was invited by his
Inter Miami
teammate
Luis Suárez
to play a role in
Deportivo LSM
, the Uruguayan professional football club that Suárez founded.
[
372
]
Philanthropy
Throughout his career, Messi has been involved in charitable efforts aimed at children, a commitment that stems in part from the medical difficulties he faced in his own childhood. Since 2004, he has contributed his time and finances to the
United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF), an organisation that has also collaborated with
FC Barcelona
.
[
373
]
[
374
]
Messi has served as a
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
since 2010; he completed his first field mission for the organisation that year as he travelled to Haiti to bring awareness to the plight of the country's children following the
2010 Haiti earthquake
. He has since participated in UNICEF campaigns related to
HIV prevention
, education, and the social inclusion of disabled children.
[
375
]
In November 2013, Messi and his one-year-old son Thiago were part of a publicity campaign to raise awareness of mortality rates among disadvantaged children.
[
376
]
In 2007, Messi launched the Leo Messi Foundation, which supports access to health care, education, and sport for children.
[
377
]
It was established following Messi's visit to a hospital in Boston for terminally ill children, an experience that resonated with him to the point that he decided to reinvest part of his earnings into society.
[
378
]
Through his foundation, Messi has awarded research grants, financed medical training, and invested in the development of medical centres and projects in Argentina, Spain, and elsewhere in the world.
[
378
]
[
379
]
In addition to receiving funds from Messi's own fundraising activities, the foundation receives financial support from various companies which have endorsement agreements with Messi, with Adidas as the main sponsor.
[
380
]
[
381
]
A gold replica of Messi's left foot, weighing 25 kg (55 lb) and valued at $5.3 million, went on sale in Japan in 2013 to raise funds for victims of the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
.
[
382
]
Messi has invested in youth football in Argentina. He supports Sarmiento, a football club based in the Rosario neighbourhood where he was born, and in 2013 he committed to the refurbishment of the club's facilities and the installation of all-weather pitches. Messi also financially supports the management of several youth players at
Newell's Old Boys
(his boyhood club) and rival club
Rosario Central
, as well as at
River Plate
and
Boca Juniors
in Buenos Aires.
[
378
]
In 2012, Messi funded the construction of a new gymnasium and a dormitory inside Newell's
stadium
for their youth academy. His youth coach at Newell's, Ernesto Vecchio, is employed by the Leo Messi Foundation as a talent scout for young players.
[
33
]
On 7 June 2016, Messi won a libel case against
La Razón
newspaper
and was awarded €65,000 in damages, which he donated to the charity
Médecins Sans Frontières
.
[
383
]
During the
COVID-19 pandemic
, Messi and his FC Barcelona teammates announced they would take a 70% salary cut to offset the club's financial losses, and said they would make further contributions to ensure club employees received full salaries while unable to work.
[
384
]
Messi also donated €1 million to fight the spread of COVID-19.
[
385
]
[
386
]
In November 2016, while the
Argentine Football Association
was being run by a FIFA committee due to an economic crisis, three of the national team's security staff told Messi that they had not received their salaries for six months. He paid the salaries of the three employees.
[
387
]
[
388
]
In February 2021, Messi made a donation to the
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
: the Adidas shoes he wore when he scored his 644th goal for Barcelona and broke
Pelé
's record for most goals scored for a single club. The museum later auctioned off the shoes for £125,000 to support a charity focused on children with cancer.
[
389
]
Ahead of the
2021 Copa América
, Messi donated three signed sweatshirts to the Chinese pharmaceutical firm
Sinovac Biotech
– whose directors spoke of their admiration for Messi – in order to secure 50,000 doses of Sinovac's
COVID-19 vaccine
,
CoronaVac
, in the hope of vaccinating all South American football players. The plan, which was brokered by Uruguay's president
Luis Lacalle Pou
, caused some controversy for its focus on football players, given widespread vaccine scarcity on the continent.
[
390
]
In January 2025, Messi was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
, the highest civilian award of the United States, for his contributions to healthcare and education programs for children around the world.
[
391
]
[
392
]
Personal life
Family and relationships
Since 2008, Messi has been in a relationship with
Antonela Roccuzzo
, who he eventually married on 30 June 2017 in their hometown of
Rosario
.
[
393
]
[
394
]
Roccuzzo is the cousin of Messi's childhood best friend,
Lucas Scaglia
, and Messi has known her since he was five years old.
[
395
]
After keeping their relationship private for a year, Messi first confirmed their romance in an interview in January 2009, before going public a month later during a carnival in
Sitges
after the
Barcelona–Espanyol derby
.
[
396
]
Messi and Roccuzzo have three sons. To celebrate Roccuzzo's first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina's 4–0 win against Ecuador on 2 June 2012, before confirming the pregnancy in an interview two weeks later.
[
397
]
The child, a son named Thiago, was born in Barcelona on 2 November 2012.
[
398
]
In April 2015, Messi confirmed that they were expecting another child.
[
399
]
In October 2017, his wife announced they were expecting their third child.
[
400
]
Messi and his family are
Catholic
.
[
401
]
Messi enjoys a close relationship with his immediate family members, particularly his mother, Celia, whose face he has tattooed on his left shoulder. His professional affairs are largely run as a family business: his father, Jorge, has been his agent since he was 14, and his oldest brother, Rodrigo, handles his daily schedule and publicity. His mother and other brother, Matías, manage his charitable organisation, the Leo Messi Foundation, and take care of personal and professional matters in Rosario.
[
402
]
Since leaving for Spain at age 13, Messi has maintained close ties to Rosario, even preserving his distinct
Rosarino accent
. He has retained ownership of his family's old house, although it has long stood empty, and he maintains a penthouse apartment in an exclusive residential building for his mother, as well as a family compound just outside the city. Messi keeps in frequent contact with a small group of confidants in Rosario, most of whom were fellow members of "The Machine of '87" at
Newell's Old Boys
. He was on bad terms with the club after his transfer to Barcelona, but by 2012 their public feud had ended, with Newell's embracing their ties with Messi, even issuing a club membership card to his newborn son.
[
33
]
[
378
]
[
403
]
Messi has long planned to return to Rosario to end his playing career at Newell's.
[
404
]
Messi has citizenship in Argentina, Italy, and Spain.
[
405
]
Tax fraud
Messi came under investigation in 2013 for suspected
tax evasion
. Offshore companies in
tax havens
such as
Uruguay
,
Switzerland
and
Belize
were used to evade €4.1 million in taxes related to his sponsorship earnings between 2007 and 2009. Messi, who pleaded ignorance to the scheme, voluntarily paid arrears of €5.1 million in August 2013. On 6 July 2016, Messi and his father were both found guilty of tax fraud and were given
suspended
21-month prison sentences and ordered to pay €1.7 million and €1.4 million in fines, respectively.
[
406
]
In court, Messi told the judge, "I just played football. I signed the contracts because I trusted my dad and the lawyers and we had decided that they would take charge of those things." An unrelated
shell company
in Panama set up in 2012 was subsequently identified as belonging to the Messis in the
Panama Papers
data leak.
[
407
]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 4 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National cup
[
a
]
Continental
[
b
]
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Barcelona C
2003–04
[
408
]
Tercera División
10
5
—
—
—
10
5
Barcelona B
2003–04
[
409
]
Segunda División B
5
0
—
—
—
5
0
2004–05
[
410
]
Segunda División B
17
6
—
—
—
17
6
Total
22
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
6
Barcelona
2004–05
[
410
]
La Liga
7
1
1
0
1
0
—
9
1
2005–06
[
411
]
La Liga
17
6
2
1
6
1
0
0
25
8
2006–07
[
412
]
La Liga
26
14
2
2
5
1
3
[
c
]
0
36
17
2007–08
[
413
]
La Liga
28
10
3
0
9
6
—
40
16
2008–09
[
414
]
La Liga
31
23
8
6
12
9
—
51
38
2009–10
[
415
]
La Liga
35
34
3
1
11
8
4
[
d
]
4
53
47
2010–11
[
416
]
La Liga
33
31
7
7
13
12
2
[
e
]
3
55
53
2011–12
[
417
]
La Liga
37
50
7
3
11
14
5
[
f
]
6
60
73
2012–13
[
418
]
La Liga
32
46
5
4
11
8
2
[
e
]
2
50
60
2013–14
[
419
]
La Liga
31
28
6
5
7
8
2
[
e
]
0
46
41
2014–15
[
420
]
La Liga
38
43
6
5
13
10
—
57
58
2015–16
[
421
]
La Liga
33
26
5
5
7
6
4
[
g
]
4
49
41
2016–17
[
422
]
La Liga
34
37
7
5
9
11
2
[
e
]
1
52
54
2017–18
[
423
]
La Liga
36
34
6
4
10
6
2
[
e
]
1
54
45
2018–19
[
424
]
La Liga
34
36
5
3
10
12
1
[
e
]
0
50
51
2019–20
[
425
]
La Liga
33
25
2
2
8
3
1
[
e
]
1
44
31
2020–21
[
426
]
La Liga
35
30
5
3
6
5
1
[
e
]
0
47
38
Total
520
474
80
56
149
120
29
22
778
672
Paris Saint-Germain
2021–22
[
427
]
Ligue 1
26
6
1
0
7
5
—
34
11
2022–23
[
428
]
Ligue 1
32
16
1
0
7
4
1
[
h
]
1
41
21
Total
58
22
2
0
14
9
1
1
75
32
Inter Miami
2023
MLS
6
1
1
0
—
7
[
i
]
10
14
11
2024
MLS
19
20
—
3
[
j
]
2
3
[
k
]
1
25
23
2025
MLS
28
29
—
7
[
j
]
5
14
[
l
]
9
49
43
2026
MLS
5
5
—
2
[
j
]
1
0
0
7
6
Total
58
55
1
0
12
8
24
20
95
83
Career total
668
562
83
56
175
137
54
43
980
798
^
Includes
Copa del Rey
,
Coupe de France
,
U.S. Open Cup
^
All appearances in
UEFA Champions League
, unless otherwise noted
^
One appearance in
UEFA Super Cup
, two appearances in
Supercopa de España
^
One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in
FIFA Club World Cup
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
^
One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
^
One appearance and two goals in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
^
Appearance in
Trophée des Champions
^
Appearances in
Leagues Cup
^
a
b
c
Appearances in
CONCACAF Champions Cup
^
Appearances in
MLS Cup playoffs
^
Four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, four appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup, six appearances and six goals in MLS Cup playoffs
International
As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team
Year
Competitive
Friendly
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Argentina U20
[
196
]
[
429
]
2004
—
2
3
2
3
2005
16
[
a
]
11
—
16
11
Total
16
11
2
3
18
14
Argentina U23
[
430
]
[
431
]
2008
5
[
b
]
2
—
5
[
α
]
2
Total
5
2
0
0
5
2
Argentina
[
202
]
[
435
]
2005
3
[
c
]
0
2
0
5
0
2006
3
[
d
]
1
4
1
7
2
2007
10
[
e
]
4
4
2
14
6
2008
6
[
f
]
1
2
1
8
2
2009
8
[
f
]
1
2
2
10
3
2010
5
[
g
]
0
5
2
10
2
2011
8
[
h
]
2
5
2
13
4
2012
5
[
i
]
5
4
7
9
12
2013
5
[
i
]
3
2
3
7
6
2014
7
[
j
]
4
7
4
14
8
2015
6
[
k
]
1
2
3
8
4
2016
10
[
l
]
8
1
0
11
8
2017
5
[
m
]
4
2
0
7
4
2018
4
[
n
]
1
1
3
5
4
2019
6
[
o
]
1
4
4
10
5
2020
4
[
p
]
1
—
4
1
2021
16
[
q
]
9
—
16
9
2022
10
[
r
]
8
4
10
14
18
2023
5
[
s
]
3
3
5
8
8
2024
9
[
t
]
4
2
2
11
6
2025
3
[
s
]
2
2
1
5
3
2026
—
2
1
2
1
Total
138
63
60
53
198
116
Career total
159
74
62
56
221
132
^
Nine appearances and five goals in the
2005 South American U-20 Championship
, seven appearances and six goals in the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
.
^
Appearances in the
2008 Summer Olympics
.
^
Appearances in
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
Appearances in
2006 FIFA World Cup
.
^
Six appearances and two goals in
2007 Copa América
, four appearances and two goals in
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
a
b
Appearances in
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
Appearances in
2010 FIFA World Cup
.
^
Four appearances in
2011 Copa América
, four appearances and two goals in
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
a
b
Appearances in
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
Appearances in
2014 FIFA World Cup
.
^
Appearances in
2015 Copa América
.
^
Five appearances and three goals in
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
, five appearances and five goals in
Copa América Centenario
.
^
Appearances in
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
Appearances in
2018 FIFA World Cup
.
^
Appearances in
2019 Copa América
.
^
Appearances in
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
Nine appearances and five goals in
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
, seven appearances and four goals in
2021 Copa América
.
^
Two appearances and one goal in
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
, one appearance in
2022 Finalissima
, seven appearances and seven goals in
2022 FIFA World Cup
.
^
a
b
Appearances in
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
^
Five appearances and one goal in
2024 Copa América
, four appearances and three goals in
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
Honours
Barcelona
[
11
]
[
12
]
[
22
]
La Liga
:
2004–05
,
2005–06
,
2008–09
,
2009–10
,
2010–11
,
2012–13
,
2014–15
,
2015–16
,
2017–18
,
2018–19
Copa del Rey
:
2008–09
,
2011–12
,
2014–15
,
2015–16
,
2016–17
,
2017–18
,
2020–21
Supercopa de España
:
[
note 3
]
2006
,
2009
,
2010
,
2011
,
2013
,
2016
,
2018
UEFA Champions League
:
2005–06
,
2008–09
,
2010–11
,
2014–15
UEFA Super Cup
:
2009
,
2011
,
2015
FIFA Club World Cup
:
2009
,
2011
,
2015
Paris Saint-Germain
[
12
]
[
22
]
Ligue 1
:
2021–22
,
2022–23
Trophée des Champions
:
2022
Inter Miami
[
note 3
]
[
12
]
[
22
]
MLS Cup
:
2025
Supporters' Shield
:
2024
Leagues Cup
:
2023
Argentina U20
[
12
]
[
22
]
FIFA World Youth Championship
:
2005
Argentina U23
[
12
]
[
22
]
Olympic Games
:
2008
Argentina
[
12
]
[
22
]
FIFA World Cup
:
2022
Copa América
:
2021
,
2024
Finalissima
:
2022
Individual
Ballon d'Or
:
2009
,
2010
,
2011
,
2012
,
2015
,
2019
,
2021
,
2023
[
note 2
]
FIFA World Player of the Year
/
FIFA Ballon d'Or
/
The Best FIFA Men's Player
:
2009
,
2010
,
2011
,
2012
,
2015
,
2019
,
2022
,
2023
[
note 2
]
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
:
2014
,
2022
[
12
]
[
436
]
FIFA World Cup Silver Boot
:
2022
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
:
2009
,
2011
[
12
]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
:
2005
[
12
]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot
:
2005
[
12
]
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
:
2008–09
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
:
2010–11
,
2014–15
UEFA Champions League top scorer
:
2008–09
,
2009–10
,
2010–11
,
2011–12
,
2014–15
,
2018–19
European Golden Shoe
: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
[
144
]
[
437
]
Copa América Golden Ball
:
2015
,
2021
Copa América Golden Boot
:
2021
La Liga Best Player
:
2008–09
,
2009–10
,
2010–11
,
2011–12
,
2012–13
,
2014–15
,
[
438
]
[
439
]
[
440
]
2016–17
,
[
441
]
2017–18
,
[
442
]
2018–19
[
443
]
[
444
]
MLS Most Valuable Player
:
2024
,
2025
[
186
]
Pichichi Trophy
:
2009−10
,
2011–12
,
2012−13
,
2016–17
,
2017−18
,
2018–19
,
2019–20
,
2020–21
MLS Golden Boot
:
2025
[
186
]
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
: 2020,
[
436
]
2023
[
445
]
IFFHS World's Best Player
: 2022
[
446
]
TIME
Athlete of the Year
: 2023
[
447
]
Ballon d'Or Dream Team
: 2020
[
448
]
FIFPRO World 11
: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
[
449
]
[
450
]
Argentine Sportsperson of the Year
: 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023
[
451
]
Argentine Footballer of the Year
: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
[
438
]
[
436
]
[
452
]
Orders
See also
European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics
La Liga records and statistics
List of Argentina international footballers
List of association football rivalries
List of FC Barcelona players
List of FC Barcelona records and statistics
List of Paris Saint-Germain FC players
List of Inter Miami CF players
List of FIFA World Cup winning players
List of largest sports contracts
List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
List of men's footballers with the most official appearances
List of most-followed Instagram accounts
List of most-liked Instagram posts
List of most-viewed Instagram reels
List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups
List of top international men's football goalscorers by country
Notes
^
Spanish:
[ljoˈnel
anˈdɾes
ˈleo
ˈmesi]
ⓘ
; according to FCBarcelona.com, and his authorised biography,
Messi
by
Guillem Balagué
, his surname is the single "Messi", in accordance with Argentine customs.
[
2
]
[
3
]
Other sources, including a 2014 document by
FIFA
, give his surname as the double "Messi Cuccittini".
[
4
]
After winning a libel case in 2017, Messi's own management company stated: "The football player
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
has donated a total of €72,783.20 to the organisation
Doctors Without Borders
."
[
5
]
^
a
b
c
Messi received
France Football
'
s
2009 Ballon d'Or
and
FIFA
's
2009 FIFA World Player of the Year
award, prior to their
six-year merger
; he proceeded to win the newly formed award, the
FIFA Ballon d'Or
, four times:
2010
,
2011
,
2012
,
2015
. Both organisations credited him with five (FIFA) Ballon d'Or awards.
[
6
]
[
7
]
[
8
]
He then went on to win the Ballon d'Or three more times –
2019
,
2021
,
2023
– again solely assigned by
France Football
, and won the newly established
The Best FIFA Men's Player
three times as well –
2019
,
2022
,
2023
.
France Football
recognises him as a record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and FIFA recognises him as a record eight-time world's best player.
[
9
]
[
10
]
^
a
b
c
According to
FC Barcelona
,
[
11
]
FIFA
,
[
12
]
the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
,
[
13
]
and multiple media outlets,
[
14
]
[
15
]
[
16
]
Messi also won the
2005 Supercopa de España
, bringing his Barcelona trophy total to 35.
[
17
]
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
.
[
18
]
[
19
]
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.
[
20
]
[
21
]
For the aforementioned reasons, sources disagree on Messi's total number of accolades, ranging from 46 to 48 official career trophies.
[
22
]
[
23
]
[
24
]
^
a
b
Does not include an
unofficial friendly match
played on 24 May 2008 in Barcelona between Argentina U23 and the
Catalonia national football team
,
[
432
]
[
433
]
as Catalonia is not affiliated with either
FIFA
or
UEFA
as a
national member association
and is therefore not allowed to participate in official competitions.
[
434
]
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- [1 Early life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Early_life)
- [2 Youth career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Youth_career)
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- [2\.1 Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Newell's_Old_Boys)
- [2\.2 Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Barcelona)
- [3 Club career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Club_career)
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- [3\.1 Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Barcelona_2)
- [3\.1.1 2004–2008: Rise to the first team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#2004%E2%80%932008:_Rise_to_the_first_team)
- [3\.1.2 2008–2012: Success under Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#2008%E2%80%932012:_Success_under_Pep_Guardiola)
- [3\.1.3 2012–2014: Record-breaking year and *Messidependencia*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#2012%E2%80%932014:_Record-breaking_year_and_Messidependencia)
- [3\.1.4 2014–2017: Arrival of Luis Enrique and birth of MSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#2014%E2%80%932017:_Arrival_of_Luis_Enrique_and_birth_of_MSN)
- [3\.1.5 2017–2021: Final years at Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#2017%E2%80%932021:_Final_years_at_Barcelona)
- [3\.2 Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Paris_Saint-Germain)
- [3\.3 Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Inter_Miami)
- [4 International career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#International_career)
- [5 Player profile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Player_profile)
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- [5\.1 Style of play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Style_of_play)
- [5\.2 Tactical positioning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Tactical_positioning)
- [6 Reception](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Reception)
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- [6\.1 Comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Comparisons_with_Cristiano_Ronaldo)
- [6\.2 Comparisons with Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Comparisons_with_Diego_Maradona)
- [7 Cultural impact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Cultural_impact)
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- [7\.1 Popularity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Popularity)
- [7\.2 Wealth and sponsorships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Wealth_and_sponsorships)
- [7\.3 Public art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Public_art)
- [7\.4 Media](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Media)
- [7\.5 Business ventures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Business_ventures)
- [8 Philanthropy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Philanthropy)
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- [10 Career statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Career_statistics)
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- [10\.1 Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Club)
- [10\.2 International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#International)
- [11 Honours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Honours)
- [12 See also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#See_also)
- [13 Notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Notes)
- [14 References](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#References)
- [15 External links](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#External_links)
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# Lionel Messi
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- [Аԥсшәа](https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8,_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB "Месси, Лионел – Abkhazian")
- [Afrikaans](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Afrikaans")
- [አማርኛ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%8A%E1%8B%AE%E1%8A%94%E1%88%8D_%E1%88%9C%E1%88%B2 "ሊዮኔል ሜሲ – Amharic")
- [Aragonés](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Andr%C3%A9s_Messi "Lionel Andrés Messi – Aragonese")
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- [Asturianu](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Asturian")
- [Azərbaycanca](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Azerbaijani")
- [تۆرکجه](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیونل مسی – South Azerbaijani")
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- [Basa Bali](https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Balinese")
- [Boarisch](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Bavarian")
- [Bikol Central](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Central Bikol")
- [Беларуская (тарашкевіца)](https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%81%D1%96 "Ліянэль Мэсі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)")
- [Беларуская](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%96 "Ліянель Месі – Belarusian")
- [Betawi](https://bew.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Betawi")
- [Български](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионел Меси – Bulgarian")
- [Banjar](https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Banjar")
- [বাংলা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF "লিওনেল মেসি – Bangla")
- [བོད་ཡིག](https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A8%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%93%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3_%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9E%E0%BD%B2 "ལི་ཨོནེ་ལ མེ་ཞི – Tibetan")
- [Brezhoneg](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Breton")
- [Bosanski](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Bosnian")
- [Català](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Andr%C3%A9s_Messi "Lionel Andrés Messi – Catalan")
- [Chavacano de Zamboanga](https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Chavacano")
- [Cebuano](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Cebuano")
- [کوردی](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DB%86%D9%86%DB%8E%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%8E%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیۆنێل مێسی – Central Kurdish")
- [Corsu](https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Corsican")
- [Čeština](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Czech")
- [Чӑвашла](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C "Месси Лионель – Chuvash")
- [Cymraeg](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Welsh")
- [Dansk](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Danish")
- [Dagbanli](https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Dagbani")
- [Deutsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – German")
- [Zazaki](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Dimli")
- [Kadazandusun](https://dtp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Central Dusun")
- [डोटेली](https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80 "लियोनेल मेस्सी – Doteli")
- [Ελληνικά](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB_%CE%9C%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B9 "Λιονέλ Μέσι – Greek")
- [Emiliàn e rumagnòl](https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Emiliano-Romagnolo")
- [Esperanto](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Esperanto")
- [Español](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Spanish")
- [Eesti](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Estonian")
- [Euskara](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Basque")
- [Estremeñu](https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Extremaduran")
- [فارسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیونل مسی – Persian")
- [Suomi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Finnish")
- [Võro](https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_Lionel "Messi Lionel – Võro")
- [Føroyskt](https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Faroese")
- [Français](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – French")
- [Frysk](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Western Frisian")
- [Gaeilge](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Irish")
- [Galego](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Galician")
- [گیلکی](https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%DB%8A%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A "ليۊنل مسي – Gilaki")
- [Avañe'ẽ](https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Guarani")
- [गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni](https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Goan Konkani")
- [Bahasa Hulontalo](https://gor.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Gorontalo")
- [Ghanaian Pidgin](https://gpe.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Ghanaian Pidgin")
- [Gaelg](https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Manx")
- [Hausa](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi "Messi – Hausa")
- [Hawaiʻi](https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Hawaiian")
- [עברית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%99 "ליונל מסי – Hebrew")
- [हिन्दी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80 "लियोनेल मेस्सी – Hindi")
- [Hrvatski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Croatian")
- [Kreyòl ayisyen](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Haitian Creole")
- [Magyar](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Hungarian")
- [Հայերեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%AB%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%AC_%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BD%D5%AB "Լիոնել Մեսսի – Armenian")
- [Արեւմտահայերէն](https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%AB%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%AC_%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BD%D5%AB "Լիոնել Մեսսի – Western Armenian")
- [Jaku Iban](https://iba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Iban")
- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Indonesian")
- [Interlingue](https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Interlingue")
- [Igbo](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Igbo")
- [Ido](https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Ido")
- [Íslenska](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Icelandic")
- [Italiano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Italian")
- [日本語](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7 "リオネル・メッシ – Japanese")
- [Jawa](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Javanese")
- [ქართული](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98 "ლიონელ მესი – Georgian")
- [Qaraqalpaqsha](https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Kara-Kalpak")
- [Taqbaylit](https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Kabyle")
- [Tyap](https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Tyap")
- [Gĩkũyũ](https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Kikuyu")
- [Қазақша](https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионель Месси – Kazakh")
- [ភាសាខ្មែរ](https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%9B%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%A2%E1%9E%BC%E1%9E%8E%E1%9F%82%E1%9E%9B_%E1%9E%98%E1%9F%81%E1%9E%9F%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%8A%E1%9E%B8 "លីអូណែល មេសស៊ី – Khmer")
- [ಕನ್ನಡ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BF "ಲಿಯೊನೆಲ್ ಮೆಸ್ಸಿ – Kannada")
- [Yerwa Kanuri](https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Andr%C3%A8s_Messi "Lionel Andrès Messi – Central Kanuri")
- [한국어](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A6%AC%EC%98%A4%EB%84%AC_%EB%A9%94%EC%8B%9C "리오넬 메시 – Korean")
- [کٲشُر](https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88_%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیو نل میسی – Kashmiri")
- [Kurdî](https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Kurdish")
- [Kʋsaal](https://kus.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Kusaal")
- [Кыргызча](https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионель Месси – Kyrgyz")
- [Latina](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonillus_Messi "Leonillus Messi – Latin")
- [Ladino](https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Ladino")
- [Lëtzebuergesch](https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Luxembourgish")
- [Лезги](https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионель Месси – Lezghian")
- [Limburgs](https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Limburgish")
- [ລາວ](https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B5%E0%BB%82%E0%BA%AD%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%A5_%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%A1%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%8A%E0%BA%B5 "ລີໂອເນລ ເມສຊີ – Lao")
- [Lietuvių](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Lithuanian")
- [Latviešu](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionels_Mesi "Lionels Mesi – Latvian")
- [मैथिली](https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80 "लियोनेल मेस्सी – Maithili")
- [Мокшень](https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионэл Мэсси – Moksha")
- [Malagasy](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Malagasy")
- [Олык марий](https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8,_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C "Месси, Лионель – Eastern Mari")
- [Minangkabau](https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Minangkabau")
- [Македонски](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионел Меси – Macedonian")
- [മലയാളം](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF "ലയണൽ മെസ്സി – Malayalam")
- [Монгол](https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионель Месси – Mongolian")
- [ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ](https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9C_%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A4 "ꯂꯤꯑꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯁꯤ – Manipuri")
- [मराठी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80 "लायोनेल मेस्सी – Marathi")
- [Bahasa Melayu](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Malay")
- [Malti](https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Maltese")
- [မြန်မာဘာသာ](https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AE%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BD%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%99%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%86%E1%80%AE "လီယွန်နယ် မက်ဆီ – Burmese")
- [مازِرونی](https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیونل مسی – Mazanderani")
- [Napulitano](https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Neapolitan")
- [Nedersaksies](https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Low Saxon")
- [नेपाली](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80 "लियोनेल मेसी – Nepali")
- [Nederlands](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Dutch")
- [Norsk nynorsk](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Norwegian Nynorsk")
- [Norsk bokmål](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Norwegian Bokmål")
- [IsiNdebele seSewula](https://nr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – South Ndebele")
- [Nupe](https://nup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Nupe")
- [Chi-Chewa](https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BLionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Nyanja")
- [Occitan](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Occitan")
- [ଓଡ଼ିଆ](https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%B2%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%93%E0%AC%A8%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%B2%E0%AD%8D_%E0%AC%AE%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%B8%E0%AC%BF "ଲିଓନେଲ୍ ମେସି – Odia")
- [Ирон](https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8,_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C "Месси, Лионель – Ossetic")
- [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%93%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%80 "ਲਿਓਨਲ ਮੈਸੀ – Punjabi")
- [Kapampangan](https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Pampanga")
- [Papiamentu](https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Papiamento")
- [Naijá](https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Nigerian Pidgin")
- [Polski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Polish")
- [پنجابی](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیونل میسی – Western Punjabi")
- [Nawat](https://ppl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Nawat")
- [پښتو](https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%90%D8%B3%D9%8A "لیونل مېسي – Pashto")
- [Português](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Portuguese")
- [Runa Simi](https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Quechua")
- [Română](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Romanian")
- [Русский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8,_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C "Месси, Лионель – Russian")
- [Русиньскый](https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%96 "Ліонел Месі – Rusyn")
- [Саха тыла](https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионель Месси – Yakut")
- [ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ](https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%9E_%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A4 "ᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱᱮᱞ ᱢᱮᱥᱤ – Santali")
- [Sicilianu](https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Sicilian")
- [Scots](https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Scots")
- [Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Serbo-Croatian")
- [Taclḥit](https://shi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyunil_Missi "Lyunil Missi – Tachelhit")
- [Simple English](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Simple English")
- [Slovenčina](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Slovak")
- [Slovenščina](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Slovenian")
- [Soomaaliga](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Somali")
- [Shqip](https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Albanian")
- [Српски / srpski](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионел Меси – Serbian")
- [Sunda](https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Sundanese")
- [Svenska](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Swedish")
- [Kiswahili](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Swahili")
- [ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ](https://syl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%A0%9F%EA%A0%A4%EA%A0%85%EA%A0%98%EA%A0%A6%EA%A0%9F_%EA%A0%9D%EA%A0%A6%EA%A0%8D%EA%A0%A4 "ꠟꠤꠅꠘꠦꠟ ꠝꠦꠍꠤ – Sylheti")
- [Ślůnski](https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Silesian")
- [தமிழ்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF "லியோனல் மெசி – Tamil")
- [తెలుగు](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%BF "లియోనెల్ మెస్సి – Telugu")
- [Tetun](https://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Tetum")
- [Тоҷикӣ](https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионел Месси – Tajik")
- [ไทย](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A5_%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B4 "ลิโอเนล เมสซิ – Thai")
- [Türkmençe](https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Turkmen")
- [Tagalog](https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Tagalog")
- [Tolışi](https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Talysh")
- [Türkçe](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Turkish")
- [Татарча / tatarça](https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8 "Лионель Месси – Tatar")
- [ChiTumbuka](https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Tumbuka")
- [Reo tahiti](https://ty.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Tahitian")
- [Тыва дыл](https://tyv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8,_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81 "Месси, Лионель Андрес – Tuvinian")
- [Українська](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D1%96 "Ліонель Мессі – Ukrainian")
- [اردو](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C "لیونل میسی – Urdu")
- [Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Uzbek")
- [Vèneto](https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Venetian")
- [Tiếng Việt](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Vietnamese")
- [West-Vlams](https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – West Flemish")
- [Volapük](https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Volapük")
- [Walon](https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Walloon")
- [Winaray](https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Waray")
- [吴语](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%A9%E6%98%82%E5%86%85%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E6%A2%85%E8%A5%BF "利昂内尔·梅西 – Wu")
- [IsiXhosa](https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Xhosa")
- [მარგალური](https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98 "ლიონელ მესი – Mingrelian")
- [ייִדיש](https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%99 "ליאנעל מעסי – Yiddish")
- [Yorùbá](https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_messi "Lionel messi – Yoruba")
- [ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ](https://zgh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%B5%8D%E2%B5%A2%E2%B5%93%E2%B5%8F%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%8D_%E2%B5%8E%E2%B5%89%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%89 "ⵍⵢⵓⵏⵉⵍ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉ – Standard Moroccan Tamazight")
- [閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí](https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Minnan")
- [粵語](https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%A9%E5%AE%89%E5%A5%B4%C2%B7%E7%BE%8E%E6%96%AF "利安奴·美斯 – Cantonese")
- [中文](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%A9%E6%98%82%E5%86%85%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E6%A2%85%E8%A5%BF "利昂内尔·梅西 – Chinese")
- [IsiZulu](https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi – Zulu")
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Argentine footballer (born 1987)
"Messi" redirects here. For other uses, see [Messi (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(disambiguation\) "Messi (disambiguation)").
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|---|---|---|---|
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2026_Lionel_Messi_\(cropped\).jpg)Messi in 2026 | | | |
| Personal information | | | |
| Full name | Lionel Andrés Messi[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NameBirthHeight-1) | | |
| Date of birth | (1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 38)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NameBirthHeight-1) | | |
| Place of birth | [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario "Rosario"), Santa Fe, Argentina | | |
| Height | 1\.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NameBirthHeight-1) | | |
| Position | [Forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") | | |
| Number | 10 | | |
| Youth career | | | |
| 1992–1995 | Abanderado Grandoli FC | | |
| 1995–2000 | [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") | | |
| 2000–2004 | [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2003–2004 | [Barcelona C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_C "FC Barcelona C") | 10 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_B "FC Barcelona B") | 22 | (6) |
| 2004–2021 | [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") | 520 | (474) |
| 2021–2023 | [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC") | 58 | (22) |
| 2023– | [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") | 58 | (55) |
| International career‡ | | | |
| 2004–2005 | [Argentina U20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team "Argentina national under-20 football team") | 18 | (14) |
| 2008 | [Argentina U23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team") | 5[\[α\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-U23-2) | (2) |
| 2005– | [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | [198](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps#Men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps "List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps") | ([116](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Lionel_Messi "List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi")) |
| Men's [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") | | | |
| Representing  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | | | |
| [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2022 Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2014 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") | | |
| [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2021 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América") | | |
| **Winner** | [2024 United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2007 Venezuela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2015 Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2016 United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario") | | |
|  | [2019 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América") | | |
| [Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalissima "Finalissima") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2022 England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima") | | |
| [Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Men's_tournament "Football at the Summer Olympics") | | | |
|  | [2008 Beijing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics "2008 Summer Olympics") | [Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament") | |
| [U20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2005 Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship") | | |
| [South American U20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_Youth_Football_Championship "South American Youth Football Championship") | | | |
|  | [2005 Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-20_Championship "2005 South American U-20 Championship") | | |
| | | | |
| Website | [messi.com](https://messi.com/) | | |
| Signature | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Firma_de_Lionel_Messi.svg) | | | |
| \* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:59, 5 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | | | |
**Lionel Andrés** "**Leo**" **Messi**[\[note 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-7) (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional [footballer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") who plays as a [forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") for and [captains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)") both [Major League Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") club [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") and the [Argentina national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for [individual accolades won](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Individual_honours "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi") throughout [his professional footballing career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi "Career of Lionel Messi"), including eight [Ballon d'Ors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or"), six [European Golden Shoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe"), and eight times being named the [world's best player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player#FIFA_Player_of_the_Year_\(including_predecessors\) "The Best FIFA Men's Player") by [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA").[\[note 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BDOFIFA-13) In 2025, he was named the [All Time Men's World Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS#Top_10_players_of_all-time_\(2025\) "IFFHS") by the [IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS "IFFHS"). He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football, having won [46 team trophies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Collective_awards "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi").[\[note 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TrophiesNote-28) [Messi's records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Records "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi") include most goals in a calendar year (91), most goals for a single club (672 for [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona")), most goals in [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") (474), [most assists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_international_football_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)") in international football (61), most [goal contributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Goal_contributions "FIFA World Cup records and statistics") in the [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup") (21), and most [goal contributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_records_and_statistics#Individual_records "Copa América records and statistics") in the [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") (32). Messi has scored [over 900 senior career goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals "List of footballers with 500 or more goals") and provided [over 400 assists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_all_competitions_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)") for club and country, resulting in over 1,300 goal contributions—the highest total in the sport's history.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-29)
Messi made his competitive debut for [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") at age 17 in October 2004. He gradually established himself as an integral player for the club, and during his first uninterrupted season in [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FC_Barcelona_season "2008–09 FC Barcelona season") he helped Barcelona achieve the first [treble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble_\(association_football\) "Treble (association football)") in Spanish football. This resulted in Messi winning the [first](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or") of four consecutive Ballon d'Ors, and by the [2011–12 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season") he had set the European record for most goals in a season and established himself as [Barcelona's all-time top scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_records_and_statistics#Top_goalscorers "List of FC Barcelona records and statistics"). During the [2014–15 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FC_Barcelona_season "2014–15 FC Barcelona season"), where he became the all-time top scorer in [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga"), he led Barcelona to a historic second treble.
Messi was named Barcelona's captain in 2018. While playing for the club, he won a [club-record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_records_and_statistics#Other_individual_records_for_the_club "List of FC Barcelona records and statistics") 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles and four [UEFA Champions Leagues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League"). Financial difficulties at Barcelona led Messi to depart in August 2021 and sign with [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain "Paris Saint-Germain"), where he won the [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1") title during both of his seasons there. He joined the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July 2023, and led them to their first [MLS Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup "MLS Cup") victory in [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_2025 "MLS Cup 2025"), while also winning back-to-back [league MVP awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan_MVP_Award "Landon Donovan MVP Award") in [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season "2024 Major League Soccer season") and [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season "2025 Major League Soccer season").
An Argentine international, Messi is the national team's [all-time leading goalscorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers "Argentina national football team") and [most-capped player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team#Most_appearances "Argentina national football team"). Several years after his senior debut in 2005, he won the [gold medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal "Olympic medal") at the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament"). Assuming captaincy in 2011, he led Argentina to three consecutive finals in the [2014 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), the [2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") and the [Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario"), all of which they lost. After announcing his retirement from international football in 2016, he returned to help Argentina qualify for the [2018 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"). Messi was central to ending Argentina's 28-year trophy drought by winning the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"). In 2022, he led Argentina to a [World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") victory, the country's first in 36 years. Messi's third major international title arrived when Argentina won the [2024 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América").
Messi has endorsed the sportswear company [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") since 2006. He was ranked the [world's highest-paid athlete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes "Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes") by *[Forbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes "Forbes")* in 2019 and 2022, and was among *[Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)")*'s [100 most influential people in the world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_100 "Time 100") in 2011, 2012, and 2023. In 2020 and 2023, he was named the [Laureus World Sportsman of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year"), the first team-sport athlete to win the award. In 2020, Messi was named to the [Ballon d'Or Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Ballon d'Or Dream Team") and became the second footballer and second team-sport athlete to surpass \$1 billion in career earnings. Following his arrival and impact on football in the United States, Messi was named *Time*'s [Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Athlete_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year") in 2023, and was awarded the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom "Presidential Medal of Freedom") by US president [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden") in 2025.
## Early life
Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario "Rosario"), Santa Fe Province.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-30) He was the third of four children of Jorge Messi, head of department at the [Acindar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acindar&action=edit&redlink=1 "Acindar (page does not exist)") \[[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acindar "es:Acindar")\] [pressed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamping_\(metalworking\) "Stamping (metalworking)") steel manufacturer in [Villa Constitución](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Constituci%C3%B3n "Villa Constitución"), and his wife Celia Cuccittini, who worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop. His parents had met as youngsters in Rosario's south-eastern district of Las Heras, where Messi himself later grew up, and had married on Jorge Messi's completion of military service in the [Argentine Armed Forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Argentine_Republic "Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic") in 1978. On his father's side, Messi is of Italian and Spanish descent, the great-grandson of immigrants from the north-central [Adriatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_Sea "Adriatic Sea") [Marche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche "Marche") region of Italy (with his surname coming from [Porto Recanati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Recanati "Porto Recanati")), and on his mother's side he has primarily Italian ancestry.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201332%E2%80%9337-4)[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli20177%E2%80%939,_12-31) Growing up in a tight-knit, football-loving family, "Leo" developed a passion for the sport from an early age, playing constantly with his older brothers, Rodrigo and Matías, and his cousins, [Maximiliano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Biancucchi "Maxi Biancucchi") and [Emanuel Biancucchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Biancucchi "Emanuel Biancucchi"), both of whom became professional footballers.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli20129%E2%80%9310-32)
At the age of four, Messi joined the local [football club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_club_\(association_football\) "Football club (association football)") Abanderado Grandoli FC, where he was coached by his father. His maternal grandmother, Celia, accompanied him to training and matches.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MagicFeet-33) He was greatly affected by her death, shortly before his eleventh birthday. Since then, as a devout [Catholic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church "Catholic Church"), he has celebrated his goals by looking up and pointing to the sky in tribute to his grandmother.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201344%E2%80%9345-34)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-35)
## Youth career
### Newell's Old Boys
> "When you saw him you would think: this kid can't play ball. He's a dwarf, he's too fragile, too small. But immediately you'd realise that he was born different, that he was a phenomenon and that he was going to be something impressive."
– [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") youth coach [Adrián Coria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Coria_\(football_manager\) "Adrián Coria (football manager)"), sharing his first impression of the 12-year-old Messi[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201238-36)
Messi started playing for the [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario "Rosario")\-based football club [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") when he was seven years old; he would become a lifelong supporter of the club. During the six years he played for Newell's, he scored almost 500 goals, and was a member of "The Machine of '87", a nearly unbeatable youth team named for the year of their birth. Messi regularly entertained crowds by performing ball tricks during half-time, when the Newell's [first team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_association_football_terms#First_team "Glossary of association football terms") played home games.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BR-38)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201231%E2%80%9335-39) His goalscoring idol growing up was Brazilian striker [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)"), who Messi called "the best forward I've ever seen".[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-40)
Messi's future as a professional player was threatened when, at the age of 10, he was diagnosed with a [growth hormone deficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_deficiency "Growth hormone deficiency"). He began [growth hormone therapy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_therapy "Growth hormone therapy") at age 11;[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-41) however, his father's health insurance covered only two years of the therapy, which cost at least 1,000 pesos per month. Newell's agreed to contribute, but later reneged on their promise.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-42) Messi was scouted by the Buenos Aires club [River Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate "Club Atlético River Plate"), whose [playmaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker") [Pablo Aimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Aimar "Pablo Aimar") he idolised.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Mission-43)[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Aimar-44) It was speculated for a time that Messi failed to sign with River Plate due to his ill health; however, in a 2019 interview, he revealed that River Plate had wanted to sign him after he scored four goals at a trial, and even offered to pay for his medical treatment, but Newell's refused to release his player card, preventing the transfer.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-45)
### Barcelona
As the Messi family had relatives in Catalonia, they sought to arrange a trial with [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") in September 2000, when Messi was 13. First-team director [Carles Rexach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Rexach "Carles Rexach") immediately wanted to sign him, but the board of directors hesitated; at the time it was highly unusual for European clubs to sign foreign players of such a young age. On 14 December, an ultimatum was issued for Barcelona to prove their commitment, and Rexach, with no other paper at hand, wrote a contract on a paper napkin.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Mission-43)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46) In February 2001, Messi's family relocated to Barcelona, where they moved into an apartment near the club's stadium, [Camp Nou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou "Camp Nou").
During his first year in Spain, Messi rarely played with the *Infantiles* due to a transfer conflict with Newell's; as a foreigner, he could only be fielded in friendlies and the Catalan league. Without football, he struggled to integrate into the team. He was reserved by nature, and was so quiet that some of his teammates initially believed he was mute. At home, he suffered from homesickness after his mother moved back to Rosario with his brothers and younger sister, María Sol, while he stayed in Barcelona with his father.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BoyGenius-47)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_Masia_\(Can_Planas\)_\(Barcelona\)_-_1.jpg)
At age 13, Messi enrolled at Barcelona's youth academy, [La Masia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia "La Masia").
After a year at Barcelona's youth academy, [La Masia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia "La Masia"), Messi was finally enrolled in the [Royal Spanish Football Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Football_Federation "Royal Spanish Football Federation") (RFEF) in February 2002. Now he could play in all competitions, and quickly befriended his teammates, including [Cesc Fàbregas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas "Cesc Fàbregas") and [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué").[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201261%E2%80%9362-48) After completing his growth hormone therapy at 14,[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013149-49) Messi became an integral part of the "Baby Dream Team", Barcelona's greatest-ever youth side. During his first full season (2002–03), he was the top scorer with 36 goals in 30 games for the *Cadetes* *A*, who won an unprecedented treble of the league, the Spanish cup, and the Copa Catalunya.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201261%E2%80%9362-48)[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50) In the Copa Catalunya final, their 4–1 victory over [Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol "RCD Espanyol") became referred to in club lore as the *partido de la máscara*, the final of the mask. A week after suffering a broken cheekbone during a league match, Messi was allowed to start the game on the condition that he wear a protective plastic mask. When the mask became a hindrance, Messi took it off and scored two goals in 10 minutes.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter201244%E2%80%9345-51) At the close of the season, he received an offer to join [Arsenal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C. "Arsenal F.C."), his first from a foreign club. Although Fàbregas and Piqué soon left for [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League "Premier League") with their own offers, Messi chose to remain in Barcelona.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-52)[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messiah-53)
Messi continued to progress through his club's ranks at a rapid pace, debuting for four youth teams during the 2003–04 season.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-54) After being named player of the tournament in four separate international pre-season competitions with the *Juvenil B*, he played only one official match with the team before being promoted to the *[Juvenil A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_\(youth\)#Juvenil_A "FC Barcelona (youth)")*. In the *Juvenil A* he scored 18 goals in 11 league games.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-56) During the international break, Messi was one of several youth players called up to strengthen the depleted first team. [Ludovic Giuly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovic_Giuly "Ludovic Giuly"), one of Barcelona's [wingers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_\(soccer\) "Winger (soccer)"), described Messi's performance during a training session: "He destroyed us all ... He would dribble past four players and score a goal. Even the team's starting centre-backs were nervous ... He was an alien."[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-57)
> "It seemed as if he had been playing with us all his life."
– Barcelona's then assistant coach [Henk ten Cate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henk_ten_Cate "Henk ten Cate") on Messi's first-team debut.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-58)
At 16 years old, Messi made his first-team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friendly against [FC Porto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Porto "FC Porto") on 16 November 2003.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-59) His performance impressed the technical staff, and he subsequently began training daily with the club's reserve side, [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_B "Barcelona B"), as well as weekly with the first team.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013191%E2%80%93193-60) After Messi's first training session with the senior squad, Barcelona's new star player [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") told his teammates that he believed the 16-year-old would become an even better player than himself.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-61) Ronaldinho called Messi "little brother", and his friendship greatly eased Messi's transition onto the first team.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter201253-62)[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-LastJump-63)
To gain further match experience, Messi joined his club's third team, [Barcelona C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_C "FC Barcelona C"), in addition to the *Juvenil A*. He helped save the third team from the relegation zone of the [Tercera División](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n "Tercera División"), scoring five goals in ten games, including a [hat-trick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick "Hat-trick") in eight minutes during a [Copa del Rey Juvenil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Copa_del_Rey_Juvenil "2004 Copa del Rey Juvenil") match.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013183%E2%80%93185-64) His progress was reflected in his first professional contract, signed on 4 February 2004, which lasted until 2012 and contained an initial [buyout clause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyout_clause "Buyout clause") of €30 million. A month later, he made his debut for Barcelona B in the [Segunda División B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "Segunda División B"), and his buyout clause automatically increased to €80 million.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013262%E2%80%93263-65) He played five games with the B team that season but did not score.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2003%E2%80%9304-66) He was physically weaker than his opponents, who were often much older and taller, and he worked on increasing his muscle mass and overall strength. Towards the end of the season, he returned to both youth teams, helping the *Juvenil B* win the league. He finished the campaign having scored goals for four of his five teams, with a total of 36 goals in all official competitions.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013183%E2%80%93185-64)
## Club career
Main article: [Career of Lionel Messi § Club career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi#Club_career "Career of Lionel Messi")
### Barcelona
#### 2004–2008: Rise to the first team
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In 2004, Messi (pictured in 2005) began his 17-year career with [FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona")
Messi began the [2004–05 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_FC_Barcelona_season "2004–05 FC Barcelona season") as a guaranteed starter for the [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_B "FC Barcelona B") team, but after some lobbying by the senior players, he was promoted to the first team by manager [Frank Rijkaard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard "Frank Rijkaard").[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-61) He made his [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") debut for Barcelona on 16 October 2004, at 17 years old.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46) He scored his first senior goal on 1 May 2005, becoming the youngest-ever scorer for the club at the time.[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter201235%E2%80%9336-67)[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-68) He was at that time the youngest player to represent Barcelona in an official competition, and the club won the [league title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_La_Liga "2004–05 La Liga") during that season.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-LastJump-63)[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MessiDriven-69)
On his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player, which kept him with Barcelona through 2010, and had a release clause of €150 million.[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:0-70) Three months later, as his performance continued to make waves, his contract was updated to double his salary and keep him with the club until 2014.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013262%E2%80%93263-65)[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Starlet-71) By the end of the [2005–06 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FC_Barcelona_season "2005–06 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona had won [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_La_Liga "2005–06 La Liga") again as well as the [UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_UEFA_Champions_League "2005–06 UEFA Champions League").[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter2012266%E2%80%93269-72)[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-73)
During the [2006–07 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FC_Barcelona_season "2006–07 FC Barcelona season"), Messi scored his first [hat-trick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick "Hat-trick") during a game against [Real Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF "Real Madrid CF"), becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in a *[Clásico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cl%C3%A1sico "El Clásico")* in 12 years.[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-74) Two goals scored by Messi against [Getafe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getafe_CF "Getafe CF") and Espanyol during the season drew notice for their similarities to two famous goals scored by fellow Argentine [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") in the [1986 World Cup match against England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_\(1986_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)"), leading to [comparisons between Messi and Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Comparisons_with_Diego_Maradona) that would endure throughout Messi's career.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Hawkey-75)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-76)[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Maradona-77) Barcelona finished the 2006–07 season with only one trophy – the [2006 Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2006 Supercopa de España") – and the [2007–08 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_FC_Barcelona_season "2007–08 FC Barcelona season") without a single trophy, leading to Rijkaard's departure.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-78)
#### 2008–2012: Success under Pep Guardiola
At the beginning of the [2008–09 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FC_Barcelona_season "2008–09 FC Barcelona season") – his first under Barcelona's new manager, former captain [Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola") – Messi was given the [number 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_\(association_football\) "Squad number (association football)") shirt.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MessiRonaldinho-79) Over time, he effectively became the tactical focal point of Guardiola's strategy, increasing his goalscoring rate as a result.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013476%E2%80%93478-80) During that season, Messi scored 38 goals, and alongside [Samuel Eto'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o "Samuel Eto'o") and [Thierry Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry"), contributed to a total of 100 goals in all competitions, a record at the time for the club.[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2008%E2%80%9309-81)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-82) Messi played in his first [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Copa_del_Rey_Final "2009 Copa del Rey Final") as Barcelona won the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Copa_del_Rey "2008–09 Copa del Rey").[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-83) Barcelona also won the [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga") and the [Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"), thus achieving the first [treble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble_\(association_football\) "Treble (association football)") in the history of Spanish football.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-84)
During the first half of the [2009–10 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FC_Barcelona_season "2009–10 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona won the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2009 Supercopa de España"), the [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_UEFA_Super_Cup "2009 UEFA Super Cup") and the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"), becoming the first club to achieve the sextuple.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-85)[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-86) Messi finished as the [Champions League top scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers#Top_scorers_by_season "List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers"), the youngest in the tournament's history.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-87)[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-88) For his efforts in 2009, Messi won the [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or"), the [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year") award and his first [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe").[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Deserve-89)[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-90)[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013519%E2%80%93524-91) He scored a total of 47 goals in all competitions, equalling [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)")'s club record from the [1996–97 campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_FC_Barcelona_season "1996–97 FC Barcelona season").[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2009%E2%80%9310-92)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Deserve-89) He signed a new 7-year contract with Barcelona through 2016.[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:0-70)
During the [2010–11 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_FC_Barcelona_season "2010–11 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona won the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2010 Supercopa de España"),[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-93) the [Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"),[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-94) and a third consecutive [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"). Messi's club performances in 2010 earned him his second consecutive [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#Winners_and_nominees "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or").[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-autogenerated1-95) He was the top scorer in the Champions League for the third consecutive year,[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-96) and the league's top scorer and assist provider.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2010%E2%80%9311-97)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-98) He became Barcelona's all-time single-season top scorer with 53 goals.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2010%E2%80%9311-97)[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Sublime-99)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-100)
During the [2011–12 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season") Barcelona won both the [Spanish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2011 Supercopa de España") and [European Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_UEFA_Super_Cup "2011 UEFA Super Cup") trophies, and the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2011 FIFA Club World Cup").[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-101)[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-102)[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:1-103) Messi won the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "List of FIFA Club World Cup awards") for the second time[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:1-103) and the [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#Winners_and_nominees "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or") for the third time,[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-104) as well as the inaugural [UEFA Best Player in Europe Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Best_Player_in_Europe_Award "UEFA Best Player in Europe Award").[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-105) During the year 2012, Messi became the second player to be top scorer in four Champions League campaigns.[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-106)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-107) He became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history at 24 years old, overtaking [César Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Rodr%C3%ADguez_\(footballer,_born_1920\) "César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)")'s 57-year record of 232 goals.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-108) He finished [the season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season") as the league top scorer in Spain for the second time with 50 goals, a La Liga record. His [73 goals in all competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_association_football_club_records#Most_goals_in_a_season "European association football club records") made him the single-season top scorer in the history of European club football excluding regional and local competitions.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-109)[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-110) Barcelona won the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Copa_del_Rey_final "2012 Copa del Rey final") that season, their 14th trophy under Guardiola, who resigned after a four-year cycle of success.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-111)
#### 2012–2014: Record-breaking year and *Messidependencia*
For the start of the [2012–13 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_FC_Barcelona_season "2012–13 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona had virtually secured their La Liga title by the start of 2013.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-112) A double scored against [Real Betis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Betis "Real Betis") saw Messi becoming Barcelona's all-time top scorer in La Liga, and surpassed [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller")'s record of most goals scored in a calendar year; Messi scored a record 91 goals in all competitions for Barcelona and Argentina throughout 2012.[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-113)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MostDecorated-114) Messi again won the [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#Winners_and_nominees "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), becoming the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or four times.[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MostDecorated-114)[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-115) He signed a new contract committing himself to the club through 2018, and wore the captain's armband for the first time in a league match against [Rayo Vallecano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayo_Vallecano "Rayo Vallecano").[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013556-116)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-117)[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-118) The team won [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga") again that year, Messi's sixth, equalling Real Madrid's 100-point record of the previous season. With 60 goals in all competitions, including 46 goals in La Liga, he finished the campaign as league top scorer in Spain and Europe for the second consecutive year, becoming the first player in history to win the [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") three times.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-119)
Messi's overall input into the team's attack had increased significantly. Whereas he contributed to 24% of the team's goals in their treble-winning campaign in 2008–09, this number rose to more than 40% by the end of the 2012–13 season.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli2015ch._38-120) These statistics, as well as lopsided losses in the Champions League where Messi was unfit, gave credence to the notion of *Messidependencia*, Barcelona's perceived tactical and psychological dependence on their star player.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messidependencia-121)
To offset the load on Messi, Barcelona signed Brazilian forward [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") from [Santos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_FC "Santos FC") before the [2013–14 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_FC_Barcelona_season "2013–14 FC Barcelona season").[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-122) The team won the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2013 Supercopa de España") at the beginning of the season.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-123) Messi finished the campaign with his worst output in five seasons, though he still managed to score 41 goals in all competitions.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-OneFlick-124) For the first time in five years, Barcelona ended the season without a major trophy.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-125)
#### 2014–2017: Arrival of Luis Enrique and birth of MSN
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moment_of_the_Champions_League_final_FC_Barcelona_-_Juventus_2015.jpg)
Messi dribbling past [Patrice Evra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Evra "Patrice Evra") of [Juventus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juventus_FC "Juventus FC") during the [2015 UEFA Champions League final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2015 UEFA Champions League final")
Barcelona hired coach [Luis Enrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique "Luis Enrique") before the [2014–15 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FC_Barcelona_season "2014–15 FC Barcelona season"), and continued to aid Messi in the attack by signing Uruguayan forward [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez"), who had won the European Golden Shoe the year before at [Liverpool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C. "Liverpool F.C.").[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-126)[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-127) Luis Enrique's system featured quick transitions from defence to attack, led by the front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar. The attacking trio, which colloquially became known as 'MSN', broke goalscoring records.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-128) A hat-trick scored against [Sevilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevilla_FC "Sevilla FC") earlier in the season also made him the [all-time top scorer in La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga#Most_goals "La Liga"), as he surpassed the 59-year record of 251 league goals held by [Telmo Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra").[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-129) After securing the [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"), the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_del_Rey_Final "2015 Copa del Rey Final"), and the [Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2015 UEFA Champions League final") that year, Messi helped Barcelona become the first club to win the continental treble twice.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-130)[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-131) He recorded 58 goals, but combined with Neymar and Suárez, the attacking trio scored a total of 122 goals in all competitions that season, a record in Spanish football.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TooGood-132)
Messi opened the [2015–16 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FC_Barcelona_season "2015–16 FC Barcelona season") by helping Barcelona's win over Sevilla in the [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Super_Cup "2015 UEFA Super Cup").[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-133) Messi capped off the year by winning the [2015 FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Club World Cup") [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_final "2015 FIFA Club World Cup final") over [River Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate "Club Atlético River Plate") in [Yokohama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama "Yokohama"), collecting his fifth club trophy of the calendar year.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-134) On 11 January 2016, Messi won the [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or") for a record fifth time in his career.[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-135) He ended the season by winning [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga "2015–16 La Liga") as well as the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Copa_del_Rey_final "2016 Copa del Rey final") again.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-136) In total, Messi scored 41 goals, and Barcelona's attacking trio of him, Neymar and Suárez managed a Spanish record of 131 combined goals throughout the season, breaking the record they had set the previous season.[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-137)
The [2016–17 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_FC_Barcelona_season "2016–17 FC Barcelona season") ended with Barcelona winning the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2016 Supercopa de España") and the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Copa_del_Rey_final "2017 Copa del Rey final").[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-138)[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-139) Messi finished the season with 54 goals, while his 37 goals in La Liga saw him claim both the [Pichichi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichichi_Trophy "Pichichi Trophy") and European Golden Boot Awards for the fourth time in his career.[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-140)
#### 2017–2021: Final years at Barcelona
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_Messi_vs_Valladolid.jpg)
Messi, wearing the captain's armband, against [Real Valladolid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Valladolid "Real Valladolid") in 2018
Messi signed a new deal with Barcelona on 25 November 2017, keeping him with the club through 2021.[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-141) The [2017–18 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_FC_Barcelona_season "2017–18 FC Barcelona season") saw Barcelona winning [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga") and the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Copa_del_Rey_final "2018 Copa del Rey final") once again.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-2018CdR-142) Messi again finished the season as the top scorer in La Liga, with 34 goals, and won his fifth European Golden Shoe award.[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-143) With the departure of captain [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") in May 2018, Messi was named the team's new captain for the [2018–19 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_FC_Barcelona_season "2018–19 FC Barcelona season").[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-144) He lifted his first trophy as Barcelona's captain, the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2018 Supercopa de España"), following a 2–1 victory over Sevilla. He also helped Barcelona clinch the [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga").[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-145) With 36 goals in 34 appearances that season, Messi won his sixth La Liga Golden Boot trophy.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-146)[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-147) He also captured his sixth [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") award, setting a record for winning the award three seasons in a row.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixthGoldenShoe-148)
Messi won his sixth [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"), but the subsequent [2019–20 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_FC_Barcelona_season "2019–20 FC Barcelona season") saw Barcelona go trophyless for the first time since 2007–08.[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-149) Following a disappointing season, Messi expressed to the club his desire to leave, but ultimately decided to fulfill the final year of his contract.[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-150)[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-151) In 2021, he led Barcelona to victory in the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_del_Rey_final "2021 Copa del Rey final").[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-152)[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-153) His last two seasons with Barcelona saw him lead La Liga in goal scoring, giving him a record-breaking total of eight Pichichi trophies.[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-154)[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-eighth-155)
Although Messi became a free agent after his contract expired, he was hoping to stay with Barcelona, even though the club was facing immense financial challenges due in part to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-156)[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-157) Following initial progress in contract negotiations, Messi was expecting to sign a new contract with a 50% salary cut, but Barcelona surprised him by announcing that it could not resign him, citing financial constraints and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations.[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-158)[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-159) On 8 August, 2021, Messi held a tearful press conference at [Camp Nou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou "Camp Nou") confirming that he would leave the club.[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-160)
### Paris Saint-Germain
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mbappe_Messi_Neymar.jpg)
Messi (middle) with Paris Saint-Germain teammates [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") (left) and [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar")
On 10 August 2021, two days after his farewell remarks to Barcelona, Messi joined the [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1") club [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC") (PSG) on a two-year contract with an option for an extra year.[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-161)[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-162) He chose 30 as his squad number, which is the number he wore when he made his senior debut for Barcelona.[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-163) He scored his first goal for the club in a Champions League group stage win over former manager Pep Guardiola's [Manchester City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C. "Manchester City F.C.").[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-164) After finishing the year with 40 goals at the club and international levels and leading Argentina to victory in the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), Messi won a record [seventh Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or").[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-165) He finished his debut season with PSG with 11 goals and 14 assists, and helped the club win their 10th [Ligue 1 title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Ligue_1 "2021–22 Ligue 1").[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-166)
Near the start of the [2022–23 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_season "2022–23 Paris Saint-Germain FC season"), Messi won his second trophy with PSG in the [Trophée des Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "2022 Trophée des Champions").[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-167) A goal against [Nice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OGC_Nice "OGC Nice") saw him surpass [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") as the all-time highest goalscorer in European club football with 702 goals; during the match, he also achieved 1,000 career direct goal contributions at club level.[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-168)[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-169) By the end of the season, he had 21 goals across all competitors and the highest number of assists in the league with 16,[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-170)[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-171) which helped PSG clinch their 11th [Ligue 1 title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1 "2022–23 Ligue 1") and his second in a row.[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-172) After two years with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi departed the club.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-173)
### Inter Miami
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CINvMIA_2023-08-23_-_Lionel_Messi,_Tata_Martino_\(PXL_20230824_010525464\)_\(Messi_crop\).jpg)
Messi with Inter Miami in the [2023 U.S. Open Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_U.S._Open_Cup "2023 U.S. Open Cup")
On 15 July 2023, the [Major League Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") (MLS) club [Inter Miami CF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") announced the signing of Messi on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-174)[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-175) Messi's pay set an MLS record, with his earnings from salary, signing bonus, and an equity stake in the club reportedly surpassing \$50 million.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-176) According to [*Goal*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_\(website\) "Goal (website)"), Messi's arrival in the United States helped to raise the profile of MLS within the US and abroad. Inter Miami co-president Xavier Asensi said that for MLS "there is a before and after Messi. He has changed everything." After Messi joined Inter Miami, the club's games began selling out.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-177)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-178) The frenzy over his arrival was dubbed "Messimania", and Inter Miami's No. 10 Messi jersey became the best-selling jersey in the league, and nearly the best-selling in the world.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-179) Messi was made the team captain of his new club, and began the [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2023 Inter Miami CF season") [season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2023 Inter Miami CF season") by scoring nine goals in his first six games. He led Inter Miami to their first-ever trophy as they defeated [Nashville SC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_SC "Nashville SC") in the [Leagues Cup final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Leagues_Cup_final "2023 Leagues Cup final").[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-180)[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-181) Miami missed the MLS playoffs, however, finishing second to last in the [Eastern Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Conference_\(MLS\) "Eastern Conference (MLS)").[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-182) On 30 October 2023, following his World Cup win with Argentina and Ligue 1 trophy with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi was awarded a record [eighth Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or").[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-183) He was named [*Time* Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Athlete_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year"), the first footballer ever to win the award.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-184)
During the [2024 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2024 Inter Miami CF season"), Messi broke the record for the most assists in a single MLS game with five assists.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-185) On 2 October, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over the [Columbus Crew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Crew "Columbus Crew"), clinching the [Supporters' Shield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield "Supporters' Shield") award for Miami.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-186) In the final game of the season, Messi scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–2 victory. Miami finished the regular season with 74 points, an MLS league record, while Messi finished with 20 goals and 16 assists in 19 matches, becoming the [all-time top goalscorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inter_Miami_CF_records_and_statistics "List of Inter Miami CF records and statistics") for the young team.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-187)[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-188) Miami made its first postseason appearance in the [2024 MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_MLS_Cup_playoffs "2024 MLS Cup playoffs") but was eliminated in the first round.[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-189) Messi was named the [MLS Most Valuable Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan_MVP_Award "Landon Donovan MVP Award") for the season.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_Messi_NE_Revolution_Inter_Miami_7.9.25-178.jpg)
Messi with Inter Miami in 2025
During the [2025 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2025 Inter Miami CF season"), Messi became the fastest player in MLS history to reach 40 league goals.[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:02-191) He ended the season by winning the [MLS Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Golden_Boot "MLS Golden Boot") as the league's top scorer, with 29 goals and 19 assists in 28 games.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190) On 23 October, he signed a contract extension with the club through 2028, by which time he would be 41 years old.[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-192) During the Eastern Conference final against [New York City FC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_FC "New York City FC") in the [2025 MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_MLS_Cup_playoffs "2025 MLS Cup playoffs"), an assist from Messi put his career assists across all competitions at 405, surpassing [Ferenc Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") for the most [career assists of all time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_all_competitions_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)").[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-193)[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-194) Messi led Miami to [MLS Cup 2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_2025 "MLS Cup 2025"), where they won 3–1 over the [Vancouver Whitecaps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps "Vancouver Whitecaps") to win the team's first league championship. Providing two assists during the match, Messi was named [MLS Cup MVP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_MVP "MLS Cup MVP").[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-195) At the end of the season, Messi was again named MLS MVP, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in back-to-back years.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
In March 2026 it was reported that Messi was earning between \$70 and \$80 million per year from Inter Miami from his compensation and equity rights.[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-196) On 18 March 2026, Messi scored his 900th career goal during Inter Miami's 1–1 draw with Nashville SC in the [CONCACAF Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_CONCACAF_Champions_Cup "2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup"). He became the second player to reach the mark in top-level men's football after Cristiano Ronaldo.[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-197)[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-198)
## International career
Main article: [Career of Lionel Messi § International career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi#International_career "Career of Lionel Messi")
As a citizen of both Argentina and Spain, Messi was eligible to play for both national teams.[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Burden2-199) He began his international career in 2004 with [Argentina's U20 team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team "Argentina national under-20 football team"), and was subsequently included in the squad for the [2005 South American U-20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-20_Championship "2005 South American U-20 Championship"), in which they finished third.[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013209%E2%80%93219-200) Messi then [led the team to victory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship_final "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship final") in the [2005 FIFA World Youth Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship"). He finished the tournament with six goals and two assists, and won the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup#Awards "FIFA U-20 World Cup").[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-201)[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-202)[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MagicMessi-203)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ARG-BRA_2008_Olympic_semi-final.jpg)
Messi evades Brazil's [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") in the semi-final of the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament").
Messi made his debut with the [senior national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") in 2005, at age 18,[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-204) and scored his first international goal in a 2006 [friendly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_\(association_football\) "Friendly (association football)") against [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team").[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-205)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Century-206) At the [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), he became the youngest player to represent and score for Argentina in the World Cup.[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-207) Messi was named the best young player of the [2007 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América"), during which he scored two goals and provided one assist.[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-208) At the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament"), Messi led [Argentina's U23 team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team") to claim the [Olympic gold medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal "Olympic medal") over [Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_national_under-23_football_team "Nigeria national under-23 football team"); he was singled out by FIFA as the stand-out player from the tournament's best team.[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_Olympics-209)
With the international retirement of [Juan Román Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") in 2009, Messi was given Argentina's number 10 shirt.[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-telegraph.co.uk-210) Argentina built their team around Messi ahead of the [2011 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América"), although Messi scored no goals during the tournament.[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NewRole-211)[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013414%E2%80%93420-212) At 24 years old, Messi became captain of the national team, but over the next several years was unable to lead Argentina to a trophy.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-213) During the [2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), Argentina lost to Germany in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Final "2014 FIFA World Cup Final"), though Messi was awarded the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA World Cup awards").[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-214)[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-215) The following year, Argentina lost to [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") in the [2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_final "2015 Copa América final"); Messi was reportedly selected to receive the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2015 Copa América"), but he rejected the honour.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-216) During a semi-final match against the [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") during the 2016 [Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario"), Messi became [Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers "Argentina national football team") in international matches.[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-record-217) Argentina won the semi-final but lost again to Chile in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario_final "Copa América Centenario final").[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_retirement-218)
Losing three finals in three consecutive years caused Messi to retire from international football, but a nationwide campaign in Argentina helped convince him to return to the national team to lead them to the [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_retirement-218)[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-219) Argentina were in jeopardy of missing the tournament on the last game of the [qualifiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_\(CONMEBOL\) "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)") against [Ecuador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team "Ecuador national football team"), but a [hat-trick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick "Hat-trick") from Messi secured their entry.[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Guardian_2017-220) They went on to lose to [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") in the round of 16 during the World Cup, with Messi having one goal and two assists in the tournament.[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-221) The next year, Messi had only a single goal and one assist in the [2019 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América"). Argentina finished the tournament in third place after defeating Chile, a victory which marked the start of a 36-game winning streak for the team that lasted for more than three years.[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-222)[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-unbeaten-223)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argentina_vs_mexico_messi_vs_erick_gutierrez_\(cropped\).jpg)
Messi facing off against [Érick Gutiérrez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rick_Guti%C3%A9rrez "Érick Gutiérrez") of [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") in the [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") group stage
Messi led his team to the end of a 28-year trophy drought in the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), during which he surpassed [Javier Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") for most international appearances for Argentina.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica-224)[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-225) Messi's team defeated Brazil in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_final "2021 Copa América final"), and he was named the player of the tournament, having either scored or assisted nine of Argentina's 12 goals.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica-224) He led Argentina to another victory at the [2022 Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima"), where he was named player of the match.[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_CONMEBOL%E2%80%93UEFA_Cup-226) At the [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"), Messi led Argentina to its first World Cup victory in 36 years, scoring twice in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final") to defeat France.[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ArgentinaRecord-227) Having scored seven goals and assisted three during the tournament, Messi again won the World Cup's Golden Ball, becoming the first player to win it twice.[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BCC221218-228)
A hat-trick in a 2023 [friendly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_\(association_football\) "Friendly (association football)") against [Curaçao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_football_team "Curaçao national football team") saw Messi reach 100 international goals, the third player and the first South American in history to achieve the milestone. Later that year, he became the all-time top goalscorer in [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") World Cup qualifiers.[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-229)[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-230) In 2024, Argentina won the [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América") for a second consecutive time,[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-231) with Messi setting a new record for most appearances at Copa América, with 39.[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-232) After providing two assists in a friendly against [Puerto Rico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_national_football_team "Puerto Rico national football team") later that year, Messi became the [top assist-provider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_international_football_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)") in men's international football history.[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-233)[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-234)
## Player profile
### Style of play
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Germany_and_Argentina_face_off_in_the_final_of_the_World_Cup_2014_04_crop.jpg)
Messi prepares to shoot with his dominant left foot in the [2014 FIFA World Cup final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2014 FIFA World Cup final").
Due to his short stature, Messi has a lower centre of gravity than taller players, which gives him greater agility and allows him to change direction more quickly and evade opposing tackles;[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-GoldenYell-235)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FiveReasons-236) the Spanish media has dubbed him ***La Pulga Atómica*** ("The Atomic Flea").[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-237)[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-238)[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-239) Despite being physically unimposing, Messi possesses significant upper-body strength, which, when combined with his low centre of gravity and resulting balance, aids him in withstanding physical challenges from opponents; he has consequently been noted for his lack of [diving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_\(association_football\) "Diving (association football)") in a sport rife with playacting.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FiveReasons-236)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MakingCase-240) Messi's short, strong legs allow him short bursts of acceleration, while his quick feet enable him to retain control of the ball when [dribbling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dribbling#Association_football "Dribbling") at speed.[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-241) His former Barcelona manager [Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola") once stated, "Messi is the only player that runs faster with the ball than he does without it."[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FTMag-242) Messi is predominantly a left-footed player, although he has improved his ability with his weaker right foot since his mid-20s. He usually begins dribbling runs with the outside of his left foot, while using the inside of that foot to score and provide passes and assists.[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013553-243)[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Control-244)
A prolific goalscorer, Messi is known for his positioning, quick reactions, and ability to make attacking runs to beat the defensive line. He also functions in a [playmaking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker") role, courtesy of his vision and range of passing.[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-245) He has often been described as a magician, conjuring goals and opportunities where none seemingly exist.[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-246)[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-247)[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-248) He is known for the accuracy of his [free kicks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_free_kick "Direct free kick") and [penalty kicks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick_\(association_football\) "Penalty kick (association football)"), and as of March 2026 he ranks second in career goals scored from direct free kicks with 71.[\[245\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-249)[\[246\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-250)[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixReasons-251) He also has a penchant for scoring from [chips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_\(association_football\) "Chip (association football)").[\[248\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-252)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_FC_Barcelona_vs_Al_Sadd.jpg)
Messi's dribbling abilities allow him to weave past several defenders and orchestrate attacking plays.
Messi's pace and technical ability enable him to undertake individual dribbling runs towards the goal, in particular during counterattacks, usually starting from the halfway line or the right side of the pitch.[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MakingCase-240)[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixReasons-251)[\[249\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-253) He is widely considered to be one of the greatest dribblers of all time.[\[250\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-254)[\[251\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-255) Former Argentina manager [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") said of him, "The ball stays glued to his foot ... I've never seen anyone with Messi's ball control."[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Control-244) Beyond Messi's individual qualities, he is also a well-rounded, hard-working team player, known for his creative combinations, in particular with former Barcelona midfielders [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") and [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta").[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-GoldenYell-235)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FiveReasons-236)
As his career advanced and his athleticism and tendency to dribble diminished slightly with age, Messi began to dictate play in [deeper areas of the pitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Deep-lying_playmaker_\(Strolling_10\) "Midfielder") and developed into one of the best passers and playmakers in football history.[\[252\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-256)[\[253\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-257)[\[254\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-258) His work-rate off the ball and defensive responsibilities also decreased as his career progressed; by covering less ground on the pitch, and instead conserving his energy for short bursts of speed, he was able to improve his efficiency, movement, and positional play, and was also able to avoid muscular injuries. While he was injury-prone in his early career, he was able to decrease his injury count by running less off the ball, and by adopting a stricter diet, training regime, and sleep schedule.[\[255\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-259)
### Tactical positioning
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argentina_team_in_St._Petersburg_\(cropped\)_Messi.jpg)
A versatile forward, Messi often plays as a classic [number 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Attacking_midfielder "Midfielder").
Tactically, Messi plays in a free attacking role; a versatile player, he is capable of attacking on either wing or through the centre of the pitch. His favoured position in childhood was the playmaker behind two strikers, known as the *enganche* in Argentine football, but he began his career in Spain as a [left-winger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_positions#Winger "Association football positions") or [left-sided forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#Second_striker "Forward (association football)").[\[256\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013155%E2%80%93156,_405%E2%80%93406-260) Upon his first-team debut, he was moved onto the right wing by manager [Frank Rijkaard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard "Frank Rijkaard"); from this position, he could more easily cut through the defence into the middle of the pitch and [curl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curl_\(football\) "Curl (football)") shots on goal with his left foot, rather than predominantly [cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_\(football\) "Cross (football)") balls for teammates.[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FTMag-242) Under Guardiola and subsequent managers, he most often played in a [false nine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#False_9 "Forward (association football)") role; positioned as a [centre-forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#Centre-forward "Forward (association football)") or lone [striker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#Striker "Forward (association football)"), he roamed the centre, often moving deep into midfield and drawing defenders with him, in order to create and exploit spaces for passes, other teammates' attacking runs off the ball, his own dribbling runs, or combinations with Xavi and Iniesta.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BoyGenius-47)
Under the stewardship of Barcelona manager [Luis Enrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique "Luis Enrique"), Messi returned to playing in the right-sided position that characterised much of his early career. He played in the manager's 4–3–3 formation,[\[257\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-261)[\[258\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-262) and was increasingly deployed in a deeper, free playmaking role in later seasons.[\[259\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-263)[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-improvement-264) Under [Ernesto Valverde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Valverde "Ernesto Valverde"), Messi played in a variety of roles. While he was still occasionally deployed in a deeper role—from which he could make runs into the box, on the right wing or as a false nine— he was also used in a more offensive, central role in a 4–2–3–1.[\[261\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-265)[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-improvement-264) He was also used as a second striker in a 4–4–2 formation, where he was once again given the licence to drop deep, link up with midfielders, orchestrate his team's attacking plays, and create chances for his attacking partner [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez").[\[262\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-266)[\[263\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-267) With the Argentina national team, Messi has similarly played anywhere along the frontline. Under various managers, he has been employed on the right wing, as a false nine, as an out-and-out striker, in a supporting role alongside another forward, or in a deeper, free creative role as a classic number 10 playmaker or [attacking midfielder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Attacking_midfielder "Midfielder") behind the strikers.[\[264\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-268)[\[265\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-269)
## Reception
Messi is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Portuguese forward [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo").[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-RonaldoRivalry-270) He is also considered one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport.[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-goat-271) In 2025, he was named the [All Time Men's World Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS#Top_10_players_of_all-time_\(2025\) "IFFHS") by the [IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS "IFFHS").[\[268\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-272)
A prodigious talent as a teenager, Messi established himself among the world's best players before age 20.[\[269\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-273) Shortly after teammate [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") won the [2005 Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Ballon_d%27Or "2005 Ballon d'Or"), he commented, "I'm not even the best at Barça" in reference to his 18-year-old protégé.[\[270\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-274) Four years later, after Messi won his first [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or") by a record margin,[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013519%E2%80%93524-91) the public debate regarding his qualities as a player moved beyond his status in contemporary football to the possibility that he was one of the greatest players in history.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MagicFeet-33)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MakingCase-240)[\[271\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-275) An early proponent was his then-[Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") manager [Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola"), who, as early as August 2009, described Messi as the best player he had ever seen and would ever see.[\[272\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-276) In the following years, this opinion gained greater acceptance among pundits, managers, former and current players.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Sublime-99)[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-277) By the end of Barcelona's second treble-winning season, the perception of Messi as one of the greatest footballers of all time had become the apparent view among many fans and pundits in continental Europe.[\[274\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Telegraph_2016-278)[\[275\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-279)
Messi received dismissals by critics throughout his career because he had not won an international tournament at the senior level with Argentina.[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-laughable-280)[\[277\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-281)[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Lea-282) However, his subsequent victories in the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América") and the [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") resulted in him finally winning every top tier trophy at both the club and country levels, an achievement that many pundits felt cemented Messi's legacy.[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-goat-271)
### Comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo
Main article: [Messi–Ronaldo rivalry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%E2%80%93Ronaldo_rivalry "Messi–Ronaldo rivalry")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_and_Lionel_Messi_-_Portugal_vs_Argentina,_9th_February_2011.jpg)
Messi has been compared with [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") (left) throughout much of their careers.
Among his contemporary peers, Messi is most often compared and contrasted with Cristiano Ronaldo, who many consider his [career rival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%E2%80%93Ronaldo_rivalry "Messi–Ronaldo rivalry").[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-RonaldoRivalry-270) Both achieved numerous individual accolades, won dozens of trophies for both club and country, and are the two [leading goal scorers in history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals "List of footballers with 500 or more goals"). Although Messi has at times denied any rivalry,[\[279\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-283)[\[280\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-284) they are widely believed to push one another in their aim to be the best player in the world.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Overtaken-285) Pundits have compared the ongoing rivalry to [past sports rivalries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_rivalries "List of sports rivalries") like the [Muhammad Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali "Muhammad Ali")–[Joe Frazier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Frazier "Joe Frazier") rivalry in boxing, the [Prost–Senna rivalry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prost%E2%80%93Senna_rivalry "Prost–Senna rivalry") in motorsport, and the tennis rivalries between [Federer–Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer%E2%80%93Nadal_rivalry "Federer–Nadal rivalry") and [Borg–McEnroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg%E2%80%93McEnroe_rivalry "Borg–McEnroe rivalry").[\[282\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-286)
Fans and pundits alike regularly argue the individual merits of both players.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Overtaken-285)[\[283\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-287) Messi is lauded for his combination of dribbling, playmaking, passing and goalscoring, while Ronaldo has received praise for his exceptional speed and athleticism, goalscoring skills, and performance under pressure.[\[284\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-288)[\[285\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-289) Beyond their playing styles, the debate also revolves around their differing physiques – Ronaldo is 1.87 m (6 ft 1\+1⁄2 in) with a muscular build, while Messi is much shorter at 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) – and their contrasting public personalities, with Ronaldo's self-confidence and theatrics differing from Messi's humility.[\[286\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-290) Regarding individual achievements, Messi has won eight Ballons d'Or to Ronaldo's five,[\[287\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-291) eight [FIFA World's Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player#FIFA_Player_of_the_Year_\(including_predecessors\) "The Best FIFA Men's Player") awards to Ronaldo's five, and six [European Golden Shoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") to Ronaldo's four.[\[288\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-292) Off the pitch, Ronaldo is his direct competitor in terms of salary, sponsorships, and social media fanbase.[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50million-293)
Messi's [head-to-head record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi-Ronaldo_rivalry#Head-to-head_summary "Messi-Ronaldo rivalry") against teams that feature Ronaldo consists of 15 wins, 9 draws, and 10 losses in competitive club matches. The first competitive matchup between the two occurred in 2008, when Ronaldo's [Manchester United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United "Manchester United") played Messi's Barcelona in the [2007–08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_UEFA_Champions_League_knockout_stage#Semi-finals "2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage"); [Manchester United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United "Manchester United") advanced and eventually won the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2008 UEFA Champions League final").[\[290\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-294) The two players and their club teams met again in the next year's [Champions League final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2009 UEFA Champions League final"), with Messi and Barcelona achieving a 2–0 victory.[\[291\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-295) After this, Ronaldo transferred to [Real Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid "Real Madrid"), the main rivals of Barcelona, which resulted in Messi facing Ronaldo many times in *[El Clásico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cl%C3%A1sico "El Clásico")*, which ranks among the world's most viewed annual sports events.[\[292\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-296)[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50million-293) A number of football critics, commentators, and players have said that Messi's triumph with Argentina in the 2022 World Cup has settled the contest between the two players.[\[293\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-297)[\[294\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-298)[\[295\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-299)
### Comparisons with Diego Maradona
Main article: [New Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Maradona "New Maradona")
> "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi."
– [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") hailing the 18-year-old Messi as his successor in February 2006[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-successor-300)
Throughout his career, Messi has been compared with [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona"), who was also considered the best player of his generation and one of the greatest in the history of the sport.[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-adept-301)[\[298\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-302) The comparisons stem broadly from both players' short statures, their similar playing styles as left-footed [playmakers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker"), and their shared nationality as Argentines.[\[299\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Daily-303) Initially, Messi was merely one of many young Argentine players to receive the "New Maradona" moniker, but as his career progressed, he proved his similarity beyond all previous contenders, establishing himself as the best player Argentina had produced since Maradona.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Aimar-44)[\[300\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTELisi2011533%E2%80%93539-304) When Messi was 18 years old, Maradona called him the best player in the world and hailed him as his successor.[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-successor-300) From 2008 through the [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"), Messi played for Argentina's [national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") while Maradona managed the team, and it was during this period that Messi was given the number 10 shirt that Maradona famously wore. Maradona gave Messi his blessing, telling him: "the No 10 is yours. There's nobody better than you to wear it."[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-telegraph.co.uk-210)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maradona_vs_england.jpg)
Due to their similar size and style of play, Messi was constantly compared with his compatriot [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") by pundits and other Argentines.
During the early and middle parts of Messi's career, he was generally held in lesser esteem than Maradona in Argentine society. Part of this had to do with Messi's lack of tournament success and perceived uneven output with the national team; Maradona had famously led Argentina to victory in the [1986 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), which set an expectation for Messi to do the same.[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-laughable-280)[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-adept-301)[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Burden-305) Argentines also identified more with the fiery, extroverted and controversial Maradona who came from the slums, as opposed to the reserved, introverted and unassuming Messi who had a comparably unremarkable upbringing in Rosario.[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Lea-282)[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Burden-305)[\[302\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-306) Maradona, along with several pundits and footballing figures, questioned whether Messi's temperament made him a capable leader for the national team.[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-laughable-280)[\[303\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-307)[\[304\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-308) Furthermore, Messi's lack of outward passion for the Argentina shirt, his early tendency not to sing the national anthem, and his relative lack of emotional displays have led to a perception that he feels more Catalan than Argentine.[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013414%E2%80%93420-212)[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vickery-309) However, despite having lived in Barcelona since age 13, Messi rejected the option of representing Spain internationally, saying: "Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would change all my records to make the people in my country happy."[\[306\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-310)
Football journalist [Tim Vickery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Vickery "Tim Vickery") said the perception of Messi among Argentines changed in 2019, when Messi made a conscious effort to become "more one of the group, more Argentine".[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vickery-309) Other pundits noted that Messi had grown more assertive as a leader during the [2019 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América") by becoming more vocal with his teammates both on and off the pitch, finally singing the national anthem with the team before matches, and speaking with journalists at length after matches.[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-311) Following Argentina's 2022 World Cup win, Vickery felt that Messi would now be held in the same esteem by his compatriots as Maradona.[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vickery-309) Journalist and former footballer [Jorge Valdano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Valdano "Jorge Valdano") said he saw a "Maradonian" edge to Messi's performances during the tournament, while his compatriot [Osvaldo Ardiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles "Osvaldo Ardiles") said that Messi's provocative actions towards the Netherlands team during the [quarter-final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lusail "Battle of Lusail") resembled Maradona's behavior, which further endeared Messi to his fellow Argentines.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-312)[\[309\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ArdilesMessi-313) Messi himself later remarked that the World Cup victory "won over all the people of Argentina. Today 95% or 100% of Argentines love me and that's a beautiful feeling."[\[310\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-314)
## Cultural impact
### Popularity
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_MESSI_Florent_TORCHUT.jpg)
Messi's success on the pitch has earned him lucrative endorsement deals along with widespread recognition and popularity.
Messi was among the [*Time* 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_100 "Time 100"), an annual list of the world's most influential people, in 2011, 2012 and 2023.[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-315)[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-316)[\[313\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-317) According to a 2014 survey in 15 international markets, Messi was familiar to 87% of respondents around the world, of whom 78% perceived him favourably, making him the second-most recognised player globally, behind [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo"), and the most likeable of all contemporary players.[\[314\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-318)[\[315\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-319) [World Press Photo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Photo "World Press Photo") selected "The Final Game", a photo of Messi facing the [World Cup trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy") after Argentina's final defeat to Germany, as the best sports image of 2014.[\[316\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-320)
Messi's fanbase on [Facebook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook "Facebook") is among the largest of public figures: by July 2023, he had [more than 114 million followers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Facebook_pages "List of most-followed Facebook pages"), the second highest for an athlete after Cristiano Ronaldo.[\[317\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-321)[\[318\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-322) Messi has over 500 million [Instagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram "Instagram") followers, the [second highest for an individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Instagram_accounts "List of most-followed Instagram accounts") and athlete after Ronaldo.[\[319\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-323) Messi's World Cup celebration post from 18 December 2022 is the [most liked post on Instagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-liked_Instagram_posts "List of most-liked Instagram posts") with more than 75 million likes.[\[320\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-324) In April 2023, Messi was featured in the [Thrissur Pooram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrissur_Pooram "Thrissur Pooram") festival in [Kerala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala "Kerala"), India.[\[321\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-325)[\[322\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-326) In December 2023, a set of shirts Messi had worn during the 2022 World Cup was sold at auction for \$7.8 million.[\[323\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-327)
During an [exhibition match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_v_Inter_Miami "Hong Kong v Inter Miami") on 4 February 2024 between Inter Miami and [Hong Kong League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_League "Hong Kong League") players at [Hong Kong Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stadium "Hong Kong Stadium"), Messi remained on the bench the entire game. His absence from the pitch caused massive backlash in Hong Kong and China, as thousands of spectators had hoped to see him play.[\[324\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-328) One Messi commercial was taken off the air in those regions,[\[325\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:10-329) while other commercials continued to air despite pressure from Chinese social-media users.[\[326\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-330)[\[327\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-331)[\[328\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-332) The [Chinese Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Football_Association "Chinese Football Association") temporarily halted its partnership with the [Argentine Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association "Argentine Football Association") over the incident.[\[329\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-333)
### Wealth and sponsorships
Messi was the world's highest-paid footballer for five out of six years between 2009 and 2014. His salary broke records in 2013 (€41 million) and 2014 (€65 million).[\[330\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-334)[\[331\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-335) *[Forbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes "Forbes")* listed him as the world's second highest-paid athlete in 2016, and as the [world's highest-paid athlete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes%27_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes "Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes") in 2019.[\[332\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-336)[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Forbes2017-337)[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-338) In 2018, he was the first player to exceed the €100 million benchmark for a calendar year, with earnings of €126 million in combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements.[\[335\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-339)[\[336\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-340) In 2020, Messi became the second footballer to surpass \$1 billion in career earnings.[\[337\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-341)
In addition to salary and bonuses, much of Messi's income comes from endorsements. His brand was at first based exclusively on his talents and achievements as a player, in contrast to arguably more glamorous players like Ronaldo and [David Beckham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham "David Beckham"). At the start of his career, Messi mainly held sponsorship contracts with companies that employed sports-oriented marketing, such as [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") and Pepsi.[\[338\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-342)[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Fourth-343) Since 2006, Adidas has been his largest sponsor, and he eventually became the company's leading brand endorser.[\[340\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201294%E2%80%9397-344)[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50million-293) Starting in 2010, Messi's marketing appeal broadened as he reached higher achievements as a player. He signed long-term endorsement deals with luxury brands [Dolce & Gabbana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolce_%26_Gabbana "Dolce & Gabbana") and [Audemars Piguet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audemars_Piguet "Audemars Piguet"),[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Fourth-343)[\[341\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-345) and became a [brand ambassador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_ambassador "Brand ambassador") for [Gillette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_\(brand\) "Gillette (brand)"), [Turkish Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines "Turkish Airlines"), [Ooredoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooredoo "Ooredoo"), and [Tata Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Motors "Tata Motors"), among other companies.[\[342\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-346)[\[343\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-347)[\[344\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-348)[\[345\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-349) Messi has also been the face of two video game series: [Konami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami "Konami")'s *[Pro Evolution Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer "Pro Evolution Soccer")* and [EA Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Sports "EA Sports")' *[FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_\(video_game_series\) "FIFA (video game series)")*.[\[346\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGuinness_World_Records2014102-350)[\[347\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-351)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hinchas_de_Messi.jpg)
Messi's Argentina jersey, supplied by Adidas, was sold out worldwide during the 2022 World Cup.[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Arg_sales-352)
*[SportsPro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportsPro "SportsPro")* cited Messi as one of the world's most marketable athletes every year between 2010 and 2015.[\[349\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-353) He became the first footballer to receive his own sub-brand of Adidas boots, the Adidas Messi, in 2015.[\[350\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-354)[\[351\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-355) The same year, a Barcelona jersey with Messi's name and number was the best-selling replica jersey worldwide.[\[352\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-356) During the 2022 World Cup, Adidas sold out of Messi's No. 10 Argentina jersey worldwide.[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Arg_sales-352)
In 2013, a Turkish Airlines advertisement starring Messi and [Kobe Bryant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant "Kobe Bryant") became the most-watched advertisement on [YouTube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube "YouTube"), with 137 million views. It was voted by users as the best advertisement of the decade 2005–2015.[\[353\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-357)[\[354\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-358) In June 2021, Messi signed a five-year deal to become a brand ambassador for [Hard Rock Cafe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Cafe "Hard Rock Cafe"),[\[355\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-359) and the following year he became a tourism ambassador for [Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia "Saudi Arabia"). He was criticised for partnering with Saudi Arabia because of the country's poor record on human rights.[\[356\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-360)[\[357\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-361)
### Public art
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Street_art_of_Lionel_Messi_in_Barcelona_\(2023\).jpg)
One of many street art displays depicting Messi
[Street art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art "Street art") and public [murals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural "Mural") depicting Messi have been painted around the world.[\[358\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-362)[\[359\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-363) One prominent work of art is the *[Sistine Chapel of Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_of_Football "Sistine Chapel of Football")*, a parody of [Michelangelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo "Michelangelo")'s *[The Creation of Adam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam "The Creation of Adam")* that features Messi, [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") and several other Argentine footballers. The work is exhibited at the Sportivo Pereyra club in [Barracas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracas,_Buenos_Aires "Barracas, Buenos Aires"), [Buenos Aires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires "Buenos Aires").[\[360\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-364)
[Madame Tussauds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds "Madame Tussauds") unveiled a wax sculpture of Messi at [Wembley Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium "Wembley Stadium") in 2012.[\[361\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-365) Several days after Messi announced his retirement from [Argentina's national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") in June 2016, a bronze statue of him was erected in [Buenos Aires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires "Buenos Aires") in an attempt to convince him to return.[\[362\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-366)[\[363\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-367) Following Argentina's 2022 World Cup victory, a life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled outside the [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") headquarters in [Luque, Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luque,_Paraguay "Luque, Paraguay") in March 2023. The statue of Messi stands alongside statues of [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") and Maradona.[\[364\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-368) On 13 December 2025, during Messi's [tour of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi%27s_2025_India_Tour "Lionel Messi's 2025 India Tour"), a 70-foot (21-metre) statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in [Lake Town, Kolkata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Town,_Kolkata "Lake Town, Kolkata").[\[365\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-369)
### Media
*[Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(2014_film\) "Messi (2014 film)")*, a documentary directed by [Álex de la Iglesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lex_de_la_Iglesia "Álex de la Iglesia"), premiered at the [71st Venice International Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Venice_International_Film_Festival "71st Venice International Film Festival") in August 2014.[\[366\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-370) *[Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%27s_World_Cup:_The_Rise_of_a_Legend "Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend")*, a biographical docuseries focusing on Messi's career, his highs and lows with the Argentina national football team, and their eventual success at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, aired on [Apple TV+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_TV%2B "Apple TV+") on 21 February 2024.[\[367\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-371)
### Business ventures
On 4 June 2024, Messi announced the release of [Más+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1s%2B "Más+"), an American brand of [sports drinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_drink "Sports drink") and [energy drinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_drink "Energy drink").[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SafidDeen2024-372) Messi created the drinks because he could not find a flavourful and healthy hydration option that suited his needs.[\[369\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CNWYahoo-373)[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SafidDeen2024-372)[\[370\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-JessicaBroadbent2024-374) On 19 September, Messi launched the production company 525 Rosario, which will produce films, sporting events coverage and branded commercials for athletes worldwide. It is a joint venture with Smuggler Entertainment, which co-produced *Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend* earlier in 2024.[\[371\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-375) In 2025, Messi was invited by his [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") teammate [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") to play a role in [Deportivo LSM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_LSM "Deportivo LSM"), the Uruguayan professional football club that Suárez founded.[\[372\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-376)
## Philanthropy
Throughout his career, Messi has been involved in charitable efforts aimed at children, a commitment that stems in part from the medical difficulties he faced in his own childhood. Since 2004, he has contributed his time and finances to the [United Nations Children's Fund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF "UNICEF") (UNICEF), an organisation that has also collaborated with [FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona").[\[373\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Leo_Messi:_Goodwill_Ambassador-377)[\[374\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-378) Messi has served as a [UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF_Goodwill_Ambassador "UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador") since 2010; he completed his first field mission for the organisation that year as he travelled to Haiti to bring awareness to the plight of the country's children following the [2010 Haiti earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake "2010 Haiti earthquake"). He has since participated in UNICEF campaigns related to [HIV prevention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_HIV/AIDS "Prevention of HIV/AIDS"), education, and the social inclusion of disabled children.[\[375\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-379) In November 2013, Messi and his one-year-old son Thiago were part of a publicity campaign to raise awareness of mortality rates among disadvantaged children.[\[376\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-380)
In 2007, Messi launched the Leo Messi Foundation, which supports access to health care, education, and sport for children.[\[377\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-381) It was established following Messi's visit to a hospital in Boston for terminally ill children, an experience that resonated with him to the point that he decided to reinvest part of his earnings into society.[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382) Through his foundation, Messi has awarded research grants, financed medical training, and invested in the development of medical centres and projects in Argentina, Spain, and elsewhere in the world.[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382)[\[379\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-383) In addition to receiving funds from Messi's own fundraising activities, the foundation receives financial support from various companies which have endorsement agreements with Messi, with Adidas as the main sponsor.[\[380\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-384)[\[381\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-385) A gold replica of Messi's left foot, weighing 25 kg (55 lb) and valued at \$5.3 million, went on sale in Japan in 2013 to raise funds for victims of the [2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami "2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami").[\[382\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-386)
Messi has invested in youth football in Argentina. He supports Sarmiento, a football club based in the Rosario neighbourhood where he was born, and in 2013 he committed to the refurbishment of the club's facilities and the installation of all-weather pitches. Messi also financially supports the management of several youth players at [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") (his boyhood club) and rival club [Rosario Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_Central "Rosario Central"), as well as at [River Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate "Club Atlético River Plate") and [Boca Juniors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Juniors "Boca Juniors") in Buenos Aires.[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382) In 2012, Messi funded the construction of a new gymnasium and a dormitory inside Newell's [stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Marcelo_Bielsa "Estadio Marcelo Bielsa") for their youth academy. His youth coach at Newell's, Ernesto Vecchio, is employed by the Leo Messi Foundation as a talent scout for young players.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37) On 7 June 2016, Messi won a libel case against [*La Razón* newspaper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Raz%C3%B3n_\(Madrid\) "La Razón (Madrid)") and was awarded €65,000 in damages, which he donated to the charity [Médecins Sans Frontières](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res "Médecins Sans Frontières").[\[383\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-387) During the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"), Messi and his FC Barcelona teammates announced they would take a 70% salary cut to offset the club's financial losses, and said they would make further contributions to ensure club employees received full salaries while unable to work.[\[384\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-388) Messi also donated €1 million to fight the spread of COVID-19.[\[385\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-389)[\[386\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-390)
In November 2016, while the [Argentine Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association "Argentine Football Association") was being run by a FIFA committee due to an economic crisis, three of the national team's security staff told Messi that they had not received their salaries for six months. He paid the salaries of the three employees.[\[387\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-391)[\[388\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-392) In February 2021, Messi made a donation to the [Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museu_Nacional_d%27Art_de_Catalunya "Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya"): the Adidas shoes he wore when he scored his 644th goal for Barcelona and broke [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé")'s record for most goals scored for a single club. The museum later auctioned off the shoes for £125,000 to support a charity focused on children with cancer.[\[389\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-393)
Ahead of the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), Messi donated three signed sweatshirts to the Chinese pharmaceutical firm [Sinovac Biotech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinovac_Biotech "Sinovac Biotech") – whose directors spoke of their admiration for Messi – in order to secure 50,000 doses of Sinovac's [COVID-19 vaccine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine "COVID-19 vaccine"), [CoronaVac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoronaVac "CoronaVac"), in the hope of vaccinating all South American football players. The plan, which was brokered by Uruguay's president [Luis Lacalle Pou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Lacalle_Pou "Luis Lacalle Pou"), caused some controversy for its focus on football players, given widespread vaccine scarcity on the continent.[\[390\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vac-394) In January 2025, Messi was awarded the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom "Presidential Medal of Freedom"), the highest civilian award of the United States, for his contributions to healthcare and education programs for children around the world.[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-PMOF-395)[\[392\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-396)
## Personal life
### Family and relationships
Since 2008, Messi has been in a relationship with [Antonela Roccuzzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonela_Roccuzzo "Antonela Roccuzzo"), who he eventually married on 30 June 2017 in their hometown of [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario,_Santa_Fe "Rosario, Santa Fe").[\[393\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-397)[\[394\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-398) Roccuzzo is the cousin of Messi's childhood best friend, [Lucas Scaglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Scaglia "Lucas Scaglia"), and Messi has known her since he was five years old.[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-399) After keeping their relationship private for a year, Messi first confirmed their romance in an interview in January 2009, before going public a month later during a carnival in [Sitges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitges "Sitges") after the [Barcelona–Espanyol derby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbi_Barcelon%C3%AD "Derbi Barceloní").[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-400)
Messi and Roccuzzo have three sons. To celebrate Roccuzzo's first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina's 4–0 win against Ecuador on 2 June 2012, before confirming the pregnancy in an interview two weeks later.[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-401) The child, a son named Thiago, was born in Barcelona on 2 November 2012.[\[398\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-402) In April 2015, Messi confirmed that they were expecting another child.[\[399\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-403) In October 2017, his wife announced they were expecting their third child.[\[400\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-404) Messi and his family are [Catholic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic "Catholic").[\[401\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-405)
Messi enjoys a close relationship with his immediate family members, particularly his mother, Celia, whose face he has tattooed on his left shoulder. His professional affairs are largely run as a family business: his father, Jorge, has been his agent since he was 14, and his oldest brother, Rodrigo, handles his daily schedule and publicity. His mother and other brother, Matías, manage his charitable organisation, the Leo Messi Foundation, and take care of personal and professional matters in Rosario.[\[402\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201331,_143,_570-406)
Since leaving for Spain at age 13, Messi has maintained close ties to Rosario, even preserving his distinct [Rosarino accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rioplatense_Spanish "Rioplatense Spanish"). He has retained ownership of his family's old house, although it has long stood empty, and he maintains a penthouse apartment in an exclusive residential building for his mother, as well as a family compound just outside the city. Messi keeps in frequent contact with a small group of confidants in Rosario, most of whom were fellow members of "The Machine of '87" at [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys"). He was on bad terms with the club after his transfer to Barcelona, but by 2012 their public feud had ended, with Newell's embracing their ties with Messi, even issuing a club membership card to his newborn son.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382)[\[403\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-407) Messi has long planned to return to Rosario to end his playing career at Newell's.[\[404\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-408) Messi has citizenship in Argentina, Italy, and Spain.[\[405\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-409)
### Tax fraud
Messi came under investigation in 2013 for suspected [tax evasion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_evasion "Tax evasion"). Offshore companies in [tax havens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven "Tax haven") such as [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay"), [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") and [Belize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize "Belize") were used to evade €4.1 million in taxes related to his sponsorship earnings between 2007 and 2009. Messi, who pleaded ignorance to the scheme, voluntarily paid arrears of €5.1 million in August 2013. On 6 July 2016, Messi and his father were both found guilty of tax fraud and were given [suspended](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspended_sentence "Suspended sentence") 21-month prison sentences and ordered to pay €1.7 million and €1.4 million in fines, respectively.[\[406\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-410) In court, Messi told the judge, "I just played football. I signed the contracts because I trusted my dad and the lawyers and we had decided that they would take charge of those things." An unrelated [shell company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_company "Shell company") in Panama set up in 2012 was subsequently identified as belonging to the Messis in the [Panama Papers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers "Panama Papers") data leak.[\[407\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-411)
## Career statistics
### Club
*As of match played 4 April 2026*
| Club | Season | League | National cup[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-412) | Continental[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-413) | Other | Total | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| [Barcelona C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_C "FC Barcelona C") | [2003–04](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n "2003–04 Tercera División")[\[408\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201269%E2%80%9371-414) | [Tercera División](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n "Tercera División") | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | | |
| [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_B "FC Barcelona B") | [2003–04](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "2003–04 Segunda División B")[\[409\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-415) | [Segunda División B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "Segunda División B") | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | | |
| [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "2004–05 Segunda División B")[\[410\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2004%E2%80%9305-416) | Segunda División B | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | | | |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") | [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_FC_Barcelona_season "2004–05 FC Barcelona season")[\[410\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2004%E2%80%9305-416) | [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 |
| [2005–06](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FC_Barcelona_season "2005–06 FC Barcelona season")[\[411\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-417) | La Liga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| [2006–07](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FC_Barcelona_season "2006–07 FC Barcelona season")[\[412\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-418) | La Liga | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-419) | 0 | 36 | 17 |
| [2007–08](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_FC_Barcelona_season "2007–08 FC Barcelona season")[\[413\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-420) | La Liga | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | — | 40 | 16 | |
| [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FC_Barcelona_season "2008–09 FC Barcelona season")[\[414\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-421) | La Liga | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | — | 51 | 38 | |
| [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FC_Barcelona_season "2009–10 FC Barcelona season")[\[415\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-422) | La Liga | 35 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-423) | 4 | 53 | 47 |
| [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_FC_Barcelona_season "2010–11 FC Barcelona season")[\[416\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-424) | La Liga | 33 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 3 | 55 | 53 |
| [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season")[\[417\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-426) | La Liga | 37 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-427) | 6 | 60 | 73 |
| [2012–13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_FC_Barcelona_season "2012–13 FC Barcelona season")[\[418\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-428) | La Liga | 32 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 2 | 50 | 60 |
| [2013–14](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_FC_Barcelona_season "2013–14 FC Barcelona season")[\[419\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-429) | La Liga | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 0 | 46 | 41 |
| [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FC_Barcelona_season "2014–15 FC Barcelona season")[\[420\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-430) | La Liga | 38 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | 57 | 58 | |
| [2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FC_Barcelona_season "2015–16 FC Barcelona season")[\[421\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2015%E2%80%9316-431) | La Liga | 33 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4[\[g\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-432) | 4 | 49 | 41 |
| [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_FC_Barcelona_season "2016–17 FC Barcelona season")[\[422\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2016%E2%80%9317-433) | La Liga | 34 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 1 | 52 | 54 |
| [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_FC_Barcelona_season "2017–18 FC Barcelona season")[\[423\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2017%E2%80%9318-434) | La Liga | 36 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 1 | 54 | 45 |
| [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_FC_Barcelona_season "2018–19 FC Barcelona season")[\[424\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2018%E2%80%9319-435) | La Liga | 34 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 0 | 50 | 51 |
| [2019–20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_FC_Barcelona_season "2019–20 FC Barcelona season")[\[425\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2019%E2%80%9320-436) | La Liga | 33 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 1 | 44 | 31 |
| [2020–21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_FC_Barcelona_season "2020–21 FC Barcelona season")[\[426\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2020%E2%80%9321-437) | La Liga | 35 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 0 | 47 | 38 |
| Total | 520 | 474 | 80 | 56 | 149 | 120 | 29 | 22 | 778 | 672 | |
| [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC") | [2021–22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_season "2021–22 Paris Saint-Germain FC season")[\[427\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2021%E2%80%9322-438) | [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1") | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | 34 | 11 |
| [2022–23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_season "2022–23 Paris Saint-Germain FC season")[\[428\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2022%E2%80%9323-439) | Ligue 1 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1[\[h\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-440) | 1 | 41 | 21 |
| Total | 58 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 32 | |
| [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") | [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2023 Inter Miami CF season") | [MLS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[\[i\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-441) | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2024 Inter Miami CF season") | MLS | 19 | 20 | — | 3[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CCC-442) | 2 | 3[\[k\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-443) | 1 | 25 | 23 | |
| [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2025 Inter Miami CF season") | MLS | 28 | 29 | — | 7[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CCC-442) | 5 | 14[\[l\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-444) | 9 | 49 | 43 | |
| [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2026 Inter Miami CF season") | MLS | 5 | 5 | — | 2[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CCC-442) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total | 58 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 95 | 83 | |
| Career total | 668 | 562 | 83 | 56 | 175 | 137 | 54 | 43 | 980 | 798 | |
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-412)** Includes [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_Rey "Copa del Rey"), [Coupe de France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_de_France "Coupe de France"), [U.S. Open Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup "U.S. Open Cup")
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-413)** All appearances in [UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League"), unless otherwise noted
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-419)** One appearance in [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Super_Cup "UEFA Super Cup"), two appearances in [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "Supercopa de España")
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-423)** One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup")
5. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-2) [***d***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-3) [***e***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-4) [***f***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-5) [***g***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-6) [***h***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-7) Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
6. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-427)** One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-432)** One appearance and two goals in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
8. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-440)** Appearance in [Trophée des Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "Trophée des Champions")
9. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-441)** Appearances in [Leagues Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leagues_Cup "Leagues Cup")
10. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-CCC_442-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-CCC_442-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-CCC_442-2) Appearances in [CONCACAF Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup "CONCACAF Champions Cup")
11. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-443)** Appearances in [MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs "MLS Cup playoffs")
12. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-444)** Four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, four appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup, six appearances and six goals in MLS Cup playoffs
### International
See also: [List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Lionel_Messi "List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi")
*As of match played 31 March 2026*
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| [Argentina U20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team "Argentina national under-20 football team")[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013209%E2%80%93219-200)[\[429\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013220%E2%80%93240-445) | 2004 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 16[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-446) | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |
| [Argentina U23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team")[\[430\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013436%E2%80%93437-447)[\[431\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-448) | 2008 | 5[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-449) | 2 | — | 5[\[α\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-U23-2) | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Century-206)[\[435\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-453) | 2005 | 3[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-454) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-455) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 10[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-456) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 6[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ10-457) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 8[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ10-457) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5[\[g\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-458) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8[\[h\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-459) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5[\[i\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ14-460) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 5[\[i\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ14-460) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 7[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-461) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 6[\[k\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-462) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 10[\[l\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-463) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5[\[m\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-464) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4[\[n\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-465) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 6[\[o\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-466) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4[\[p\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-467) | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | | |
| 2021 | 16[\[q\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-468) | 9 | — | 16 | 9 | | |
| 2022 | 10[\[r\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-469) | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 5[\[s\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ26-470) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 9[\[t\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-471) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3[\[s\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ26-470) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2026 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | |
| Total | 138 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 198 | 116 | |
| Career total | 159 | 74 | 62 | 56 | 221 | 132 | |
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-446)** Nine appearances and five goals in the [2005 South American U-20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-20_Championship "2005 South American U-20 Championship"), seven appearances and six goals in the [2005 FIFA World Youth Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship").
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-449)** Appearances in the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament").
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-454)** Appearances in [2006 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2006 FIFA World Cup qualification").
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-455)** Appearances in [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup").
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-456)** Six appearances and two goals in [2007 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América"), four appearances and two goals in [2010 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification").
6. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ10_457-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ10_457-1) Appearances in [2010 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification").
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-458)** Appearances in [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").
8. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-459)** Four appearances in [2011 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América"), four appearances and two goals in [2014 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification").
9. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ14_460-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ14_460-1) Appearances in [2014 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification").
10. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-461)** Appearances in [2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup").
11. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-462)** Appearances in [2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América").
12. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-463)** Five appearances and three goals in [2018 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification"), five appearances and five goals in [Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario").
13. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-464)** Appearances in [2018 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification").
14. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-465)** Appearances in [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").
15. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-466)** Appearances in [2019 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América").
16. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-467)** Appearances in [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification").
17. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-468)** Nine appearances and five goals in [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification"), seven appearances and four goals in [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América").
18. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-469)** Two appearances and one goal in [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification"), one appearance in [2022 Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima"), seven appearances and seven goals in [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup").
19. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ26_470-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ26_470-1) Appearances in [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2026 FIFA World Cup qualification").
20. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-471)** Five appearances and one goal in [2024 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América"), four appearances and three goals in [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2026 FIFA World Cup qualification").
## Honours
For a comprehensive listing of Messi's achievements, see [List of career achievements by Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi").
**Barcelona**[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BarcelonaHonours-14)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga"): [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_La_Liga "2004–05 La Liga"), [2005–06](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_La_Liga "2005–06 La Liga"), [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga"), [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"), [2012–13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"), [2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga "2015–16 La Liga"), [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"), [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga")
- [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_Rey "Copa del Rey"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Copa_del_Rey "2008–09 Copa del Rey"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Copa_del_Rey "2011–12 Copa del Rey"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Copa_del_Rey "2014–15 Copa del Rey"), [2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Copa_del_Rey "2015–16 Copa del Rey"), [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Copa_del_Rey "2016–17 Copa del Rey"), [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Copa_del_Rey "2017–18 Copa del Rey"), [2020–21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Copa_del_Rey "2020–21 Copa del Rey")
- [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "Supercopa de España"):[\[note 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TrophiesNote-28) [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2006 Supercopa de España"), [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2009 Supercopa de España"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2010 Supercopa de España"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2011 Supercopa de España"), [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2013 Supercopa de España"), [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2016 Supercopa de España"), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2018 Supercopa de España")
- [UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League"): [2005–06](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_UEFA_Champions_League "2005–06 UEFA Champions League"), [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Champions_League "2014–15 UEFA Champions League")
- [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Super_Cup "UEFA Super Cup"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_UEFA_Super_Cup "2009 UEFA Super Cup"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_UEFA_Super_Cup "2011 UEFA Super Cup"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Super_Cup "2015 UEFA Super Cup")
- [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2011 FIFA Club World Cup"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Club World Cup")
**Paris Saint-Germain**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1"): [2021–22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Ligue_1 "2021–22 Ligue 1"), [2022–23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1 "2022–23 Ligue 1")
- [Trophée des Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "Trophée des Champions"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "2022 Trophée des Champions")
**Inter Miami**[\[note 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TrophiesNote-28)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [MLS Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup "MLS Cup"): [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_2025 "MLS Cup 2025")
- [Supporters' Shield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield "Supporters' Shield"): [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season "2024 Major League Soccer season")
- [Leagues Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leagues_Cup "Leagues Cup"): [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Leagues_Cup "2023 Leagues Cup")
**Argentina U20**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [FIFA World Youth Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "FIFA World Youth Championship"): [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship")
**Argentina U23**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [Olympic Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics"): [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament")
**Argentina**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")
- [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América"): [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América")
- [Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalissima "Finalissima"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima")
**Individual**
- [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or")[\[note 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BDOFIFA-13)
- [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "FIFA World Player of the Year")/[FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or")/[The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2019 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2022 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2023 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023")[\[note 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BDOFIFA-13)
- [FIFA World Cup Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA World Cup awards"): [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup#Awards "2014 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup#Awards "2022 FIFA World Cup")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Reuters-472)
- [FIFA World Cup Silver Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot "FIFA World Cup awards"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup#Awards "2022 FIFA World Cup")
- [FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA Club World Cup awards"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup#Awards "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup#Awards "2011 FIFA Club World Cup")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)
- [FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Golden_Ball "FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics"): [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship#Awards "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)
- [FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Golden_Boot "FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics"): [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship#Awards "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)
- [UEFA Club Footballer of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year "UEFA Club Footballer of the Year"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year#Winners "UEFA Club Footballer of the Year")
- [UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award"): [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award#2010%E2%80%9311 "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award#2014%E2%80%9315 "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award")
- [UEFA Champions League top scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers#Top_scorers_by_season "List of UEFA Champions League top scorers"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"), [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2009–10 UEFA Champions League"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2011–12 UEFA Champions League"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2014–15 UEFA Champions League"), [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2018–19 UEFA Champions League")
- [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe"): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixthGoldenShoe-148)[\[437\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-473)
- [Copa América Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_awards#Golden_Ball "Copa América awards"): [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2015 Copa América"), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2021 Copa América")
- [Copa América Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_awards#Golden_Boot "Copa América awards"): [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2021 Copa América")
- [La Liga Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga_Awards#Winners "La Liga Awards"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga"), [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_La_Liga "2011–12 La Liga"), [2012–13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"),[\[438\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Honours-474)[\[439\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MessiBest-475)[\[440\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-2014%E2%80%9315BBVA-476) [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_La_Liga "2016–17 La Liga"),[\[441\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-477) [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"),[\[442\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-478) [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga")[\[443\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-479)[\[444\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-480)
- [MLS Most Valuable Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Most_Valuable_Player "MLS Most Valuable Player"): [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season#End-of-season_awards "2024 Major League Soccer season"), [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season#End-of-season_awards "2025 Major League Soccer season")[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
- [Pichichi Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichichi_Trophy "Pichichi Trophy"): [2009−10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_La_Liga "2011–12 La Liga"), [2012−13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"), [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_La_Liga "2016–17 La Liga"), [2017−18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"), [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga"), [2019–20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_La_Liga "2019–20 La Liga"), [2020–21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_La_Liga "2020–21 La Liga")
- [MLS Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Golden_Boot "MLS Golden Boot"): [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season#Goals "2025 Major League Soccer season")[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
- [Laureus World Sportsman of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year"): 2020,[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Reuters-472) 2023[\[445\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-481)
- [IFFHS World's Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Player#Men's_winners "IFFHS World's Best Player"): 2022[\[446\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-482)
- [*TIME* Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Athlete_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year"): 2023[\[447\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-483)
- [Ballon d'Or Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Ballon d'Or Dream Team"): 2020[\[448\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-484)
- [FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFPRO World 11"): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[\[449\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-485)[\[450\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-486)
- [Argentine Sportsperson of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpia_Award#Olimpia_de_Oro_winners "Olimpia Award"): 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023[\[451\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-487)
- [Argentine Footballer of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Footballer_of_the_Year "Argentine Footballer of the Year"): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[\[438\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Honours-474)[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Reuters-472)[\[452\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-488)
**Orders**
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cross_of_Saint_George_\(Catalan_Government_Award\).svg) [Creu de Sant Jordi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creu_de_Sant_Jordi "Creu de Sant Jordi"), [Catalonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia "Catalonia") (30 April 2019)[\[453\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-489)
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_\(ribbon\).svg) [Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom "Presidential Medal of Freedom"), [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") (4 January 2025)[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-PMOF-395)[\[454\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-490)
## See also
- [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soccer_ball.svg)[Association football portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Association_football "Portal:Association football")
- [Argentina portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Argentina "Portal:Argentina")
- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography "Portal:Biography")
- [European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_records_and_statistics "European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics")
- [La Liga records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga_records_and_statistics "La Liga records and statistics")
- [List of Argentina international footballers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Argentina_international_footballers "List of Argentina international footballers")
- [List of association football rivalries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_rivalries "List of association football rivalries")
- [List of FC Barcelona players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_players "List of FC Barcelona players")
- [List of FC Barcelona records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_records_and_statistics "List of FC Barcelona records and statistics")
- [List of Paris Saint-Germain FC players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_players "List of Paris Saint-Germain FC players")
- [List of Inter Miami CF players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inter_Miami_CF_players "List of Inter Miami CF players")
- [List of FIFA World Cup winning players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_players "List of FIFA World Cup winning players")
- [List of largest sports contracts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_sports_contracts "List of largest sports contracts")
- [List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals "List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals")
- [List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps "List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps")
- [List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals "List of footballers with 500 or more goals")
- [List of men's footballers with the most official appearances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_the_most_official_appearances "List of men's footballers with the most official appearances")
- [List of most-followed Instagram accounts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Instagram_accounts "List of most-followed Instagram accounts")
- [List of most-liked Instagram posts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-liked_Instagram_posts "List of most-liked Instagram posts")
- [List of most-viewed Instagram reels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-viewed_Instagram_reels "List of most-viewed Instagram reels")
- [List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_the_most_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups")
- [List of top international men's football goalscorers by country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_top_international_men%27s_football_goal_scorers_by_country "List of top international men's football goal scorers by country")
## Notes
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-7)** Spanish: [\[ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈleo ˈmesi\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish "Help:IPA/Spanish") [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_Andr%C3%A9s_Messi_-_Name.ogg "File:Lionel Andrés Messi - Name.ogg"); according to FCBarcelona.com, and his authorised biography, *Messi* by [Guillem Balagué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillem_Balagu%C3%A9 "Guillem Balagué"), his surname is the single "Messi", in accordance with Argentine customs.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BarcaProfile-3)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201332%E2%80%9337-4) Other sources, including a 2014 document by [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA"), give his surname as the double "Messi Cuccittini".[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-5) After winning a libel case in 2017, Messi's own management company stated: "The football player **Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini** has donated a total of €72,783.20 to the organisation [Doctors Without Borders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors_Without_Borders "Doctors Without Borders")."[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-6)
2. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-BDOFIFA_13-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-BDOFIFA_13-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-BDOFIFA_13-2) Messi received *[France Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Football "France Football")*'s [2009 Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or") and [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA")'s [2009 FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year") award, prior to their [six-year merger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#History "FIFA Ballon d'Or"); he proceeded to win the newly formed award, the [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or"), four times: [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"). Both organisations credited him with five (FIFA) Ballon d'Or awards.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-8)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-9)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-10) He then went on to win the Ballon d'Or three more times – [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or") – again solely assigned by *France Football*, and won the newly established [The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player") three times as well – [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2019#The_Best_FIFA_Men's_Player "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2022#The_Best_FIFA_Men's_Player "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2023#The_Best_FIFA_Men's_Player "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023"). *France Football* recognises him as a record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and FIFA recognises him as a record eight-time world's best player.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-11)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-12)
3. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-TrophiesNote_28-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-TrophiesNote_28-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-TrophiesNote_28-2) According to [FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona"),[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BarcelonaHonours-14) [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA"),[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15) the [Royal Spanish Football Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Football_Federation "Royal Spanish Football Federation"),[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-16) and multiple media outlets,[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-17)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-18)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-19) Messi also won the [2005 Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2005 Supercopa de España"), bringing his Barcelona trophy total to 35.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-20) 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Betis "Real Betis").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FirstMiami-21)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-22) Similarly, Messi and [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami "Inter Miami") were awarded a trophy for winning the [Eastern Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Conference_\(MLS\) "Eastern Conference (MLS)") title during the [2025 MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_MLS_Cup_playoffs "2025 MLS Cup playoffs"). However, this trophy is not officially recognized by FIFA, so it is not credited here as well.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-23)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-24) For the aforementioned reasons, sources disagree on Messi's total number of accolades, ranging from 46 to 48 official career trophies.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-26)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-27)
1. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-U23_2-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-U23_2-1) Does not include an [unofficial friendly match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-FIFA_international_football "Non-FIFA international football") played on 24 May 2008 in Barcelona between Argentina U23 and the [Catalonia national football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia_national_football_team "Catalonia national football team"),[\[432\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-450)[\[433\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-451) as Catalonia is not affiliated with either [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") or [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") as a [national member association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of men's national association football teams") and is therefore not allowed to participate in official competitions.[\[434\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-452)
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## External links
**Lionel Messi** at Wikipedia's [sister projects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_sister_projects "Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects")
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- [Data](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q615 "d:Q615") from Wikidata
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- [Profile](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/lionel-messi) at [PSG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC")
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- [Lionel Messi](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=229397/index.html) – [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") competition record (archived) [](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q615#P1469 "Edit this at Wikidata")
- [Lionel Messi](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/95803/) – [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") competition record ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=95803/profile/index.html)) [](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q615#P2276 "Edit this at Wikidata")
| Sporting positions | | |
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| Preceded by[Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") | **[FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") captain** 2018–2021 | Succeeded by[Sergio Busquets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Busquets "Sergio Busquets") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Lionel_Messi "Template:Lionel Messi") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Lionel_Messi "Template talk:Lionel Messi") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Lionel_Messi "Special:EditPage/Template:Lionel Messi")[Lionel Messi]() | | |
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| Career | [Summary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi "Career of Lionel Messi") [International goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Lionel_Messi "List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi") [Achievements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi") [Rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%E2%80%93Ronaldo_rivalry "Messi–Ronaldo rivalry") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_\(cropped\).jpg) |
| Cultural depictions | [*Messi* (2014 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(2014_film\) "Messi (2014 film)") [*Messi* (2017 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(2017_film\) "Messi (2017 film)") *[Messi and Maud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_and_Maud "Messi and Maud")* *[Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%27s_World_Cup:_The_Rise_of_a_Legend "Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend")* *[Sistine Chapel of Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_of_Football "Sistine Chapel of Football")* *[Take the Ball Pass the Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_the_Ball_Pass_the_Ball "Take the Ball Pass the Ball")* | |
| Family | [Antonela Roccuzzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonela_Roccuzzo "Antonela Roccuzzo") (wife) | |
| Associated clubs | [Deportivo LSM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_LSM "Deportivo LSM") [Leones de Rosario FC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leones_de_Rosario_FC "Leones de Rosario FC") | |
| Events | [Lionel Messi's 2025 India Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi%27s_2025_India_Tour "Lionel Messi's 2025 India Tour") | |
| Related topics | [Hong Kong v Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_v_Inter_Miami "Hong Kong v Inter Miami") [Más+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1s%2B "Más+") [Liolaemus messii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liolaemus_messii "Liolaemus messii") *[Cougar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(cougar\) "Messi (cougar)")* *[Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(dog\) "Messi (dog)")* [New Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Maradona "New Maradona") [Yassine Cheuko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yassine_Cheuko "Yassine Cheuko") | |
|  [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lionel_Messi "Category:Lionel Messi") | | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Inter_Miami_CF_squad "Template:Inter Miami CF squad") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Inter_Miami_CF_squad "Template talk:Inter Miami CF squad") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Inter_Miami_CF_squad "Special:EditPage/Template:Inter Miami CF squad")[Inter Miami CF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") – current squad |
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| 2 [Luján](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Luj%C3%A1n "Gonzalo Luján") 3 [Reguilón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Reguil%C3%B3n "Sergio Reguilón") 4 [Mura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo_Mura "Facundo Mura") 7 [De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") 8 [Segovia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telasco_Segovia "Telasco Segovia") 9 [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 12 [Ruiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ruiz_\(footballer,_born_2004\) "David Ruiz (footballer, born 2004)") 13 [Barraza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Barraza "Luis Barraza") 16 [Micael](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micael_\(footballer,_born_2000\) "Micael (footballer, born 2000)") 17 [Fray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Fray "Ian Fray") 19 [Berterame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Berterame "Germán Berterame") 20 [S. Morales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Morales_\(soccer\) "Santiago Morales (soccer)") 21 [Allende](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeo_Allende "Tadeo Allende") 22 [Ayala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ayala_\(footballer,_born_2002\) "David Ayala (footballer, born 2002)") 24 [Silvetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Silvetti "Mateo Silvetti") 26 [Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Hall_\(soccer\) "Tyler Hall (soccer)") 32 [Allen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Allen "Noah Allen") 34 [Ríos Novo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_R%C3%ADos_Novo "Rocco Ríos Novo") 37 [Falcón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximiliano_Falc%C3%B3n "Maximiliano Falcón") 42 [Bright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannick_Bright "Yannick Bright") 56 [Pintér](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1niel_Pint%C3%A9r "Dániel Pintér") 62 [Boatwright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Boatwright "Israel Boatwright") 76 Abadia 88 Shaw 97 [St. Clair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayne_St._Clair "Dayne St. Clair") Head coach: [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") Assistant coach: [J. Morales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Morales "Javier Morales") Assistant coach: [Rodriguez Pagano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Rodriguez_Pagano "Lucas Rodriguez Pagano") Assistant coach: [Stillitano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Stillitano "Leandro Stillitano") Goalkeeping coach: [Dobler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauro_Dobler "Mauro Dobler") |
| Argentina squads | |
|---|---|
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2006_FIFA_World_Cup "Template:Argentina squad 2006 FIFA World Cup") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2006_FIFA_World_Cup "Template talk:Argentina squad 2006 FIFA World Cup") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2006_FIFA_World_Cup "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2006 FIFA World Cup")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") | |
| 1 [Abbondanzieri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Abbondanzieri "Roberto Abbondanzieri") 2 [Ayala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Ayala "Roberto Ayala") 3 [Sorín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Sor%C3%ADn "Juan Pablo Sorín") ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 4 [Coloccini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabricio_Coloccini "Fabricio Coloccini") 5 [Cambiasso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_Cambiasso "Esteban Cambiasso") 6 [Heinze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Heinze "Gabriel Heinze") 7 [Saviola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola "Javier Saviola") 8 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 9 [Crespo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Crespo "Hernán Crespo") 10 [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 11 [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 12 [Franco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Franco "Leo Franco") 13 [Scaloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Scaloni "Lionel Scaloni") 14 [Palacio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Palacio "Rodrigo Palacio") 15 [Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Milito "Gabriel Milito") 16 [Aimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Aimar "Pablo Aimar") 17 [Cufré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Cufr%C3%A9 "Leandro Cufré") 18 [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Maxi Rodríguez") 19 [Messi]() 20 [Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Cruz_\(Argentine_footballer\) "Julio Cruz (Argentine footballer)") 21 [Burdisso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Burdisso "Nicolás Burdisso") 22 [González](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucho_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Lucho González") 23 [Ustari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ustari "Oscar Ustari") Coach: [Pékerman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_P%C3%A9kerman "José Pékerman") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template:Argentina squad 2007 Copa América") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template talk:Argentina squad 2007 Copa América") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2007 Copa América")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2007 Copa América runners-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América") | |
| 1 [Abbondanzieri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Abbondanzieri "Roberto Abbondanzieri") 2 [Ayala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Ayala "Roberto Ayala") ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 3 [Díaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cata_D%C3%ADaz "Cata Díaz") 4 [Ibarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ibarra "Hugo Ibarra") 5 [Gago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gago "Fernando Gago") 6 [Heinze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Heinze "Gabriel Heinze") 7 [Palacio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Palacio "Rodrigo Palacio") 8 [Zanetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Zanetti "Javier Zanetti") 9 [Crespo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Crespo "Hernán Crespo") 10 [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 11 [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 12 [Carrizo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Carrizo "Juan Pablo Carrizo") 13 [González](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucho_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Lucho González") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 15 [G. Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Milito "Gabriel Milito") 16 [Aimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Aimar "Pablo Aimar") 17 [Burdisso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Burdisso "Nicolás Burdisso") 18 [Messi]() 19 [Cambiasso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_Cambiasso "Esteban Cambiasso") 20 [Verón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Ver%C3%B3n "Juan Sebastián Verón") 21 [D. Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Milito "Diego Milito") 22 [Orión](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Ori%C3%B3n "Agustín Orión") Coach: [Basile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfio_Basile "Alfio Basile") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_men%27s_football_squad_2008_Summer_Olympics "Template:Argentina men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_men%27s_football_squad_2008_Summer_Olympics "Template talk:Argentina men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_men%27s_football_squad_2008_Summer_Olympics "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina men's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics")[Argentina men's football squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team") – [2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament") | |
| 1 [Ustari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ustari "Oscar Ustari") (injured) 2 [Garay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Garay "Ezequiel Garay") 3 [Monzón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabi%C3%A1n_Monz%C3%B3n "Fabián Monzón") 4 [Zabaleta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Zabaleta "Pablo Zabaleta") 5 [Gago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gago "Fernando Gago") 6 [Fazio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fazio "Federico Fazio") 7 [Sosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sosa "José Sosa") 8 [Banega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ver_Banega "Éver Banega") 9 [Lavezzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Lavezzi "Ezequiel Lavezzi") 10 [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 12 [Pareja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Pareja "Nicolás Pareja") 13 [Acosta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Acosta "Lautaro Acosta") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 15 [Messi]() 16 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 17 [Buonanotte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Buonanotte "Diego Buonanotte") 18 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Romero "Sergio Romero") 22 [Navarro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Navarro_\(Argentine_footballer\) "Nicolás Navarro (Argentine footballer)") (injury replacement) Coach: [Batista](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Batista "Sergio Batista") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2010_FIFA_World_Cup "Template:Argentina squad 2010 FIFA World Cup") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2010_FIFA_World_Cup "Template talk:Argentina squad 2010 FIFA World Cup") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2010_FIFA_World_Cup "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2010 FIFA World Cup")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") | |
| 1 [Pozo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Pozo "Diego Pozo") 2 [Demichelis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Demichelis "Martín Demichelis") 3 [C. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemente_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Clemente Rodríguez") 4 [Burdisso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Burdisso "Nicolás Burdisso") 5 [Bolatti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Bolatti "Mario Bolatti") 6 [Heinze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Heinze "Gabriel Heinze") 7 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 8 [Verón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Ver%C3%B3n "Juan Sebastián Verón") 9 [Higuaín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higua%C3%ADn "Gonzalo Higuaín") 10 [Messi]() 11 [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 12 [Garcé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Garc%C3%A9 "Ariel Garcé") 13 [Samuel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Samuel "Walter Samuel") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 15 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 16 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 17 [Gutiérrez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%C3%A1s_Guti%C3%A9rrez "Jonás Gutiérrez") 18 [Palermo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Palermo "Martín Palermo") 19 [Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Milito "Diego Milito") 20 [M. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Maxi Rodríguez") 21 [Andújar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_And%C3%BAjar "Mariano Andújar") 22 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Romero "Sergio Romero") 23 [Pastore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pastore "Javier Pastore") Coach: [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template:Argentina squad 2011 Copa América") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template talk:Argentina squad 2011 Copa América") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2011 Copa América")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2011 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América") | |
| 1 [Carrizo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Carrizo "Juan Pablo Carrizo") 2 [Garay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Garay "Ezequiel Garay") 3 [Zabaleta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Zabaleta "Pablo Zabaleta") 4 [Burdisso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Burdisso "Nicolás Burdisso") 5 [Cambiasso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_Cambiasso "Esteban Cambiasso") 6 [G. Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Milito "Gabriel Milito") 7 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 8 [Zanetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Zanetti "Javier Zanetti") 9 [Higuaín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higua%C3%ADn "Gonzalo Higuaín") 10 [Messi]() 11 [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 12 [Andújar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_And%C3%BAjar "Mariano Andújar") 13 [Pareja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Pareja "Nicolás Pareja") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 15 [Biglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Biglia "Lucas Biglia") 16 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 17 [Rojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Rojo "Marcos Rojo") 18 [Pastore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pastore "Javier Pastore") 19 [Banega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ver_Banega "Éver Banega") 20 [Gago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gago "Fernando Gago") 21 [Lavezzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Lavezzi "Ezequiel Lavezzi") 22 [D. Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Milito "Diego Milito") 23 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Romero "Sergio Romero") Coach: [Batista](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Batista "Sergio Batista") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2014_FIFA_World_Cup "Template:Argentina squad 2014 FIFA World Cup") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2014_FIFA_World_Cup "Template talk:Argentina squad 2014 FIFA World Cup") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2014_FIFA_World_Cup "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2014 FIFA World Cup")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2014 FIFA World Cup runners-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") | |
| 1 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Romero "Sergio Romero") 2 [Garay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Garay "Ezequiel Garay") 3 [Campagnaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Campagnaro "Hugo Campagnaro") 4 [Zabaleta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Zabaleta "Pablo Zabaleta") 5 [Gago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gago "Fernando Gago") 6 [Biglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Biglia "Lucas Biglia") 7 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 8 [Pérez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_P%C3%A9rez "Enzo Pérez") 9 [Higuaín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higua%C3%ADn "Gonzalo Higuaín") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [M. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Maxi Rodríguez") 12 [Orión](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Ori%C3%B3n "Agustín Orión") 13 [A. Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Augusto Fernández") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 15 [Demichelis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Demichelis "Martín Demichelis") 16 [Rojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Rojo "Marcos Rojo") 17 [F. Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fern%C3%A1ndez_\(footballer\) "Federico Fernández (footballer)") 18 [Palacio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Palacio "Rodrigo Palacio") 19 [Álvarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_%C3%81lvarez "Ricky Álvarez") 20 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 21 [Andújar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_And%C3%BAjar "Mariano Andújar") 22 [Lavezzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Lavezzi "Ezequiel Lavezzi") 23 [Basanta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Basanta "José María Basanta") Coach: [Sabella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Sabella "Alejandro Sabella") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template:Argentina squad 2015 Copa América") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template talk:Argentina squad 2015 Copa América") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2015 Copa América")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2015 Copa América runners-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") | |
| 1 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Romero "Sergio Romero") 2 [Garay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Garay "Ezequiel Garay") 3 [Roncaglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo_Roncaglia "Facundo Roncaglia") 4 [Zabaleta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Zabaleta "Pablo Zabaleta") 5 [Gago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gago "Fernando Gago") 6 [Biglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Biglia "Lucas Biglia") 7 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 8 [Pereyra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Pereyra "Roberto Pereyra") 9 [Higuaín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higua%C3%ADn "Gonzalo Higuaín") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 12 [Guzmán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Guzm%C3%A1n "Nahuel Guzmán") 13 [Casco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Casco "Milton Casco") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 15 [Demichelis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Demichelis "Martín Demichelis") 16 [Rojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Rojo "Marcos Rojo") 17 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 18 [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 19 [Banega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ver_Banega "Éver Banega") 20 [Lamela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela "Erik Lamela") 21 [Pastore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pastore "Javier Pastore") 22 [Lavezzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Lavezzi "Ezequiel Lavezzi") 23 ~~[Andújar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_And%C3%BAjar "Mariano Andújar")~~/[Marchesín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Marches%C3%ADn "Agustín Marchesín") Coach: [Martino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Martino "Gerardo Martino") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Template:Argentina squad Copa América Centenario") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Template talk:Argentina squad Copa América Centenario") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad Copa América Centenario")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [Copa América Centenario runners-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario") | |
| 1 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Romero "Sergio Romero") 2 [Maidana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonatan_Maidana "Jonatan Maidana") 3 [Roncaglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo_Roncaglia "Facundo Roncaglia") 4 [Mercado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Mercado "Gabriel Mercado") 5 [Kranevitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat%C3%ADas_Kranevitter "Matías Kranevitter") 6 [Biglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Biglia "Lucas Biglia") 7 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 8 [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Augusto Fernández") 9 [Higuaín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higua%C3%ADn "Gonzalo Higuaín") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 12 [Guzmán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Guzm%C3%A1n "Nahuel Guzmán") 13 [Funes Mori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramiro_Funes_Mori "Ramiro Funes Mori") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 15 [Cuesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Cuesta "Víctor Cuesta") 16 [Rojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Rojo "Marcos Rojo") 17 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 18 [Lamela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela "Erik Lamela") 19 [Banega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ver_Banega "Éver Banega") 20 [Gaitán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Gait%C3%A1n "Nicolás Gaitán") 21 [Pastore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pastore "Javier Pastore") 22 [Lavezzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Lavezzi "Ezequiel Lavezzi") 23 [Andújar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_And%C3%BAjar "Mariano Andújar") Coach: [Martino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Martino "Gerardo Martino") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2018_FIFA_World_Cup "Template:Argentina squad 2018 FIFA World Cup") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2018_FIFA_World_Cup "Template talk:Argentina squad 2018 FIFA World Cup") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2018_FIFA_World_Cup "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2018 FIFA World Cup")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") | |
| 1 [Guzmán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Guzm%C3%A1n "Nahuel Guzmán") 2 [Mercado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Mercado "Gabriel Mercado") 3 [Tagliafico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Tagliafico "Nicolás Tagliafico") 4 [Ansaldi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Ansaldi "Cristian Ansaldi") 5 [Biglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Biglia "Lucas Biglia") 6 [Fazio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fazio "Federico Fazio") 7 [Banega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ver_Banega "Éver Banega") 8 [Acuña](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Acu%C3%B1a "Marcos Acuña") 9 [Higuaín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Higua%C3%ADn "Gonzalo Higuaín") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 12 [Armani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Armani "Franco Armani") 13 [Meza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximiliano_Meza_\(footballer,_born_1992\) "Maximiliano Meza (footballer, born 1992)") 14 [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 15 [Pérez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_P%C3%A9rez "Enzo Pérez") 16 [Rojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Rojo "Marcos Rojo") 17 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 18 [Salvio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Salvio "Eduardo Salvio") 19 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 20 [Lo Celso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso "Giovani Lo Celso") 21 [Dybala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Dybala "Paulo Dybala") 22 [Pavón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Pav%C3%B3n "Cristian Pavón") 23 [Caballero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Caballero "Willy Caballero") Coach: [Sampaoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Sampaoli "Jorge Sampaoli") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template:Argentina squad 2019 Copa América") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template talk:Argentina squad 2019 Copa América") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2019 Copa América")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2019 Copa América third place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América") | |
| 1 [Armani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Armani "Franco Armani") 2 [Foyth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Foyth "Juan Foyth") 3 [Tagliafico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Tagliafico "Nicolás Tagliafico") 4 [Saravia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renzo_Saravia "Renzo Saravia") 5 [Paredes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Paredes "Leandro Paredes") 6 [Pezzella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Pezzella "Germán Pezzella") 7 [Pereyra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Pereyra "Roberto Pereyra") 8 [Acuña](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Acu%C3%B1a "Marcos Acuña") 9 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 12 [Marchesín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Marches%C3%ADn "Agustín Marchesín") 13 [Funes Mori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramiro_Funes_Mori "Ramiro Funes Mori") 14 [Casco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Casco "Milton Casco") 15 [Pizarro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Pizarro "Guido Pizarro") 16 [De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") 17 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 18 [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Guido Rodríguez") 19 [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat%C3%ADas_Su%C3%A1rez "Matías Suárez") 20 [Lo Celso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso "Giovani Lo Celso") 21 [Dybala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Dybala "Paulo Dybala") 22 [Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lautaro Martínez") 23 [Musso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Musso "Juan Musso") Coach: [Scaloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Scaloni "Lionel Scaloni") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template:Argentina squad 2021 Copa América") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template talk:Argentina squad 2021 Copa América") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2021 Copa América")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2021 Copa América winners (15th title)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América") | |
| 1 [Armani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Armani "Franco Armani") 2 [Martínez Quarta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Mart%C3%ADnez_Quarta "Lucas Martínez Quarta") 3 [Tagliafico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Tagliafico "Nicolás Tagliafico") 4 [Montiel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Montiel "Gonzalo Montiel") 5 [Paredes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Paredes "Leandro Paredes") 6 [Pezzella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Pezzella "Germán Pezzella") 7 [De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") 8 [Acuña](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Acu%C3%B1a "Marcos Acuña") 9 [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 12 [Marchesín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Marches%C3%ADn "Agustín Marchesín") 13 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Romero "Cristian Romero") 14 [Palacios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exequiel_Palacios "Exequiel Palacios") 15 [González](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Gonz%C3%A1lez_\(footballer,_born_1998\) "Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998)") 16 [J. Correa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Correa "Joaquín Correa") 17 [Domínguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Dom%C3%ADnguez "Nicolás Domínguez") 18 [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Guido Rodríguez") 19 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 20 [Lo Celso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso "Giovani Lo Celso") 21 [Á. Correa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Correa "Ángel Correa") 22 [La. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lautaro Martínez") 23 [E. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") 24 [Gómez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papu_G%C3%B3mez "Papu Gómez") 25 [Li. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lisandro Martínez") 26 [Molina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Molina "Nahuel Molina") 27 [Alvarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Alvarez "Julián Alvarez") 28 [Musso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Musso "Juan Musso") Coach: [Scaloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Scaloni "Lionel Scaloni") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2022_FIFA_World_Cup "Template:Argentina squad 2022 FIFA World Cup") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2022_FIFA_World_Cup "Template talk:Argentina squad 2022 FIFA World Cup") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2022_FIFA_World_Cup "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2022 FIFA World Cup")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2022 FIFA World Cup winners (3rd title)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") | |
| 1 [Armani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Armani "Franco Armani") 2 [Foyth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Foyth "Juan Foyth") 3 [Tagliafico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Tagliafico "Nicolás Tagliafico") 4 [Montiel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Montiel "Gonzalo Montiel") 5 [Paredes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Paredes "Leandro Paredes") 6 [Pezzella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Pezzella "Germán Pezzella") 7 [De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") 8 [Acuña](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Acu%C3%B1a "Marcos Acuña") 9 [Alvarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Alvarez "Julián Alvarez") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 12 [Rulli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger%C3%B3nimo_Rulli "Gerónimo Rulli") 13 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Romero "Cristian Romero") 14 [Palacios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exequiel_Palacios "Exequiel Palacios") 15 [Correa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Correa "Ángel Correa") 16 [Almada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Almada "Thiago Almada") 17 [Gómez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papu_G%C3%B3mez "Papu Gómez") 18 [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Guido Rodríguez") 19 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 20 [Mac Allister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Mac_Allister "Alexis Mac Allister") 21 [Dybala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Dybala "Paulo Dybala") 22 [La. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lautaro Martínez") 23 [E. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") 24 [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Enzo Fernández") 25 [Li. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lisandro Martínez") 26 [Molina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Molina "Nahuel Molina") Coach: [Scaloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Scaloni "Lionel Scaloni") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentina_squad_2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template:Argentina squad 2024 Copa América") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentina_squad_2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Template talk:Argentina squad 2024 Copa América") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina_squad_2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentina squad 2024 Copa América")[Argentina squad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") – [2024 Copa América winners (16th title)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América") | |
| 1 [Armani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Armani "Franco Armani") 2 [Martínez Quarta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Mart%C3%ADnez_Quarta "Lucas Martínez Quarta") 3 [Tagliafico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Tagliafico "Nicolás Tagliafico") 4 [Montiel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Montiel "Gonzalo Montiel") 5 [Paredes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Paredes "Leandro Paredes") 6 [Pezzella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Pezzella "Germán Pezzella") 7 [De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") 8 [Acuña](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Acu%C3%B1a "Marcos Acuña") 9 [Alvarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Alvarez "Julián Alvarez") 10 [Messi]() ([c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)")) 11 [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 12 [Rulli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger%C3%B3nimo_Rulli "Gerónimo Rulli") 13 [Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Romero "Cristian Romero") 14 [Palacios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exequiel_Palacios "Exequiel Palacios") 15 [González](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Gonz%C3%A1lez_\(footballer,_born_1998\) "Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998)") 16 [Lo Celso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso "Giovani Lo Celso") 17 [Garnacho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Garnacho "Alejandro Garnacho") 18 [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Guido Rodríguez") 19 [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") 20 [Mac Allister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Mac_Allister "Alexis Mac Allister") 21 [Carboni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valent%C3%ADn_Carboni "Valentín Carboni") 22 [La. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lautaro Martínez") 23 [E. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") 24 [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Enzo Fernández") 25 [Li. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lisandro Martínez") 26 [Molina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Molina "Nahuel Molina") Coach: [Scaloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Scaloni "Lionel Scaloni") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") |
| [Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Individual_honours "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi") | |
|---|---|
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:2014 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament")[2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#All-Star_Team "FIFA World Cup awards") | |
| Statistical Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Marcos Rojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Rojo "Marcos Rojo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Mats Hummels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Hummels "Mats Hummels") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Thiago Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Stefan de Vrij](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_de_Vrij "Stefan de Vrij") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Oscar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_\(footballer,_born_1991\) "Oscar (footballer, born 1991)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [James Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Toni Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Arjen Robben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Robben "Arjen Robben") |
| Fans' Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [David Luiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz "David Luiz") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Mats Hummels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats_Hummels "Mats Hummels") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Thiago Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Ángel Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [James Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Toni Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") |
| [Coach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_\(sport\) "Coach (sport)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Joachim Löw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_L%C3%B6w "Joachim Löw") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:2007 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:2007 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:2007 Copa América Team of the Tournament")[2007 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Team_of_the_Tournament "2007 Copa América") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Doni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doni_\(footballer\) "Doni (footballer)") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Javier Zanetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Zanetti "Javier Zanetti") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") [Jonny Magallón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Magall%C3%B3n "Jonny Magallón") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Juan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_\(footballer,_born_1979\) "Juan (footballer, born 1979)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Jorge Fucile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Fucile "Jorge Fucile") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Júlio Baptista](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BAlio_Baptista "Júlio Baptista") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Javier Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Juan Román Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Robinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinho "Robinho") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") [Nery Castillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nery_Castillo "Nery Castillo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:2011 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:2011 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:2011 Copa América Team of the Tournament")[2011 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Team_of_the_Tournament "2011 Copa América") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela_national_football_team "Venezuela national football team") [Renny Vega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renny_Vega "Renny Vega") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Luis Amaranto Perea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Amaranto_Perea "Luis Amaranto Perea") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Diego Lugano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Lugano "Diego Lugano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_national_football_team "Paraguay national football team") [Paulo da Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_da_Silva "Paulo da Silva") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Javier Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Fredy Guarín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredy_Guar%C3%ADn "Fredy Guarín") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Álvaro Pereira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Pereira "Álvaro Pereira") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Carlos Lobatón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Lobat%C3%B3n "Carlos Lobatón") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Paolo Guerrero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Guerrero "Paolo Guerrero") |
| [Coach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_\(sport\) "Coach (sport)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Óscar Tabárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Tab%C3%A1rez "Óscar Tabárez") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:2015 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:2015 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:2015 Copa América Team of the Tournament")[2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Team_of_the_tournament "2015 Copa América") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Claudio Bravo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Bravo "Claudio Bravo") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Jeison Murillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeison_Murillo "Jeison Murillo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Gary Medel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Medel "Gary Medel") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Nicolás Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Christian Cueva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Cueva "Christian Cueva") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Marcelo Díaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_D%C3%ADaz "Marcelo Díaz") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Javier Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Arturo Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Vidal "Arturo Vidal") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Eduardo Vargas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Vargas "Eduardo Vargas") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Paolo Guerrero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Guerrero "Paolo Guerrero") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [Coach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_\(sport\) "Coach (sport)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Jorge Sampaoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Sampaoli "Jorge Sampaoli") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:Copa América Centenario Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:Copa América Centenario Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:Copa América Centenario Team of the Tournament")[Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario#Team_of_the_tournament "Copa América Centenario") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Claudio Bravo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Bravo "Claudio Bravo") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Mauricio Isla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Isla "Mauricio Isla") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Nicolás Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Gary Medel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Medel "Gary Medel") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Jean Beausejour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Beausejour "Jean Beausejour") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Javier Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Arturo Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Vidal "Arturo Vidal") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Charles Aránguiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ar%C3%A1nguiz "Charles Aránguiz") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Eduardo Vargas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Vargas "Eduardo Vargas") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Alexis Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_S%C3%A1nchez "Alexis Sánchez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:2021 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:2021 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:2021 Copa América Team of the Tournament")[2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Team_of_the_Tournament "2021 Copa América") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Emiliano Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team "Ecuador national football team") [Pervis Estupiñán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervis_Estupi%C3%B1%C3%A1n "Pervis Estupiñán") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marquinhos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquinhos "Marquinhos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Cristian Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Romero_\(Argentine_footballer\) "Cristian Romero (Argentine footballer)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Mauricio Isla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Isla "Mauricio Isla") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Yoshimar Yotún](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimar_Yot%C3%BAn "Yoshimar Yotún") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Casemiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casemiro "Casemiro") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Rodrigo De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Luis Díaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_D%C3%ADaz_\(footballer,_born_1997\) "Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template:2024 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Template talk:2024 Copa América Team of the Tournament") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Team_of_the_Tournament "Special:EditPage/Template:2024 Copa América Team of the Tournament")[2024 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América") [Team of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Team_of_the_Tournament "2024 Copa América") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Emiliano Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team "Ecuador national football team") [Piero Hincapié](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_Hincapi%C3%A9 "Piero Hincapié") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Davinson Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davinson_S%C3%A1nchez "Davinson Sánchez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Cristian Romero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Romero_\(Argentine_footballer\) "Cristian Romero (Argentine footballer)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team "Canada men's national soccer team") [Alistair Johnston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Johnston "Alistair Johnston") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [James Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Manuel Ugarte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Ugarte_\(footballer\) "Manuel Ugarte (footballer)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Rodrigo De Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_De_Paul "Rodrigo De Paul") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Raphinha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphinha "Raphinha") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lautaro Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lautaro Martínez") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_Golden_Ball "Template:FIFA World Cup Golden Ball") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_Golden_Ball "Template talk:FIFA World Cup Golden Ball") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_Golden_Ball "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup Golden Ball")[FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup") [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA World Cup awards") | |
| **[1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") **[1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") **[1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_top_scorers "Template:Copa América top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_top_scorers "Template talk:Copa América top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:Copa América top scorers")[South American Championship and Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") [top scorers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_awards#Top_Goalscorer "Copa América awards") | |
| South American Championship era | **[1916](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_South_American_Championship "1916 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Gradín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelino_Grad%C3%ADn "Isabelino Gradín") **[1917](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_South_American_Championship "1917 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Romano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Romano "Ángel Romano") **[1919](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_South_American_Championship "1919 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Friedenreich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Friedenreich "Arthur Friedenreich") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Neco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neco "Neco") **[1920](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_South_American_Championship "1920 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Pérez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_P%C3%A9rez_\(Uruguayan_footballer\) "José Pérez (Uruguayan footballer)") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Romano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Romano "Ángel Romano") **[1921](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_South_American_Championship "1921 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Libonatti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Libonatti "Julio Libonatti") **[1922](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_South_American_Championship "1922 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Francia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Francia "Juan Francia") **[1923](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_South_American_Championship "1923 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Aguirre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Aguirre "Vicente Aguirre") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Petrone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Petrone "Pedro Petrone") **[1924](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_South_American_Championship "1924 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Petrone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Petrone "Pedro Petrone") **[1925](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_South_American_Championship "1925 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Seoane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Seoane "Manuel Seoane") **[1926](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_South_American_Championship "1926 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Arellano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Arellano "David Arellano") **[1927](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927_South_American_Championship "1927 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Carricaberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Carricaberry "Alfredo Carricaberry"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Figueroa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Figueroa "Roberto Figueroa"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Luna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segundo_Luna "Segundo Luna"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Petrone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Petrone "Pedro Petrone") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Scarone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Scarone "Héctor Scarone") **[1929](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_South_American_Championship "1929 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_national_football_team "Paraguay national football team") [González](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelio_Gonz%C3%A1lez_\(footballer\) "Aurelio González (footballer)") **[1935](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_South_American_Championship "1935 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Masantonio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herminio_Masantonio "Herminio Masantonio") **[1937](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_South_American_Championship "1937 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Toro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Toro_Julio "Raúl Toro Julio") **[1939](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_South_American_Championship "1939 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Teodoro Fernández") **[1941](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_South_American_Championship "1941 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Marvezzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Marvezzi "Juan Marvezzi") **[1942](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_South_American_Championship "1942 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Masantonio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herminio_Masantonio "Herminio Masantonio") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Moreno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Moreno "José Manuel Moreno") **[1945](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_South_American_Championship "1945 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [De Freitas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heleno_de_Freitas "Heleno de Freitas") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Méndez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norberto_M%C3%A9ndez_\(footballer\) "Norberto Méndez (footballer)") **[1946](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_South_American_Championship "1946 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Medina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Medina_\(footballer\) "José María Medina (footballer)") **[1947](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_South_American_Championship "1947 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Falero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Falero "Nicolás Falero") **[1949](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_South_American_Championship "1949 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Jair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_\(footballer,_born_1921\) "Jair (footballer, born 1921)") **[1953](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_South_American_Championship "1953 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Molina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Molina "Francisco Molina") **[1955](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_South_American_Championship "1955 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Micheli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolfo_Micheli "Rodolfo Micheli") **[1956](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_South_American_Championship "1956 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Hormazábal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Hormaz%C3%A1bal "Enrique Hormazábal") **[1957](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_South_American_Championship "1957 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Ambrois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Ambrois "Javier Ambrois") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Maschio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Maschio "Humberto Maschio") **[1959 (Argentina)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_South_American_Championship_\(Argentina\) "1959 South American Championship (Argentina)"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") **[1959 (Ecuador)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_South_American_Championship_\(Ecuador\) "1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Sanfilippo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sanfilippo "José Sanfilippo") **[1963](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_South_American_Championship "1963 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team "Ecuador national football team") [Raffo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alberto_Raffo "Carlos Alberto Raffo") **[1967](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_South_American_Championship "1967 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Artime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Artime "Luis Artime") |
| Copa América era | **[1975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1975 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [E. Díaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_D%C3%ADaz "Ernesto Díaz") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Luque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo_Luque "Leopoldo Luque") **[1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1979 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_national_football_team "Paraguay national football team") [Morel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenio_Morel "Eugenio Morel") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Peredo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Peredo "Jorge Peredo") **[1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1983 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Aguilera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Aguilera_\(Uruguayan_footballer\) "Carlos Aguilera (Uruguayan footballer)"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Burruchaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Burruchaga "Jorge Burruchaga") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dinamite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Dinamite "Roberto Dinamite") **[1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1987 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Iguarán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnoldo_Iguar%C3%A1n "Arnoldo Iguarán") **[1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1989 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Bebeto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebeto "Bebeto") **[1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1991 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Batistuta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Batistuta "Gabriel Batistuta") **[1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1993 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela_national_football_team "Venezuela national football team") [Dolgetta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Dolgetta "José Luis Dolgetta") **[1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1995 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Batistuta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Batistuta "Gabriel Batistuta") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") [García](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Garc%C3%ADa_\(footballer,_born_1969\) "Luis García (footballer, born 1969)") **[1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1997 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") [Hernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Hern%C3%A1ndez_\(footballer,_born_1968\) "Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968)") **[1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1999 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") **[2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2001 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Aristizábal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Aristiz%C3%A1bal "Víctor Aristizábal") **[2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2004 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Adriano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_\(footballer,_born_February_1982\) "Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)") **[2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Robinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinho "Robinho") **[2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Guerrero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Guerrero "Paolo Guerrero") **[2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Guerrero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Guerrero "Paolo Guerrero") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Vargas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Vargas "Eduardo Vargas") **[2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Vargas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Vargas "Eduardo Vargas") **[2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Everton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everton_Soares "Everton Soares") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Guerrero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Guerrero "Paolo Guerrero") **[2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [L. Díaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_D%C3%ADaz_\(footballer,_born_1997\) "Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() **[2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** [Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautaro_Mart%C3%ADnez "Lautaro Martínez") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_MVP "Template:Copa América MVP") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_MVP "Template talk:Copa América MVP") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_MVP "Special:EditPage/Template:Copa América MVP")[South American Championship and Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") [Player of the Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_awards#Best_Player "Copa América awards") | |
| Unofficial award | **[1916](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_South_American_Championship "1916 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Gradín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelino_Grad%C3%ADn "Isabelino Gradín") **[1917](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_South_American_Championship "1917 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Scarone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Scarone "Héctor Scarone") **[1919](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_South_American_Championship "1919 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Friedenreich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Friedenreich "Arthur Friedenreich") **[1920](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_South_American_Championship "1920 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Piendibene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Piendibene "José Piendibene") **[1921](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_South_American_Championship "1921 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Tesoriere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rico_Tesoriere "Américo Tesoriere") **[1922](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_South_American_Championship "1922 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Fortes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortes_\(footballer\) "Fortes (footballer)") **[1923](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_South_American_Championship "1923 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Nasazzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Nasazzi "José Nasazzi") **[1924](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_South_American_Championship "1924 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Petrone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Petrone "Pedro Petrone") **[1925](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_South_American_Championship "1925 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Seoane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Seoane "Manuel Seoane") **[1926](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_South_American_Championship "1926 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Andrade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Leandro_Andrade "José Leandro Andrade") **[1927](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927_South_American_Championship "1927 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Seoane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Seoane "Manuel Seoane") **[1929](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_South_American_Championship "1929 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Ferreira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Ferreira_\(footballer\) "Manuel Ferreira (footballer)") **[1935](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_South_American_Championship "1935 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Nasazzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Nasazzi "José Nasazzi") **[1937](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_South_American_Championship "1937 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Mata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_de_la_Mata "Vicente de la Mata") **[1939](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_South_American_Championship "1939 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Teodoro Fernández") **[1941](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_South_American_Championship "1941 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Livingstone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Livingstone "Sergio Livingstone") **[1942](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_South_American_Championship "1942 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Varela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obdulio_Varela "Obdulio Varela") **[1945](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_South_American_Championship "1945 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Da Guia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingos_da_Guia "Domingos da Guia") **[1946](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_South_American_Championship "1946 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Pedernera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Pedernera "Adolfo Pedernera") **[1947](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_South_American_Championship "1947 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Moreno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Moreno "José Manuel Moreno") **[1949](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_South_American_Championship "1949 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ademir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ademir_de_Menezes "Ademir de Menezes") **[1953](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_South_American_Championship "1953 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_national_football_team "Paraguay national football team") [Herrera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heriberto_Herrera "Heriberto Herrera") **[1955](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_South_American_Championship "1955 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Hormazábal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Hormaz%C3%A1bal "Enrique Hormazábal") **[1956](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_South_American_Championship "1956 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Míguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_M%C3%ADguez "Óscar Míguez") **[1957](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_South_American_Championship "1957 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Sívori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_S%C3%ADvori "Omar Sívori") **[1959 (Argentina)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_South_American_Championship_\(Argentina\) "1959 South American Championship (Argentina)"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") **[1959 (Ecuador)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_South_American_Championship_\(Ecuador\) "1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)")**: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Silveira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcides_Silveira "Alcides Silveira") **[1963](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_South_American_Championship "1963 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia_national_football_team "Bolivia national football team") [Blacut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramiro_Blacut "Ramiro Blacut") **[1967](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_South_American_Championship "1967 South American Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Rocha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Rocha_\(Uruguayan_footballer\) "Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)") **[1975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1975 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Cubillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Cubillas "Teófilo Cubillas") **[1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1979 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Caszely](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Caszely "Carlos Caszely") **[1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1983 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Francescoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Francescoli "Enzo Francescoli") |
| Official award | **[1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1987 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Valderrama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Valderrama "Carlos Valderrama") **[1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1989 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Sosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sosa "Rubén Sosa") **[1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1991 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [L. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Leonardo Rodríguez") **[1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1993 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Goycochea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Goycochea "Sergio Goycochea") **[1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1995 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Francescoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Francescoli "Enzo Francescoli") **[1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1997 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") **[1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "1999 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") **[2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2001 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras_national_football_team "Honduras national football team") [Guevara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amado_Guevara "Amado Guevara") **[2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2004 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Adriano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_\(footballer,_born_February_1982\) "Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)") **[2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Robinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinho "Robinho") **[2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") **[2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]()1 **[2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_S%C3%A1nchez "Alexis Sánchez") **[2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") **[2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() **[2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [J. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") |
| 1 Messi was given the 2015 award, but rejected it. Argentina's staff was to receive the award. | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_awards "Template:FIFA U-20 World Cup awards") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_awards "Template talk:FIFA U-20 World Cup awards") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_awards "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA U-20 World Cup awards")[FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup") awards | |
| Golden Ball | [1977](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1977 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Bessonov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Bezsonov "Volodymyr Bezsonov") [1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1979 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") [1981](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1981 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Gabor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_Gabor "Romulus Gabor") [1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1983 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Geovani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geovani_Silva "Geovani Silva") [1985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1985 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Silas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Silas "Paulo Silas") [1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1987 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Prosinečki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosine%C4%8Dki "Robert Prosinečki") [1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1989 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Bismarck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismarck_\(footballer\) "Bismarck (footballer)") [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1991 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Peixe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em%C3%ADlio_Peixe "Emílio Peixe") [1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1993 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Adriano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_Gerlin "Adriano Gerlin") [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1995 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Caio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caio_Ribeiro "Caio Ribeiro") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1997 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Olivera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Olivera "Nicolás Olivera") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1999 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Keïta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seydou_Keita "Seydou Keita") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2001 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Saviola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola "Javier Saviola") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2003 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Matar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Matar "Ismail Matar") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Messi]() [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Adiyiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Adiyiah "Dominic Adiyiah") [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Henrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrique_Almeida "Henrique Almeida") [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Traoré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_\(footballer,_born_28_June_1995\) "Adama Traoré (footballer, born 28 June 1995)") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Solanke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Solanke "Dominic Solanke") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Lee Kang-in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kang-in "Lee Kang-in") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Casadei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Casadei "Cesare Casadei") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Maamma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othmane_Maamma "Othmane Maamma") |
| Golden Boot | [1977](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1977 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Guina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guina "Guina") [1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1979 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Díaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_D%C3%ADaz "Ramón Díaz") [1981](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1981 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Koussas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Koussas "Mark Koussas") [1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1983 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Geovani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geovani_Silva "Geovani Silva") [1985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1985 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Losada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Losada "Sebastián Losada") [1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1987 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Witeczek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Witeczek "Marcel Witeczek") [1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1989 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Salenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Salenko "Oleg Salenko") [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1991 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Scherbakov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serhiy_Scherbakov "Serhiy Scherbakov") [1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1993 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Zambrano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Zambrano "Henry Zambrano") [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1995 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Etxeberria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseba_Etxeberria "Joseba Etxeberria") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1997 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Adaílton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada%C3%ADlton_\(footballer,_born_1977\) "Adaílton (footballer, born 1977)") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "1999 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Couñago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Cou%C3%B1ago "Pablo Couñago") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2001 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Saviola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola "Javier Saviola") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2003 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Johnson_\(American_soccer\) "Eddie Johnson (American soccer)") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship"): [Messi]() [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Adiyiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Adiyiah "Dominic Adiyiah") [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Henrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrique_Almeida "Henrique Almeida") [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Assifuah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Assifuah "Ebenezer Assifuah") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Kovalenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Kovalenko_\(footballer\) "Viktor Kovalenko (footballer)") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Orsolini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Orsolini "Riccardo Orsolini") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Casadei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Casadei "Cesare Casadei") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Cremaschi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Cremaschi "Benjamin Cremaschi") |
| Golden Glove | [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Alvarado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_Alvarado "Esteban Alvarado") [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Mika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_\(footballer,_born_1991\) "Mika (footballer, born 1991)") [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [De Amores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_de_Amores "Guillermo de Amores") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Rajković](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predrag_Rajkovi%C4%87 "Predrag Rajković") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Woodman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Woodman "Freddie Woodman") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Lunin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Lunin "Andriy Lunin") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Desplanches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastiano_Desplanches "Sebastiano Desplanches") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup"): [Barbi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santino_Barbi "Santino Barbi") |
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| *[France Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Football "France Football")* magazine award | |
| Ballon d'Or (1956–2009) | [1956](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Ballon_d%27Or "1956 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Matthews](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Matthews "Stanley Matthews") [1957](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Ballon_d%27Or "1957 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Ballon_d%27Or "1958 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kopa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Kopa "Raymond Kopa") [1959](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Ballon_d%27Or "1959 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1960](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Ballon_d%27Or "1960 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez_\(footballer,_born_1935\) "Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)") [1961](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Ballon_d%27Or "1961 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Sívori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_S%C3%ADvori "Omar Sívori") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_Ballon_d%27Or "1962 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") [Masopust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Masopust "Josef Masopust") [1963](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Ballon_d%27Or "1963 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Yashin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Yashin "Lev Yashin") [1964](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Ballon_d%27Or "1964 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_men%27s_national_football_team "Scotland men's national football team") [Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Law "Denis Law") [1965](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Ballon_d%27Or "1965 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Ballon_d%27Or "1966 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Charlton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Charlton "Bobby Charlton") [1967](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Ballon_d%27Or "1967 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") [1968](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Ballon_d%27Or "1968 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team "Northern Ireland national football team") [Best](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best "George Best") [1969](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Ballon_d%27Or "1969 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Rivera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Rivera "Gianni Rivera") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Ballon_d%27Or "1970 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") [1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Ballon_d%27Or "1971 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") [1972](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Ballon_d%27Or "1972 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") [1973](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Ballon_d%27Or "1973 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Ballon_d%27Or "1974 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") [1975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Ballon_d%27Or "1975 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Blokhin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Blokhin "Oleg Blokhin") [1976](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Ballon_d%27Or "1976 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") [1977](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Ballon_d%27Or "1977 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_national_football_team "Denmark national football team") [Simonsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Simonsen "Allan Simonsen") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Ballon_d%27Or "1978 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Keegan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan "Kevin Keegan") [1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Ballon_d%27Or "1979 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Keegan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan "Kevin Keegan") [1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Ballon_d%27Or "1980 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Rummenigge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Rummenigge "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge") [1981](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Ballon_d%27Or "1981 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Rummenigge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Rummenigge "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Ballon_d%27Or "1982 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") [1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Ballon_d%27Or "1983 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") [1984](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Ballon_d%27Or "1984 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") [1985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Ballon_d%27Or "1985 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Ballon_d%27Or "1986 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Belanov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Belanov "Igor Belanov") [1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Ballon_d%27Or "1987 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Gullit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_Gullit "Ruud Gullit") [1988](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Ballon_d%27Or "1988 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") [1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Ballon_d%27Or "1989 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Ballon_d%27Or "1990 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Ballon_d%27Or "1991 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Papin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Papin "Jean-Pierre Papin") [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Ballon_d%27Or "1992 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") [1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Ballon_d%27Or "1993 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Baggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio "Roberto Baggio") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Ballon_d%27Or "1994 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Ballon_d%27Or "1995 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_national_football_team "Liberia national football team") [Weah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weah "George Weah") [1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Ballon_d%27Or "1996 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Sammer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Sammer "Matthias Sammer") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Ballon_d%27Or "1997 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Ballon_d%27Or "1998 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ballon_d%27Or "1999 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") [2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Ballon_d%27Or "2000 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Figo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo "Luís Figo") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Ballon_d%27Or "2001 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Owen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Owen "Michael Owen") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Ballon_d%27Or "2002 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Ballon_d%27Or "2003 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_football_team "Czech Republic national football team") [Nedvěd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Nedv%C4%9Bd "Pavel Nedvěd") [2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Ballon_d%27Or "2004 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_national_football_team "Ukraine national football team") [Shevchenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Shevchenko "Andriy Shevchenko") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Ballon_d%27Or "2005 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Ballon_d%27Or "2006 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Cannavaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Cannavaro "Fabio Cannavaro") [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Ballon_d%27Or "2007 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Ballon_d%27Or "2008 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() |
| [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or") (2010–2015) | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() |
| Ballon d'Or (2016–present) | [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Ballon_d%27Or "2016 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Ballon_d%27Or "2017 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Ballon_d%27Or "2018 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2020: *not awarded* [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Ballon_d%27Or "2022 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ballon_d%27Or "2024 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Rodri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodri_\(footballer,_born_1996\) "Rodri (footballer, born 1996)") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ballon_d%27Or "2025 Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Dembélé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Demb%C3%A9l%C3%A9 "Ousmane Dembélé") |
| [Ballon d'Or additional awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or#Additional_awards "Ballon d'Or") ([Ballon d'Or Féminin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_F%C3%A9minin "Ballon d'Or Féminin"), [Kopa Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopa_Trophy "Kopa Trophy"), [Yashin Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashin_Trophy "Yashin Trophy"), [Gerd Müller Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller_Trophy "Gerd Müller Trophy"), [Club of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_of_the_Year_\(France_Football\) "Club of the Year (France Football)"), [Sócrates Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B3crates_Award "Sócrates Award"), [Johan Cruyff Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff_Trophy_\(France_Football\) "Johan Cruyff Trophy (France Football)"), [Super Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Ballon_d%27Or "Super Ballon d'Or"), [Ballon d'Or Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Ballon d'Or Dream Team")) Related awards ([French Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Player_of_the_Year "French Player of the Year"), [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or") (2010–2015), [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "FIFA World Player of the Year") (1991–2009), [The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player")) | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_Player_of_the_Year "Template:FIFA Player of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_Player_of_the_Year "Template talk:FIFA Player of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_Player_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA Player of the Year")[The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player") | |
| [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "FIFA World Player of the Year") | [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1991 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1992 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") [1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1993 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Baggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio "Roberto Baggio") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1994 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1995 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_national_football_team "Liberia national football team") [Weah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weah "George Weah") [1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1996 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1997 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1998 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "1999 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") [2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2000 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2001 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Figo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo "Luís Figo") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2002 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2003 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") [2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2004 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2005 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2006 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Cannavaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Cannavaro "Fabio Cannavaro") [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2007 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2008 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() |
| [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or") | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() |
| [The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player") | [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2016 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2017 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2018 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2019 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2020 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2021 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2022 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2023 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2024 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2025 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025"): [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Dembélé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Demb%C3%A9l%C3%A9 "Ousmane Dembélé") |
| See also: [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FourFourTwo_player_of_the_year "Template:FourFourTwo player of the year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FourFourTwo_player_of_the_year "Template talk:FourFourTwo player of the year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FourFourTwo_player_of_the_year "Special:EditPage/Template:FourFourTwo player of the year")*[FourFourTwo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FourFourTwo "FourFourTwo")* Player of the year | |
| 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2009: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2010: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Rodri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodri_\(footballer,_born_1996\) "Rodri (footballer, born 1996)") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Yamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Yamal "Lamine Yamal") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Globe_Soccer_Awards_best_Player "Template:Globe Soccer Awards best Player") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Globe_Soccer_Awards_best_Player "Template talk:Globe Soccer Awards best Player") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Globe_Soccer_Awards_best_Player "Special:EditPage/Template:Globe Soccer Awards best Player")[Globe Soccer Awards Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Soccer_Awards#Best_Player_of_the_Year_Award "Globe Soccer Awards") | |
| **Men's winners** 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Falcao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radamel_Falcao "Radamel Falcao") 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Ribéry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Rib%C3%A9ry "Franck Ribéry") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Dembélé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Demb%C3%A9l%C3%A9 "Ousmane Dembélé") | |
| **Women's winners** 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Bronze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Bronze "Lucy Bronze") 2020: not awarded 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Player "Template:IFFHS World's Best Player") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Player "Template talk:IFFHS World's Best Player") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Player "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS World's Best Player")[IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics "International Federation of Football History & Statistics") [World's Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Player "IFFHS World's Best Player") | |
| **Men's winners** 1988: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands") [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") 1989: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands") [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") 1990: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany "West Germany") [Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") 1991–2019: not awarded 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway "Norway") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Rodri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodri_\(footballer,_born_1996\) "Rodri (footballer, born 1996)") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") [Dembélé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Demb%C3%A9l%C3%A9 "Ousmane Dembélé") | |
| **Women's winners** 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark "Denmark") [Harder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernille_Harder "Pernille Harder") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Playmaker "Template:IFFHS World's Best Playmaker") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Playmaker "Template talk:IFFHS World's Best Playmaker") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Playmaker "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS World's Best Playmaker")[IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics "International Federation of Football History & Statistics") [World's Best Playmaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Playmaker "IFFHS World's Best Playmaker") | |
| **Men's winners** 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2009: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2010: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia "Croatia") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium "Belgium") [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium "Belgium") [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium "Belgium") [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") [Bellingham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Bellingham "Jude Bellingham") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal") [Vitinha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitinha_\(footballer,_born_February_2000\) "Vitinha (footballer, born February 2000)") | |
| **Women's winners** 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Marta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_\(footballer\) "Marta (footballer)") 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Goeßling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Goe%C3%9Fling "Lena Goeßling") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Keßler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadine_Ke%C3%9Fler "Nadine Keßler") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [Lloyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carli_Lloyd "Carli Lloyd") 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Marozsán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzsenifer_Marozs%C3%A1n "Dzsenifer Marozsán") 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands") [Martens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieke_Martens "Lieke Martens") 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Marozsán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzsenifer_Marozs%C3%A1n "Dzsenifer Marozsán") 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [Rapinoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe "Megan Rapinoe") 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Marozsán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzsenifer_Marozs%C3%A1n "Dzsenifer Marozsán") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") | |
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| **Men's winners** 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria_national_football_team "Algeria national football team") [Bounedjah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bounedjah "Baghdad Bounedjah") 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") [Hamdallah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abderrazak_Hamdallah "Abderrazak Hamdallah") 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") [Gyökeres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Gy%C3%B6keres "Viktor Gyökeres") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") | |
| **Women's winners** 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_women%27s_national_football_team "Spain women's national football team") [Hermoso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Hermoso "Jenni Hermoso") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_women%27s_national_football_team "Netherlands women's national football team") [Kalma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenna_Kalma "Fenna Kalma") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_women%27s_national_football_team "Malawi women's national football team") [Chawinga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_Chawinga "Temwa Chawinga") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_women%27s_national_football_team "Mexico women's national football team") [Corral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlyn_Corral "Charlyn Corral") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_women%27s_national_football_team "Mexico women's national football team") [Corral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlyn_Corral "Charlyn Corral") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_International_Goal_Scorer "Template:IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_International_Goal_Scorer "Template talk:IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_International_Goal_Scorer "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer")[IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World%27s_Best_International_Goal_Scorer "IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer") | |
| **Men's winners** 1991: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Papin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Papin "Jean-Pierre Papin") 1992: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Bergkamp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Bergkamp "Dennis Bergkamp") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Raí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%AD "Raí") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras_national_football_team "Honduras national football team") [Obando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Obando "César Obando") 1993: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team "Saudi Arabia national football team") [Al-Owairan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Al-Owairan "Saeed Al-Owairan") 1994: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") 1995: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Klinsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klinsmann "Jürgen Klinsmann") 1996: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_national_football_team "Iran national football team") [Daei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Daei "Ali Daei") 1997: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1998: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team "Kuwait national football team") [Al-Huwaidi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasem_Al-Huwaidi "Jasem Al-Huwaidi") 1999: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2000: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") 2001: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman_national_football_team "Oman national football team") [Al-Dhabit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hani_Al-Dhabit "Hani Al-Dhabit") 2002: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Van Nistelrooy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_van_Nistelrooy "Ruud van Nistelrooy") 2003: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") 2004: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_national_football_team "Iran national football team") [Daei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Daei "Ali Daei") 2005: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Adriano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_\(footballer,_born_February_1982\) "Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)") 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Suazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Suazo "Humberto Suazo") 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Congo_national_football_team "DR Congo national football team") [Mputu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9sor_Mputu "Trésor Mputu") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_\(footballer\) "Rico (footballer)") 2009: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_national_football_team "Japan national football team") [Okazaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinji_Okazaki "Shinji Okazaki") 2010: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team "Kuwait national football team") [Al-Mutawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bader_Al-Mutawa "Bader Al-Mutawa") 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria_national_football_team "Algeria national football team") [Bounedjah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bounedjah "Baghdad Bounedjah") 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Lukaku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romelu_Lukaku "Romelu Lukaku") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Lukaku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romelu_Lukaku "Romelu Lukaku") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") [Rahimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soufiane_Rahimi "Soufiane Rahimi") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") | |
| **Women's winners** 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team "England women's national football team") [White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_White_\(footballer\) "Ellen White (footballer)") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_soccer_team "Australia women's national soccer team") [Kerr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Kerr "Sam Kerr") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia_women%27s_national_football_team "Zambia women's national football team") [Banda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_Banda "Barbra Banda") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_women%27s_national_football_team "Germany women's national football team") [Schüller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Sch%C3%BCller "Lea Schüller") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_women%27s_national_football_team "Spain women's national football team") [Pina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A0udia_Pina "Clàudia Pina") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Top_Division_Goal_Scorer "Template:IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Top_Division_Goal_Scorer "Template talk:IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Top_Division_Goal_Scorer "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer")[IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics "International Federation of Football History & Statistics") [World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Top_Division_Goal_Scorer "IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer") | |
| **Men's winners** 1997: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey "Turkey") [Şükür](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakan_%C5%9E%C3%BCk%C3%BCr "Hakan Şükür") 1998: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador "Ecuador") [Kaviedes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Kaviedes "Iván Kaviedes") 1999: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Jardel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Jardel "Mário Jardel") 2000: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Jardel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Jardel "Mário Jardel") 2001: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia "Bolivia") [Castillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Alfredo_Castillo "José Alfredo Castillo") 2002: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia "Bolivia") [Botero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Botero "Joaquín Botero") 2003: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay "Paraguay") [Cardozo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cardozo "José Cardozo") 2004: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile "Chile") [Galaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Galaz "Patricio Galaz") 2005: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Araújo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara%C3%BAjo_\(footballer,_born_1977\) "Araújo (footballer, born 1977)") 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands") [Huntelaar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaas-Jan_Huntelaar "Klaas-Jan Huntelaar") 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Afonso Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_Alves "Afonso Alves") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay "Paraguay") [Barrios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Barrios "Lucas Barrios") 2009: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria "Austria") [Janko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Janko "Marc Janko") 2010: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia "Latvia") [Čekulajevs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandrs_%C4%8Cekulajevs "Aleksandrs Čekulajevs") 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [Jonas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_\(footballer,_born_1984\) "Jonas (footballer, born 1984)") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Messi]() 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria "Algeria") [Bounedjah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bounedjah "Baghdad Bounedjah") 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Cano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1n_Cano "Germán Cano") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") [Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") [Gyökeres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Gy%C3%B6keres "Viktor Gyökeres") | |
| **Women's winners** 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic "Czech Republic") [Martínková](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucie_Mart%C3%ADnkov%C3%A1 "Lucie Martínková") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [Fishel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Fishel "Mia Fishel") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") [Corral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlyn_Corral "Charlyn Corral") 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") [Corral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlyn_Corral "Charlyn Corral") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFPro_awards "Template:FIFPro awards") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFPro_awards "Template talk:FIFPro awards") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFPro_awards "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFPro awards")[FIFPRO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFPRO "FIFPRO") Player of the Year awards | |
| [World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFPRO#FIFPRO_World_Player_of_the_Year_\(2005%E2%80%932008\) "FIFPRO") | 2005: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [Young Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFPRO#FIFPRO_Young_Player_of_the_Year_\(2005%E2%80%932008\) "FIFPRO") | 2005: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Rooney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney "Wayne Rooney") 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Onze_Mondial_European_Footballer_of_the_Year "Template:Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Onze_Mondial_European_Footballer_of_the_Year "Template talk:Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Onze_Mondial_European_Footballer_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year")[Onze d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onze_d%27Or "Onze d'Or") | |
| 1976: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Rensenbrink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Rensenbrink "Rob Rensenbrink") 1977: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Keegan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan "Kevin Keegan") 1978: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") 1979: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Keegan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan "Kevin Keegan") 1980: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Rummenigge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Rummenigge "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge") 1981: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Rummenigge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Rummenigge "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge") 1982: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") 1983: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") 1984: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") 1985: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") 1986: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1987: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1988: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") 1989: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") 1990: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") 1991: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Papin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Papin "Jean-Pierre Papin") 1992: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") 1993: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Baggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio "Roberto Baggio") 1994: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") 1995: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_national_football_team "Liberia national football team") [Weah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weah "George Weah") 1996: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Cantona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantona "Eric Cantona") 1997: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1998: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 1999: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") 2000: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 2001: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 2002: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 2003: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") 2004: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast_national_football_team "Ivory Coast national football team") [Drogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Drogba "Didier Drogba") 2005: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2009: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2010–11: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2011–12: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2012–14: *not awarded* 2014–15: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Griezmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Griezmann "Antoine Griezmann") 2015–16: *not awarded* 2016–17: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2017–18: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2018–19: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_national_football_team "Senegal national football team") [Mané](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9 "Sadio Mané") 2019–20: *not awarded* 2020–21: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2021–22: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2022–23: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2023–24: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") 2024–25: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Dembélé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Demb%C3%A9l%C3%A9 "Ousmane Dembélé") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year "Template:UEFA Club Footballer of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year "Template talk:UEFA Club Footballer of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA Club Footballer of the Year")[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year "UEFA Club Footballer of the Year") | |
| 1997–98: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1998–99: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Beckham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham "David Beckham") 1999–2000: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Redondo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Redondo "Fernando Redondo") 2000–01: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Effenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Effenberg "Stefan Effenberg") 2001–02: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 2002–03: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") 2003–04: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Deco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deco "Deco") 2004–05: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Gerrard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard "Steven Gerrard") 2005–06: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2006–07: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2007–08: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2008–09: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2009–10: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Milito "Diego Milito") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year "Template:UEFA Men's Player of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year "Template talk:UEFA Men's Player of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA Men's Player of the Year")[UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award") | |
| UEFA Best Player in Europe | 2010–11: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2011–12: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") 2012–13: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Ribéry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Rib%C3%A9ry "Franck Ribéry") 2013–14: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2014–15: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() 2015–16: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| UEFA Men's Player of the Year | 2016–17: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2017–18: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") 2018–19: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") 2019–20: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2020–21: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Jorginho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorginho_\(footballer,_born_December_1991\) "Jorginho (footballer, born December 1991)") 2021–22: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2022–23: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:UEFA_Club_Football_Awards "Template:UEFA Club Football Awards") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:UEFA_Club_Football_Awards "Template talk:UEFA Club Football Awards") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA_Club_Football_Awards "Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA Club Football Awards")[UEFA Men's Club Football Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Club_Football_Awards "UEFA Club Football Awards") | |
| Best Goalkeeper | 1997–98: [Schmeichel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schmeichel "Peter Schmeichel") 1998–99: [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") 1999–2000: [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") 2000–01: [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") 2001–02: [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") 2002–03: [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") 2003–04: [Baía](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADtor_Ba%C3%ADa "Vítor Baía") 2004–05: [Čech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_%C4%8Cech "Petr Čech") 2005–06: [Lehmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Lehmann "Jens Lehmann") 2006–07: [Čech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_%C4%8Cech "Petr Čech") 2007–08: [Čech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_%C4%8Cech "Petr Čech") 2008–09: [Van der Sar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_van_der_Sar "Edwin van der Sar") 2009–10: [Júlio César](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BAlio_C%C3%A9sar_\(football_goalkeeper,_born_1979\) "Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)") 2010–16: *Not awarded* 2016–17: [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") 2017–18: [Navas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylor_Navas "Keylor Navas") 2018–19: [Alisson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson_Becker "Alisson Becker") 2019–20: [Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") 2020–21: [Mendy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Mendy "Édouard Mendy") |
| Best Defender | 1997–98: [Hierro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Hierro "Fernando Hierro") 1998–99: [Stam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_Stam "Jaap Stam") 1999–2000: [Stam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaap_Stam "Jaap Stam") 2000–01: [Ayala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Ayala "Roberto Ayala") 2001–02: [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") 2002–03: [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") 2003–04: [Carvalho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Carvalho "Ricardo Carvalho") 2004–05: [Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") 2005–06: [Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") 2006–07: [Maldini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini "Paolo Maldini") 2007–08: [Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") 2008–09: [Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") 2009–10: [Maicon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon_\(footballer,_born_1981\) "Maicon (footballer, born 1981)") 2010–16: *Not awarded* 2016–17: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") 2017–18: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") 2018–19: [Van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") 2019–20: [Kimmich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Kimmich "Joshua Kimmich") 2020–21: [Dias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BAben_Dias "Rúben Dias") |
| Best Midfielder | 1997–98: [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 1998–99: [Beckham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham "David Beckham") 1999–2000: [Mendieta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaizka_Mendieta "Gaizka Mendieta") 2000–01: [Mendieta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaizka_Mendieta "Gaizka Mendieta") 2001–02: [Ballack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ballack "Michael Ballack") 2002–03: [Nedvěd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Nedv%C4%9Bd "Pavel Nedvěd") 2003–04: [Deco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deco "Deco") 2004–05: [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2005–06: [Deco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deco "Deco") 2006–07: [Seedorf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Seedorf "Clarence Seedorf") 2007–08: [Lampard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard "Frank Lampard") 2008–09: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2009–10: [Sneijder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Sneijder "Wesley Sneijder") 2010–16: *Not awarded* 2016–17: [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") 2017–18: [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") 2018–19: [De Jong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenkie_de_Jong "Frenkie de Jong") 2019–20: [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") 2020–21: [Kanté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Golo_Kant%C3%A9 "N'Golo Kanté") |
| Best Forward | 1997–98: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1998–99: [Shevchenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Shevchenko "Andriy Shevchenko") 1999–2000: [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2000–01: [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2001–02: [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2002–03: [Van Nistelrooy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_van_Nistelrooy "Ruud van Nistelrooy") 2003–04: [Morientes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Morientes "Fernando Morientes") 2004–05: [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2005–06: [Eto'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o "Samuel Eto'o") 2006–07: [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") 2007–08: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2008–09: [Messi]() 2009–10: [Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Milito "Diego Milito") 2010–16: *Not awarded* 2016–17: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2017–18: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2018–19: [Messi]() 2019–20: [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2020–21: [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Argentine_Footballer_of_the_Year "Template:Argentine Footballer of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Argentine_Footballer_of_the_Year "Template talk:Argentine Footballer of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Argentine_Footballer_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:Argentine Footballer of the Year")[Footballer of the Year of Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Footballer_of_the_Year "Argentine Footballer of the Year") | |
| Original award | 1970: [Yazalde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Yazalde "Héctor Yazalde") 1971: [Pastoriza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Pastoriza "José Pastoriza") 1972: [Bargas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Bargas "Ángel Bargas") 1973: [Brindisi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Brindisi "Miguel Ángel Brindisi") 1974: [Raimondo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Raimondo "Miguel Ángel Raimondo") 1975: [Scotta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Scotta "Héctor Scotta") 1976: [Passarella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Passarella "Daniel Passarella") 1977: [Fillol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubaldo_Fillol "Ubaldo Fillol") 1978: [Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") 1979: [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1980: [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1981: [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1982: [Gatti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gatti "Hugo Gatti") 1983: [Bochini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Bochini "Ricardo Bochini") 1984: [Márcico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_M%C3%A1rcico "Alberto Márcico") 1985: [Francescoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Francescoli "Enzo Francescoli") 1986: [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1987: [Fabbri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9stor_Fabbri "Néstor Fabbri") 1988: [Paz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Paz "Rubén Paz") 1989: [Alfaro Moreno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alfaro_Moreno "Carlos Alfaro Moreno") 1990: [Goycochea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Goycochea "Sergio Goycochea") 1991: [Ruggeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ruggeri "Oscar Ruggeri") 1992: [Islas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Islas "Luis Islas") 1993: [Medina Bello](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Medina_Bello "Ramón Medina Bello") 1994: [Navarro Montoya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Navarro_Montoya "Carlos Navarro Montoya") 1995: [Francescoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Francescoli "Enzo Francescoli") 1996: [Chilavert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Chilavert "José Luis Chilavert") 1997: [Salas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Salas "Marcelo Salas") 1998: [Batistuta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Batistuta "Gabriel Batistuta") 1999: [Saviola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola "Javier Saviola") 2000: [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 2001: [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 2002: [Milito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Milito "Gabriel Milito") 2003: [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 2004: [Tevez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez "Carlos Tevez") 2005: [Messi]() 2006: [Verón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Ver%C3%B3n "Juan Sebastián Verón") 2007: [Messi]() 2019: [Messi]() 2020: [Messi]() 2021: [Messi]() 2022: [Messi]() 2023: [Messi]() 2024: [E. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") 2025: [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") |
| Shared award | |
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| Domestic | 2008: [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 2009: [Verón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Ver%C3%B3n "Juan Sebastián Verón") 2010: [J. M. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Manuel_Mart%C3%ADnez_\(Argentine_footballer\) "Juan Manuel Martínez (Argentine footballer)") 2011: [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 2012: [L. López](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro_L%C3%B3pez_\(footballer,_born_1989\) "Lisandro López (footballer, born 1989)") 2013: [M. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Maxi Rodríguez") 2014: [Pratto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Pratto "Lucas Pratto") 2015: [Ruben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Ruben "Marco Ruben") 2016: [Belluschi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Belluschi "Fernando Belluschi") 2017: [Benedetto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_Benedetto "Darío Benedetto") 2018: [P. Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pity_Mart%C3%ADnez "Pity Martínez") |
| Abroad | 2008: [Messi]() 2009: [Messi]() 2010: [Messi]() 2011: [Messi]() 2012: [Messi]() 2013: [Messi]() 2014: [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") 2015: [Messi]() 2016: [Messi]() 2017: [Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Trofeo_Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Template:Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Trofeo_Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Template talk:Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Trofeo_Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Special:EditPage/Template:Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano")[Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofeo_Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano") | |
| 2007–08: [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2008–09: [Messi]() 2009–10: [Messi]() 2010–11: [Messi]() 2011–12: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2012–13: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2013–14: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2014–15: [Messi]() 2015–16: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2016–17: [Messi]() 2017–18: [Messi]() 2018–19: [Messi]() 2019–20: [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2020–21: [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2021–22: [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2022–23: [Ter Stegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_ter_Stegen "Marc-André ter Stegen") 2023–24: [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:La_Liga_Best_Player_of_the_Year "Template:La Liga Best Player of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:La_Liga_Best_Player_of_the_Year "Template talk:La Liga Best Player of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:La_Liga_Best_Player_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:La Liga Best Player of the Year")[La Liga Best Player of the Year – LFP Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga_Awards "La Liga Awards") | |
| 2008–09: [Messi]() 2009–10: [Messi]() 2010–11: [Messi]() 2011–12: [Messi]() 2012–13: [Messi]() 2013–14: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2014–15: [Messi]() 2015–16: [Griezmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Griezmann "Antoine Griezmann") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:La_Liga_Foreign_Player_of_the_Year "Template:La Liga Foreign Player of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:La_Liga_Foreign_Player_of_the_Year "Template talk:La Liga Foreign Player of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:La_Liga_Foreign_Player_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:La Liga Foreign Player of the Year")[La Liga Foreign Player of the Year - Don Balón Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bal%C3%B3n_Award "Don Balón Award") | |
| 1976: [Neeskens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Neeskens "Johan Neeskens") 1977: [Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") 1978: [Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") 1979: [Stielike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uli_Stielike "Uli Stielike") 1980: [Stielike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uli_Stielike "Uli Stielike") 1981: [Stielike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uli_Stielike "Uli Stielike") 1982: [Stielike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uli_Stielike "Uli Stielike") 1983: [Barbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Barbas "Juan Barbas") 1984: [Barbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Barbas "Juan Barbas") 1985: [Schuster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Schuster "Bernd Schuster") 1986: [Valdano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Valdano "Jorge Valdano") 1987: [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") 1988: [Alemão](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alem%C3%A3o_\(footballer,_born_1961\) "Alemão (footballer, born 1961)") 1989: [Ruggeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ruggeri "Oscar Ruggeri") 1990: [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") 1991: [Schuster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Schuster "Bernd Schuster") 1992: [Laudrup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Laudrup "Michael Laudrup") 1993: [Đukić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_%C4%90uki%C4%87 "Miroslav Đukić") 1994: [Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") 1995: [Zamorano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Zamorano "Iván Zamorano") 1996: [Mijatović](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predrag_Mijatovi%C4%87 "Predrag Mijatović") 1997: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1998: [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") 1999: [Figo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo "Luís Figo") 2000: [Figo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo "Luís Figo") 2001: [Figo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo "Luís Figo") 2002: [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 2003: [Nihat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihat_Kahveci "Nihat Kahveci") 2004: [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2005: [Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") 2006: [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2007: [Messi]() 2008: [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 2009: [Messi]() 2010: [Messi]() | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:La_Liga_Forward_of_the_Year "Template:La Liga Forward of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:La_Liga_Forward_of_the_Year "Template talk:La Liga Forward of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:La_Liga_Forward_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:La Liga Forward of the Year")[La Liga Forward of the Year - LFP Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFP_Awards "LFP Awards") | |
| 2009: [Messi]() 2010: [Messi]() 2011: [Messi]() 2012: [Messi]() 2013: [Messi]() 2014: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015: [Messi]() 2016: [Messi]() 2017: [Messi]() 2018: [Messi]() 2019: [Messi]() 2020: [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2021: [Messi]() 2022: [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2023: [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Trofeo_EFE "Template:Trofeo EFE") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Trofeo_EFE "Template talk:Trofeo EFE") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Trofeo_EFE "Special:EditPage/Template:Trofeo EFE")[EFE Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofeo_EFE "Trofeo EFE") | |
| 1990–91: [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rommel_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Rommel Fernández") 1991–92: [Zalazar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Zalazar "José Zalazar") 1992–93: [Zamorano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Zamorano "Iván Zamorano") 1993–94: [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") 1994–95: [Zamorano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Zamorano "Iván Zamorano") 1995–96: [Simeone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Simeone "Diego Simeone") 1996–97: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1997–98: [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") 1998–99: [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") 1999–2000: [Herrera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Herrera "Martín Herrera") 2000–01: [Acuña](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Acu%C3%B1a "Roberto Acuña") 2001–02: [Saviola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola "Javier Saviola") 2002–03: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 2003–04: [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") 2004–05: [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") 2005–06: [Aimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Aimar "Pablo Aimar") 2006–07: [Messi]() 2007–08: [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 2008–09: [Messi]() 2009–10: [Messi]() 2010–11: [Messi]() 2011–12: [Messi]() 2012–13: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2013–14: [Diego Costa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Costa "Diego Costa") 2014–15: [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2015–16: [Navas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylor_Navas "Keylor Navas") 2016–17: [Real Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF "Real Madrid CF") 2017–18: [Cavani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinson_Cavani "Edinson Cavani") 2018–19: not awarded 2019–20: [Santos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicy_Santos "Leicy Santos") & [Casemiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casemiro "Casemiro") 2020–21: [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2021–22: [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") 2022–23: [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") 2023–24: [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Major_League_Soccer_MVP_Award "Template:Major League Soccer MVP Award") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Major_League_Soccer_MVP_Award "Template talk:Major League Soccer MVP Award") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Major_League_Soccer_MVP_Award "Special:EditPage/Template:Major League Soccer MVP Award")[Landon Donovan MVP Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan_MVP_Award "Landon Donovan MVP Award") | |
| 1996: [Valderrama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Valderrama "Carlos Valderrama") 1997: [Preki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preki "Preki") 1998: [Etcheverry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Etcheverry "Marco Etcheverry") 1999: [Kreis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kreis "Jason Kreis") 2000: [Meola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Meola "Tony Meola") 2001: [Pineda Chacón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Pineda_Chac%C3%B3n "Alex Pineda Chacón") 2002: [Ruiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ruiz_\(Guatemalan_footballer\) "Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)") 2003: [Preki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preki "Preki") 2004: [Guevara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amado_Guevara "Amado Guevara") 2005: [Twellman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Twellman "Taylor Twellman") 2006: [Gómez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_G%C3%B3mez "Christian Gómez") 2007: [Emílio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Em%C3%ADlio "Luciano Emílio") 2008: [Barros Schelotto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Barros_Schelotto "Guillermo Barros Schelotto") 2009: [Donovan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan "Landon Donovan") 2010: [Ferreira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ferreira "David Ferreira") 2011: [De Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_De_Rosario "Dwayne De Rosario") 2012: [Wondolowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wondolowski "Chris Wondolowski") 2013: [Magee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Magee_\(soccer\) "Mike Magee (soccer)") 2014: [Keane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Keane "Robbie Keane") 2015: [Giovinco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Giovinco "Sebastian Giovinco") 2016: [Villa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Villa "David Villa") 2017: [Valeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Valeri "Diego Valeri") 2018: [Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mart%C3%ADnez "Josef Martínez") 2019: [Vela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Vela "Carlos Vela") 2020: [Pozuelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Pozuelo "Alejandro Pozuelo") 2021: [Gil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Gil "Carles Gil") 2022: [Mukhtar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hany_Mukhtar "Hany Mukhtar") 2023: [Acosta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Acosta "Luciano Acosta") 2024: [Messi]() 2025: [Messi]() | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Golden_Boy_award_winners "Template:Golden Boy award winners") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Golden_Boy_award_winners "Template talk:Golden Boy award winners") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Golden_Boy_award_winners "Special:EditPage/Template:Golden Boy award winners")[Golden Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Boy_\(award\) "Golden Boy (award)") award winners | |
| 2003: [Van der Vaart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_van_der_Vaart "Rafael van der Vaart") 2004: [Rooney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney "Wayne Rooney") 2005: [Messi]() 2006: [Fàbregas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas "Cesc Fàbregas") 2007: [Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero "Sergio Agüero") 2008: [Anderson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Anderson (footballer, born 1988)") 2009: [Pato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Pato "Alexandre Pato") 2010: [Balotelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Balotelli "Mario Balotelli") 2011: [Götze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_G%C3%B6tze "Mario Götze") 2012: [Isco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isco "Isco") 2013: [Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") 2014: [Sterling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling "Raheem Sterling") 2015: [Martial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial "Anthony Martial") 2016: [Sanches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renato_Sanches "Renato Sanches") 2017: [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") 2018: [De Ligt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthijs_de_Ligt "Matthijs de Ligt") 2019: [Félix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_F%C3%A9lix "João Félix") 2020: [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2021: [Pedri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedri "Pedri") 2022: [Gavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavi_\(footballer\) "Gavi (footballer)") 2023: [Bellingham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Bellingham "Jude Bellingham") 2024: [Yamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Yamal "Lamine Yamal") 2025: [Doué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9_Dou%C3%A9 "Désiré Doué") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Bravo_Award_winners "Template:Bravo Award winners") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Bravo_Award_winners "Template talk:Bravo Award winners") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Bravo_Award_winners "Special:EditPage/Template:Bravo Award winners")[Bravo Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_Award "Bravo Award") | |
| 1978: [Case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Case "Jimmy Case") 1979: [Birtles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Birtles "Garry Birtles") 1980: [H. Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansi_M%C3%BCller "Hansi Müller") 1981: [Wark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wark "John Wark") 1982: [Shaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Shaw_\(footballer,_born_1961\) "Gary Shaw (footballer, born 1961)") 1983: [Bonini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Bonini "Massimo Bonini") 1984: [Righetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubaldo_Righetti "Ubaldo Righetti") 1985: [Butragueño](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Butrague%C3%B1o "Emilio Butragueño") 1986: [Butragueño](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Butrague%C3%B1o "Emilio Butragueño") 1987: [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") 1988: [Ohana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Ohana "Eli Ohana") 1989: [Maldini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini "Paolo Maldini") 1990: [Baggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio "Roberto Baggio") 1991: [Prosinečki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosine%C4%8Dki "Robert Prosinečki") 1992: [Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola") 1993: [Giggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs "Ryan Giggs") 1994: [Panucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Panucci "Christian Panucci") 1995: [Kluivert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kluivert "Patrick Kluivert") 1996: [Del Piero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Del_Piero "Alessandro Del Piero") 1997: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1998: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1999: [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") 2000: [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") 2001: [Hargreaves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Hargreaves "Owen Hargreaves") 2002: [Metzelder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Metzelder "Christoph Metzelder") 2003: [Rooney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney "Wayne Rooney") 2004: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2005: [Robben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Robben "Arjen Robben") 2006: [Fàbregas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas "Cesc Fàbregas") 2007: [Messi]() 2008: [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") 2009: [Busquets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Busquets "Sergio Busquets") 2010: [T. Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") 2011: [Hazard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Hazard "Eden Hazard") 2012: [Verratti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Verratti "Marco Verratti") 2013: [Isco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isco "Isco") 2014: [Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") 2015: [Berardi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Berardi "Domenico Berardi") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Golden_Ball "Template:FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Golden_Ball "Template talk:FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Golden_Ball "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball")[FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") / [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup") [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards "FIFA Club World Cup awards") | |
| [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") | **[2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_FIFA_Club_World_Championship "2000 FIFA Club World Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Edílson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%C3%ADlson "Edílson") **[2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_Club_World_Championship "2005 FIFA Club World Championship"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Rogério Ceni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rog%C3%A9rio_Ceni "Rogério Ceni") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2006 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Deco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deco "Deco") **[2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2007 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") **[2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2008 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Rooney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney "Wayne Rooney") **[2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2010 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_team "Cameroon national football team") [Eto'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o "Samuel Eto'o") **[2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2011 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi]() **[2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2012 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Cássio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1ssio_\(footballer,_born_1987\) "Cássio (footballer, born 1987)") **[2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2013 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Ribéry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Rib%C3%A9ry "Franck Ribéry") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2014 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") **[2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") **[2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2016 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") **[2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2017 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2018 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team "Wales national football team") [Bale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bale "Gareth Bale") **[2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2019 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_football_team "Egypt national football team") [Salah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah "Mohamed Salah") **[2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2020 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") **[2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2021 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Thiago Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2022 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") **[2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2023 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Rodri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodri_\(footballer,_born_1996\) "Rodri (footballer, born 1996)") **[2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2025 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Palmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Palmer "Cole Palmer") |
| [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup") | **[2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vinícius Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") **[2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Vitinha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitinha_\(footballer,_born_February_2000\) "Vitinha (footballer, born February 2000)") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:European_Golden_Shoe "Template:European Golden Shoe") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:European_Golden_Shoe "Template talk:European Golden Shoe") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:European_Golden_Shoe "Special:EditPage/Template:European Golden Shoe")[European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") | |
| *[L'Équipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89quipe "L'Équipe")* award | 1967–68: [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") 1968–69: [Zhekov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Zhekov "Petar Zhekov") 1969–70: [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") 1970–71: [Skoblar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Skoblar "Josip Skoblar") 1971–72: [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") 1972–73: [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") 1973–74: [Yazalde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Yazalde "Héctor Yazalde") 1974–75: [Georgescu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudu_Georgescu "Dudu Georgescu") 1975–76: [Kaiafas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotiris_Kaiafas "Sotiris Kaiafas") 1976–77: [Georgescu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudu_Georgescu "Dudu Georgescu") 1977–78: [Krankl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Krankl "Hans Krankl") 1978–79: [Kist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kees_Kist "Kees Kist") 1979–80: [Vandenbergh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Vandenbergh "Erwin Vandenbergh") 1980–81: [Slavkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Slavkov "Georgi Slavkov") 1981–82: [Kieft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Kieft "Wim Kieft") 1982–83: [Gomes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gomes_\(Portuguese_footballer\) "Fernando Gomes (Portuguese footballer)") 1983–84: [Rush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rush "Ian Rush") 1984–85: [Gomes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gomes_\(Portuguese_footballer\) "Fernando Gomes (Portuguese footballer)") 1985–86: [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") 1986–87: [Cămătaru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodion_C%C4%83m%C4%83taru "Rodion Cămătaru") & [Polster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Polster "Toni Polster") 1987–88: [Çolak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanju_%C3%87olak "Tanju Çolak") 1988–89: [Mateuț](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorin_Mateu%C8%9B "Dorin Mateuț") 1989–90: [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") & [Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") 1990–91: [Pančev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darko_Pan%C4%8Dev "Darko Pančev") |
| Unofficial | 1991–92: [McCoist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McCoist "Ally McCoist") 1992–93: [McCoist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McCoist "Ally McCoist") 1993–94: [Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Taylor_\(Welsh_footballer\) "David Taylor (Welsh footballer)") 1994–95: [Avetisyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsen_Avetisyan "Arsen Avetisyan") 1995–96: [Endeladze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zviad_Endeladze "Zviad Endeladze") |
| [ESM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Sports_Media "European Sports Media") award | 1996–97: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 1997–98: [Machlas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Machlas "Nikos Machlas") 1998–99: [Jardel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Jardel "Mário Jardel") 1999–2000: [Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Phillips_\(English_footballer\) "Kevin Phillips (English footballer)") 2000–01: [Larsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Larsson "Henrik Larsson") 2001–02: [Jardel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Jardel "Mário Jardel") 2002–03: [Makaay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Makaay "Roy Makaay") 2003–04: [Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") 2004–05: [Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") & [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") 2005–06: [Toni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Toni "Luca Toni") 2006–07: [Totti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti "Francesco Totti") 2007–08: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2008–09: [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") 2009–10: [Messi]() 2010–11: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2011–12: [Messi]() 2012–13: [Messi]() 2013–14: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") & [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2014–15: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015–16: [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2016–17: [Messi]() 2017–18: [Messi]() 2018–19: [Messi]() 2019–20: [Immobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciro_Immobile "Ciro Immobile") 2020–21: [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2021–22: [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") 2022–23: [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2023–24: [Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") 2024–25: [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers "Template:UEFA Champions League top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers "Template talk:UEFA Champions League top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA Champions League top scorers")[European Cup and UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League") [top scorers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers "List of UEFA Champions League top scorers") | |
| European Cup era | [1956](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_European_Cup "1955–56 European Cup"): [Milutinović](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%C5%A1_Milutinovi%C4%87 "Miloš Milutinović") [1957](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_European_Cup "1956–57 European Cup"): [Viollet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Viollet "Dennis Viollet") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_European_Cup "1957–58 European Cup"): [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1959](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_European_Cup "1958–59 European Cup"): [Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine") [1960](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_European_Cup "1959–60 European Cup"): [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") [1961](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_European_Cup "1960–61 European Cup"): [J. Águas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_%C3%81guas "José Águas") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_European_Cup "1961–62 European Cup"): [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano"), [Løfqvist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_L%C3%B8fqvist "Bent Løfqvist"), [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás"), [Strehl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Strehl "Heinz Strehl") & [Tejada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Tejada "Justo Tejada") [1963](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_European_Cup "1962–63 European Cup"): [Altafini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Altafini "José Altafini") [1964](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_European_Cup "1963–64 European Cup"): [Kovačević](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladica_Kova%C4%8Devi%C4%87 "Vladica Kovačević"), [Mazzola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Mazzola "Sandro Mazzola") & [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") [1965](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_European_Cup "1964–65 European Cup"): [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") & [Torres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Torres_\(footballer,_born_1938\) "José Torres (footballer, born 1938)") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_European_Cup "1965–66 European Cup"): [Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") & [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") [1967](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_European_Cup "1966–67 European Cup"): [Piepenburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Piepenburg "Jürgen Piepenburg") & [Van Himst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Van_Himst "Paul Van Himst") [1968](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_European_Cup "1967–68 European Cup"): [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") [1969](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_European_Cup "1968–69 European Cup"): [Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Law "Denis Law") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_European_Cup "1969–70 European Cup"): [Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_\(footballer,_born_1945\) "Mick Jones (footballer, born 1945)") [1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_European_Cup "1970–71 European Cup"): [Antoniadis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonis_Antoniadis "Antonis Antoniadis") [1972](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_European_Cup "1971–72 European Cup"): [Dunai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antal_Dunai "Antal Dunai"), [Macari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Macari "Lou Macari") & [Takač](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvester_Taka%C4%8D "Silvester Takač") [1973](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_European_Cup "1972–73 European Cup"): [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_European_Cup "1973–74 European Cup"): [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") [1975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_European_Cup "1974–75 European Cup"): [Markarov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Markarov "Eduard Markarov") & [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") [1976](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_European_Cup "1975–76 European Cup"): [Heynckes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupp_Heynckes "Jupp Heynckes") [1977](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_European_Cup "1976–77 European Cup"): [Cucinotta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Cucinotta "Franco Cucinotta") & [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_European_Cup "1977–78 European Cup"): [Simonsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Simonsen "Allan Simonsen") [1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_European_Cup "1978–79 European Cup"): [Sulser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Sulser "Claudio Sulser") [1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_European_Cup "1979–80 European Cup"): [Lerby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Lerby "Søren Lerby") [1981](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_European_Cup "1980–81 European Cup"): [McDermott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_McDermott "Terry McDermott"), [Rummenigge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Rummenigge "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge") & [Souness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Souness "Graeme Souness") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_European_Cup "1981–82 European Cup"): [Hoeneß](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Hoene%C3%9F "Dieter Hoeneß") [1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_European_Cup "1982–83 European Cup"): [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") [1984](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_European_Cup "1983–84 European Cup"): [Sokol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Sokol_\(footballer,_born_1954\) "Viktor Sokol (footballer, born 1954)") [1985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_European_Cup "1984–85 European Cup"): [Nilsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbj%C3%B6rn_Nilsson "Torbjörn Nilsson") & [Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_European_Cup "1985–86 European Cup"): [Nilsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbj%C3%B6rn_Nilsson "Torbjörn Nilsson") [1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_European_Cup "1986–87 European Cup"): [Cvetković](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borislav_Cvetkovi%C4%87 "Borislav Cvetković") [1988](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_European_Cup "1987–88 European Cup"): [R. Águas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_%C3%81guas_\(footballer\) "Rui Águas (footballer)"), [Ferreri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc_Ferreri "Jean-Marc Ferreri"), [Hagi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Hagi "Gheorghe Hagi"), [Madjer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabah_Madjer "Rabah Madjer"), [McCoist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McCoist "Ally McCoist"), [Míchel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%ADchel_\(footballer,_born_1963\) "Míchel (footballer, born 1963)") & [Novák](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Nov%C3%A1k "Petar Novák") [1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_European_Cup "1988–89 European Cup"): [Van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_European_Cup "1989–90 European Cup"): [Papin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Papin "Jean-Pierre Papin") & [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_European_Cup "1990–91 European Cup"): [Pacult](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pacult "Peter Pacult") & [Papin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Papin "Jean-Pierre Papin") [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_European_Cup "1991–92 European Cup"): [Papin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Papin "Jean-Pierre Papin") & [Yuran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Yuran "Sergei Yuran") |
| UEFA Champions League era | [1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_UEFA_Champions_League "1992–93 UEFA Champions League"): [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_UEFA_Champions_League "1993–94 UEFA Champions League"): [Koeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Koeman "Ronald Koeman") & [Rufer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Rufer "Wynton Rufer") [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_UEFA_Champions_League "1994–95 UEFA Champions League"): [Weah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weah "George Weah") [1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_UEFA_Champions_League "1995–96 UEFA Champions League"): [Litmanen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jari_Litmanen "Jari Litmanen") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_UEFA_Champions_League "1996–97 UEFA Champions League"): [Pantić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milinko_Panti%C4%87 "Milinko Pantić") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Champions_League "1997–98 UEFA Champions League"): [Del Piero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Del_Piero "Alessandro Del Piero") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Champions_League "1998–99 UEFA Champions League"): [Shevchenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Shevchenko "Andriy Shevchenko") & [Yorke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Yorke "Dwight Yorke") [2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_UEFA_Champions_League "1999–2000 UEFA Champions League"): [Jardel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Jardel "Mário Jardel"), [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") & [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_UEFA_Champions_League "2000–01 UEFA Champions League"): [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_UEFA_Champions_League "2001–02 UEFA Champions League"): [Van Nistelrooy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_van_Nistelrooy "Ruud van Nistelrooy") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_UEFA_Champions_League "2002–03 UEFA Champions League"): [Van Nistelrooy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_van_Nistelrooy "Ruud van Nistelrooy") [2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_UEFA_Champions_League "2003–04 UEFA Champions League"): [Morientes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Morientes "Fernando Morientes") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_UEFA_Champions_League "2004–05 UEFA Champions League"): [Van Nistelrooy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_van_Nistelrooy "Ruud van Nistelrooy") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_UEFA_Champions_League "2005–06 UEFA Champions League"): [Shevchenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Shevchenko "Andriy Shevchenko") [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_UEFA_Champions_League "2006–07 UEFA Champions League"): [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_UEFA_Champions_League "2007–08 UEFA Champions League"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"): [Messi]() [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Champions_League "2009–10 UEFA Champions League"): [Messi]() [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"): [Messi]() [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League "2011–12 UEFA Champions League"): [Messi]() [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_UEFA_Champions_League "2012–13 UEFA Champions League"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_UEFA_Champions_League "2013–14 UEFA Champions League"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Champions_League "2014–15 UEFA Champions League"): [Messi](), [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") & [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_UEFA_Champions_League "2015–16 UEFA Champions League"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_UEFA_Champions_League "2016–17 UEFA Champions League"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_UEFA_Champions_League "2017–18 UEFA Champions League"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Champions_League "2018–19 UEFA Champions League"): [Messi]() [2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Champions_League "2019–20 UEFA Champions League"): [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Champions_League "2020–21 UEFA Champions League"): [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_UEFA_Champions_League "2021–22 UEFA Champions League"): [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_UEFA_Champions_League "2022–23 UEFA Champions League"): [Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_UEFA_Champions_League "2023–24 UEFA Champions League"): [Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") & [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_UEFA_Champions_League "2024–25 UEFA Champions League"): [Guirassy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serhou_Guirassy "Serhou Guirassy") & [Raphinha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphinha "Raphinha") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:La_Liga_top_scorers "Template:La Liga top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:La_Liga_top_scorers "Template talk:La Liga top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:La_Liga_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:La Liga top scorers")[La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") [top scorers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_La_Liga_top_scorers "List of La Liga top scorers") | |
| [1929](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_La_Liga "1929 La Liga"): [Bienzobas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_Bienzobas "Paco Bienzobas") [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_La_Liga "1929–30 La Liga"): [Gorostiza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Gorostiza "Guillermo Gorostiza") [1931](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_La_Liga "1930–31 La Liga"): [Bata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bata_\(footballer\) "Bata (footballer)") [1932](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_La_Liga "1931–32 La Liga"): [Bata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bata_\(footballer\) "Bata (footballer)") [1933](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_La_Liga "1932–33 La Liga"): [Olivares](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Olivares "Manuel Olivares") [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_La_Liga "1933–34 La Liga"): [Lángara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidro_L%C3%A1ngara "Isidro Lángara") [1935](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_La_Liga "1934–35 La Liga"): [Lángara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidro_L%C3%A1ngara "Isidro Lángara") [1936](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_La_Liga "1935–36 La Liga"): [Lángara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidro_L%C3%A1ngara "Isidro Lángara") [1940](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_La_Liga "1939–40 La Liga"): [Unamuno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorio_Unamuno "Victorio Unamuno") [1941](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940%E2%80%9341_La_Liga "1940–41 La Liga"): [Pruden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruden "Pruden") [1942](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_La_Liga "1941–42 La Liga"): [E. Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmundo_Su%C3%A1rez "Edmundo Suárez") [1943](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942%E2%80%9343_La_Liga "1942–43 La Liga"): [Martín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Mart%C3%ADn "Mariano Martín") [1944](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943%E2%80%9344_La_Liga "1943–44 La Liga"): [E. Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmundo_Su%C3%A1rez "Edmundo Suárez") [1945](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944%E2%80%9345_La_Liga "1944–45 La Liga"): [Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra") [1946](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_La_Liga "1945–46 La Liga"): [Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra") [1947](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_La_Liga "1946–47 La Liga"): [Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra") [1948](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_La_Liga "1947–48 La Liga"): [Pahiño](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahi%C3%B1o "Pahiño") [1949](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_La_Liga "1948–49 La Liga"): [César](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Rodr%C3%ADguez_\(footballer,_born_1920\) "César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)") [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_La_Liga "1949–50 La Liga"): [Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra") [1951](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_La_Liga "1950–51 La Liga"): [Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra") [1952](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_La_Liga "1951–52 La Liga"): [Pahiño](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahi%C3%B1o "Pahiño") [1953](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_La_Liga "1952–53 La Liga"): [Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra") [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_La_Liga "1953–54 La Liga"): [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1955](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_La_Liga "1954–55 La Liga"): [Arza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Arza "Juan Arza") [1956](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_La_Liga "1955–56 La Liga"): [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1957](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_La_Liga "1956–57 La Liga"): [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_La_Liga "1957–58 La Liga"): [Badenes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Badenes "Manuel Badenes"), [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") & [Ricardo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Al%C3%B3s "Ricardo Alós") [1959](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_La_Liga "1958–59 La Liga"): [Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [1960](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_La_Liga "1959–60 La Liga"): [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") [1961](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_La_Liga "1960–61 La Liga"): [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_La_Liga "1961–62 La Liga"): [Seminario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Seminario "Juan Seminario") [1963](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_La_Liga "1962–63 La Liga"): [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") [1964](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_La_Liga "1963–64 La Liga"): [Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") [1965](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_La_Liga "1964–65 La Liga"): [Ré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayetano_R%C3%A9 "Cayetano Ré") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_La_Liga "1965–66 La Liga"): [Aragonés](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Aragon%C3%A9s "Luis Aragonés") & [Vavá](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vav%C3%A1_II "Vavá II") [1967](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_La_Liga "1966–67 La Liga"): [Waldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_\(footballer\) "Waldo (footballer)") [1968](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_La_Liga "1967–68 La Liga"): [Uriarte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Uriarte "Fidel Uriarte") [1969](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_La_Liga "1968–69 La Liga"): [Amancio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amancio_\(footballer\) "Amancio (footballer)") & [Gárate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Eulogio_G%C3%A1rate "José Eulogio Gárate") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_La_Liga "1969–70 La Liga"): [Amancio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amancio_\(footballer\) "Amancio (footballer)"), [Aragonés](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Aragon%C3%A9s "Luis Aragonés") & [Gárate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Eulogio_G%C3%A1rate "José Eulogio Gárate") [1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_La_Liga "1970–71 La Liga"): [Gárate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Eulogio_G%C3%A1rate "José Eulogio Gárate") & [Rexach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Rexach "Carles Rexach") [1972](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_La_Liga "1971–72 La Liga"): [Porta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Porta "Enrique Porta") [1973](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_La_Liga "1972–73 La Liga"): [Marianín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian%C3%ADn "Marianín") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_La_Liga "1973–74 La Liga"): [Quini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quini "Quini") [1975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_La_Liga "1974–75 La Liga"): [Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ruiz_\(footballer,_born_1948\) "Carlos Ruiz (footballer, born 1948)") [1976](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_La_Liga "1975–76 La Liga"): [Quini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quini "Quini") [1977](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_La_Liga "1976–77 La Liga"): [Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_La_Liga "1977–78 La Liga"): [Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") [1979](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_La_Liga "1978–79 La Liga"): [Krankl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Krankl "Hans Krankl") [1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_La_Liga "1979–80 La Liga"): [Quini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quini "Quini") [1981](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_La_Liga "1980–81 La Liga"): [Quini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quini "Quini") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_La_Liga "1981–82 La Liga"): [Quini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quini "Quini") [1983](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_La_Liga "1982–83 La Liga"): [Rincón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip%C3%B3lito_Rinc%C3%B3n "Hipólito Rincón") [1984](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_La_Liga "1983–84 La Liga"): [Da Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_da_Silva "Jorge da Silva") & [Juanito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanito_\(footballer,_born_1954\) "Juanito (footballer, born 1954)") [1985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_La_Liga "1984–85 La Liga"): [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_La_Liga "1985–86 La Liga"): [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") [1987](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_La_Liga "1986–87 La Liga"): [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") [1988](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_La_Liga "1987–88 La Liga"): [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") [1989](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_La_Liga "1988–89 La Liga"): [Baltazar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltazar_\(footballer,_born_1959\) "Baltazar (footballer, born 1959)") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_La_Liga "1989–90 La Liga"): [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_La_Liga "1990–91 La Liga"): [Butragueño](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Butrague%C3%B1o "Emilio Butragueño") [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_La_Liga "1991–92 La Liga"): [Manolo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manolo_\(footballer,_born_1965\) "Manolo (footballer, born 1965)") [1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_La_Liga "1992–93 La Liga"): [Bebeto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebeto "Bebeto") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_La_Liga "1993–94 La Liga"): [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_La_Liga "1994–95 La Liga"): [Zamorano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Zamorano "Iván Zamorano") [1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_La_Liga "1995–96 La Liga"): [Pizzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Antonio_Pizzi "Juan Antonio Pizzi") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_La_Liga "1996–97 La Liga"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_La_Liga "1997–98 La Liga"): [Vieri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vieri "Christian Vieri") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_La_Liga "1998–99 La Liga"): [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") [2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_La_Liga "1999–2000 La Liga"): [Salva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salva_Ballesta "Salva Ballesta") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_La_Liga "2000–01 La Liga"): [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_La_Liga "2001–02 La Liga"): [Tristán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Trist%C3%A1n "Diego Tristán") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_La_Liga "2002–03 La Liga"): [Makaay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Makaay "Roy Makaay") [2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_La_Liga "2003–04 La Liga"): [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_La_Liga "2004–05 La Liga"): [Eto'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o "Samuel Eto'o") & [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_La_Liga "2005–06 La Liga"): [Eto'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o "Samuel Eto'o") [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_La_Liga "2006–07 La Liga"): [Van Nistelrooy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_van_Nistelrooy "Ruud van Nistelrooy") [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_La_Liga "2007–08 La Liga"): [Güiza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_G%C3%BCiza "Dani Güiza") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga"): [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"): [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_La_Liga "2011–12 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_La_Liga "2013–14 La Liga"): [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"): [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga "2015–16 La Liga"): [L. Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_La_Liga "2016–17 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_La_Liga "2019–20 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_La_Liga "2020–21 La Liga"): [Messi]() [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_La_Liga "2021–22 La Liga"): [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_La_Liga "2022–23 La Liga"): [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_La_Liga "2023–24 La Liga"): [Dovbyk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artem_Dovbyk "Artem Dovbyk") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_La_Liga "2024–25 La Liga"): [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Major_League_Soccer_top_scorers "Template:Major League Soccer top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Major_League_Soccer_top_scorers "Template talk:Major League Soccer top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Major_League_Soccer_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:Major League Soccer top scorers")[MLS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") [top scorers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Golden_Boot "MLS Golden Boot") | |
| [1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Major_League_Soccer_season "1996 Major League Soccer season"): [Lassiter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lassiter "Roy Lassiter") [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Major_League_Soccer_season "1997 Major League Soccer season"): [Moreno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Moreno_\(footballer,_born_1974\) "Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Major_League_Soccer_season "1998 Major League Soccer season"): [John](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_John "Stern John") [1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Major_League_Soccer_season "1999 Major League Soccer season"): [Kreis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kreis "Jason Kreis") [2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Major_League_Soccer_season "2000 Major League Soccer season"): [Diallo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamadou_Diallo_\(footballer,_born_1971\) "Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1971)") [2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Major_League_Soccer_season "2001 Major League Soccer season"): [Pineda Chacón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Pineda_Chac%C3%B3n "Alex Pineda Chacón") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Major_League_Soccer_season "2002 Major League Soccer season"): [Ruiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ruiz_\(Guatemalan_footballer\) "Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)") [2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Major_League_Soccer_season "2003 Major League Soccer season"): [Ruiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ruiz_\(Guatemalan_footballer\) "Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)") & [Twellman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Twellman "Taylor Twellman") [2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Major_League_Soccer_season "2004 Major League Soccer season"): [Ching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Ching "Brian Ching") & [Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Johnson_\(American_soccer\) "Eddie Johnson (American soccer)") [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Major_League_Soccer_season "2005 Major League Soccer season"): [Twellman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Twellman "Taylor Twellman") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Major_League_Soccer_season "2006 Major League Soccer season"): [Cunningham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cunningham "Jeff Cunningham") [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Major_League_Soccer_season "2007 Major League Soccer season"): [Emílio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Em%C3%ADlio "Luciano Emílio") [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Major_League_Soccer_season "2008 Major League Soccer season"): [Donovan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan "Landon Donovan") [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Major_League_Soccer_season "2009 Major League Soccer season"): [Cunningham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cunningham "Jeff Cunningham") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Major_League_Soccer_season "2010 Major League Soccer season"): [Wondolowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wondolowski "Chris Wondolowski") [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Major_League_Soccer_season "2011 Major League Soccer season"): [De Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_De_Rosario "Dwayne De Rosario") [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Major_League_Soccer_season "2012 Major League Soccer season"): [Wondolowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wondolowski "Chris Wondolowski") [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Major_League_Soccer_season "2013 Major League Soccer season"): [Camilo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilo_Sanvezzo "Camilo Sanvezzo") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Major_League_Soccer_season "2014 Major League Soccer season"): [Wright-Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Wright-Phillips "Bradley Wright-Phillips") [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Major_League_Soccer_season "2015 Major League Soccer season"): [Giovinco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Giovinco "Sebastian Giovinco") [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Major_League_Soccer_season "2016 Major League Soccer season"): [Wright-Phillips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Wright-Phillips "Bradley Wright-Phillips") [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Major_League_Soccer_season "2017 Major League Soccer season"): [Nikolić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemanja_Nikoli%C4%87_\(footballer,_born_1987\) "Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987)") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Major_League_Soccer_season "2018 Major League Soccer season"): [Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mart%C3%ADnez "Josef Martínez") [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Major_League_Soccer_season "2019 Major League Soccer season"): [Vela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Vela "Carlos Vela") [2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Major_League_Soccer_season "2020 Major League Soccer season"): [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rossi "Diego Rossi") [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Major_League_Soccer_season "2021 Major League Soccer season"): [Castellanos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taty_Castellanos "Taty Castellanos") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Major_League_Soccer_season "2022 Major League Soccer season"): [Mukhtar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hany_Mukhtar "Hany Mukhtar") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Major_League_Soccer_season "2023 Major League Soccer season"): [Bouanga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Bouanga "Denis Bouanga") [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season "2024 Major League Soccer season"): [Benteke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Benteke "Christian Benteke") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season "2025 Major League Soccer season"): [Messi]() | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_Club_World_Cup_top_scorers "Template:FIFA Club World Cup top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_Club_World_Cup_top_scorers "Template talk:FIFA Club World Cup top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_Club_World_Cup_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA Club World Cup top scorers")[FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") / [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup") top scorers | |
| [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") | **[2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_FIFA_Club_World_Championship "2000 FIFA Club World Championship"):** [Anelka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Anelka "Nicolas Anelka") & [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") **[2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_Club_World_Championship "2005 FIFA Club World Championship"):** [Amoroso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rcio_Amoroso "Márcio Amoroso"), [Crouch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Crouch "Peter Crouch"), [Noor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Noor "Mohammed Noor") & [Saborío](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Sabor%C3%ADo "Álvaro Saborío") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2006 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Aboutrika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Aboutrika "Mohamed Aboutrika") **[2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2007 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_\(footballer,_born_1_April_1975\) "Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975)") **[2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2008 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Rooney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney "Wayne Rooney") **[2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Denílson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den%C3%ADlson_\(footballer,_born_1976\) "Denílson (footballer, born 1976)") **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2010 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Molina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Molina "Mauricio Molina") **[2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2011 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Adriano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_\(footballer,_born_1984\) "Adriano (footballer, born 1984)") & [Messi]() **[2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2012 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Delgado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Delgado "César Delgado") & [Satō](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisato_Sat%C5%8D "Hisato Satō") **[2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2013 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Conca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_Conca "Darío Conca"), [Delgado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Delgado "César Delgado"), [Iajour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouhcine_Iajour "Mouhcine Iajour") & [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2014 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Bale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bale "Gareth Bale"), [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") & [Torrado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Torrado "Gerardo Torrado") **[2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") **[2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2016 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") **[2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2017 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Antônio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maur%C3%ADcio_Ant%C3%B4nio "Maurício Antônio"), [Romarinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romarinho_\(footballer,_born_December_1990\) "Romarinho (footballer, born December 1990)") & [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2018 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Bale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bale "Gareth Bale") & [Borré](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Santos_Borr%C3%A9 "Rafael Santos Borré") **[2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2019 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Bounedjah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bounedjah "Baghdad Bounedjah") & [Elhouni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamdou_Elhouni "Hamdou Elhouni") **[2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2020 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Gignac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Pierre_Gignac "André-Pierre Gignac") **[2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2021 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Diaby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulay_Diaby "Abdoulay Diaby"), [Ibrahim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Ibrahim "Yasser Ibrahim"), [Lukaku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romelu_Lukaku "Romelu Lukaku") & [Veiga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Veiga "Raphael Veiga") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2022 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Pedro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_\(footballer,_born_1997\) "Pedro (footballer, born 1997)") **[2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2023 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Alvarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Alvarez "Julián Alvarez"), [Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") & [Maâloul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Ma%C3%A2loul "Ali Maâloul") **[2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2025 FIFA Club World Cup"):** [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María"), [García](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Garc%C3%ADa_\(footballer,_born_2004\) "Gonzalo García (footballer, born 2004)"), [Guirassy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serhou_Guirassy "Serhou Guirassy") & [Marcos Leonardo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Leonardo "Marcos Leonardo") |
| [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup") | **[2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup"):** [Rahimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soufiane_Rahimi "Soufiane Rahimi") **[2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup"):** [Mayele](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiston_Mayele "Fiston Mayele") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Copa_del_Rey_top_scorers "Template:Copa del Rey top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Copa_del_Rey_top_scorers "Template talk:Copa del Rey top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Copa_del_Rey_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:Copa del Rey top scorers")[Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_Rey "Copa del Rey") top scorers | |
| 1986: [Azcona](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariano_Azcona&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mariano Azcona (page does not exist)"), [Merayo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julio_Merayo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Julio Merayo (page does not exist)") & [R. Sosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sosa "Rubén Sosa") 1987: [H. Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_S%C3%A1nchez "Hugo Sánchez") & [Narciso](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Narciso_Manuel_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Armas&action=edit&redlink=1 "Narciso Manuel Rodríguez de Armas (page does not exist)") 1988: [Bakero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Bakero "José María Bakero") 1989: [Alzugaray](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jes%C3%BAs_Alzugaray&action=edit&redlink=1 "Jesús Alzugaray (page does not exist)") 1990: [Aldridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Aldridge "John Aldridge") & [Moya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Moya_\(footballer\) "Gabriel Moya (footballer)") 1991: [Ziganda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_%C3%81ngel_Ziganda "José Ángel Ziganda") 1992: [Polster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Polster "Anton Polster"), [Rivera](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio_Jos%C3%A9_Rivera_M%C3%ADnguez&action=edit&redlink=1 "Antonio José Rivera Mínguez (page does not exist)") & [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Eduardo Rodríguez Fernández") 1993: [Urban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Urban "Jan Urban") 1994: [Coca](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juan_Carlos_Ruiz_Garc%C3%ADa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Juan Carlos Ruiz García (page does not exist)") & [Gudelj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Gudelj "Vladimir Gudelj") 1995: [Penev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyuboslav_Penev "Lyuboslav Penev") 1996: [Pantić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milinko_Panti%C4%87 "Milinko Pantić") 1997: [Klimowicz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Klimowicz "Diego Klimowicz") 1998: [Rivaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo "Rivaldo") 1999: [C. López](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_L%C3%B3pez_\(footballer\) "Claudio López (footballer)") 2000: [Arenaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Igor_Arenaza&action=edit&redlink=1 "Igor Arenaza (page does not exist)"), [Barata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jo%C3%A3o_Maria_Menezes&action=edit&redlink=1 "João Maria Menezes (page does not exist)"), [Cembranos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Cembranos "Luis Cembranos"), [Gâlcă](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_G%C3%A2lc%C4%83 "Constantin Gâlcă"), [Hasselbaink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Floyd_Hasselbaink "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink"), [Míchel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%ADchel_\(footballer,_born_August_1977\) "Míchel (footballer, born August 1977)") & [Yordi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yordi "Yordi") 2001: [Salva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salva_Ballesta "Salva Ballesta") 2002: [Guti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guti "Guti") & [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2003: [Portillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Portillo_\(Spanish_footballer\) "Javier Portillo (Spanish footballer)") 2004: [Raúl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Raúl González") 2005: [Huegún](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aitor_Hueg%C3%BAn&action=edit&redlink=1 "Aitor Huegún (page does not exist)"), [Alejandro](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alejandro_Su%C3%A1rez_Castroagud%C3%ADn&action=edit&redlink=1 "Alejandro Suárez Castroagudín (page does not exist)") & [Muñoz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B1aki_Mu%C3%B1oz "Iñaki Muñoz") 2006: [Ewerthon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewerthon "Ewerthon") 2007: [Saviola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola "Javier Saviola") 2008: [Migue](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Soler_Barber%C3%A0&action=edit&redlink=1 "Miguel Ángel Soler Barberà (page does not exist)") 2009: [Messi]() & [Luís Fabiano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Fabiano "Luís Fabiano") 2010: [Maxi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Maxi Rodríguez") 2011: [Messi]() & [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2012: [Infante](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Infante "Pablo Infante") 2013: [Costa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Costa "Diego Costa") 2014: [Messi]() 2015: [Aspas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iago_Aspas "Iago Aspas") & [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") 2016: [Guidetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guidetti "John Guidetti"), [Messi](), [Munir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munir_El_Haddadi "Munir El Haddadi"), [Negredo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Negredo "Álvaro Negredo") & [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2017: [Ben Yedder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissam_Ben_Yedder "Wissam Ben Yedder") & [Messi]() 2018: [Curto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Curto "Víctor Curto") 2019: [Ángel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Rodr%C3%ADguez_\(footballer,_born_1987\) "Ángel Rodríguez (footballer, born 1987)") & [Toko Ekambi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Toko_Ekambi "Karl Toko Ekambi") 2020: [Isak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Isak "Alexander Isak") 2021: [León](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Le%C3%B3n "Sergio León") 2022: [Iglesias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borja_Iglesias "Borja Iglesias") 2023: [García](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kike_Garc%C3%ADa_\(Spanish_footballer\) "Kike García (Spanish footballer)") 2024: [Abdón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd%C3%B3n_Prats "Abdón Prats") & [Douvikas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasios_Douvikas "Anastasios Douvikas") & [Villalibre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asier_Villalibre "Asier Villalibre") 2025: [Torres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferran_Torres "Ferran Torres") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Leagues_Cup_top_scorers "Template:Leagues Cup top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Leagues_Cup_top_scorers "Template talk:Leagues Cup top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Leagues_Cup_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:Leagues Cup top scorers")[Leagues Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leagues_Cup "Leagues Cup") top scorers | |
| [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Leagues_Cup "2019 Leagues Cup"): [Ibargüen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Ibarg%C3%BCen_\(footballer\) "Andrés Ibargüen (footballer)") [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Leagues_Cup "2021 Leagues Cup"): [Mena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mena "Ángel Mena") [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Leagues_Cup "2023 Leagues Cup"): [Messi]() [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Leagues_Cup "2024 Leagues Cup"): [Baribo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Baribo "Tai Baribo") [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Leagues_Cup "2025 Leagues Cup"): [Correa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Correa "Ángel Correa") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2007_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2007 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2007_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2007 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2007_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2007 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2007 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Fabio Cannavaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Cannavaro "Fabio Cannavaro") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Alessandro Nesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Nesta "Alessandro Nesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Carles Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [John Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Steven Gerrard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard "Steven Gerrard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast_national_football_team "Ivory Coast national football team") [Didier Drogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Drogba "Didier Drogba") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2008_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2008 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2008_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2008 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2008_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2008 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2008 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Rio Ferdinand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Ferdinand "Rio Ferdinand") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Carles Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [John Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Steven Gerrard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard "Steven Gerrard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Fernando Torres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Torres "Fernando Torres") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2009_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2009 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2009_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2009 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2009_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2009 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2009 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Patrice Evra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Evra "Patrice Evra") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [John Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_national_football_team "Serbia national football team") [Nemanja Vidić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemanja_Vidi%C4%87 "Nemanja Vidić") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Steven Gerrard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard "Steven Gerrard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Fernando Torres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Torres "Fernando Torres") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2010_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2010 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2010_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2010 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2010_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2010 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2010 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Lúcio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BAcio "Lúcio") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Maicon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon_\(footballer,_born_1981\) "Maicon (footballer, born 1981)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Carles Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Wesley Sneijder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Sneijder "Wesley Sneijder") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [David Villa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Villa "David Villa") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2011_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2011 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2011_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2011 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2011_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2011 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2011 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_national_football_team "Serbia national football team") [Nemanja Vidić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemanja_Vidi%C4%87 "Nemanja Vidić") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xabi Alonso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xabi_Alonso "Xabi Alonso") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Wayne Rooney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney "Wayne Rooney") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2012_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2012 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2012_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2012 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2012 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2012 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xabi Alonso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xabi_Alonso "Xabi Alonso") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Radamel Falcao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radamel_Falcao "Radamel Falcao") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2013_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2013 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2013_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2013 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2013_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2013 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2013 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Thiago Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Franck Ribéry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Rib%C3%A9ry "Franck Ribéry") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") [Zlatan Ibrahimović](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_Ibrahimovi%C4%87 "Zlatan Ibrahimović") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2014_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2014 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2014_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2014 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2014_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2014 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2014 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [David Luiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz "David Luiz") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Thiago Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Ángel Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Toni Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Arjen Robben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Robben "Arjen Robben") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2015_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2015 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2015_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2015 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2015_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2015 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2015 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Thiago Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Paul Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2016_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2016 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2016_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2016 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2016_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2016 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2016 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Toni Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2017_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2017 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2017_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2017 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2017_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2017 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2017 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Leonardo Bonucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Bonucci "Leonardo Bonucci") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Toni Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2018_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2018 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2018_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2018 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2018_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2018 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2018 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [David De Gea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_De_Gea "David De Gea") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Raphaël Varane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl_Varane "Raphaël Varane") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Eden Hazard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Hazard "Eden Hazard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [N'Golo Kanté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Golo_Kant%C3%A9 "N'Golo Kanté") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2019_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2019 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2019_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2019 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2019_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2019 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2019 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Alisson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson_Becker "Alisson Becker") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Matthijs de Ligt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthijs_de_Ligt "Matthijs de Ligt") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Virgil van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Frenkie de Jong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenkie_de_Jong "Frenkie de Jong") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Eden Hazard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Hazard "Eden Hazard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2020_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2020 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2020_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2020 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2020_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2020 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2020 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Alisson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson_Becker "Alisson Becker") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Trent Alexander-Arnold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold "Trent Alexander-Arnold") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team "Canada men's national soccer team") [Alphonso Davies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_Davies "Alphonso Davies") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Virgil van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Kevin De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Joshua Kimmich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Kimmich "Joshua Kimmich") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Thiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Alc%C3%A2ntara "Thiago Alcântara") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Robert Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2021_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2021 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2021_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2021 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2021_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2021 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2021 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Donnarumma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Donnarumma "Gianluigi Donnarumma") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") [David Alaba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alaba "David Alaba") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Leonardo Bonucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Bonucci "Leonardo Bonucci") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Rúben Dias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BAben_Dias "Rúben Dias") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Kevin De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Jorginho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorginho_\(footballer,_born_December_1991\) "Jorginho (footballer, born December 1991)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [N'Golo Kanté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Golo_Kant%C3%A9 "N'Golo Kanté") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Erling Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Robert Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2022_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2022 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2022_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2022 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2022_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2022 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2022 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Thibaut Courtois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thibaut_Courtois "Thibaut Courtois") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [João Cancelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Cancelo "João Cancelo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") [Achraf Hakimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achraf_Hakimi "Achraf Hakimi") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Virgil van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Casemiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casemiro "Casemiro") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Kevin De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Karim Benzema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema "Karim Benzema") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Erling Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2023_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template:2023 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2023_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Template talk:2023 FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2023_FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "Special:EditPage/Template:2023 FIFA FIFPRO World 11")2023 [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Thibaut Courtois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thibaut_Courtois "Thibaut Courtois") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Rúben Dias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BAben_Dias "Rúben Dias") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [John Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stones "John Stones") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Kyle Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Walker "Kyle Walker") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Jude Bellingham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Bellingham "Jude Bellingham") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Kevin De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Bernardo Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Silva "Bernardo Silva") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Erling Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vinícius Júnior](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin%C3%ADcius_J%C3%BAnior "Vinícius Júnior") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2008_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2008 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2008_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2008 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2008_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2008 UEFA Team of the Year")2008 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") RB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") CB: [Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") LB: [Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") MF: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") MF: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") MF: [Fàbregas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas "Cesc Fàbregas") MF: [Ribéry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck_Rib%C3%A9ry "Franck Ribéry") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Torres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Torres "Fernando Torres") Coach: [Ferguson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson "Alex Ferguson") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2009_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2009 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2009_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2009 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2009_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2009 UEFA Team of the Year")2009 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") RB: [Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") CB: [Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Terry "John Terry") CB: [Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") LB: [Evra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Evra "Patrice Evra") MF: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") MF: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") MF: [Kaká](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1 "Kaká") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Ibrahimović](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_Ibrahimovi%C4%87 "Zlatan Ibrahimović") Coach: [Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2010_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2010 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2010_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2010 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2010_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2010 UEFA Team of the Year")2010 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") RB: [Maicon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon_\(footballer,_born_1981\) "Maicon (footballer, born 1981)") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") CB: [Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") LB: [Cole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Cole "Ashley Cole") MF: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") MF: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") MF: [Sneijder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Sneijder "Wesley Sneijder") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Villa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Villa "David Villa") Coach: [Mourinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho "José Mourinho") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2011_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2011 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2011_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2011 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2011_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2011 UEFA Team of the Year")2011 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") RB: [Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") CB: [Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") LB: [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") MF: [Robben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Robben "Arjen Robben") MF: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") MF: [Bale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bale "Gareth Bale") FW: [Messi]() FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2012_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2012 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2012_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2012 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2012_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2012 UEFA Team of the Year")2012 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") RB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") CB: [Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Silva "Thiago Silva") LB: [Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") MF: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") MF: [Pirlo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Pirlo "Andrea Pirlo") MF: [Özil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesut_%C3%96zil "Mesut Özil") FW: [Messi]() FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2014_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2014 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2014_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2014 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2014_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2014 UEFA Team of the Year")2014 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") RB: [Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") CB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [Godín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_God%C3%ADn "Diego Godín") LB: [Alaba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alaba "David Alaba") MF: [Robben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjen_Robben "Arjen Robben") MF: [Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") MF: [Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Ibrahimović](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_Ibrahimovi%C4%87 "Zlatan Ibrahimović") FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2015_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2015 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2015_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2015 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2015_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2015 UEFA Team of the Year")2015 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") RB: [Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") CB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") LB: [Alaba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alaba "David Alaba") MF: [Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") MF: [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2016_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2016 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2016_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2016 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2016_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2016 UEFA Team of the Year")2016 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") RB: [Boateng](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Boateng "Jérôme Boateng") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") CB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") LB: [Bonucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Bonucci "Leonardo Bonucci") MF: [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") MF: [Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Griezmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Griezmann "Antoine Griezmann") FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2017_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2017 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2017_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2017 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2017_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2017 UEFA Team of the Year")2017 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") RB: [Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") CB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [Chiellini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Chiellini "Giorgio Chiellini") LB: [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") MF: [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") MF: [Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") MF: [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") MF: [Hazard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Hazard "Eden Hazard") FW: [Messi]() FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2018_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2018 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2018_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2018 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2018_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2018 UEFA Team of the Year")2018 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Ter Stegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_ter_Stegen "Marc-André ter Stegen") RB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") CB: [Varane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl_Varane "Raphaël Varane") LB: [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") MF: [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") MF: [Kanté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27Golo_Kant%C3%A9 "N'Golo Kanté") MF: [Hazard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Hazard "Eden Hazard") MF: [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") FW: [Messi]() FW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2019_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2019 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2019_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2019 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2019_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2019 UEFA Team of the Year")2019 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Alisson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson_Becker "Alisson Becker") RB: [Alexander-Arnold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold "Trent Alexander-Arnold") CB: [De Ligt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthijs_de_Ligt "Matthijs de Ligt") CB: [Van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") LB: [Robertson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Robertson "Andy Robertson") MF: [De Jong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenkie_de_Jong "Frenkie de Jong") MF: [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") RW: [Messi]() FW: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") FW: [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") LW: [Mané](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9 "Sadio Mané") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2020_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2020 UEFA Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2020_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2020 UEFA Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2020_UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2020 UEFA Team of the Year")2020 [UEFA Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| GK: [Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") RB: [Kimmich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Kimmich "Joshua Kimmich") CB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") LB: [Davies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_Davies "Alphonso Davies") MF: [Thiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago_Alc%C3%A2ntara "Thiago Alcântara") MF: [De Bruyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne "Kevin De Bruyne") MF: [Messi]() RW: [C. Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") FW: [Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") LW: [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2025_South_American_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2025 South American Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2025_South_American_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2025 South American Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2025_South_American_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2025 South American Team of the Year")2025 [South American Team of the Year](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipo_Ideal_de_Am%C3%A9rica "es:Equipo Ideal de América") | |
| GK: [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Rossi_\(footballer\) "Agustín Rossi (footballer)") DF: [Danilo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_\(footballer,_born_July_1991\) "Danilo (footballer, born July 1991)") DF: [Gómez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_G%C3%B3mez "Gustavo Gómez") DF: [Léo Pereira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Pereira_\(footballer,_born_1996\) "Léo Pereira (footballer, born 1996)") MF: [Varela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Varela "Guillermo Varela") MF: [Pulgar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Pulgar "Erick Pulgar") MF: [Sosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Sosa "Santiago Sosa") MF: [de Arrascaeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgian_de_Arrascaeta "Giorgian de Arrascaeta") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Mart%C3%ADnez_\(footballer,_born_July_1992\) "Adrián Martínez (footballer, born July 1992)") FW: [López](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_L%C3%B3pez_\(footballer\) "José Manuel López (footballer)") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2014–15 La Liga Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2014–15 La Liga Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2014–15 La Liga Team of the Year")[2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga") [La Liga Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFP_Awards#Team_of_the_Year "LFP Awards") | |
| GK: [Bravo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Bravo "Claudio Bravo") RB: [Dani Alves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Alves "Dani Alves") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") CB: [Otamendi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Otamendi "Nicolás Otamendi") LB: [Alba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Alba "Jordi Alba") MF: [J. Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") MF: [Krychowiak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Krychowiak "Grzegorz Krychowiak") MF: [Rakitić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rakiti%C4%87 "Ivan Rakitić") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") FW: [Griezmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Griezmann "Antoine Griezmann") Manager: [Luis Enrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique "Luis Enrique") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2015–16 La Liga Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2015–16 La Liga Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2015–16 La Liga Team of the Year")[2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga "2015–16 La Liga") [La Liga Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFP_Awards#Team_of_the_Year "LFP Awards") | |
| GK: [Oblak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Oblak "Jan Oblak") RB: [Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") CB: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") CB: [Godín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_God%C3%ADn "Diego Godín") LB: [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") MF: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") MF: [Busquets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Busquets "Sergio Busquets") MF: [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") FW: [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1_UNFP_Team_of_the_Year "Template:2022–23 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1_UNFP_Team_of_the_Year "Template talk:2022–23 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1_UNFP_Team_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:2022–23 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year")[2022–23 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troph%C3%A9es_UNFP_du_football#2022%E2%80%9323 "Trophées UNFP du football") | |
| GK: [Samba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brice_Samba "Brice Samba") DF: [Hakimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achraf_Hakimi "Achraf Hakimi") DF: [Mbemba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancel_Mbemba "Chancel Mbemba") DF: [Danso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Danso "Kevin Danso") DF: [Mendes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Mendes_\(footballer,_born_2002\) "Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)") MF: [Thuram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh%C3%A9phren_Thuram "Khéphren Thuram") MF: [Rongier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Rongier "Valentin Rongier") MF: [Fofana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seko_Fofana "Seko Fofana") FW: [Messi]() FW: [Openda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo%C3%AFs_Openda "Loïs Openda") FW: [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2024_MLS_Best_XI "Template:2024 MLS Best XI") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2024_MLS_Best_XI "Template talk:2024 MLS Best XI") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2024_MLS_Best_XI "Special:EditPage/Template:2024 MLS Best XI")[2024 MLS Best XI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Best_XI "MLS Best XI") | |
| GK: [Kahlina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristijan_Kahlina "Kristijan Kahlina") DF: [Alba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Alba "Jordi Alba") DF: [Gómez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeimar_G%C3%B3mez "Yeimar Gómez") DF: [Moreira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Moreira "Steven Moreira") MF: [Acosta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Acosta "Luciano Acosta") MF: [Evander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_\(footballer\) "Evander (footballer)") MF: [Puig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riqui_Puig "Riqui Puig") FW: [Benteke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Benteke "Christian Benteke") FW: [Bouanga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Bouanga "Denis Bouanga") FW: [Hernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucho_Hern%C3%A1ndez "Cucho Hernández") FW: [Messi]() | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2025_MLS_Best_XI "Template:2025 MLS Best XI") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2025_MLS_Best_XI "Template talk:2025 MLS Best XI") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2025_MLS_Best_XI "Special:EditPage/Template:2025 MLS Best XI")[2025 MLS Best XI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Best_XI "MLS Best XI") | |
| GK: [St. Clair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayne_St._Clair "Dayne St. Clair") DF: [Blackmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Blackmon "Tristan Blackmon") DF: [Freeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Freeman "Alex Freeman") DF: [Glesnes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Glesnes "Jakob Glesnes") DF: [Wagner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Wagner "Kai Wagner") MF: [Berhalter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Berhalter "Sebastian Berhalter") MF: [Evander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_\(footballer\) "Evander (footballer)") MF: [Roldan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristian_Roldan "Cristian Roldan") FW: [Bouanga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Bouanga "Denis Bouanga") FW: [Dreyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Dreyer "Anders Dreyer") FW: [Messi]() | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Sports_Illustrated_Soccer_2000s_All-Decade_Team "Template:Sports Illustrated Soccer 2000s All-Decade Team") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Sports_Illustrated_Soccer_2000s_All-Decade_Team "Template talk:Sports Illustrated Soccer 2000s All-Decade Team") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sports_Illustrated_Soccer_2000s_All-Decade_Team "Special:EditPage/Template:Sports Illustrated Soccer 2000s All-Decade Team")[*Sports Illustrated* Soccer 2000s All-Decade Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2009_all-decade_Sports_Illustrated_awards_and_honors#Soccer_All-Decade_Team "List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Cafu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu "Cafu") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Fabio Cannavaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Cannavaro "Fabio Cannavaro") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Maldini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini "Paolo Maldini") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zinedine Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Patrick Vieira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Vieira "Patrick Vieira") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") |
| [Manager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manager_\(association_football\) "Manager (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Guus Hiddink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guus_Hiddink "Guus Hiddink") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:UEFA_All-time_XI "Template:UEFA All-time XI") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:UEFA_All-time_XI "Template talk:UEFA All-time XI") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA_All-time_XI "Special:EditPage/Template:UEFA All-time XI")[UEFA All-time XI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Team_of_the_Year#UEFA_Ultimate_Team_of_the_Year "UEFA Team of the Year") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Carles Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Steven Gerrard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard "Steven Gerrard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Thierry Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Template:Ballon d'Or Dream Team") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Template talk:Ballon d'Or Dream Team") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Special:EditPage/Template:Ballon d'Or Dream Team")[Ballon d'Or Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Ballon d'Or Dream Team") | |
| First Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Lev Yashin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Yashin "Lev Yashin") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Cafu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu "Cafu") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Franz Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Maldini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini "Paolo Maldini") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Lothar Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| Second Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Carlos Alberto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alberto_Torres "Carlos Alberto Torres") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Franco Baresi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Baresi "Franco Baresi") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")/[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Alfredo Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Andrea Pirlo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Pirlo "Andrea Pirlo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Frank Rijkaard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard "Frank Rijkaard") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zinedine Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Garrincha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha "Garrincha") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Johan Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") |
| Third Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Paul Breitner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Breitner "Paul Breitner") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Michel Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Johan Neeskens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Neeskens "Johan Neeskens") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Didi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_\(footballer,_born_1928\) "Didi (footballer, born 1928)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team "Northern Ireland national football team") [George Best](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best "George Best") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Marco van Basten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten "Marco van Basten") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Thierry Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_All-time_Men%27s_World_Dream_Team "Template:IFFHS All-time Men's World Dream Team") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_All-time_Men%27s_World_Dream_Team "Template talk:IFFHS All-time Men's World Dream Team") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_All-time_Men%27s_World_Dream_Team "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS All-time Men's World Dream Team")[IFFHS All-time Men's World Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS#All-time_Men's_Dream_Team_\(2021\) "IFFHS") | |
| Dream Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Lev Yashin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Yashin "Lev Yashin") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Cafu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu "Cafu") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Franz Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Franco Baresi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Baresi "Franco Baresi") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Maldini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini "Paolo Maldini") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Johan Cruyff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff "Johan Cruyff") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| B Team | |
| | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Carlos Alberto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alberto_Torres "Carlos Alberto Torres") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Bobby Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Moore "Bobby Moore") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Daniel Passarella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Passarella "Daniel Passarella") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Lothar Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zinedine Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Michel Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")/[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Alfredo Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_All-time_Men%27s_South_American_Dream_Team "Template:IFFHS All-time Men's South American Dream Team") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_All-time_Men%27s_South_American_Dream_Team "Template talk:IFFHS All-time Men's South American Dream Team") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_All-time_Men%27s_South_American_Dream_Team "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS All-time Men's South American Dream Team")[IFFHS All-time Men's South American Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World_Team#All-time_Men's_Dream_Team_\(2021\) "IFFHS World Team") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Amadeo Carrizo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeo_Carrizo "Amadeo Carrizo") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Cafu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu "Cafu") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Elías Figueroa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%ADas_Figueroa "Elías Figueroa") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Daniel Passarella](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Passarella "Daniel Passarella") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Roberto Carlos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos "Roberto Carlos") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Didi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_\(footballer,_born_1928\) "Didi (footballer, born 1928)") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Zico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zico_\(footballer\) "Zico (footballer)") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Alfredo Di Stéfano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Di_St%C3%A9fano "Alfredo Di Stéfano") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Man_Team_of_the_Decade_2011%E2%80%932020 "Template:IFFHS World's Man Team of the Decade 2011–2020") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:IFFHS_World%27s_Man_Team_of_the_Decade_2011%E2%80%932020 "Template talk:IFFHS World's Man Team of the Decade 2011–2020") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS_World%27s_Man_Team_of_the_Decade_2011%E2%80%932020 "Special:EditPage/Template:IFFHS World's Man Team of the Decade 2011–2020")[IFFHS World's Man Team of the Decade 2011–2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World_Team#Men_Team_of_the_Decade_\(2011%E2%80%932020\) "IFFHS World Team") | |
| [Goalkeeper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_\(association_football\) "Goalkeeper (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") |
| [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_\(association_football\) "Defender (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sergio Ramos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ramos "Sergio Ramos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Virgil van Dijk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk "Virgil van Dijk") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") |
| [Midfielders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder "Midfielder") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Toni Kroos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Kroos "Toni Kroos") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") |
| [Forwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi]() [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Robert Lewandowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lewandowski "Robert Lewandowski") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Trofeo_Aldo_Rovira "Template:Trofeo Aldo Rovira") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Trofeo_Aldo_Rovira "Template talk:Trofeo Aldo Rovira") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Trofeo_Aldo_Rovira "Special:EditPage/Template:Trofeo Aldo Rovira")[Aldo Rovira Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofeo_Aldo_Rovira "Trofeo Aldo Rovira") | |
| **Men's winners** 2009–10: [Messi]() 2010–11: [Messi]() 2011–12: [Abidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Abidal "Eric Abidal") 2012–13: [Messi]() 2013–14: [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 2014–15: [Messi]() 2015–16: [Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") 2016–17: [Messi]() 2017–18: [Messi]() 2018–19: [Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué") 2019–20: [Ter Stegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_ter_Stegen "Marc-André ter Stegen") 2020–21: [Pedri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedri "Pedri") 2021–22: [Gavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavi_\(footballer\) "Gavi (footballer)") 2022–23: [Ter Stegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_ter_Stegen "Marc-André ter Stegen") 2023–24: [Yamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Yamal "Lamine Yamal") 2024–25: [Yamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Yamal "Lamine Yamal") | |
| **Women's winners** 2020–21: [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2021–22: [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2022–23: [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2023–24: [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2024–25: [Pina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A0udia_Pina "Clàudia Pina") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Premi_Bar%C3%A7a_Jugadors "Template:Premi Barça Jugadors") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Premi_Bar%C3%A7a_Jugadors "Template talk:Premi Barça Jugadors") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Premi_Bar%C3%A7a_Jugadors "Special:EditPage/Template:Premi Barça Jugadors")[Premi Barça Jugadors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premi_Bar%C3%A7a_Jugadors "Premi Barça Jugadors") | |
| **Men's winners** 2009–10: [Bojan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojan_Krki%C4%87 "Bojan Krkić") 2010–11: [Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") 2011–12: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2012–13: [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") 2013–14: [Puyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puyol "Carles Puyol") 2014–15: [Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") 2015–16: [Messi]() 2016–17: [Roberto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergi_Roberto "Sergi Roberto") 2017–18: [Rakitić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rakiti%C4%87 "Ivan Rakitić") 2018–19: not awarded 2019–20: [Ter Stegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_ter_Stegen "Marc-André ter Stegen") 2020–21: [de Jong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenkie_de_Jong "Frenkie de Jong") 2021–22: [Pedri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedri "Pedri") 2022–23: [Ter Stegen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc-Andr%C3%A9_ter_Stegen "Marc-André ter Stegen") 2023–24: [Yamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamine_Yamal "Lamine Yamal") 2024–24: [Pedri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedri "Pedri") | |
| **Women's winners** 2019–20: [Putellas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexia_Putellas "Alexia Putellas") 2020–21: [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2021–22: [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2022–23: [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2023–24: [Bonmatí](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_Bonmat%C3%AD "Aitana Bonmatí") 2024–25: [Pina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A0udia_Pina "Clàudia Pina") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Laureus_World_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Template:Laureus World Sportsman of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Laureus_World_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Template talk:Laureus World Sportsman of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Laureus_World_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:Laureus World Sportsman of the Year")[Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year") | |
| 2000: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [Tiger Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods "Tiger Woods") 2001: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [Tiger Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods "Tiger Woods") 2002: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Michael Schumacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher "Michael Schumacher") 2003: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") ~~[Lance Armstrong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong "Lance Armstrong")~~ 2004: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Michael Schumacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher "Michael Schumacher") 2005: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2006: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2007: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2008: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2009: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica "Jamaica") [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2010: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica "Jamaica") [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2011: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2012: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia") [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2013: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica "Jamaica") [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2014: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [Sebastian Vettel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel "Sebastian Vettel") 2015: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia") [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2016: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia") [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2017: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica "Jamaica") [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2018: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2019: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia") [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2020: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom") [Lewis Hamilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton "Lewis Hamilton") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Lionel Messi]() 2021: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2022: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands") [Max Verstappen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen "Max Verstappen") 2023: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [Lionel Messi]() 2024: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia "Serbia") [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2025: [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") [Armand Duplantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis "Armand Duplantis") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:BBC_Sports_Personality_World_Sport_Star_of_the_Year "Template:BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:BBC_Sports_Personality_World_Sport_Star_of_the_Year "Template talk:BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:BBC_Sports_Personality_World_Sport_Star_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year")[BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Sports_Personality_World_Sport_Star_of_the_Year "BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year") | |
| 1960: [Herb Elliott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Elliott "Herb Elliott") 1961: [Valeriy Brumel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriy_Brumel "Valeriy Brumel") 1962: [Donald Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Jackson_\(figure_skater\) "Donald Jackson (figure skater)") 1963: [Jacques Anquetil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Anquetil "Jacques Anquetil") 1964: [Abebe Bikila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebe_Bikila "Abebe Bikila") 1965: [Ron Clarke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Clarke "Ron Clarke") & [Gary Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Player "Gary Player") 1966: [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") & [Garfield Sobers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_Sobers "Garfield Sobers") 1967: [George Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Moore_\(jockey\) "George Moore (jockey)") 1968: [Ludmila Belousova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludmila_Belousova "Ludmila Belousova") & [Oleg Protopopov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Protopopov "Oleg Protopopov") 1969: [Rod Laver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Laver "Rod Laver") 1970: [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") 1971: [Lee Trevino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Trevino "Lee Trevino") 1972: [Olga Korbut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Korbut "Olga Korbut") 1973: [Muhammad Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali "Muhammad Ali") 1974: [Muhammad Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali "Muhammad Ali") 1975: [Arthur Ashe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ashe "Arthur Ashe") 1976: [Nadia Comăneci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Com%C4%83neci "Nadia Comăneci") 1977: [Niki Lauda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_Lauda "Niki Lauda") 1978: [Muhammad Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali "Muhammad Ali") 1979: [Björn Borg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Borg "Björn Borg") 1980: [Jack Nicklaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus "Jack Nicklaus") 1981: [Chris Evert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evert "Chris Evert") 1982: [Jimmy Connors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Connors "Jimmy Connors") 1983: [Carl Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis "Carl Lewis") 1984: [Seve Ballesteros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros "Seve Ballesteros") 1985: [Boris Becker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Becker "Boris Becker") 1986: [Greg Norman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Norman "Greg Norman") 1987: [Martina Navratilova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Navratilova "Martina Navratilova") 1988: [Steffi Graf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffi_Graf "Steffi Graf") 1989: [Mike Tyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson "Mike Tyson") 1990: [Mal Meninga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Meninga "Mal Meninga") 1991: [Mike Powell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Powell_\(long_jumper\) "Mike Powell (long jumper)") 1992: [Andre Agassi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Agassi "Andre Agassi") 1993: [Greg Norman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Norman "Greg Norman") 1994: [Brian Lara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lara "Brian Lara") 1995: [Jonah Lomu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu "Jonah Lomu") 1996: [Evander Holyfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Holyfield "Evander Holyfield") & [Michael Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Johnson_\(sprinter\) "Michael Johnson (sprinter)") 1997: [Martina Hingis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Hingis "Martina Hingis") 1998: [Mark O'Meara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_O%27Meara "Mark O'Meara") 1999: [Maurice Greene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Greene_\(sprinter\) "Maurice Greene (sprinter)") 2000: [Tiger Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods "Tiger Woods") 2001: [Goran Ivanišević](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Ivani%C5%A1evi%C4%87 "Goran Ivanišević") 2002: [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") 2003: ~~[Lance Armstrong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong "Lance Armstrong")~~ 2004: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2005: [Shane Warne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Warne "Shane Warne") 2006: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2007: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2008: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2009: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2010: [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2011: [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2012: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2013: [Sebastian Vettel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel "Sebastian Vettel") 2014: [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") 2015: [Dan Carter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Carter "Dan Carter") 2016: [Simone Biles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles "Simone Biles") 2017: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2018: [Francesco Molinari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Molinari "Francesco Molinari") 2019: [Eliud Kipchoge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliud_Kipchoge "Eliud Kipchoge") 2020: [Khabib Nurmagomedov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khabib_Nurmagomedov "Khabib Nurmagomedov") 2021: [Rachael Blackmore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Blackmore "Rachael Blackmore") 2022: [Lionel Messi]() 2023: [Erling Haaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland "Erling Haaland") 2024: [Armand Duplantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis "Armand Duplantis") 2025: [Armand Duplantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis "Armand Duplantis") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SN_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Template:SN Sportsman of the Year") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:SN_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Template talk:SN Sportsman of the Year") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SN_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Special:EditPage/Template:SN Sportsman of the Year")[*Sporting News* Sportsman / Pro Athlete & College Athlete / Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sporting_News#Sportsman_of_the_Year "The Sporting News") | |
| 1968: [Denny McLain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_McLain "Denny McLain") 1969: [Tom Seaver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Seaver "Tom Seaver") 1970: [John Wooden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wooden "John Wooden") 1971: [Lee Trevino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Trevino "Lee Trevino") 1972: [Charlie Finley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Finley "Charlie Finley") 1973: [O. J. Simpson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson "O. J. Simpson") 1974: [Lou Brock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Brock "Lou Brock") 1975: [Archie Griffin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Griffin "Archie Griffin") 1976: [Larry O'Brien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien "Larry O'Brien") 1977: [Steve Cauthen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cauthen "Steve Cauthen") 1978: [Ron Guidry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Guidry "Ron Guidry") 1979: [Willie Stargell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Stargell "Willie Stargell") 1980: [George Brett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Brett "George Brett") 1981: [Wayne Gretzky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky "Wayne Gretzky") 1982: [Whitey Herzog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Herzog "Whitey Herzog") 1983: [Bowie Kuhn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn "Bowie Kuhn") 1984: [Peter Ueberroth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ueberroth "Peter Ueberroth") 1985: [Pete Rose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose "Pete Rose") 1986: [Larry Bird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bird "Larry Bird") 1987: None 1988: [Jackie Joyner-Kersee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee "Jackie Joyner-Kersee") 1989: [Joe Montana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana "Joe Montana") 1990: [Nolan Ryan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Ryan "Nolan Ryan") 1991: [Michael Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan "Michael Jordan") 1992: [Mike Krzyzewski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski "Mike Krzyzewski") 1993: [Cito Gaston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cito_Gaston "Cito Gaston") & [Pat Gillick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Gillick "Pat Gillick") 1994: [Emmitt Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmitt_Smith "Emmitt Smith") 1995: [Cal Ripken Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr. "Cal Ripken Jr.") 1996: [Joe Torre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Torre "Joe Torre") 1997: [Mark McGwire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McGwire "Mark McGwire") 1998: [Mark McGwire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McGwire "Mark McGwire") & [Sammy Sosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Sosa "Sammy Sosa") 1999: [New York Yankees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees "New York Yankees") 2000: [Marshall Faulk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Faulk "Marshall Faulk") & [Kurt Warner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Warner "Kurt Warner") 2001: [Curt Schilling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Schilling "Curt Schilling") 2002: [Tyrone Willingham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Willingham "Tyrone Willingham") 2003: [Dick Vermeil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Vermeil "Dick Vermeil") & [Jack McKeon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McKeon "Jack McKeon") 2004: [Tom Brady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brady "Tom Brady") 2005: [Matt Leinart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Leinart "Matt Leinart") 2006: [Dwyane Wade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwyane_Wade "Dwyane Wade") 2007: [Tom Brady](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brady "Tom Brady") 2008: [Eli Manning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Manning "Eli Manning") & [Stephen Curry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry "Stephen Curry") 2009: [Mariano Rivera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Rivera "Mariano Rivera") & [Harrison Barnes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Barnes "Harrison Barnes") 2010: [Roy Halladay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Halladay "Roy Halladay") & [Kyle Singler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Singler "Kyle Singler") 2011: [Aaron Rodgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers "Aaron Rodgers") 2012: [LeBron James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James "LeBron James") 2013–2020: *No award given* 2021: [Shohei Ohtani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani "Shohei Ohtani") 2022: [Lionel Messi]() 2023: [Caitlin Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark "Caitlin Clark") & [Angel Reese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Reese "Angel Reese") 2024: [Shohei Ohtani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani "Shohei Ohtani") & [Caitlin Clark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark "Caitlin Clark") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:L%27%C3%89quipe_Champion_of_Champions "Template:L'Équipe Champion of Champions") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:L%27%C3%89quipe_Champion_of_Champions "Template talk:L'Équipe Champion of Champions") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:L%27%C3%89quipe_Champion_of_Champions "Special:EditPage/Template:L'Équipe Champion of Champions")[L'Équipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89quipe "L'Équipe") [Champion of Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89quipe_Champion_of_Champions "L'Équipe Champion of Champions") | |
| Original award | 1980: [Eric Heiden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden "Eric Heiden") 1981: [Sebastian Coe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe "Sebastian Coe") 1982: [Paolo Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") 1983: [Carl Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis "Carl Lewis") 1984: [Carl Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis "Carl Lewis") 1985: [Sergey Bubka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Bubka "Sergey Bubka") 1986: [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") 1987: [~~Ben Johnson~~](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson_\(Canadian_sprinter\) "Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)") 1988: [Florence Griffith Joyner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner "Florence Griffith Joyner") 1989: [Greg LeMond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_LeMond "Greg LeMond") 1990: [Ayrton Senna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna "Ayrton Senna") 1991: [Carl Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis "Carl Lewis") 1992: [Michael Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan "Michael Jordan") 1993: [Noureddine Morceli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noureddine_Morceli "Noureddine Morceli") 1994: [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") 1995: [Jonathan Edwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_\(triple_jumper\) "Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)") 1996: [Michael Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Johnson_\(sprinter\) "Michael Johnson (sprinter)") 1997: [Sergey Bubka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Bubka "Sergey Bubka") 1998: [Zinedine Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") 1999: [Andre Agassi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Agassi "Andre Agassi") 2000: [Tiger Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods "Tiger Woods") 2001: [Michael Schumacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher "Michael Schumacher") 2002: [Michael Schumacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher "Michael Schumacher") 2003: [Michael Schumacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher "Michael Schumacher") 2004: [Hicham El Guerrouj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicham_El_Guerrouj "Hicham El Guerrouj") 2005: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2006: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2007: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") 2008: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2009: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2010: [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2011: [Lionel Messi]() |
| Male and female awards separated | |
| | |
| Male award | 2012: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2013: [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2014: [Renaud Lavillenie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaud_Lavillenie "Renaud Lavillenie") 2015: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2016: [Usain Bolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt "Usain Bolt") 2017: [Roger Federer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer "Roger Federer") & [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2018: [Marcel Hirscher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Hirscher "Marcel Hirscher") 2019: [Rafael Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal "Rafael Nadal") 2020: [Lewis Hamilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton "Lewis Hamilton") 2021: [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2022: [Lionel Messi]() 2023: [Novak Djokovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_Djokovic "Novak Djokovic") 2024: [Léon Marchand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Marchand "Léon Marchand") |
| Female award | 2012: [Serena Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams "Serena Williams") 2013: [Serena Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams "Serena Williams") 2014: [Katie Ledecky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Ledecky "Katie Ledecky") 2015: [Serena Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Williams "Serena Williams") 2016: [Simone Biles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles "Simone Biles") 2017: [Katie Ledecky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Ledecky "Katie Ledecky") 2018: [Simone Biles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles "Simone Biles") 2019: [Simone Biles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles "Simone Biles") 2020: [Marte Olsbu Røiseland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marte_Olsbu_R%C3%B8iseland "Marte Olsbu Røiseland") 2021: [Elaine Thompson-Herah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Thompson-Herah "Elaine Thompson-Herah") 2022: [Iga Świątek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_%C5%9Awi%C4%85tek "Iga Świątek") 2023: [Simone Biles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles "Simone Biles") 2024: [Simone Biles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles "Simone Biles") |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:ESPY_International_Athlete "Template:ESPY International Athlete") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:ESPY_International_Athlete "Template talk:ESPY International Athlete") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:ESPY_International_Athlete "Special:EditPage/Template:ESPY International Athlete")[Best International Athlete ESPY Award winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_International_Athlete_ESPY_Award "Best International Athlete ESPY Award") | |
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| Culture | [Roberto Fontanarrosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Fontanarrosa "Roberto Fontanarrosa") [Lucio Fontana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucio_Fontana "Lucio Fontana") [José Bonaparte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bonaparte "José Bonaparte") [Guillermo Gianninazzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Gianninazzi "Guillermo Gianninazzi") [Erminio Blotta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erminio_Blotta "Erminio Blotta") [Juan-David Nasio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan-David_Nasio "Juan-David Nasio") [Leticia Cossettini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leticia_Cossettini "Leticia Cossettini") [Olga Cossettini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Cossettini "Olga Cossettini") |
| Sport | [Vicente de la Mata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_de_la_Mata "Vicente de la Mata") [Marcelo Bielsa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Bielsa "Marcelo Bielsa") [Juan Imhoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Imhoff "Juan Imhoff") [César Menotti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Luis_Menotti "César Luis Menotti") [Ángel Di María](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Di_Mar%C3%ADa "Ángel Di María") [Mauro Icardi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauro_Icardi "Mauro Icardi") [Éver Banega](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ver_Banega "Éver Banega") [César Delgado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Delgado "César Delgado") [Kily González](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kily_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Kily González") [Marcelo Delgado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Delgado "Marcelo Delgado") [Luciano Figueroa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Figueroa "Luciano Figueroa") [Edgardo Bauza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo_Bauza "Edgardo Bauza") [Lionel Messi]() [Ezequiel Garay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezequiel_Garay "Ezequiel Garay") [Maxi Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Rodr%C3%ADguez "Maxi Rodríguez") [Tomás Carlovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_Carlovich "Tomás Carlovich") |
| Politics | [Che Guevara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara "Che Guevara") [Agustín Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_Rossi "Agustín Rossi") [Lisandro de la Torre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro_de_la_Torre "Lisandro de la Torre") |
| Entertainment | [Libertad Lamarque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertad_Lamarque "Libertad Lamarque") [Alberto Olmedo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Olmedo "Alberto Olmedo") [Darío Grandinetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_Grandinetti "Darío Grandinetti") [Luis Machín](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Mach%C3%ADn "Luis Machín") [Renata Fronzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renata_Fronzi "Renata Fronzi") [Juan Carlos Baglietto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Baglietto "Juan Carlos Baglietto") [Fito Páez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fito_P%C3%A1ez "Fito Páez") [Liliana Herrero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliana_Herrero "Liliana Herrero") [Litto Nebbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litto_Nebbia "Litto Nebbia") [José Cura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cura "José Cura") [Angélica Gorodischer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lica_Gorodischer "Angélica Gorodischer") [Daniel Rivera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Rivera "Daniel Rivera") |
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| International | [ISNI](https://isni.org/isni/0000000116817603) [VIAF](https://viaf.org/viaf/86093367) [GND](https://d-nb.info/gnd/137928408) [FAST](https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1915358) [WorldCat](https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrKVXBbwkpkkvvrc7CCwC) |
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| People | [DDB](https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/person/gnd/137928408) |
| Other | [IdRef](https://www.idref.fr/156231239) [Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL9095813A?mode=all) [Yale LUX](https://lux.collections.yale.edu/view/person/b5741d42-8350-42b0-aaee-23c2001c47e0) |
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2026_Lionel_Messi_\(cropped\).jpg)Messi in 2026 | | | |
| Personal information | | | |
| Full name | Lionel Andrés Messi[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NameBirthHeight-1) | | |
| Date of birth | 24 June 1987 (age 38)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NameBirthHeight-1) | | |
| Place of birth | [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario "Rosario"), Santa Fe, Argentina | | |
| Height | 1\.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NameBirthHeight-1) | | |
| Position | [Forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") | | |
| Number | 10 | | |
| Youth career | | | |
| 1992–1995 | Abanderado Grandoli FC | | |
| 1995–2000 | [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") | | |
| 2000–2004 | [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2003–2004 | [Barcelona C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_C "FC Barcelona C") | 10 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_B "FC Barcelona B") | 22 | (6) |
| 2004–2021 | [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") | 520 | (474) |
| 2021–2023 | [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC") | 58 | (22) |
| 2023– | [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") | 58 | (55) |
| International career‡ | | | |
| 2004–2005 | [Argentina U20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team "Argentina national under-20 football team") | 18 | (14) |
| 2008 | [Argentina U23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team") | 5[\[α\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-U23-2) | (2) |
| 2005– | [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | [198](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps#Men's_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps "List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps") | ([116](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Lionel_Messi "List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi")) |
| Men's [football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") | | | |
| Representing  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | | | |
| [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2022 Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2014 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") | | |
| [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2021 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América") | | |
| **Winner** | [2024 United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2007 Venezuela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2015 Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") | | |
| **Runner-up** | [2016 United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario") | | |
|  | [2019 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América") | | |
| [Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalissima "Finalissima") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2022 England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima") | | |
| [Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Men's_tournament "Football at the Summer Olympics") | | | |
|  | [2008 Beijing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics "2008 Summer Olympics") | [Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament") | |
| [U20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup") | | | |
| **Winner** | [2005 Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship") | | |
| [South American U20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_Youth_Football_Championship "South American Youth Football Championship") | | | |
|  | [2005 Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-20_Championship "2005 South American U-20 Championship") | | |
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| Website | [messi.com](https://messi.com/) | | |
| Signature | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Firma_de_Lionel_Messi.svg) | | | |
| \* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:59, 5 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | | | |
**Lionel Andrés** "**Leo**" **Messi**[\[note 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-7) (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional [footballer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") who plays as a [forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\) "Forward (association football)") for and [captains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_\(association_football\) "Captain (association football)") both [Major League Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") club [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") and the [Argentina national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for [individual accolades won](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Individual_honours "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi") throughout [his professional footballing career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi "Career of Lionel Messi"), including eight [Ballon d'Ors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or"), six [European Golden Shoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe"), and eight times being named the [world's best player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player#FIFA_Player_of_the_Year_\(including_predecessors\) "The Best FIFA Men's Player") by [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA").[\[note 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BDOFIFA-13) In 2025, he was named the [All Time Men's World Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS#Top_10_players_of_all-time_\(2025\) "IFFHS") by the [IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS "IFFHS"). He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football, having won [46 team trophies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Collective_awards "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi").[\[note 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TrophiesNote-28) [Messi's records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Lionel_Messi#Records "List of career achievements by Lionel Messi") include most goals in a calendar year (91), most goals for a single club (672 for [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona")), most goals in [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") (474), [most assists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_international_football_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)") in international football (61), most [goal contributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Goal_contributions "FIFA World Cup records and statistics") in the [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup") (21), and most [goal contributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_records_and_statistics#Individual_records "Copa América records and statistics") in the [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") (32). Messi has scored [over 900 senior career goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals "List of footballers with 500 or more goals") and provided [over 400 assists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_all_competitions_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)") for club and country, resulting in over 1,300 goal contributions—the highest total in the sport's history.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-29)
Messi made his competitive debut for [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") at age 17 in October 2004. He gradually established himself as an integral player for the club, and during his first uninterrupted season in [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FC_Barcelona_season "2008–09 FC Barcelona season") he helped Barcelona achieve the first [treble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble_\(association_football\) "Treble (association football)") in Spanish football. This resulted in Messi winning the [first](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or") of four consecutive Ballon d'Ors, and by the [2011–12 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season") he had set the European record for most goals in a season and established himself as [Barcelona's all-time top scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_records_and_statistics#Top_goalscorers "List of FC Barcelona records and statistics"). During the [2014–15 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FC_Barcelona_season "2014–15 FC Barcelona season"), where he became the all-time top scorer in [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga"), he led Barcelona to a historic second treble.
Messi was named Barcelona's captain in 2018. While playing for the club, he won a [club-record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_records_and_statistics#Other_individual_records_for_the_club "List of FC Barcelona records and statistics") 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles and four [UEFA Champions Leagues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League"). Financial difficulties at Barcelona led Messi to depart in August 2021 and sign with [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain "Paris Saint-Germain"), where he won the [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1") title during both of his seasons there. He joined the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July 2023, and led them to their first [MLS Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup "MLS Cup") victory in [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_2025 "MLS Cup 2025"), while also winning back-to-back [league MVP awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan_MVP_Award "Landon Donovan MVP Award") in [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season "2024 Major League Soccer season") and [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season "2025 Major League Soccer season").
An Argentine international, Messi is the national team's [all-time leading goalscorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers "Argentina national football team") and [most-capped player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team#Most_appearances "Argentina national football team"). Several years after his senior debut in 2005, he won the [gold medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal "Olympic medal") at the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament"). Assuming captaincy in 2011, he led Argentina to three consecutive finals in the [2014 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), the [2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") and the [Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario"), all of which they lost. After announcing his retirement from international football in 2016, he returned to help Argentina qualify for the [2018 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"). Messi was central to ending Argentina's 28-year trophy drought by winning the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"). In 2022, he led Argentina to a [World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") victory, the country's first in 36 years. Messi's third major international title arrived when Argentina won the [2024 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América").
Messi has endorsed the sportswear company [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") since 2006. He was ranked the [world's highest-paid athlete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes "Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes") by *[Forbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes "Forbes")* in 2019 and 2022, and was among *[Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)")*'s [100 most influential people in the world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_100 "Time 100") in 2011, 2012, and 2023. In 2020 and 2023, he was named the [Laureus World Sportsman of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year"), the first team-sport athlete to win the award. In 2020, Messi was named to the [Ballon d'Or Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Ballon d'Or Dream Team") and became the second footballer and second team-sport athlete to surpass \$1 billion in career earnings. Following his arrival and impact on football in the United States, Messi was named *Time*'s [Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Athlete_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year") in 2023, and was awarded the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom "Presidential Medal of Freedom") by US president [Joe Biden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden "Joe Biden") in 2025.
Early life
Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario "Rosario"), Santa Fe Province.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-30) He was the third of four children of Jorge Messi, head of department at the [Acindar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acindar&action=edit&redlink=1 "Acindar (page does not exist)") \[[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acindar "es:Acindar")\] [pressed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamping_\(metalworking\) "Stamping (metalworking)") steel manufacturer in [Villa Constitución](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Constituci%C3%B3n "Villa Constitución"), and his wife Celia Cuccittini, who worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop. His parents had met as youngsters in Rosario's south-eastern district of Las Heras, where Messi himself later grew up, and had married on Jorge Messi's completion of military service in the [Argentine Armed Forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Argentine_Republic "Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic") in 1978. On his father's side, Messi is of Italian and Spanish descent, the great-grandson of immigrants from the north-central [Adriatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_Sea "Adriatic Sea") [Marche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche "Marche") region of Italy (with his surname coming from [Porto Recanati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Recanati "Porto Recanati")), and on his mother's side he has primarily Italian ancestry.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201332%E2%80%9337-4)[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli20177%E2%80%939,_12-31) Growing up in a tight-knit, football-loving family, "Leo" developed a passion for the sport from an early age, playing constantly with his older brothers, Rodrigo and Matías, and his cousins, [Maximiliano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxi_Biancucchi "Maxi Biancucchi") and [Emanuel Biancucchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Biancucchi "Emanuel Biancucchi"), both of whom became professional footballers.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli20129%E2%80%9310-32)
At the age of four, Messi joined the local [football club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_club_\(association_football\) "Football club (association football)") Abanderado Grandoli FC, where he was coached by his father. His maternal grandmother, Celia, accompanied him to training and matches.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MagicFeet-33) He was greatly affected by her death, shortly before his eleventh birthday. Since then, as a devout [Catholic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church "Catholic Church"), he has celebrated his goals by looking up and pointing to the sky in tribute to his grandmother.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201344%E2%80%9345-34)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-35)
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
> "When you saw him you would think: this kid can't play ball. He's a dwarf, he's too fragile, too small. But immediately you'd realise that he was born different, that he was a phenomenon and that he was going to be something impressive."
Messi started playing for the [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario "Rosario")\-based football club [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") when he was seven years old; he would become a lifelong supporter of the club. During the six years he played for Newell's, he scored almost 500 goals, and was a member of "The Machine of '87", a nearly unbeatable youth team named for the year of their birth. Messi regularly entertained crowds by performing ball tricks during half-time, when the Newell's [first team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_association_football_terms#First_team "Glossary of association football terms") played home games.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BR-38)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201231%E2%80%9335-39) His goalscoring idol growing up was Brazilian striker [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)"), who Messi called "the best forward I've ever seen".[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-40)
Messi's future as a professional player was threatened when, at the age of 10, he was diagnosed with a [growth hormone deficiency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_deficiency "Growth hormone deficiency"). He began [growth hormone therapy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_therapy "Growth hormone therapy") at age 11;[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-41) however, his father's health insurance covered only two years of the therapy, which cost at least 1,000 pesos per month. Newell's agreed to contribute, but later reneged on their promise.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-42) Messi was scouted by the Buenos Aires club [River Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate "Club Atlético River Plate"), whose [playmaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker") [Pablo Aimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Aimar "Pablo Aimar") he idolised.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Mission-43)[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Aimar-44) It was speculated for a time that Messi failed to sign with River Plate due to his ill health; however, in a 2019 interview, he revealed that River Plate had wanted to sign him after he scored four goals at a trial, and even offered to pay for his medical treatment, but Newell's refused to release his player card, preventing the transfer.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-45)
Barcelona
As the Messi family had relatives in Catalonia, they sought to arrange a trial with [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") in September 2000, when Messi was 13. First-team director [Carles Rexach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Rexach "Carles Rexach") immediately wanted to sign him, but the board of directors hesitated; at the time it was highly unusual for European clubs to sign foreign players of such a young age. On 14 December, an ultimatum was issued for Barcelona to prove their commitment, and Rexach, with no other paper at hand, wrote a contract on a paper napkin.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Mission-43)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46) In February 2001, Messi's family relocated to Barcelona, where they moved into an apartment near the club's stadium, [Camp Nou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou "Camp Nou").
During his first year in Spain, Messi rarely played with the *Infantiles* due to a transfer conflict with Newell's; as a foreigner, he could only be fielded in friendlies and the Catalan league. Without football, he struggled to integrate into the team. He was reserved by nature, and was so quiet that some of his teammates initially believed he was mute. At home, he suffered from homesickness after his mother moved back to Rosario with his brothers and younger sister, María Sol, while he stayed in Barcelona with his father.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46)[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BoyGenius-47)
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At age 13, Messi enrolled at Barcelona's youth academy, [La Masia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia "La Masia").
After a year at Barcelona's youth academy, [La Masia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia "La Masia"), Messi was finally enrolled in the [Royal Spanish Football Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Football_Federation "Royal Spanish Football Federation") (RFEF) in February 2002. Now he could play in all competitions, and quickly befriended his teammates, including [Cesc Fàbregas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas "Cesc Fàbregas") and [Gerard Piqué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Piqu%C3%A9 "Gerard Piqué").[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201261%E2%80%9362-48) After completing his growth hormone therapy at 14,[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013149-49) Messi became an integral part of the "Baby Dream Team", Barcelona's greatest-ever youth side. During his first full season (2002–03), he was the top scorer with 36 goals in 30 games for the *Cadetes* *A*, who won an unprecedented treble of the league, the Spanish cup, and the Copa Catalunya.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201261%E2%80%9362-48)[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50) In the Copa Catalunya final, their 4–1 victory over [Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol "RCD Espanyol") became referred to in club lore as the *partido de la máscara*, the final of the mask. A week after suffering a broken cheekbone during a league match, Messi was allowed to start the game on the condition that he wear a protective plastic mask. When the mask became a hindrance, Messi took it off and scored two goals in 10 minutes.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter201244%E2%80%9345-51) At the close of the season, he received an offer to join [Arsenal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C. "Arsenal F.C."), his first from a foreign club. Although Fàbregas and Piqué soon left for [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League "Premier League") with their own offers, Messi chose to remain in Barcelona.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-52)[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messiah-53)
Messi continued to progress through his club's ranks at a rapid pace, debuting for four youth teams during the 2003–04 season.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-54) After being named player of the tournament in four separate international pre-season competitions with the *Juvenil B*, he played only one official match with the team before being promoted to the *[Juvenil A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_\(youth\)#Juvenil_A "FC Barcelona (youth)")*. In the *Juvenil A* he scored 18 goals in 11 league games.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-56) During the international break, Messi was one of several youth players called up to strengthen the depleted first team. [Ludovic Giuly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovic_Giuly "Ludovic Giuly"), one of Barcelona's [wingers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_\(soccer\) "Winger (soccer)"), described Messi's performance during a training session: "He destroyed us all ... He would dribble past four players and score a goal. Even the team's starting centre-backs were nervous ... He was an alien."[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-57)
> "It seemed as if he had been playing with us all his life."
– Barcelona's then assistant coach [Henk ten Cate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henk_ten_Cate "Henk ten Cate") on Messi's first-team debut.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-58)
At 16 years old, Messi made his first-team debut when he came on in the 75th minute during a friendly against [FC Porto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Porto "FC Porto") on 16 November 2003.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46)[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-59) His performance impressed the technical staff, and he subsequently began training daily with the club's reserve side, [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_B "Barcelona B"), as well as weekly with the first team.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013191%E2%80%93193-60) After Messi's first training session with the senior squad, Barcelona's new star player [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") told his teammates that he believed the 16-year-old would become an even better player than himself.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-61) Ronaldinho called Messi "little brother", and his friendship greatly eased Messi's transition onto the first team.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter201253-62)[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-LastJump-63)
To gain further match experience, Messi joined his club's third team, [Barcelona C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_C "FC Barcelona C"), in addition to the *Juvenil A*. He helped save the third team from the relegation zone of the [Tercera División](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n "Tercera División"), scoring five goals in ten games, including a [hat-trick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick "Hat-trick") in eight minutes during a [Copa del Rey Juvenil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Copa_del_Rey_Juvenil "2004 Copa del Rey Juvenil") match.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013183%E2%80%93185-64) His progress was reflected in his first professional contract, signed on 4 February 2004, which lasted until 2012 and contained an initial [buyout clause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyout_clause "Buyout clause") of €30 million. A month later, he made his debut for Barcelona B in the [Segunda División B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "Segunda División B"), and his buyout clause automatically increased to €80 million.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013262%E2%80%93263-65) He played five games with the B team that season but did not score.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2003%E2%80%9304-66) He was physically weaker than his opponents, who were often much older and taller, and he worked on increasing his muscle mass and overall strength. Towards the end of the season, he returned to both youth teams, helping the *Juvenil B* win the league. He finished the campaign having scored goals for four of his five teams, with a total of 36 goals in all official competitions.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201268%E2%80%9371-55)[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013183%E2%80%93185-64)
Club career
Barcelona
2004–2008: Rise to the first team
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In 2004, Messi (pictured in 2005) began his 17-year career with [FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona")
Messi began the [2004–05 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_FC_Barcelona_season "2004–05 FC Barcelona season") as a guaranteed starter for the [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_B "FC Barcelona B") team, but after some lobbying by the senior players, he was promoted to the first team by manager [Frank Rijkaard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard "Frank Rijkaard").[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-61) He made his [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") debut for Barcelona on 16 October 2004, at 17 years old.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Serviette-46) He scored his first senior goal on 1 May 2005, becoming the youngest-ever scorer for the club at the time.[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter201235%E2%80%9336-67)[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-68) He was at that time the youngest player to represent Barcelona in an official competition, and the club won the [league title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_La_Liga "2004–05 La Liga") during that season.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-LastJump-63)[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MessiDriven-69)
On his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player, which kept him with Barcelona through 2010, and had a release clause of €150 million.[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:0-70) Three months later, as his performance continued to make waves, his contract was updated to double his salary and keep him with the club until 2014.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013262%E2%80%93263-65)[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Starlet-71) By the end of the [2005–06 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FC_Barcelona_season "2005–06 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona had won [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_La_Liga "2005–06 La Liga") again as well as the [UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_UEFA_Champions_League "2005–06 UEFA Champions League").[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunter2012266%E2%80%93269-72)[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-73)
During the [2006–07 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FC_Barcelona_season "2006–07 FC Barcelona season"), Messi scored his first [hat-trick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick "Hat-trick") during a game against [Real Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_CF "Real Madrid CF"), becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in a *[Clásico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cl%C3%A1sico "El Clásico")* in 12 years.[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-74) Two goals scored by Messi against [Getafe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getafe_CF "Getafe CF") and Espanyol during the season drew notice for their similarities to two famous goals scored by fellow Argentine [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") in the [1986 World Cup match against England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_\(1986_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)"), leading to [comparisons between Messi and Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#Comparisons_with_Diego_Maradona) that would endure throughout Messi's career.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Hawkey-75)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-76)[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Maradona-77) Barcelona finished the 2006–07 season with only one trophy – the [2006 Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2006 Supercopa de España") – and the [2007–08 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_FC_Barcelona_season "2007–08 FC Barcelona season") without a single trophy, leading to Rijkaard's departure.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-78)
2008–2012: Success under Pep Guardiola
At the beginning of the [2008–09 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FC_Barcelona_season "2008–09 FC Barcelona season") – his first under Barcelona's new manager, former captain [Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola") – Messi was given the [number 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_number_\(association_football\) "Squad number (association football)") shirt.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MessiRonaldinho-79) Over time, he effectively became the tactical focal point of Guardiola's strategy, increasing his goalscoring rate as a result.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013476%E2%80%93478-80) During that season, Messi scored 38 goals, and alongside [Samuel Eto'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o "Samuel Eto'o") and [Thierry Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry "Thierry Henry"), contributed to a total of 100 goals in all competitions, a record at the time for the club.[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2008%E2%80%9309-81)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-82) Messi played in his first [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Copa_del_Rey_Final "2009 Copa del Rey Final") as Barcelona won the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Copa_del_Rey "2008–09 Copa del Rey").[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-83) Barcelona also won the [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga") and the [Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"), thus achieving the first [treble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble_\(association_football\) "Treble (association football)") in the history of Spanish football.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-84)
During the first half of the [2009–10 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FC_Barcelona_season "2009–10 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona won the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2009 Supercopa de España"), the [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_UEFA_Super_Cup "2009 UEFA Super Cup") and the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"), becoming the first club to achieve the sextuple.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-85)[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-86) Messi finished as the [Champions League top scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers#Top_scorers_by_season "List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers"), the youngest in the tournament's history.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-87)[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-88) For his efforts in 2009, Messi won the [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or"), the [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year") award and his first [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe").[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Deserve-89)[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-90)[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013519%E2%80%93524-91) He scored a total of 47 goals in all competitions, equalling [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)")'s club record from the [1996–97 campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_FC_Barcelona_season "1996–97 FC Barcelona season").[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2009%E2%80%9310-92)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Deserve-89) He signed a new 7-year contract with Barcelona through 2016.[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:0-70)
During the [2010–11 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_FC_Barcelona_season "2010–11 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona won the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2010 Supercopa de España"),[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-93) the [Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"),[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-94) and a third consecutive [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"). Messi's club performances in 2010 earned him his second consecutive [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#Winners_and_nominees "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or").[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-autogenerated1-95) He was the top scorer in the Champions League for the third consecutive year,[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-96) and the league's top scorer and assist provider.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2010%E2%80%9311-97)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-98) He became Barcelona's all-time single-season top scorer with 53 goals.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2010%E2%80%9311-97)[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Sublime-99)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-100)
During the [2011–12 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season") Barcelona won both the [Spanish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2011 Supercopa de España") and [European Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_UEFA_Super_Cup "2011 UEFA Super Cup") trophies, and the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2011 FIFA Club World Cup").[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-101)[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-102)[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:1-103) Messi won the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "List of FIFA Club World Cup awards") for the second time[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:1-103) and the [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#Winners_and_nominees "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or") for the third time,[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-104) as well as the inaugural [UEFA Best Player in Europe Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Best_Player_in_Europe_Award "UEFA Best Player in Europe Award").[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-105) During the year 2012, Messi became the second player to be top scorer in four Champions League campaigns.[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-106)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-107) He became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history at 24 years old, overtaking [César Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Rodr%C3%ADguez_\(footballer,_born_1920\) "César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)")'s 57-year record of 232 goals.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-108) He finished [the season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season") as the league top scorer in Spain for the second time with 50 goals, a La Liga record. His [73 goals in all competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_association_football_club_records#Most_goals_in_a_season "European association football club records") made him the single-season top scorer in the history of European club football excluding regional and local competitions.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-109)[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-110) Barcelona won the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Copa_del_Rey_final "2012 Copa del Rey final") that season, their 14th trophy under Guardiola, who resigned after a four-year cycle of success.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-111)
2012–2014: Record-breaking year and *Messidependencia*
For the start of the [2012–13 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_FC_Barcelona_season "2012–13 FC Barcelona season"), Barcelona had virtually secured their La Liga title by the start of 2013.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-112) A double scored against [Real Betis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Betis "Real Betis") saw Messi becoming Barcelona's all-time top scorer in La Liga, and surpassed [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller")'s record of most goals scored in a calendar year; Messi scored a record 91 goals in all competitions for Barcelona and Argentina throughout 2012.[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-113)[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MostDecorated-114) Messi again won the [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#Winners_and_nominees "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), becoming the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or four times.[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MostDecorated-114)[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-115) He signed a new contract committing himself to the club through 2018, and wore the captain's armband for the first time in a league match against [Rayo Vallecano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayo_Vallecano "Rayo Vallecano").[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013556-116)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-117)[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-118) The team won [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga") again that year, Messi's sixth, equalling Real Madrid's 100-point record of the previous season. With 60 goals in all competitions, including 46 goals in La Liga, he finished the campaign as league top scorer in Spain and Europe for the second consecutive year, becoming the first player in history to win the [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") three times.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-119)
Messi's overall input into the team's attack had increased significantly. Whereas he contributed to 24% of the team's goals in their treble-winning campaign in 2008–09, this number rose to more than 40% by the end of the 2012–13 season.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli2015ch._38-120) These statistics, as well as lopsided losses in the Champions League where Messi was unfit, gave credence to the notion of *Messidependencia*, Barcelona's perceived tactical and psychological dependence on their star player.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messidependencia-121)
To offset the load on Messi, Barcelona signed Brazilian forward [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar") from [Santos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_FC "Santos FC") before the [2013–14 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_FC_Barcelona_season "2013–14 FC Barcelona season").[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-122) The team won the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2013 Supercopa de España") at the beginning of the season.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-123) Messi finished the campaign with his worst output in five seasons, though he still managed to score 41 goals in all competitions.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-OneFlick-124) For the first time in five years, Barcelona ended the season without a major trophy.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-125)
2014–2017: Arrival of Luis Enrique and birth of MSN
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Messi dribbling past [Patrice Evra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Evra "Patrice Evra") of [Juventus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juventus_FC "Juventus FC") during the [2015 UEFA Champions League final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2015 UEFA Champions League final")
Barcelona hired coach [Luis Enrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique "Luis Enrique") before the [2014–15 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FC_Barcelona_season "2014–15 FC Barcelona season"), and continued to aid Messi in the attack by signing Uruguayan forward [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez"), who had won the European Golden Shoe the year before at [Liverpool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C. "Liverpool F.C.").[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-126)[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-127) Luis Enrique's system featured quick transitions from defence to attack, led by the front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar. The attacking trio, which colloquially became known as 'MSN', broke goalscoring records.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-128) A hat-trick scored against [Sevilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevilla_FC "Sevilla FC") earlier in the season also made him the [all-time top scorer in La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga#Most_goals "La Liga"), as he surpassed the 59-year record of 251 league goals held by [Telmo Zarra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telmo_Zarra "Telmo Zarra").[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-129) After securing the [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"), the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_del_Rey_Final "2015 Copa del Rey Final"), and the [Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2015 UEFA Champions League final") that year, Messi helped Barcelona become the first club to win the continental treble twice.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-130)[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-131) He recorded 58 goals, but combined with Neymar and Suárez, the attacking trio scored a total of 122 goals in all competitions that season, a record in Spanish football.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TooGood-132)
Messi opened the [2015–16 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FC_Barcelona_season "2015–16 FC Barcelona season") by helping Barcelona's win over Sevilla in the [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Super_Cup "2015 UEFA Super Cup").[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-133) Messi capped off the year by winning the [2015 FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Club World Cup") [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_final "2015 FIFA Club World Cup final") over [River Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate "Club Atlético River Plate") in [Yokohama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama "Yokohama"), collecting his fifth club trophy of the calendar year.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-134) On 11 January 2016, Messi won the [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or") for a record fifth time in his career.[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-135) He ended the season by winning [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga "2015–16 La Liga") as well as the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Copa_del_Rey_final "2016 Copa del Rey final") again.[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-136) In total, Messi scored 41 goals, and Barcelona's attacking trio of him, Neymar and Suárez managed a Spanish record of 131 combined goals throughout the season, breaking the record they had set the previous season.[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-137)
The [2016–17 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_FC_Barcelona_season "2016–17 FC Barcelona season") ended with Barcelona winning the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2016 Supercopa de España") and the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Copa_del_Rey_final "2017 Copa del Rey final").[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-138)[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-139) Messi finished the season with 54 goals, while his 37 goals in La Liga saw him claim both the [Pichichi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichichi_Trophy "Pichichi Trophy") and European Golden Boot Awards for the fourth time in his career.[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-140)
2017–2021: Final years at Barcelona
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Messi, wearing the captain's armband, against [Real Valladolid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Valladolid "Real Valladolid") in 2018
Messi signed a new deal with Barcelona on 25 November 2017, keeping him with the club through 2021.[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-141) The [2017–18 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_FC_Barcelona_season "2017–18 FC Barcelona season") saw Barcelona winning [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga") and the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Copa_del_Rey_final "2018 Copa del Rey final") once again.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-2018CdR-142) Messi again finished the season as the top scorer in La Liga, with 34 goals, and won his fifth European Golden Shoe award.[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-143) With the departure of captain [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta") in May 2018, Messi was named the team's new captain for the [2018–19 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_FC_Barcelona_season "2018–19 FC Barcelona season").[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-144) He lifted his first trophy as Barcelona's captain, the [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2018 Supercopa de España"), following a 2–1 victory over Sevilla. He also helped Barcelona clinch the [La Liga title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga").[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-145) With 36 goals in 34 appearances that season, Messi won his sixth La Liga Golden Boot trophy.[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-146)[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-147) He also captured his sixth [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") award, setting a record for winning the award three seasons in a row.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixthGoldenShoe-148)
Messi won his sixth [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"), but the subsequent [2019–20 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_FC_Barcelona_season "2019–20 FC Barcelona season") saw Barcelona go trophyless for the first time since 2007–08.[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-149) Following a disappointing season, Messi expressed to the club his desire to leave, but ultimately decided to fulfill the final year of his contract.[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-150)[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-151) In 2021, he led Barcelona to victory in the [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_del_Rey_final "2021 Copa del Rey final").[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-152)[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-153) His last two seasons with Barcelona saw him lead La Liga in goal scoring, giving him a record-breaking total of eight Pichichi trophies.[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-154)[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-eighth-155)
Although Messi became a free agent after his contract expired, he was hoping to stay with Barcelona, even though the club was facing immense financial challenges due in part to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-156)[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-157) Following initial progress in contract negotiations, Messi was expecting to sign a new contract with a 50% salary cut, but Barcelona surprised him by announcing that it could not resign him, citing financial constraints and structural obstacles posed by La Liga regulations.[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-158)[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-159) On 8 August, 2021, Messi held a tearful press conference at [Camp Nou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou "Camp Nou") confirming that he would leave the club.[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-160)
Paris Saint-Germain
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Messi (middle) with Paris Saint-Germain teammates [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") (left) and [Neymar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar "Neymar")
On 10 August 2021, two days after his farewell remarks to Barcelona, Messi joined the [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1") club [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC") (PSG) on a two-year contract with an option for an extra year.[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-161)[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-162) He chose 30 as his squad number, which is the number he wore when he made his senior debut for Barcelona.[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-163) He scored his first goal for the club in a Champions League group stage win over former manager Pep Guardiola's [Manchester City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C. "Manchester City F.C.").[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-164) After finishing the year with 40 goals at the club and international levels and leading Argentina to victory in the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), Messi won a record [seventh Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or").[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-165) He finished his debut season with PSG with 11 goals and 14 assists, and helped the club win their 10th [Ligue 1 title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Ligue_1 "2021–22 Ligue 1").[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-166)
Near the start of the [2022–23 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_season "2022–23 Paris Saint-Germain FC season"), Messi won his second trophy with PSG in the [Trophée des Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "2022 Trophée des Champions").[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-167) A goal against [Nice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OGC_Nice "OGC Nice") saw him surpass [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") as the all-time highest goalscorer in European club football with 702 goals; during the match, he also achieved 1,000 career direct goal contributions at club level.[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-168)[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-169) By the end of the season, he had 21 goals across all competitors and the highest number of assists in the league with 16,[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-170)[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-171) which helped PSG clinch their 11th [Ligue 1 title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1 "2022–23 Ligue 1") and his second in a row.[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-172) After two years with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi departed the club.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-173)
Inter Miami
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Messi with Inter Miami in the [2023 U.S. Open Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_U.S._Open_Cup "2023 U.S. Open Cup")
On 15 July 2023, the [Major League Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") (MLS) club [Inter Miami CF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") announced the signing of Messi on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-174)[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-175) Messi's pay set an MLS record, with his earnings from salary, signing bonus, and an equity stake in the club reportedly surpassing \$50 million.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-176) According to [*Goal*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_\(website\) "Goal (website)"), Messi's arrival in the United States helped to raise the profile of MLS within the US and abroad. Inter Miami co-president Xavier Asensi said that for MLS "there is a before and after Messi. He has changed everything." After Messi joined Inter Miami, the club's games began selling out.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-177)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-178) The frenzy over his arrival was dubbed "Messimania", and Inter Miami's No. 10 Messi jersey became the best-selling jersey in the league, and nearly the best-selling in the world.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-179) Messi was made the team captain of his new club, and began the [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2023 Inter Miami CF season") [season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2023 Inter Miami CF season") by scoring nine goals in his first six games. He led Inter Miami to their first-ever trophy as they defeated [Nashville SC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_SC "Nashville SC") in the [Leagues Cup final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Leagues_Cup_final "2023 Leagues Cup final").[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-180)[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-181) Miami missed the MLS playoffs, however, finishing second to last in the [Eastern Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Conference_\(MLS\) "Eastern Conference (MLS)").[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-182) On 30 October 2023, following his World Cup win with Argentina and Ligue 1 trophy with Paris Saint-Germain, Messi was awarded a record [eighth Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or").[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-183) He was named [*Time* Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Athlete_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year"), the first footballer ever to win the award.[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-184)
During the [2024 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2024 Inter Miami CF season"), Messi broke the record for the most assists in a single MLS game with five assists.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-185) On 2 October, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over the [Columbus Crew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Crew "Columbus Crew"), clinching the [Supporters' Shield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield "Supporters' Shield") award for Miami.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-186) In the final game of the season, Messi scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–2 victory. Miami finished the regular season with 74 points, an MLS league record, while Messi finished with 20 goals and 16 assists in 19 matches, becoming the [all-time top goalscorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inter_Miami_CF_records_and_statistics "List of Inter Miami CF records and statistics") for the young team.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-187)[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-188) Miami made its first postseason appearance in the [2024 MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_MLS_Cup_playoffs "2024 MLS Cup playoffs") but was eliminated in the first round.[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-189) Messi was named the [MLS Most Valuable Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan_MVP_Award "Landon Donovan MVP Award") for the season.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_Messi_NE_Revolution_Inter_Miami_7.9.25-178.jpg)
Messi with Inter Miami in 2025
During the [2025 season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2025 Inter Miami CF season"), Messi became the fastest player in MLS history to reach 40 league goals.[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:02-191) He ended the season by winning the [MLS Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Golden_Boot "MLS Golden Boot") as the league's top scorer, with 29 goals and 19 assists in 28 games.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190) On 23 October, he signed a contract extension with the club through 2028, by which time he would be 41 years old.[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-192) During the Eastern Conference final against [New York City FC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_FC "New York City FC") in the [2025 MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_MLS_Cup_playoffs "2025 MLS Cup playoffs"), an assist from Messi put his career assists across all competitions at 405, surpassing [Ferenc Puskás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s "Ferenc Puskás") for the most [career assists of all time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_all_competitions_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)").[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-193)[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-194) Messi led Miami to [MLS Cup 2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_2025 "MLS Cup 2025"), where they won 3–1 over the [Vancouver Whitecaps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps "Vancouver Whitecaps") to win the team's first league championship. Providing two assists during the match, Messi was named [MLS Cup MVP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_MVP "MLS Cup MVP").[\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-195) At the end of the season, Messi was again named MLS MVP, becoming the first player in league history to win the award in back-to-back years.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
In March 2026 it was reported that Messi was earning between \$70 and \$80 million per year from Inter Miami from his compensation and equity rights.[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-196) On 18 March 2026, Messi scored his 900th career goal during Inter Miami's 1–1 draw with Nashville SC in the [CONCACAF Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_CONCACAF_Champions_Cup "2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup"). He became the second player to reach the mark in top-level men's football after Cristiano Ronaldo.[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-197)[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-198)
International career
As a citizen of both Argentina and Spain, Messi was eligible to play for both national teams.[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Burden2-199) He began his international career in 2004 with [Argentina's U20 team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team "Argentina national under-20 football team"), and was subsequently included in the squad for the [2005 South American U-20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-20_Championship "2005 South American U-20 Championship"), in which they finished third.[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013209%E2%80%93219-200) Messi then [led the team to victory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship_final "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship final") in the [2005 FIFA World Youth Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship"). He finished the tournament with six goals and two assists, and won the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup#Awards "FIFA U-20 World Cup").[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-201)[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-202)[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MagicMessi-203)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ARG-BRA_2008_Olympic_semi-final.jpg)
Messi evades Brazil's [Marcelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_\(footballer,_born_1988\) "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)") in the semi-final of the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament").
Messi made his debut with the [senior national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") in 2005, at age 18,[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-204) and scored his first international goal in a 2006 [friendly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_\(association_football\) "Friendly (association football)") against [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team").[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-205)[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Century-206) At the [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), he became the youngest player to represent and score for Argentina in the World Cup.[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-207) Messi was named the best young player of the [2007 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América"), during which he scored two goals and provided one assist.[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-208) At the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament"), Messi led [Argentina's U23 team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team") to claim the [Olympic gold medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal "Olympic medal") over [Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_national_under-23_football_team "Nigeria national under-23 football team"); he was singled out by FIFA as the stand-out player from the tournament's best team.[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_Olympics-209)
With the international retirement of [Juan Román Riquelme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rom%C3%A1n_Riquelme "Juan Román Riquelme") in 2009, Messi was given Argentina's number 10 shirt.[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-telegraph.co.uk-210) Argentina built their team around Messi ahead of the [2011 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América"), although Messi scored no goals during the tournament.[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-NewRole-211)[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013414%E2%80%93420-212) At 24 years old, Messi became captain of the national team, but over the next several years was unable to lead Argentina to a trophy.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-213) During the [2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), Argentina lost to Germany in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Final "2014 FIFA World Cup Final"), though Messi was awarded the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA World Cup awards").[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-214)[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-215) The following year, Argentina lost to [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") in the [2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América") [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_final "2015 Copa América final"); Messi was reportedly selected to receive the [Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2015 Copa América"), but he rejected the honour.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-216) During a semi-final match against the [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") during the 2016 [Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario"), Messi became [Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team#Top_goalscorers "Argentina national football team") in international matches.[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-record-217) Argentina won the semi-final but lost again to Chile in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario_final "Copa América Centenario final").[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_retirement-218)
Losing three finals in three consecutive years caused Messi to retire from international football, but a nationwide campaign in Argentina helped convince him to return to the national team to lead them to the [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_retirement-218)[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-219) Argentina were in jeopardy of missing the tournament on the last game of the [qualifiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_\(CONMEBOL\) "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)") against [Ecuador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team "Ecuador national football team"), but a [hat-trick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick "Hat-trick") from Messi secured their entry.[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Guardian_2017-220) They went on to lose to [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") in the round of 16 during the World Cup, with Messi having one goal and two assists in the tournament.[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-221) The next year, Messi had only a single goal and one assist in the [2019 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América"). Argentina finished the tournament in third place after defeating Chile, a victory which marked the start of a 36-game winning streak for the team that lasted for more than three years.[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-222)[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-unbeaten-223)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argentina_vs_mexico_messi_vs_erick_gutierrez_\(cropped\).jpg)
Messi facing off against [Érick Gutiérrez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rick_Guti%C3%A9rrez "Érick Gutiérrez") of [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") in the [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") group stage
Messi led his team to the end of a 28-year trophy drought in the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), during which he surpassed [Javier Mascherano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Mascherano "Javier Mascherano") for most international appearances for Argentina.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica-224)[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-225) Messi's team defeated Brazil in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_final "2021 Copa América final"), and he was named the player of the tournament, having either scored or assisted nine of Argentina's 12 goals.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica-224) He led Argentina to another victory at the [2022 Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima"), where he was named player of the match.[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Messi_CONMEBOL%E2%80%93UEFA_Cup-226) At the [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"), Messi led Argentina to its first World Cup victory in 36 years, scoring twice in the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final") to defeat France.[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ArgentinaRecord-227) Having scored seven goals and assisted three during the tournament, Messi again won the World Cup's Golden Ball, becoming the first player to win it twice.[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BCC221218-228)
A hat-trick in a 2023 [friendly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_\(association_football\) "Friendly (association football)") against [Curaçao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_football_team "Curaçao national football team") saw Messi reach 100 international goals, the third player and the first South American in history to achieve the milestone. Later that year, he became the all-time top goalscorer in [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") World Cup qualifiers.[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-229)[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-230) In 2024, Argentina won the [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América") for a second consecutive time,[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-231) with Messi setting a new record for most appearances at Copa América, with 39.[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-232) After providing two assists in a friendly against [Puerto Rico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_national_football_team "Puerto Rico national football team") later that year, Messi became the [top assist-provider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_\(association_football\)#Players_with_most_assists_in_international_football_\(all-time\) "Assist (association football)") in men's international football history.[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-233)[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-234)
Player profile
Style of play
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Germany_and_Argentina_face_off_in_the_final_of_the_World_Cup_2014_04_crop.jpg)
Messi prepares to shoot with his dominant left foot in the [2014 FIFA World Cup final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2014 FIFA World Cup final").
Due to his short stature, Messi has a lower centre of gravity than taller players, which gives him greater agility and allows him to change direction more quickly and evade opposing tackles;[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-GoldenYell-235)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FiveReasons-236) the Spanish media has dubbed him ***La Pulga Atómica*** ("The Atomic Flea").[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-237)[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-238)[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-239) Despite being physically unimposing, Messi possesses significant upper-body strength, which, when combined with his low centre of gravity and resulting balance, aids him in withstanding physical challenges from opponents; he has consequently been noted for his lack of [diving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_\(association_football\) "Diving (association football)") in a sport rife with playacting.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FiveReasons-236)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MakingCase-240) Messi's short, strong legs allow him short bursts of acceleration, while his quick feet enable him to retain control of the ball when [dribbling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dribbling#Association_football "Dribbling") at speed.[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-241) His former Barcelona manager [Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola") once stated, "Messi is the only player that runs faster with the ball than he does without it."[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FTMag-242) Messi is predominantly a left-footed player, although he has improved his ability with his weaker right foot since his mid-20s. He usually begins dribbling runs with the outside of his left foot, while using the inside of that foot to score and provide passes and assists.[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013553-243)[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Control-244)
A prolific goalscorer, Messi is known for his positioning, quick reactions, and ability to make attacking runs to beat the defensive line. He also functions in a [playmaking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker") role, courtesy of his vision and range of passing.[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-245) He has often been described as a magician, conjuring goals and opportunities where none seemingly exist.[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-246)[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-247)[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-248) He is known for the accuracy of his [free kicks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_free_kick "Direct free kick") and [penalty kicks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick_\(association_football\) "Penalty kick (association football)"), and as of March 2026 he ranks second in career goals scored from direct free kicks with 71.[\[245\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-249)[\[246\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-250)[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixReasons-251) He also has a penchant for scoring from [chips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_\(association_football\) "Chip (association football)").[\[248\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-252)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_FC_Barcelona_vs_Al_Sadd.jpg)
Messi's dribbling abilities allow him to weave past several defenders and orchestrate attacking plays.
Messi's pace and technical ability enable him to undertake individual dribbling runs towards the goal, in particular during counterattacks, usually starting from the halfway line or the right side of the pitch.[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MakingCase-240)[\[247\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixReasons-251)[\[249\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-253) He is widely considered to be one of the greatest dribblers of all time.[\[250\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-254)[\[251\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-255) Former Argentina manager [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") said of him, "The ball stays glued to his foot ... I've never seen anyone with Messi's ball control."[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Control-244) Beyond Messi's individual qualities, he is also a well-rounded, hard-working team player, known for his creative combinations, in particular with former Barcelona midfielders [Xavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi_\(footballer,_born_1980\) "Xavi (footballer, born 1980)") and [Andrés Iniesta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Iniesta "Andrés Iniesta").[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-GoldenYell-235)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FiveReasons-236)
As his career advanced and his athleticism and tendency to dribble diminished slightly with age, Messi began to dictate play in [deeper areas of the pitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Deep-lying_playmaker_\(Strolling_10\) "Midfielder") and developed into one of the best passers and playmakers in football history.[\[252\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-256)[\[253\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-257)[\[254\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-258) His work-rate off the ball and defensive responsibilities also decreased as his career progressed; by covering less ground on the pitch, and instead conserving his energy for short bursts of speed, he was able to improve his efficiency, movement, and positional play, and was also able to avoid muscular injuries. While he was injury-prone in his early career, he was able to decrease his injury count by running less off the ball, and by adopting a stricter diet, training regime, and sleep schedule.[\[255\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-259)
Tactical positioning
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argentina_team_in_St._Petersburg_\(cropped\)_Messi.jpg)
A versatile forward, Messi often plays as a classic [number 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Attacking_midfielder "Midfielder").
Tactically, Messi plays in a free attacking role; a versatile player, he is capable of attacking on either wing or through the centre of the pitch. His favoured position in childhood was the playmaker behind two strikers, known as the *enganche* in Argentine football, but he began his career in Spain as a [left-winger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_positions#Winger "Association football positions") or [left-sided forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#Second_striker "Forward (association football)").[\[256\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013155%E2%80%93156,_405%E2%80%93406-260) Upon his first-team debut, he was moved onto the right wing by manager [Frank Rijkaard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard "Frank Rijkaard"); from this position, he could more easily cut through the defence into the middle of the pitch and [curl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curl_\(football\) "Curl (football)") shots on goal with his left foot, rather than predominantly [cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_\(football\) "Cross (football)") balls for teammates.[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FTMag-242) Under Guardiola and subsequent managers, he most often played in a [false nine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#False_9 "Forward (association football)") role; positioned as a [centre-forward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#Centre-forward "Forward (association football)") or lone [striker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_\(association_football\)#Striker "Forward (association football)"), he roamed the centre, often moving deep into midfield and drawing defenders with him, in order to create and exploit spaces for passes, other teammates' attacking runs off the ball, his own dribbling runs, or combinations with Xavi and Iniesta.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BoyGenius-47)
Under the stewardship of Barcelona manager [Luis Enrique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique "Luis Enrique"), Messi returned to playing in the right-sided position that characterised much of his early career. He played in the manager's 4–3–3 formation,[\[257\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-261)[\[258\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-262) and was increasingly deployed in a deeper, free playmaking role in later seasons.[\[259\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-263)[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-improvement-264) Under [Ernesto Valverde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Valverde "Ernesto Valverde"), Messi played in a variety of roles. While he was still occasionally deployed in a deeper role—from which he could make runs into the box, on the right wing or as a false nine— he was also used in a more offensive, central role in a 4–2–3–1.[\[261\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-265)[\[260\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-improvement-264) He was also used as a second striker in a 4–4–2 formation, where he was once again given the licence to drop deep, link up with midfielders, orchestrate his team's attacking plays, and create chances for his attacking partner [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez").[\[262\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-266)[\[263\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-267) With the Argentina national team, Messi has similarly played anywhere along the frontline. Under various managers, he has been employed on the right wing, as a false nine, as an out-and-out striker, in a supporting role alongside another forward, or in a deeper, free creative role as a classic number 10 playmaker or [attacking midfielder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder#Attacking_midfielder "Midfielder") behind the strikers.[\[264\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-268)[\[265\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-269)
Reception
Messi is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Portuguese forward [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo").[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-RonaldoRivalry-270) He is also considered one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport.[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-goat-271) In 2025, he was named the [All Time Men's World Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS#Top_10_players_of_all-time_\(2025\) "IFFHS") by the [IFFHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS "IFFHS").[\[268\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-272)
A prodigious talent as a teenager, Messi established himself among the world's best players before age 20.[\[269\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-273) Shortly after teammate [Ronaldinho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho "Ronaldinho") won the [2005 Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Ballon_d%27Or "2005 Ballon d'Or"), he commented, "I'm not even the best at Barça" in reference to his 18-year-old protégé.[\[270\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-274) Four years later, after Messi won his first [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or") by a record margin,[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013519%E2%80%93524-91) the public debate regarding his qualities as a player moved beyond his status in contemporary football to the possibility that he was one of the greatest players in history.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MagicFeet-33)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MakingCase-240)[\[271\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-275) An early proponent was his then-[Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") manager [Pep Guardiola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola "Pep Guardiola"), who, as early as August 2009, described Messi as the best player he had ever seen and would ever see.[\[272\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-276) In the following years, this opinion gained greater acceptance among pundits, managers, former and current players.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Sublime-99)[\[273\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-277) By the end of Barcelona's second treble-winning season, the perception of Messi as one of the greatest footballers of all time had become the apparent view among many fans and pundits in continental Europe.[\[274\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Telegraph_2016-278)[\[275\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-279)
Messi received dismissals by critics throughout his career because he had not won an international tournament at the senior level with Argentina.[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-laughable-280)[\[277\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-281)[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Lea-282) However, his subsequent victories in the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América") and the [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") resulted in him finally winning every top tier trophy at both the club and country levels, an achievement that many pundits felt cemented Messi's legacy.[\[267\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-goat-271)
Comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_and_Lionel_Messi_-_Portugal_vs_Argentina,_9th_February_2011.jpg)
Messi has been compared with [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") (left) throughout much of their careers.
Among his contemporary peers, Messi is most often compared and contrasted with Cristiano Ronaldo, who many consider his [career rival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%E2%80%93Ronaldo_rivalry "Messi–Ronaldo rivalry").[\[266\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-RonaldoRivalry-270) Both achieved numerous individual accolades, won dozens of trophies for both club and country, and are the two [leading goal scorers in history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals "List of footballers with 500 or more goals"). Although Messi has at times denied any rivalry,[\[279\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-283)[\[280\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-284) they are widely believed to push one another in their aim to be the best player in the world.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Overtaken-285) Pundits have compared the ongoing rivalry to [past sports rivalries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_rivalries "List of sports rivalries") like the [Muhammad Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali "Muhammad Ali")–[Joe Frazier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Frazier "Joe Frazier") rivalry in boxing, the [Prost–Senna rivalry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prost%E2%80%93Senna_rivalry "Prost–Senna rivalry") in motorsport, and the tennis rivalries between [Federer–Nadal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer%E2%80%93Nadal_rivalry "Federer–Nadal rivalry") and [Borg–McEnroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg%E2%80%93McEnroe_rivalry "Borg–McEnroe rivalry").[\[282\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-286)
Fans and pundits alike regularly argue the individual merits of both players.[\[281\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Overtaken-285)[\[283\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-287) Messi is lauded for his combination of dribbling, playmaking, passing and goalscoring, while Ronaldo has received praise for his exceptional speed and athleticism, goalscoring skills, and performance under pressure.[\[284\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-288)[\[285\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-289) Beyond their playing styles, the debate also revolves around their differing physiques – Ronaldo is 1.87 m (6 ft 1\+1⁄2 in) with a muscular build, while Messi is much shorter at 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) – and their contrasting public personalities, with Ronaldo's self-confidence and theatrics differing from Messi's humility.[\[286\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-290) Regarding individual achievements, Messi has won eight Ballons d'Or to Ronaldo's five,[\[287\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-291) eight [FIFA World's Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player#FIFA_Player_of_the_Year_\(including_predecessors\) "The Best FIFA Men's Player") awards to Ronaldo's five, and six [European Golden Shoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe") to Ronaldo's four.[\[288\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-292) Off the pitch, Ronaldo is his direct competitor in terms of salary, sponsorships, and social media fanbase.[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50million-293)
Messi's [head-to-head record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi-Ronaldo_rivalry#Head-to-head_summary "Messi-Ronaldo rivalry") against teams that feature Ronaldo consists of 15 wins, 9 draws, and 10 losses in competitive club matches. The first competitive matchup between the two occurred in 2008, when Ronaldo's [Manchester United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United "Manchester United") played Messi's Barcelona in the [2007–08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_UEFA_Champions_League_knockout_stage#Semi-finals "2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage"); [Manchester United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United "Manchester United") advanced and eventually won the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2008 UEFA Champions League final").[\[290\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-294) The two players and their club teams met again in the next year's [Champions League final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_UEFA_Champions_League_final "2009 UEFA Champions League final"), with Messi and Barcelona achieving a 2–0 victory.[\[291\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-295) After this, Ronaldo transferred to [Real Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid "Real Madrid"), the main rivals of Barcelona, which resulted in Messi facing Ronaldo many times in *[El Clásico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cl%C3%A1sico "El Clásico")*, which ranks among the world's most viewed annual sports events.[\[292\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-296)[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50million-293) A number of football critics, commentators, and players have said that Messi's triumph with Argentina in the 2022 World Cup has settled the contest between the two players.[\[293\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-297)[\[294\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-298)[\[295\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-299)
Comparisons with Diego Maradona
> "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi."
– [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") hailing the 18-year-old Messi as his successor in February 2006[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-successor-300)
Throughout his career, Messi has been compared with [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona"), who was also considered the best player of his generation and one of the greatest in the history of the sport.[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-adept-301)[\[298\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-302) The comparisons stem broadly from both players' short statures, their similar playing styles as left-footed [playmakers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker"), and their shared nationality as Argentines.[\[299\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Daily-303) Initially, Messi was merely one of many young Argentine players to receive the "New Maradona" moniker, but as his career progressed, he proved his similarity beyond all previous contenders, establishing himself as the best player Argentina had produced since Maradona.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Aimar-44)[\[300\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTELisi2011533%E2%80%93539-304) When Messi was 18 years old, Maradona called him the best player in the world and hailed him as his successor.[\[296\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-successor-300) From 2008 through the [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"), Messi played for Argentina's [national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") while Maradona managed the team, and it was during this period that Messi was given the number 10 shirt that Maradona famously wore. Maradona gave Messi his blessing, telling him: "the No 10 is yours. There's nobody better than you to wear it."[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-telegraph.co.uk-210)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maradona_vs_england.jpg)
Due to their similar size and style of play, Messi was constantly compared with his compatriot [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") by pundits and other Argentines.
During the early and middle parts of Messi's career, he was generally held in lesser esteem than Maradona in Argentine society. Part of this had to do with Messi's lack of tournament success and perceived uneven output with the national team; Maradona had famously led Argentina to victory in the [1986 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), which set an expectation for Messi to do the same.[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-laughable-280)[\[297\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-adept-301)[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Burden-305) Argentines also identified more with the fiery, extroverted and controversial Maradona who came from the slums, as opposed to the reserved, introverted and unassuming Messi who had a comparably unremarkable upbringing in Rosario.[\[278\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Lea-282)[\[301\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Burden-305)[\[302\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-306) Maradona, along with several pundits and footballing figures, questioned whether Messi's temperament made him a capable leader for the national team.[\[276\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-laughable-280)[\[303\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-307)[\[304\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-308) Furthermore, Messi's lack of outward passion for the Argentina shirt, his early tendency not to sing the national anthem, and his relative lack of emotional displays have led to a perception that he feels more Catalan than Argentine.[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013414%E2%80%93420-212)[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vickery-309) However, despite having lived in Barcelona since age 13, Messi rejected the option of representing Spain internationally, saying: "Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would change all my records to make the people in my country happy."[\[306\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-310)
Football journalist [Tim Vickery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Vickery "Tim Vickery") said the perception of Messi among Argentines changed in 2019, when Messi made a conscious effort to become "more one of the group, more Argentine".[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vickery-309) Other pundits noted that Messi had grown more assertive as a leader during the [2019 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América") by becoming more vocal with his teammates both on and off the pitch, finally singing the national anthem with the team before matches, and speaking with journalists at length after matches.[\[307\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-311) Following Argentina's 2022 World Cup win, Vickery felt that Messi would now be held in the same esteem by his compatriots as Maradona.[\[305\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vickery-309) Journalist and former footballer [Jorge Valdano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Valdano "Jorge Valdano") said he saw a "Maradonian" edge to Messi's performances during the tournament, while his compatriot [Osvaldo Ardiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles "Osvaldo Ardiles") said that Messi's provocative actions towards the Netherlands team during the [quarter-final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lusail "Battle of Lusail") resembled Maradona's behavior, which further endeared Messi to his fellow Argentines.[\[308\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-312)[\[309\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ArdilesMessi-313) Messi himself later remarked that the World Cup victory "won over all the people of Argentina. Today 95% or 100% of Argentines love me and that's a beautiful feeling."[\[310\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-314)
Cultural impact
Popularity
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_MESSI_Florent_TORCHUT.jpg)
Messi's success on the pitch has earned him lucrative endorsement deals along with widespread recognition and popularity.
Messi was among the [*Time* 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_100 "Time 100"), an annual list of the world's most influential people, in 2011, 2012 and 2023.[\[311\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-315)[\[312\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-316)[\[313\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-317) According to a 2014 survey in 15 international markets, Messi was familiar to 87% of respondents around the world, of whom 78% perceived him favourably, making him the second-most recognised player globally, behind [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo"), and the most likeable of all contemporary players.[\[314\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-318)[\[315\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-319) [World Press Photo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Photo "World Press Photo") selected "The Final Game", a photo of Messi facing the [World Cup trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy") after Argentina's final defeat to Germany, as the best sports image of 2014.[\[316\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-320)
Messi's fanbase on [Facebook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook "Facebook") is among the largest of public figures: by July 2023, he had [more than 114 million followers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Facebook_pages "List of most-followed Facebook pages"), the second highest for an athlete after Cristiano Ronaldo.[\[317\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-321)[\[318\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-322) Messi has over 500 million [Instagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram "Instagram") followers, the [second highest for an individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Instagram_accounts "List of most-followed Instagram accounts") and athlete after Ronaldo.[\[319\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-323) Messi's World Cup celebration post from 18 December 2022 is the [most liked post on Instagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-liked_Instagram_posts "List of most-liked Instagram posts") with more than 75 million likes.[\[320\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-324) In April 2023, Messi was featured in the [Thrissur Pooram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrissur_Pooram "Thrissur Pooram") festival in [Kerala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala "Kerala"), India.[\[321\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-325)[\[322\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-326) In December 2023, a set of shirts Messi had worn during the 2022 World Cup was sold at auction for \$7.8 million.[\[323\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-327)
During an [exhibition match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_v_Inter_Miami "Hong Kong v Inter Miami") on 4 February 2024 between Inter Miami and [Hong Kong League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_League "Hong Kong League") players at [Hong Kong Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stadium "Hong Kong Stadium"), Messi remained on the bench the entire game. His absence from the pitch caused massive backlash in Hong Kong and China, as thousands of spectators had hoped to see him play.[\[324\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-328) One Messi commercial was taken off the air in those regions,[\[325\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-:10-329) while other commercials continued to air despite pressure from Chinese social-media users.[\[326\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-330)[\[327\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-331)[\[328\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-332) The [Chinese Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Football_Association "Chinese Football Association") temporarily halted its partnership with the [Argentine Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association "Argentine Football Association") over the incident.[\[329\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-333)
Wealth and sponsorships
Messi was the world's highest-paid footballer for five out of six years between 2009 and 2014. His salary broke records in 2013 (€41 million) and 2014 (€65 million).[\[330\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-334)[\[331\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-335) *[Forbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes "Forbes")* listed him as the world's second highest-paid athlete in 2016, and as the [world's highest-paid athlete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes%27_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes "Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes") in 2019.[\[332\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-336)[\[333\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Forbes2017-337)[\[334\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-338) In 2018, he was the first player to exceed the €100 million benchmark for a calendar year, with earnings of €126 million in combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements.[\[335\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-339)[\[336\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-340) In 2020, Messi became the second footballer to surpass \$1 billion in career earnings.[\[337\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-341)
In addition to salary and bonuses, much of Messi's income comes from endorsements. His brand was at first based exclusively on his talents and achievements as a player, in contrast to arguably more glamorous players like Ronaldo and [David Beckham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham "David Beckham"). At the start of his career, Messi mainly held sponsorship contracts with companies that employed sports-oriented marketing, such as [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") and Pepsi.[\[338\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-342)[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Fourth-343) Since 2006, Adidas has been his largest sponsor, and he eventually became the company's leading brand endorser.[\[340\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201294%E2%80%9397-344)[\[289\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-50million-293) Starting in 2010, Messi's marketing appeal broadened as he reached higher achievements as a player. He signed long-term endorsement deals with luxury brands [Dolce & Gabbana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolce_%26_Gabbana "Dolce & Gabbana") and [Audemars Piguet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audemars_Piguet "Audemars Piguet"),[\[339\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Fourth-343)[\[341\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-345) and became a [brand ambassador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_ambassador "Brand ambassador") for [Gillette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_\(brand\) "Gillette (brand)"), [Turkish Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines "Turkish Airlines"), [Ooredoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooredoo "Ooredoo"), and [Tata Motors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Motors "Tata Motors"), among other companies.[\[342\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-346)[\[343\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-347)[\[344\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-348)[\[345\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-349) Messi has also been the face of two video game series: [Konami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami "Konami")'s *[Pro Evolution Soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer "Pro Evolution Soccer")* and [EA Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Sports "EA Sports")' *[FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_\(video_game_series\) "FIFA (video game series)")*.[\[346\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGuinness_World_Records2014102-350)[\[347\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-351)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hinchas_de_Messi.jpg)
Messi's Argentina jersey, supplied by Adidas, was sold out worldwide during the 2022 World Cup.[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Arg_sales-352)
*[SportsPro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportsPro "SportsPro")* cited Messi as one of the world's most marketable athletes every year between 2010 and 2015.[\[349\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-353) He became the first footballer to receive his own sub-brand of Adidas boots, the Adidas Messi, in 2015.[\[350\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-354)[\[351\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-355) The same year, a Barcelona jersey with Messi's name and number was the best-selling replica jersey worldwide.[\[352\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-356) During the 2022 World Cup, Adidas sold out of Messi's No. 10 Argentina jersey worldwide.[\[348\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Arg_sales-352)
In 2013, a Turkish Airlines advertisement starring Messi and [Kobe Bryant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant "Kobe Bryant") became the most-watched advertisement on [YouTube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube "YouTube"), with 137 million views. It was voted by users as the best advertisement of the decade 2005–2015.[\[353\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-357)[\[354\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-358) In June 2021, Messi signed a five-year deal to become a brand ambassador for [Hard Rock Cafe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Cafe "Hard Rock Cafe"),[\[355\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-359) and the following year he became a tourism ambassador for [Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia "Saudi Arabia"). He was criticised for partnering with Saudi Arabia because of the country's poor record on human rights.[\[356\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-360)[\[357\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-361)
Public art
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Street_art_of_Lionel_Messi_in_Barcelona_\(2023\).jpg)
One of many street art displays depicting Messi
[Street art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art "Street art") and public [murals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural "Mural") depicting Messi have been painted around the world.[\[358\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-362)[\[359\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-363) One prominent work of art is the *[Sistine Chapel of Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_of_Football "Sistine Chapel of Football")*, a parody of [Michelangelo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo "Michelangelo")'s *[The Creation of Adam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam "The Creation of Adam")* that features Messi, [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") and several other Argentine footballers. The work is exhibited at the Sportivo Pereyra club in [Barracas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracas,_Buenos_Aires "Barracas, Buenos Aires"), [Buenos Aires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires "Buenos Aires").[\[360\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-364)
[Madame Tussauds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds "Madame Tussauds") unveiled a wax sculpture of Messi at [Wembley Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium "Wembley Stadium") in 2012.[\[361\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-365) Several days after Messi announced his retirement from [Argentina's national team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") in June 2016, a bronze statue of him was erected in [Buenos Aires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires "Buenos Aires") in an attempt to convince him to return.[\[362\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-366)[\[363\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-367) Following Argentina's 2022 World Cup victory, a life-sized statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled outside the [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") headquarters in [Luque, Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luque,_Paraguay "Luque, Paraguay") in March 2023. The statue of Messi stands alongside statues of [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") and Maradona.[\[364\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-368) On 13 December 2025, during Messi's [tour of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi%27s_2025_India_Tour "Lionel Messi's 2025 India Tour"), a 70-foot (21-metre) statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in [Lake Town, Kolkata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Town,_Kolkata "Lake Town, Kolkata").[\[365\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-369)
Media
*[Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi_\(2014_film\) "Messi (2014 film)")*, a documentary directed by [Álex de la Iglesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lex_de_la_Iglesia "Álex de la Iglesia"), premiered at the [71st Venice International Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Venice_International_Film_Festival "71st Venice International Film Festival") in August 2014.[\[366\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-370) *[Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi%27s_World_Cup:_The_Rise_of_a_Legend "Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend")*, a biographical docuseries focusing on Messi's career, his highs and lows with the Argentina national football team, and their eventual success at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, aired on [Apple TV+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_TV%2B "Apple TV+") on 21 February 2024.[\[367\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-371)
Business ventures
On 4 June 2024, Messi announced the release of [Más+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1s%2B "Más+"), an American brand of [sports drinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_drink "Sports drink") and [energy drinks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_drink "Energy drink").[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SafidDeen2024-372) Messi created the drinks because he could not find a flavourful and healthy hydration option that suited his needs.[\[369\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CNWYahoo-373)[\[368\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SafidDeen2024-372)[\[370\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-JessicaBroadbent2024-374) On 19 September, Messi launched the production company 525 Rosario, which will produce films, sporting events coverage and branded commercials for athletes worldwide. It is a joint venture with Smuggler Entertainment, which co-produced *Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend* earlier in 2024.[\[371\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-375) In 2025, Messi was invited by his [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") teammate [Luis Suárez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez "Luis Suárez") to play a role in [Deportivo LSM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_LSM "Deportivo LSM"), the Uruguayan professional football club that Suárez founded.[\[372\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-376)
Philanthropy
Throughout his career, Messi has been involved in charitable efforts aimed at children, a commitment that stems in part from the medical difficulties he faced in his own childhood. Since 2004, he has contributed his time and finances to the [United Nations Children's Fund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF "UNICEF") (UNICEF), an organisation that has also collaborated with [FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona").[\[373\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Leo_Messi:_Goodwill_Ambassador-377)[\[374\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-378) Messi has served as a [UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF_Goodwill_Ambassador "UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador") since 2010; he completed his first field mission for the organisation that year as he travelled to Haiti to bring awareness to the plight of the country's children following the [2010 Haiti earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake "2010 Haiti earthquake"). He has since participated in UNICEF campaigns related to [HIV prevention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevention_of_HIV/AIDS "Prevention of HIV/AIDS"), education, and the social inclusion of disabled children.[\[375\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-379) In November 2013, Messi and his one-year-old son Thiago were part of a publicity campaign to raise awareness of mortality rates among disadvantaged children.[\[376\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-380)
In 2007, Messi launched the Leo Messi Foundation, which supports access to health care, education, and sport for children.[\[377\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-381) It was established following Messi's visit to a hospital in Boston for terminally ill children, an experience that resonated with him to the point that he decided to reinvest part of his earnings into society.[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382) Through his foundation, Messi has awarded research grants, financed medical training, and invested in the development of medical centres and projects in Argentina, Spain, and elsewhere in the world.[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382)[\[379\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-383) In addition to receiving funds from Messi's own fundraising activities, the foundation receives financial support from various companies which have endorsement agreements with Messi, with Adidas as the main sponsor.[\[380\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-384)[\[381\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-385) A gold replica of Messi's left foot, weighing 25 kg (55 lb) and valued at \$5.3 million, went on sale in Japan in 2013 to raise funds for victims of the [2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami "2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami").[\[382\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-386)
Messi has invested in youth football in Argentina. He supports Sarmiento, a football club based in the Rosario neighbourhood where he was born, and in 2013 he committed to the refurbishment of the club's facilities and the installation of all-weather pitches. Messi also financially supports the management of several youth players at [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys") (his boyhood club) and rival club [Rosario Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario_Central "Rosario Central"), as well as at [River Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate "Club Atlético River Plate") and [Boca Juniors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Juniors "Boca Juniors") in Buenos Aires.[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382) In 2012, Messi funded the construction of a new gymnasium and a dormitory inside Newell's [stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Marcelo_Bielsa "Estadio Marcelo Bielsa") for their youth academy. His youth coach at Newell's, Ernesto Vecchio, is employed by the Leo Messi Foundation as a talent scout for young players.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37) On 7 June 2016, Messi won a libel case against [*La Razón* newspaper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Raz%C3%B3n_\(Madrid\) "La Razón (Madrid)") and was awarded €65,000 in damages, which he donated to the charity [Médecins Sans Frontières](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res "Médecins Sans Frontières").[\[383\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-387) During the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic"), Messi and his FC Barcelona teammates announced they would take a 70% salary cut to offset the club's financial losses, and said they would make further contributions to ensure club employees received full salaries while unable to work.[\[384\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-388) Messi also donated €1 million to fight the spread of COVID-19.[\[385\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-389)[\[386\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-390)
In November 2016, while the [Argentine Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Football_Association "Argentine Football Association") was being run by a FIFA committee due to an economic crisis, three of the national team's security staff told Messi that they had not received their salaries for six months. He paid the salaries of the three employees.[\[387\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-391)[\[388\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-392) In February 2021, Messi made a donation to the [Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museu_Nacional_d%27Art_de_Catalunya "Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya"): the Adidas shoes he wore when he scored his 644th goal for Barcelona and broke [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé")'s record for most goals scored for a single club. The museum later auctioned off the shoes for £125,000 to support a charity focused on children with cancer.[\[389\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-393)
Ahead of the [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), Messi donated three signed sweatshirts to the Chinese pharmaceutical firm [Sinovac Biotech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinovac_Biotech "Sinovac Biotech") – whose directors spoke of their admiration for Messi – in order to secure 50,000 doses of Sinovac's [COVID-19 vaccine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine "COVID-19 vaccine"), [CoronaVac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoronaVac "CoronaVac"), in the hope of vaccinating all South American football players. The plan, which was brokered by Uruguay's president [Luis Lacalle Pou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Lacalle_Pou "Luis Lacalle Pou"), caused some controversy for its focus on football players, given widespread vaccine scarcity on the continent.[\[390\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Vac-394) In January 2025, Messi was awarded the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom "Presidential Medal of Freedom"), the highest civilian award of the United States, for his contributions to healthcare and education programs for children around the world.[\[391\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-PMOF-395)[\[392\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-396)
Personal life
Family and relationships
Since 2008, Messi has been in a relationship with [Antonela Roccuzzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonela_Roccuzzo "Antonela Roccuzzo"), who he eventually married on 30 June 2017 in their hometown of [Rosario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario,_Santa_Fe "Rosario, Santa Fe").[\[393\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-397)[\[394\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-398) Roccuzzo is the cousin of Messi's childhood best friend, [Lucas Scaglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Scaglia "Lucas Scaglia"), and Messi has known her since he was five years old.[\[395\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-399) After keeping their relationship private for a year, Messi first confirmed their romance in an interview in January 2009, before going public a month later during a carnival in [Sitges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitges "Sitges") after the [Barcelona–Espanyol derby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbi_Barcelon%C3%AD "Derbi Barceloní").[\[396\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-400)
Messi and Roccuzzo have three sons. To celebrate Roccuzzo's first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina's 4–0 win against Ecuador on 2 June 2012, before confirming the pregnancy in an interview two weeks later.[\[397\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-401) The child, a son named Thiago, was born in Barcelona on 2 November 2012.[\[398\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-402) In April 2015, Messi confirmed that they were expecting another child.[\[399\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-403) In October 2017, his wife announced they were expecting their third child.[\[400\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-404) Messi and his family are [Catholic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic "Catholic").[\[401\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-405)
Messi enjoys a close relationship with his immediate family members, particularly his mother, Celia, whose face he has tattooed on his left shoulder. His professional affairs are largely run as a family business: his father, Jorge, has been his agent since he was 14, and his oldest brother, Rodrigo, handles his daily schedule and publicity. His mother and other brother, Matías, manage his charitable organisation, the Leo Messi Foundation, and take care of personal and professional matters in Rosario.[\[402\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201331,_143,_570-406)
Since leaving for Spain at age 13, Messi has maintained close ties to Rosario, even preserving his distinct [Rosarino accent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rioplatense_Spanish "Rioplatense Spanish"). He has retained ownership of his family's old house, although it has long stood empty, and he maintains a penthouse apartment in an exclusive residential building for his mother, as well as a family compound just outside the city. Messi keeps in frequent contact with a small group of confidants in Rosario, most of whom were fellow members of "The Machine of '87" at [Newell's Old Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell%27s_Old_Boys "Newell's Old Boys"). He was on bad terms with the club after his transfer to Barcelona, but by 2012 their public feud had ended, with Newell's embracing their ties with Messi, even issuing a club membership card to his newborn son.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Here-37)[\[378\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013576%E2%80%93577-382)[\[403\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-407) Messi has long planned to return to Rosario to end his playing career at Newell's.[\[404\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-408) Messi has citizenship in Argentina, Italy, and Spain.[\[405\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-409)
Tax fraud
Messi came under investigation in 2013 for suspected [tax evasion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_evasion "Tax evasion"). Offshore companies in [tax havens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven "Tax haven") such as [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay"), [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") and [Belize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize "Belize") were used to evade €4.1 million in taxes related to his sponsorship earnings between 2007 and 2009. Messi, who pleaded ignorance to the scheme, voluntarily paid arrears of €5.1 million in August 2013. On 6 July 2016, Messi and his father were both found guilty of tax fraud and were given [suspended](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspended_sentence "Suspended sentence") 21-month prison sentences and ordered to pay €1.7 million and €1.4 million in fines, respectively.[\[406\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-410) In court, Messi told the judge, "I just played football. I signed the contracts because I trusted my dad and the lawyers and we had decided that they would take charge of those things." An unrelated [shell company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_company "Shell company") in Panama set up in 2012 was subsequently identified as belonging to the Messis in the [Panama Papers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers "Panama Papers") data leak.[\[407\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-411)
Career statistics
Club
*As of match played 4 April 2026*
| Club | Season | League | National cup[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-412) | Continental[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-413) | Other | Total | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| [Barcelona C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_C "FC Barcelona C") | [2003–04](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n "2003–04 Tercera División")[\[408\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTECaioli201269%E2%80%9371-414) | [Tercera División](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n "Tercera División") | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | | |
| [Barcelona B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona_B "FC Barcelona B") | [2003–04](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "2003–04 Segunda División B")[\[409\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-415) | [Segunda División B](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "Segunda División B") | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | | |
| [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B "2004–05 Segunda División B")[\[410\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2004%E2%80%9305-416) | Segunda División B | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | | | |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona") | [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_FC_Barcelona_season "2004–05 FC Barcelona season")[\[410\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2004%E2%80%9305-416) | [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga") | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 |
| [2005–06](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_FC_Barcelona_season "2005–06 FC Barcelona season")[\[411\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-417) | La Liga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| [2006–07](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FC_Barcelona_season "2006–07 FC Barcelona season")[\[412\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-418) | La Liga | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-419) | 0 | 36 | 17 |
| [2007–08](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_FC_Barcelona_season "2007–08 FC Barcelona season")[\[413\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-420) | La Liga | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | — | 40 | 16 | |
| [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_FC_Barcelona_season "2008–09 FC Barcelona season")[\[414\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-421) | La Liga | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | — | 51 | 38 | |
| [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FC_Barcelona_season "2009–10 FC Barcelona season")[\[415\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-422) | La Liga | 35 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-423) | 4 | 53 | 47 |
| [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_FC_Barcelona_season "2010–11 FC Barcelona season")[\[416\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-424) | La Liga | 33 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 3 | 55 | 53 |
| [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FC_Barcelona_season "2011–12 FC Barcelona season")[\[417\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-426) | La Liga | 37 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-427) | 6 | 60 | 73 |
| [2012–13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_FC_Barcelona_season "2012–13 FC Barcelona season")[\[418\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-428) | La Liga | 32 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 2 | 50 | 60 |
| [2013–14](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_FC_Barcelona_season "2013–14 FC Barcelona season")[\[419\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-429) | La Liga | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 0 | 46 | 41 |
| [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_FC_Barcelona_season "2014–15 FC Barcelona season")[\[420\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-430) | La Liga | 38 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | 57 | 58 | |
| [2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_FC_Barcelona_season "2015–16 FC Barcelona season")[\[421\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2015%E2%80%9316-431) | La Liga | 33 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4[\[g\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-432) | 4 | 49 | 41 |
| [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_FC_Barcelona_season "2016–17 FC Barcelona season")[\[422\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2016%E2%80%9317-433) | La Liga | 34 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 1 | 52 | 54 |
| [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_FC_Barcelona_season "2017–18 FC Barcelona season")[\[423\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2017%E2%80%9318-434) | La Liga | 36 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 1 | 54 | 45 |
| [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_FC_Barcelona_season "2018–19 FC Barcelona season")[\[424\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2018%E2%80%9319-435) | La Liga | 34 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 0 | 50 | 51 |
| [2019–20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_FC_Barcelona_season "2019–20 FC Barcelona season")[\[425\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2019%E2%80%9320-436) | La Liga | 33 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 1 | 44 | 31 |
| [2020–21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_FC_Barcelona_season "2020–21 FC Barcelona season")[\[426\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2020%E2%80%9321-437) | La Liga | 35 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SDE-425) | 0 | 47 | 38 |
| Total | 520 | 474 | 80 | 56 | 149 | 120 | 29 | 22 | 778 | 672 | |
| [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC "Paris Saint-Germain FC") | [2021–22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_season "2021–22 Paris Saint-Germain FC season")[\[427\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2021%E2%80%9322-438) | [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1") | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | 34 | 11 |
| [2022–23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_season "2022–23 Paris Saint-Germain FC season")[\[428\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Matches_2022%E2%80%9323-439) | Ligue 1 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1[\[h\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-440) | 1 | 41 | 21 |
| Total | 58 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 32 | |
| [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami_CF "Inter Miami CF") | [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2023 Inter Miami CF season") | [MLS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer "Major League Soccer") | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[\[i\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-441) | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2024 Inter Miami CF season") | MLS | 19 | 20 | — | 3[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CCC-442) | 2 | 3[\[k\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-443) | 1 | 25 | 23 | |
| [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2025 Inter Miami CF season") | MLS | 28 | 29 | — | 7[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CCC-442) | 5 | 14[\[l\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-444) | 9 | 49 | 43 | |
| [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Inter_Miami_CF_season "2026 Inter Miami CF season") | MLS | 5 | 5 | — | 2[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-CCC-442) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total | 58 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 95 | 83 | |
| Career total | 668 | 562 | 83 | 56 | 175 | 137 | 54 | 43 | 980 | 798 | |
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-412)** Includes [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_Rey "Copa del Rey"), [Coupe de France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_de_France "Coupe de France"), [U.S. Open Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup "U.S. Open Cup")
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-413)** All appearances in [UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League"), unless otherwise noted
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-419)** One appearance in [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Super_Cup "UEFA Super Cup"), two appearances in [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "Supercopa de España")
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-423)** One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup")
5. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-2) [***d***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-3) [***e***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-4) [***f***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-5) [***g***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-6) [***h***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-SDE_425-7) Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
6. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-427)** One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-432)** One appearance and two goals in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
8. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-440)** Appearance in [Trophée des Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "Trophée des Champions")
9. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-441)** Appearances in [Leagues Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leagues_Cup "Leagues Cup")
10. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-CCC_442-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-CCC_442-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-CCC_442-2) Appearances in [CONCACAF Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup "CONCACAF Champions Cup")
11. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-443)** Appearances in [MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs "MLS Cup playoffs")
12. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-444)** Four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, four appearances and two goals in Leagues Cup, six appearances and six goals in MLS Cup playoffs
International
*As of match played 31 March 2026*
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| [Argentina U20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-20_football_team "Argentina national under-20 football team")[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013209%E2%80%93219-200)[\[429\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013220%E2%80%93240-445) | 2004 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 16[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-446) | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |
| [Argentina U23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_under-23_football_team "Argentina national under-23 football team")[\[430\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A92013436%E2%80%93437-447)[\[431\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-448) | 2008 | 5[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-449) | 2 | — | 5[\[α\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-U23-2) | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Century-206)[\[435\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-453) | 2005 | 3[\[c\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-454) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3[\[d\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-455) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 10[\[e\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-456) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 6[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ10-457) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 8[\[f\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ10-457) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5[\[g\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-458) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8[\[h\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-459) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5[\[i\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ14-460) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 5[\[i\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ14-460) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 7[\[j\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-461) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 6[\[k\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-462) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 10[\[l\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-463) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5[\[m\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-464) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4[\[n\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-465) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 6[\[o\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-466) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4[\[p\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-467) | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | | |
| 2021 | 16[\[q\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-468) | 9 | — | 16 | 9 | | |
| 2022 | 10[\[r\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-469) | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 5[\[s\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ26-470) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 9[\[t\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-471) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3[\[s\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-WCQ26-470) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2026 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | |
| Total | 138 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 198 | 116 | |
| Career total | 159 | 74 | 62 | 56 | 221 | 132 | |
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-446)** Nine appearances and five goals in the [2005 South American U-20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-20_Championship "2005 South American U-20 Championship"), seven appearances and six goals in the [2005 FIFA World Youth Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship").
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-449)** Appearances in the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament").
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-454)** Appearances in [2006 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2006 FIFA World Cup qualification").
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-455)** Appearances in [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup").
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-456)** Six appearances and two goals in [2007 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2007 Copa América"), four appearances and two goals in [2010 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification").
6. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ10_457-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ10_457-1) Appearances in [2010 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification").
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-458)** Appearances in [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").
8. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-459)** Four appearances in [2011 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2011 Copa América"), four appearances and two goals in [2014 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification").
9. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ14_460-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ14_460-1) Appearances in [2014 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification").
10. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-461)** Appearances in [2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup").
11. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-462)** Appearances in [2015 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2015 Copa América").
12. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-463)** Five appearances and three goals in [2018 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification"), five appearances and five goals in [Copa América Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario "Copa América Centenario").
13. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-464)** Appearances in [2018 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification").
14. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-465)** Appearances in [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").
15. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-466)** Appearances in [2019 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2019 Copa América").
16. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-467)** Appearances in [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification").
17. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-468)** Nine appearances and five goals in [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification"), seven appearances and four goals in [2021 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América").
18. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-469)** Two appearances and one goal in [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification"), one appearance in [2022 Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima"), seven appearances and seven goals in [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup").
19. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ26_470-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-WCQ26_470-1) Appearances in [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2026 FIFA World Cup qualification").
20. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-471)** Five appearances and one goal in [2024 Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América"), four appearances and three goals in [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2026 FIFA World Cup qualification").
Honours
**Barcelona**[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BarcelonaHonours-14)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [La Liga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga "La Liga"): [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_La_Liga "2004–05 La Liga"), [2005–06](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_La_Liga "2005–06 La Liga"), [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga"), [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"), [2012–13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"), [2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_La_Liga "2015–16 La Liga"), [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"), [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga")
- [Copa del Rey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_Rey "Copa del Rey"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Copa_del_Rey "2008–09 Copa del Rey"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Copa_del_Rey "2011–12 Copa del Rey"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Copa_del_Rey "2014–15 Copa del Rey"), [2015–16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Copa_del_Rey "2015–16 Copa del Rey"), [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Copa_del_Rey "2016–17 Copa del Rey"), [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Copa_del_Rey "2017–18 Copa del Rey"), [2020–21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Copa_del_Rey "2020–21 Copa del Rey")
- [Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "Supercopa de España"):[\[note 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TrophiesNote-28) [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2006 Supercopa de España"), [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2009 Supercopa de España"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2010 Supercopa de España"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2011 Supercopa de España"), [2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2013 Supercopa de España"), [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2016 Supercopa de España"), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2018 Supercopa de España")
- [UEFA Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League "UEFA Champions League"): [2005–06](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_UEFA_Champions_League "2005–06 UEFA Champions League"), [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Champions_League "2014–15 UEFA Champions League")
- [UEFA Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Super_Cup "UEFA Super Cup"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_UEFA_Super_Cup "2009 UEFA Super Cup"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_UEFA_Super_Cup "2011 UEFA Super Cup"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_UEFA_Super_Cup "2015 UEFA Super Cup")
- [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2011 FIFA Club World Cup"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Club_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Club World Cup")
**Paris Saint-Germain**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [Ligue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1 "Ligue 1"): [2021–22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Ligue_1 "2021–22 Ligue 1"), [2022–23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Ligue_1 "2022–23 Ligue 1")
- [Trophée des Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "Trophée des Champions"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions "2022 Trophée des Champions")
**Inter Miami**[\[note 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-TrophiesNote-28)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [MLS Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup "MLS Cup"): [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Cup_2025 "MLS Cup 2025")
- [Supporters' Shield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield "Supporters' Shield"): [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season "2024 Major League Soccer season")
- [Leagues Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leagues_Cup "Leagues Cup"): [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Leagues_Cup "2023 Leagues Cup")
**Argentina U20**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [FIFA World Youth Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "FIFA World Youth Championship"): [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship")
**Argentina U23**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [Olympic Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics"): [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament "Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament")
**Argentina**[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)
- [FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")
- [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América"): [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2021 Copa América"), [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "2024 Copa América")
- [Finalissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalissima "Finalissima"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Finalissima "2022 Finalissima")
**Individual**
- [Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or "Ballon d'Or"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or")[\[note 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BDOFIFA-13)
- [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "FIFA World Player of the Year")/[FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or")/[The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2019 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2022 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2023 "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023")[\[note 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BDOFIFA-13)
- [FIFA World Cup Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA World Cup awards"): [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup#Awards "2014 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup#Awards "2022 FIFA World Cup")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Reuters-472)
- [FIFA World Cup Silver Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot "FIFA World Cup awards"): [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup#Awards "2022 FIFA World Cup")
- [FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball "FIFA Club World Cup awards"): [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup#Awards "2009 FIFA Club World Cup"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Club_World_Cup#Awards "2011 FIFA Club World Cup")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)
- [FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Golden_Ball "FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics"): [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship#Awards "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)
- [FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Golden_Boot "FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics"): [2005](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship#Awards "2005 FIFA World Youth Championship")[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15)
- [UEFA Club Footballer of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year "UEFA Club Footballer of the Year"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Club_Footballer_of_the_Year#Winners "UEFA Club Footballer of the Year")
- [UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award"): [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award#2010%E2%80%9311 "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award#2014%E2%80%9315 "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award")
- [UEFA Champions League top scorer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers#Top_scorers_by_season "List of UEFA Champions League top scorers"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2008–09 UEFA Champions League"), [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2009–10 UEFA Champions League"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2010–11 UEFA Champions League"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2011–12 UEFA Champions League"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2014–15 UEFA Champions League"), [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Champions_League#Top_goalscorers "2018–19 UEFA Champions League")
- [European Golden Shoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Golden_Shoe "European Golden Shoe"): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-SixthGoldenShoe-148)[\[437\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-473)
- [Copa América Golden Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_awards#Golden_Ball "Copa América awards"): [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2015 Copa América"), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2021 Copa América")
- [Copa América Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_awards#Golden_Boot "Copa América awards"): [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica#Awards "2021 Copa América")
- [La Liga Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga_Awards#Winners "La Liga Awards"): [2008–09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_La_Liga "2008–09 La Liga"), [2009–10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"), [2010–11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_La_Liga "2010–11 La Liga"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_La_Liga "2011–12 La Liga"), [2012–13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"), [2014–15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_La_Liga "2014–15 La Liga"),[\[438\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Honours-474)[\[439\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MessiBest-475)[\[440\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-2014%E2%80%9315BBVA-476) [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_La_Liga "2016–17 La Liga"),[\[441\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-477) [2017–18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"),[\[442\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-478) [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga")[\[443\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-479)[\[444\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-480)
- [MLS Most Valuable Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Most_Valuable_Player "MLS Most Valuable Player"): [2024](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Soccer_season#End-of-season_awards "2024 Major League Soccer season"), [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season#End-of-season_awards "2025 Major League Soccer season")[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
- [Pichichi Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichichi_Trophy "Pichichi Trophy"): [2009−10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_La_Liga "2009–10 La Liga"), [2011–12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_La_Liga "2011–12 La Liga"), [2012−13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_La_Liga "2012–13 La Liga"), [2016–17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_La_Liga "2016–17 La Liga"), [2017−18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_La_Liga "2017–18 La Liga"), [2018–19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga "2018–19 La Liga"), [2019–20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_La_Liga "2019–20 La Liga"), [2020–21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_La_Liga "2020–21 La Liga")
- [MLS Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS_Golden_Boot "MLS Golden Boot"): [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Soccer_season#Goals "2025 Major League Soccer season")[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-MLSMVP-190)
- [Laureus World Sportsman of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year "Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year"): 2020,[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Reuters-472) 2023[\[445\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-481)
- [IFFHS World's Best Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFFHS_World%27s_Best_Player#Men's_winners "IFFHS World's Best Player"): 2022[\[446\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-482)
- [*TIME* Athlete of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Athlete_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year"): 2023[\[447\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-483)
- [Ballon d'Or Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or_Dream_Team "Ballon d'Or Dream Team"): 2020[\[448\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-484)
- [FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFPRO World 11"): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[\[449\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-485)[\[450\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-486)
- [Argentine Sportsperson of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpia_Award#Olimpia_de_Oro_winners "Olimpia Award"): 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023[\[451\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-487)
- [Argentine Footballer of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Footballer_of_the_Year "Argentine Footballer of the Year"): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[\[438\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Honours-474)[\[436\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-Reuters-472)[\[452\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-488)
**Orders**
See also
- [European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_records_and_statistics "European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics")
- [La Liga records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga_records_and_statistics "La Liga records and statistics")
- [List of Argentina international footballers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Argentina_international_footballers "List of Argentina international footballers")
- [List of association football rivalries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_rivalries "List of association football rivalries")
- [List of FC Barcelona players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_players "List of FC Barcelona players")
- [List of FC Barcelona records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FC_Barcelona_records_and_statistics "List of FC Barcelona records and statistics")
- [List of Paris Saint-Germain FC players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC_players "List of Paris Saint-Germain FC players")
- [List of Inter Miami CF players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Inter_Miami_CF_players "List of Inter Miami CF players")
- [List of FIFA World Cup winning players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_players "List of FIFA World Cup winning players")
- [List of largest sports contracts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_sports_contracts "List of largest sports contracts")
- [List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_50_or_more_international_goals "List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals")
- [List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps "List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps")
- [List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals "List of footballers with 500 or more goals")
- [List of men's footballers with the most official appearances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_the_most_official_appearances "List of men's footballers with the most official appearances")
- [List of most-followed Instagram accounts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Instagram_accounts "List of most-followed Instagram accounts")
- [List of most-liked Instagram posts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-liked_Instagram_posts "List of most-liked Instagram posts")
- [List of most-viewed Instagram reels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-viewed_Instagram_reels "List of most-viewed Instagram reels")
- [List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_the_most_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups")
- [List of top international men's football goalscorers by country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_top_international_men%27s_football_goal_scorers_by_country "List of top international men's football goal scorers by country")
Notes
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-7)** Spanish: [\[ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈleo ˈmesi\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish "Help:IPA/Spanish") [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_Andr%C3%A9s_Messi_-_Name.ogg "File:Lionel Andrés Messi - Name.ogg"); according to FCBarcelona.com, and his authorised biography, *Messi* by [Guillem Balagué](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillem_Balagu%C3%A9 "Guillem Balagué"), his surname is the single "Messi", in accordance with Argentine customs.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BarcaProfile-3)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBalagu%C3%A9201332%E2%80%9337-4) Other sources, including a 2014 document by [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA"), give his surname as the double "Messi Cuccittini".[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-5) After winning a libel case in 2017, Messi's own management company stated: "The football player **Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini** has donated a total of €72,783.20 to the organisation [Doctors Without Borders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors_Without_Borders "Doctors Without Borders")."[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-6)
2. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-BDOFIFA_13-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-BDOFIFA_13-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-BDOFIFA_13-2) Messi received *[France Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Football "France Football")*'s [2009 Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Ballon_d%27Or "2009 Ballon d'Or") and [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA")'s [2009 FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "2009 FIFA World Player of the Year") award, prior to their [six-year merger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or#History "FIFA Ballon d'Or"); he proceeded to win the newly formed award, the [FIFA Ballon d'Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or"), four times: [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2011](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or"), [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or"). Both organisations credited him with five (FIFA) Ballon d'Or awards.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-8)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-9)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-10) He then went on to win the Ballon d'Or three more times – [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Ballon_d%27Or "2019 Ballon d'Or"), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Ballon_d%27Or "2021 Ballon d'Or"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ballon_d%27Or "2023 Ballon d'Or") – again solely assigned by *France Football*, and won the newly established [The Best FIFA Men's Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Men%27s_Player "The Best FIFA Men's Player") three times as well – [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2019#The_Best_FIFA_Men's_Player "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2022#The_Best_FIFA_Men's_Player "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022"), [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2023#The_Best_FIFA_Men's_Player "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023"). *France Football* recognises him as a record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and FIFA recognises him as a record eight-time world's best player.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-11)[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-12)
3. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-TrophiesNote_28-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-TrophiesNote_28-1) [***c***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-TrophiesNote_28-2) According to [FC Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona "FC Barcelona"),[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-BarcelonaHonours-14) [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA"),[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FIFAHonours-15) the [Royal Spanish Football Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Spanish_Football_Federation "Royal Spanish Football Federation"),[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-16) and multiple media outlets,[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-17)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-18)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-19) Messi also won the [2005 Supercopa de España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Supercopa_de_Espa%C3%B1a "2005 Supercopa de España"), bringing his Barcelona trophy total to 35.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-20) 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Betis "Real Betis").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-FirstMiami-21)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-22) Similarly, Messi and [Inter Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_Miami "Inter Miami") were awarded a trophy for winning the [Eastern Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Conference_\(MLS\) "Eastern Conference (MLS)") title during the [2025 MLS Cup playoffs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_MLS_Cup_playoffs "2025 MLS Cup playoffs"). However, this trophy is not officially recognized by FIFA, so it is not credited here as well.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-23)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-24) For the aforementioned reasons, sources disagree on Messi's total number of accolades, ranging from 46 to 48 official career trophies.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-ElGrafico-25)[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-26)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-27)
1. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-U23_2-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_ref-U23_2-1) Does not include an [unofficial friendly match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-FIFA_international_football "Non-FIFA international football") played on 24 May 2008 in Barcelona between Argentina U23 and the [Catalonia national football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia_national_football_team "Catalonia national football team"),[\[432\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-450)[\[433\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-451) as Catalonia is not affiliated with either [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") or [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") as a [national member association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of men's national association football teams") and is therefore not allowed to participate in official competitions.[\[434\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi#cite_note-452)
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