List of career achievements by Lionel Messi

L–R: Daniel Passarella, Messi, and Diego Maradona; the three world champion captains with the Argentina national team

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player. He holds the record for the most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), the UEFA Super Cup (3) and is the player with the most official recorded assists in football history (378).[1][2] He has scored 849 goals for club and country throughout his professional career and is also the first and only player in history to win five and six European Golden Shoes. During his football career, he won a record 45 collective trophies.[note 1]

  1. ^ "Lionel Messi factfile". Times of India. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Assists". MichelAcosta.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Messi wins 35th trophy with Barça". FC Barcelona. 17 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The World Cup, The Best and all of Lionel Messi's trophy wins". FIFA. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Lionel Messi extends world record: Inter Miami win Supporters' Shield". Major League Soccer. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Conditions regarding the marketing of the "Spanish Super Cup" audiovisual rights in the international markets" (PDF). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 12 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024. Lionel Messi is the competition's all-time leading scorer and most successful player with eight titles.
  7. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (18 April 2021). "The legend of Messi". Marca. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ^ Corrigan, Dermot (18 April 2021). "Messi's magic has just won him a 35th trophy with Barcelona – but will it be the last?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ Azzoni, Tales (1 July 2021). "Messi's future up in the air as Barcelona contract ends". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Lionel Messi wins 46th trophy as Inter Miami secures 2024 Supporters' Shield". Marca. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  11. ^ Romero Nuñez, Fernando (22 August 2023). "Messi wins first title at Miami, does he hold the all-time record?". Buenos Aires Herald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  12. ^ Maverino, Silvio (15 July 2024). "Lionel Messi se convirtió en el jugador más ganador de la historia del fútbol" [Lionel Messi became the winningest player in football history]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). ISSN 0017-291X. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.


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