FIFA FIFPro World11 : 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
UEFA Team of the Year : 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 [ 99] [ 100] [ 101] [ 102]
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year [ 103]
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Season: 2009–10 ,[ 104] 2010–11 ,[ 105] 2011–12 [ 106]
UEFA Champions League Player Rater Team of the Week: MD1/2010–11,[ 107] MD8A/2010–11,[ 108] MD10/2010–11,[ 109] MD11/2010–11,[ 110] MD12/2010–11[ 111]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
Copa América Dream Team: 2007 , 2011 , 2015 , 2016
AFA Team of All Time[ 112]
IFFHS Men's World Team : 2017,[ 113] 2018,[ 114] 2019[ 115]
Other
ESM Team of the Season: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19[ 116] [ 117] [ 118]
L'Équipe Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,[ 119] 2012,[ 120] [ 121] 2013,[ 122] 2014,[ 123] 2016,[ 124] 2017,[ 125] 2018[ 126]
World Soccer Greatest XI of all time [ 127]
Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade : 2000s[ 128]
France Football Team of the Decade: 2010s
Spain
La Liga Awards
Selections for international sports personality of the year
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring remarkable individuals from the world of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year.[ 131] With six and five nominations respectively, Messi and Ronaldo are the only footballers to be nominated on multiple occasions. In 2020, Messi became the first footballer to win the award.[ 132]
Others
Selections for national sports personality of the year
Argentine Athlete of the Year
Olimpia de Oro : 2011
Olimpia de Plata : 2005, 2007
Olimpia de Plata al Fútbol del Exterior: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Man of the match awards
UEFA Champions League Final
2010 FIFA World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Final
2014 FIFA World Cup
Source: FIFA [ 141]
UEFA Super Cup
2015 Copa América
2018 FIFA World Cup
Copa América Centenario
2019 Copa América
Other
Records
As of 2020
World records
Most FIFA World Player of the Year/Best FIFA Men's Player Awards: 6 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019)
Most Ballons d'Or: 6 (2009–2012, 2015, 2019)[ 146]
Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4 (2009–2012)[ 147]
Youngest two-time, three-time, four-time, five-time and six-time Ballon d'Or winner: 23, 24, 25, 28 and 32 years old[ 147]
Guinness World Record as top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year: 91 goals in 2012[ 148]
Most goals in a calendar year (including club friendlies): 96 goals in 2012
Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012[ 149]
Top goalscorer in a club season: 73 goals in 2011–12[ 150]
Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13[ 151]
Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball [ 152]
Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player award[ 152]
Only player to score more than 40 goals in 10 consecutive seasons[ 153]
Only player to score in 7 different official competitions in one calendar year: 2015, in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League, Copa América, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, completed on 20 December 2015
Only player to score in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year twice: 2011 and 2015
Only player to score and assist in 6 different club competitions in a calendar year: 2011
Only player to score 60+ goals in all competitions in 2 consecutive seasons: (2011–12 and 2012–13)[ 154]
First player ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league[ 155]
Most appearances in the FIFPro World11 : 13 times (2007–2019)[ 156] [ l]
Most appearances on a video game cover by a football player: 11
Most (official) assists provided in football history: 300 assists[ 157]
Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4, in 2014
Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties in the history of the World Cup[ 158]
Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 10 years (2009, 2019)[ 159]
Only player to provide at least one assist in 4 different World Cup tournaments
Only player to provide at least one assist in 5 different Copa América tournaments
Only player to score in his teens, his twenties and his thirties at the World Cup finals: (2006 , 2014 , and 2018 )[ 160] [ 161]
Most World Cup tournaments with at least one assist: 4 (2006–2018)[ 162]
Most consecutive World Cup tournaments with at least one assist: 4 (2006–2018)[ 162]
First footballer ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league[ 163]
Most dribbles completed at the World Cup finals: 110[ 164]
Continental records
Europe
Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6 (2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2019)
Fastest player ever to reach 300 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (334 games)
Fastest player ever to reach 400 goals in Europe's top 5 leagues (435 games)
Most goals scored for a single club in the UEFA Champions League: 115 goals
Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games)
Most goals scored in a European Cup/Champions League game: 5 goals[ 165] [ 166] [ m]
Most goals scored in a European Cup/Champions League quarter-final game: 4 goals[ 167] [ n]
Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League : 8[ 168] [ l]
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 68 goals
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League round of 16: 27 goals[ 169]
Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6 goals[ 169]
Most individual teams scored against in the UEFA Champions League: 35[ 170]
Top goalscorer in the UEFA Super Cup : 3 goals[ 171] [ o]
Most appearances in the ESM Team of the Year : 12 (2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2019)
Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 3 (2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19)
First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: in 2014–15 and 2015–16[ 93]
First player to score in 15 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League[ 172]
Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 28 years, 84 days in 2015[ 173]
Youngest player to score 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League.
Youngest player ever to score 400+ goals for a single European club (27 years and 300 days)
Youngest player to finish as UEFA Champions League top scorer: 21 years and 337 days[ 174]
Most dribbles completed in a UEFA Champions League game: 16[ 175]
Americas
Top assist provider in Copa América: 12 assists[ 176]
Most goals in CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifiers: 21[ 177] [ p]
Most goals scored by a substitute in a Copa América match: 3
Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 10
Spanish records
Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009–2013, 2015)[ 178]
Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–2013, 2015–2016)[ 178]
Most La Liga Player of the Month awards: 7 (January 2016, April 2017, April 2018, September 2018, March 2019, November 2019, February 2020)
Most Pichichi Trophies : 7 (2010, 2012–2013, 2017–2020)[ 179]
Top goalscorer in La Liga : 444 goals[ 180]
Top assist provider in La Liga: 183 assists[ 181] [ 184]
Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España : 14 goals[ 185] [ 186] [ 187]
Most Supercopa de España finals scored in: 7[ 188]
Most goals in a La Liga season: 50 goals in 2011–12[ 189]
Most assists in a La Liga season: 21 assists in 2019–20[ 190]
Most braces scored in La Liga: 107[ 191]
Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 36[ 192]
Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12[ 186] [ l]
Most teams scored against in a season: 19 in 2012–13[ 193] [ q]
Most La Liga appearances by a foreign player: 485 matches
Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012–13[ 194]
Most league home goals in a season (38 games, 19 home games): 35 (2011–12)[ 195]
Most league away goals in a season (38 games, 19 away games): 24 (2012–13)[ 196]
Most league matches scored in a season (38 games): 27[ 197] (2012–13)
Most league home matches scored in a season (38 games): 16 (2011–12)[ 195]
Most league away matches scored in a season (38 games): 15 (2012–13)[ 198]
Most opponents scored against in La Liga history: 37[ 199] [ 200]
Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 13 (20 goals from matchday 8 to matchday 33, season 2012–13)[ 198]
Only player to be top goalscorer and top assist provider in the same season: (2018–20)[ r]
Most stadiums scored at: 38[ 201]
First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons[ 202] [ 203]
Only player to score 20+ goals in 10, 11 and 12 consecutive seasons[ 204] [ 205]
Only player to score 30+ goals in 7 different seasons[ 206] [ 207]
Only player to score 10+ goals in 13 and 14 consecutive seasons (from 2006–07 to 2019–20)[ 208] [ 209]
First player to reach 300 La Liga goals[ 210]
First player to reach 350 La Liga goals[ 211]
First player to reach 400 La Liga goals[ 212]
First player to reach 150 La Liga assists[ 213]
Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: 25 years and 7 months in January 2013[ 214]
Most La Liga titles won by a non-Spanish individual: 10 (all with Barcelona )
Most La Liga victories: 361[ 215] [ 216]
Most appearances in a Copa del Rey final: 9 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)[ s]
Most Copa del Rey finals scored in: 6 (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)[ 217]
Most assists provided in Copa del Rey finals: 6 (1 in 2009, 2 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018)
Most dribbles completed in a La Liga match: 15[ 218]
Most dribbles completed in a Copa Del Rey match: 23[ 219]
Most goals scored from direct free kicks: 34[ 220]
Most goals scored as coming on as a substitute in La Liga : 24
Most goals scored in La Liga in a calendar year: 59 goals in 2012[ 221]
Argentine records
Argentina all-time top goalscorer : 70 goals [ 222] [ 223] [ 224]
Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 12 goals in 2012[ 186] [ t]
Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation[ 225]
Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006 [ 226]
Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006[ 226]
Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 22 years and 363 days old in 2010 [ 227]
Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: 27 years, 361 days in 2015 [ 228]
Most goals scored in one FIFA World Cup qualification: 10 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers
Most goals scored in all FIFA World Cup qualifications: 21[ 177]
Most goals scored in international friendlies: 34
Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6
Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6
Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 42 assists
Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4, in 2014
Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 6
Club records
Barcelona
Top goalscorer in El Clásico : 27 goals[ 229] [ u]
Most appearances in El Clásico: 43[ 230]
Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní : 25 goals[ 231] [ 232]
Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico : 24 goals[ 233]
Top goalscorer in official competitions: 634 goals[ 234] [ 235] [ 236]
Top goalscorer including friendlies: 669 goals[ 234] [ 235]
Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 115 goals[ 234] [ 235]
Top goalscorer in European competitions: 118 goals[ 234] [ 235]
Top goalscorer in international competitions: 123 goals[ 234] [ 235]
Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 48[ 234]
First player to be top goalscorer in four, five, six and seven La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–13, 2016–20)[ 234]
Most matches won with the team: 513[ 237]
Most La Liga matches won by a Barcelona player: 361[ 238] [ 239]
Most home goals scored in one season in all competitions: 46 in 2011–12[ 187]
Most goals scored from a free kick in official competitions: 47[ 240]
Most goals scored in Joan Gamper Trophy : 9 goals[ 241]
Most appearances in the Copa del Rey : 75[ 242] [ v]
Most trophies won as a Barcelona player: 34[ 243]
See also
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