April 24
Football legend Lionel Messi has made many marks throughout his career. He holds the record of winning the Golden Ball 8 times, the European Golden Shoe 6 times and many other impressive achievements. Let’s join bongdaphui.vn to summarize Messi’s career and his journey to becoming a world football legend through the following article!
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Ballon d’Or: 8 times (most of all time)
Lionel Messi has officially won the 2023 Ballon d’Or, announced by David Beckham at the Award Ceremony at the Theatre du Chatele, Paris, France. Thus, Messi has officially won the 8th Ballon d’Or in his career. Previously, he won this award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
With an impressive record, Messi has set a record that is difficult to surpass with a gap that few players can do. In addition, Messi is also the first person in history to win the Ballon d’Or while playing for 3 different clubs: Barcelona, PSG and Inter Miami.
Messi breaks record by receiving 8 Golden Balls in his career
European Golden Shoe: 6 times (most of all time)
The European Golden Shoe is an award given to the player who scores the most goals in a European national championship in a season. In the 2018-2019 season, Lionel Messi scored 36 goals in 34 matches, helping Barcelona successfully defend the La Liga championship. Therefore, he also successfully won the 6th “Golden Shoe” of his career.
With six wins, Messi is currently the record holder for most Golden Boots. Cristiano Ronaldo is second with four wins since the award was established in 1968.
There are 6 European Golden Shoes in Messi’s career
The Best FIFA Men’s Player: 3 times
In 2023, Lionel Messi continued to achieve many individual titles. After winning the Ballon d’Or, he won the FIFA The Best 2023 awards ceremony. This makes Messi have a total of 3 FIFA The Best titles. This is also the second consecutive time he has won this prestigious award from FIFA.
UEFA Player of the Year: 2 times
The UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award is a prestigious award in football for players playing for clubs in Europe. This award is considered as a new version of the European Golden Ball to honor the most impressive players.
With his resounding contributions during his playing career, Messi surpassed his teammates at Barcelona to win this prestigious title in 2010-2011. In 2015, Messi was once again voted by 54 sports journalists from UEFA member countries during the gala night. Finally, the Argentine player received an overwhelming number of votes, successfully becoming the best player in Europe for the second time.
Messi has beaten his Barcelona teammates to win the European Player of the Year award twice.
Collective titles in Messi’s career at National Team and Club
Messi’s career is not only associated with individual titles but also collective successes at the clubs and national teams he participates in.
Previously, Messi seemed unlucky with winning titles while wearing the National Team shirt. Until 2021, Messi and Argentina were able to lift the Copa America trophy after 4 participations.
Messi has won the most trophies while playing for Barca, with a total of 35 titles including 10 La Liga, 7 Copa del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 4 Champions Leagues, 3 European Super Cups and 3 FIFA Club World Cups. He also added 3 titles to his haul when moving to PSG, including 2 Ligue 1 and 1 French Super Cup.
Messi has won five more titles with Argentina, including the World Cup, Copa America, Intercontinental Cup, U20 World Cup and Olympic Gold Medal. Winning the 2023 Leagues Cup completed his record.
Other records
In addition to countless titles, Messi also holds a series of other records, proving his greatness in the king sport.
- Most goals scored for one club in football history: 672 goals for Barcelona
- Top scorer in La Liga: 474 goals
- Top scorer in UEFA Champions League: 129 goals
- Top scorer for Argentina national team: 98 goals
- Most goals scored in a calendar year: 91 goals (2012)
- Player with most assists in La Liga history: 195 times
- Most assists in UEFA Champions League: 40 times
Messi holds a host of records that prove his greatness.
Lionel Messi has broken all records, reaped countless titles throughout his football career. His influence is not only limited to the field but also spreads across the world, inspiring millions of fans around the world. Above is all the information about Messi’s career compiled by the editorial board of bongdaphui.vn . Hopefully it can bring you more useful news.
