Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini
Argentine association football player (born 1987) (Wikidata description)
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Born
- 24 June 1987
- Position
- Forward
- Preferred foot
- Not verified
- Senior career
- 2004–present
Clubs FC Barcelona · Paris Saint-Germain FC · Inter Miami CF
Career statistics
Club figures here are senior domestic-league matches unless marked otherwise; international figures are full senior caps. Youth, reserve, Olympic, friendly and unofficial matches are excluded from totals. Totals are summed from the individual sourced records below. Where a record is missing, the figure is shown as unavailable — never as zero.
Club league apps
650
Club league goals
564
International caps
208
International goals
126
League goals / match
0.87
International goals / cap
0.61
All official apps
Unavailable
All-competition totals not yet sourced
Goals per 90
Unavailable
Requires minutes for every match
Assists: Unavailable — assists were not recorded consistently before the modern data era.
Club-by-club and international breakdown
| Team | Years | Counts | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC BarcelonaClub | 2004–2021 | League | 520 | 474 |
| Argentina national football teamNational team | 2005–2026 | Full caps | 208 | 126 |
| Paris Saint-Germain FCClub | 2021–2023 | League | 58 | 22 |
| Inter Miami CFClub | 2023–2026 | League | 72 | 68 |
Season by season
Season-level records are unavailable for this player in the current sources. They will appear here when a licensed season-by-season source is imported.
Team accolades
- ×10
La Liga
Domestic
- 2004–05 · FC Barcelona
- 2005–06 · FC Barcelona
- 2008–09 · FC Barcelona
- 2009–10 · FC Barcelona
- 2010–11 · FC Barcelona
- 2012–13 · FC Barcelona
- 2014–15 · FC Barcelona
- 2015–16 · FC Barcelona
- 2017–18 · FC Barcelona
- 2018–19 · FC Barcelona
- ×4
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Continental club
- 2005–06 · FC Barcelona
- 2008–09 · FC Barcelona
- 2010–11 · FC Barcelona
- 2014–15 · FC Barcelona
- ×3
FIFA Club World Cup
Continental club
- 2009 · FC Barcelona
- 2011 · FC Barcelona
- 2015 · FC Barcelona
- ×2
Ligue 1
Domestic
- 2021–22 · Paris Saint-Germain FC
- 2022–23 · Paris Saint-Germain FC
- ×1
FIFA World Cup
International
- 2022 · Argentina national football team
Sourced stated or derived from referenced statementsProvisional inferred from club stint dates — squad membership not individually verifiedVerified checked by an editor
Individual accolades
- ×14
FIFA FIFPRO World XI
Individual award · FIFA / FIFPRO
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- ×12
UEFA Team of the Year
Individual award · UEFA
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- ×8
Ballon d'Or
Individual award · France Football
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2015
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
- ×6
European Golden Shoe
Performance award · European Sports Media
- 2010
- 2012
- 2013
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- ×4
FIFA Ballon d'Or
Individual award · FIFA / France Football
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2015
- ×4
Onze d'Or
Individual award · Onze Mondial
- 2009
- 2011
- 2012
- 2018
- ×2
UEFA Men's Player of the Year
Individual award · UEFA
- 2011
- 2015
- ×1
Ballon d'Or Dream Team
Individual award · France Football
- 2020
- ×1
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
Performance award · FIFA
- 2014
- ×1
FIFA World Player of the Year
Individual award · FIFA
- 2009
- ×1
The Best FIFA Men's Player
Individual award · FIFA
- 2019
- ×1
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
Individual award · UEFA
- 2009
Career timeline
2004
- Joins FC Barcelona — Until 2021
2005
- Senior international debut: Argentina national football team — Until 2026
- La Liga winner — 2004–05 · FC Barcelona(provisional)
2006
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2005–06 · FC Barcelona
- La Liga winner — 2005–06 · FC Barcelona(provisional)
2007
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2007(provisional)
2008
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2008(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2008(provisional)
2009
- Ballon d'Or — 2009(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2009(provisional)
- FIFA World Player of the Year — 2009(provisional)
- Onze d'Or — 2009(provisional)
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year — 2009(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2009(provisional)
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2008–09 · FC Barcelona
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2009 · FC Barcelona(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2008–09 · FC Barcelona
2010
- Ballon d'Or — 2010
- European Golden Shoe — 2010(provisional)
- FIFA Ballon d'Or — 2010(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2010(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2010(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2009–10 · FC Barcelona
2011
- Ballon d'Or — 2011
- FIFA Ballon d'Or — 2011(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2011(provisional)
- Onze d'Or — 2011(provisional)
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year — 2011
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2011(provisional)
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2010–11 · FC Barcelona
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2011 · FC Barcelona(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2010–11 · FC Barcelona
2012
- Ballon d'Or — 2012
- European Golden Shoe — 2012(provisional)
- FIFA Ballon d'Or — 2012(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2012(provisional)
- Onze d'Or — 2012(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2012(provisional)
2013
- European Golden Shoe — 2013(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2013(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2012–13 · FC Barcelona
2014
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2014(provisional)
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball — 2014
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2014(provisional)
2015
- Ballon d'Or — 2015
- FIFA Ballon d'Or — 2015(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2015(provisional)
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year — 2015
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2015(provisional)
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2014–15 · FC Barcelona
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2015 · FC Barcelona(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2014–15 · FC Barcelona
2016
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2016(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2016(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2015–16 · FC Barcelona
2017
- European Golden Shoe — 2017(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2017(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2017(provisional)
2018
- European Golden Shoe — 2018(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2018(provisional)
- Onze d'Or — 2018(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2018(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2017–18 · FC Barcelona
2019
- Ballon d'Or — 2019(provisional)
- European Golden Shoe — 2019(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2019(provisional)
- The Best FIFA Men's Player — 2019
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2019(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2018–19 · FC Barcelona
2020
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team — 2020(provisional)
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI — 2020(provisional)
- UEFA Team of the Year — 2020(provisional)
2021
- Ballon d'Or — 2021(provisional)
- Joins Paris Saint-Germain FC — Until 2023
2022
- FIFA World Cup winner — 2022 · Argentina national football team
- Ligue 1 winner — 2021–22 · Paris Saint-Germain FC(provisional)
2023
- Ballon d'Or — 2023(provisional)
- Ligue 1 winner — 2022–23 · Paris Saint-Germain FC(provisional)
- Joins Inter Miami CF — Ongoing or end date unrecorded
Statistical score explained
Snapshot v2, methodology v1.0.0, published 27 October 2026. Each category is scored 0–100, multiplied by its weight, and summed. Full methodology →
Overall score
96.9
Rank #1
Partially verified5/5 categories with full evidence · 30% of inputs directly sourced · 6 duplicate honor records merged
Coverage describes how complete the evidence is. It is not a probability and is separate from the score.
Peak performanceFull evidence100.0+30.00 points
- Best window
- 2009–2013
- Individual award points in window
- 88.5
- Award availability in window
- 1
- Team honor points in window
- 33
- Peak index
- 105
v1 measures peak through documented recognition (awards and titles) in the best rolling window, because season-level performance data is not available consistently across eras.
Career performanceFull evidence92.2+23.06 points
- League goals per match
- 0.868 → 95.06
- International goals per cap
- 0.606 → 77.92
- International caps per year
- 9.45 → 99.73
Individual accoladesFull evidence100.0+20.00 points
- Contemporary award points
- 183
- Award availability coverage
- 0.998
- Era-adjusted contemporary points
- 183.38
- Retrospective all-time honors
- 4
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team (2020)
- 4
- European Golden Shoe (2010)
- 4
- European Golden Shoe (2012)
- 4
- European Golden Shoe (2013)
- 4
- European Golden Shoe (2017)
- 4
- European Golden Shoe (2018)
- 4
- European Golden Shoe (2019)
- 4
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2007)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2008)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2009)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2010)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2011)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2012)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2013)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2014)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2015)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2016)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2017)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2018)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2019)
- 1.5
- FIFA FIFPRO World XI (2020)
- 1.5
- Ballon d'Or (2009)
- 12
- Ballon d'Or (2010)
- 12
- Ballon d'Or (2011)
- 12
- Ballon d'Or (2012)
- 12
- Ballon d'Or (2015)
- 12
- The Best FIFA Men's Player (2019)
- 12
- Ballon d'Or (2021)
- 12
- Ballon d'Or (2023)
- 12
- Onze d'Or (2009)
- 3
- Onze d'Or (2011)
- 3
- Onze d'Or (2012)
- 3
- Onze d'Or (2018)
- 3
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (2009)
- 4
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year (2011)
- 4
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year (2015)
- 4
Team accomplishmentsFull evidence92.2+13.82 points
- Team honor points
- 86.5
- Club-league catalog coverage
- 0.87
- FIFA Club World Cup (2009)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2011)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2015)
- 2.5
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2005–06)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2008–09)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2010–11)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2014–15)
- 8
- FIFA World Cup (2022)
- 12
- La Liga (2004–05)
- 3
- La Liga (2005–06)
- 3
- La Liga (2008–09)
- 3
- La Liga (2009–10)
- 3
- La Liga (2010–11)
- 3
- La Liga (2012–13)
- 3
- La Liga (2014–15)
- 3
- La Liga (2015–16)
- 3
- La Liga (2017–18)
- 3
- La Liga (2018–19)
- 3
- Ligue 1 (2021–22)
- 2.5
- Ligue 1 (2022–23)
- 2.5
Some club titles are inferred from stint dates overlapping a title-winning season (squad membership not individually verified).
LongevityFull evidence100.0+10.00 points
- Senior career length (years)
- 23 → 100
- Documented elite seasons
- 16 → 100
- International career length (years)
- 22 → 100
Appearance totals are deliberately not used, so accumulating matches alone does not raise this score.
Editorial biography
No editorial biography has been written yet. Biographies are written by hand with sources; none are generated automatically.
Sources
- Wikidata: Ballon d'Or winners listCC0 1.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026
- Wikidata: Lionel Messi (Q615)CC0 1.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026
- Wikimedia Commons: Leo Messi Argentina v Egypt 7 July 2026-1.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026