Lionel Messi trophies: What titles, honours has Argentina legend won for club and country? | Sporting News (2024)

After winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina, Lionel Messi got to lift one of few trophies that had eluded him throughout his career.

At club level, the attacker rarely goes a season without picking up a title and he won four UEFA Champions League crowns with Barcelona.

But until just a few years ago, Messi's international record didn't make for such great reading, as he lost a number of finals with Argentina.

Thanks to his recent success, the iconic No.10 seems to be finishing his career on the global stage with an almighty bang, as he all but completes the trophy bingo of modern football.

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Lionel Messi trophies with Argentina

Messi's trophy cabinet at the international level has quickly filled over the past two years with the 2022 World Cup proving his crowning glory.

The Argentine broke his senior international trophy drought in 2021 as he won the Copa America final at his fourth attempt.

Prior to that, Messi had won titles with Argentina's U20 and Olympic team over a decade earlier.

CompetitionTitlesYear
FIFA World Cup12022
Finalissima
(UEFA-CONMEBOL trophy)
12022
Copa America
(South American title)
12021
Olympic gold medal12008
FIFA Under-20 World Cup12005

🐐 The GOAT debate is settled. The ultimate prize is now part of the collection. The legacy is complete.

On the day @Argentina won their third #FIFAWorldCup, Leo Messi is your @Budweiser Player of the Match. 🐐

🇦🇷 #ARGFRA 🇫🇷 #POTM #YoursToTake #BringHomeTheBud @budfootball pic.twitter.com/4wAQD2pSyt

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022

Lionel Messi trophies with Inter Miami

The Argentine star had an immediate impact in the United States, joining Inter Miami and instantly leading the South Florida side to their first trophy in club history with the 2023 Leagues Cup. Messi's contributions were nothing short of immense, as the club sat bottom of the Eastern Conference when he arrived, but with his influence they exploded to life.

Messi has the chance to help Inter Miami to another title as the club is set to contest the U.S. Open Cup final against the Houston Dynamo.

He will need to help the club climb the MLS standings if he wishes to have a shot at the league title, as they must first qualify for the playoffs to be afforded a chance at the championship.

CompetitionTitlesSeasons
Leagues Cup12023

Lionel Messi trophies with Barcelona

Messi's habit for picking up titles began from the outset of his club career with Barcelona.

By the time he left Camp Nou in 2021, he had won a stunning 34 team trophies with the Catalans.

CompetitionTitlesSeasons
La Liga
(Spanish league)
102004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11,
2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19
Copa del Rey
(Spanish Cup)
72008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15,
2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2020/21
Supercopa de Espana
(Spanish Super Cup)
72006, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
UEFA Champions League42005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15
UEFA Super Cup32009, 2011, 2015
FIFA Club World Cup32009, 2011, 2015

Lionel Messi trophies with PSG

The Argentine only played two seasons with PSG, but he picked up another three pieces of silverware in France.

However, the Parisian giants were really hoping Messi would have helped them to win the Champions League title, which did not come to fruition during his time at the club.

HonorTitlesSeasons
Ligue 1
(French league)
22021/22, 2022/23
Trophee des Champions
(French Super Cup)
12022

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Lionel Messi individual awards

All of those team trophies wouldn't have flowed so freely if it wasn't for Messi himself.

His magic in the final third has captivated the world for the past 15 years and as a result he's picked up numerous individual honours.

His seven Ballon d'Or wins is a record that will take some beating with archrival Cristiano Ronaldo stuck on five.

AwardTitlesYear/Season
Ballon d'Or
(World Player of the Year)
72009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015,
2019, 2021
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
(Best player of tournament)
22014, 2022
Argentina Player of the Year142005, 2007-2013,
2015-2017, 2019-2021
La Liga Player of the Year62008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11,
2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15
La Liga top scorer
(Pichichi trophy)
82009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17,
2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21
European Golden Boot
(Top scorer acrossEurope)
62009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13,
2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19
FIFA World Player of the Year
(Awarded from 1991-2015)
12009
FIFA The Best Award
(Player of the Year est. 2015)
22019, 2022
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball22009, 2011
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Trophies Messi has not won?

The World Cup was long seen as the missing piece in Messi's title collection.

Argentina's 2022 triumph over France meant he claimed the two key pieces of international silverware available to a South American player — a World Cup and Copa America.

At club level, he has won the league with his two sides to date and picked up four UEFA Champions League titles.

With Barcelona, Messi won all possible team trophies available in Spain. He is yet to match this feat in France with PSG, however, with a Coupe de France title still required after they fell short in the Round of 16 of both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 editions.

Individually, the Argentine is also yet to win a Puskas Award for best goal scored in a calendar year but he has finished runner-up three times.

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Lionel Messi trophies: What titles, honours has Argentina legend won for club and country? | Sporting News? ›

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Which trophy has Messi won with Argentina? ›

Messi's trophies 2004-2023

With the Argentine squad, Messi won the FIFA World Cup in 2022. He was also able to lift the Copa América with his team in 2021.

How many Honours has Messi won? ›

He has scored 833 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 44 collective trophies.

How many Club World Cups has Messi won? ›

3x FIFA Club World Cup winner ; 2016, FC Barcelona ; 2012, FC Barcelona ; 2010, FC Barcelona . Lionel Messi is also the only player to have won two Golden Ball awards.

How many Champions does Messi have? ›

Messi has won the UEFA Champions League four times in his career, although, curiously, he has only played in three finals.

How many trophies has Argentina won? ›

As of 2024, Argentina holds the record for most official titles won by a men's national team with 22. Individually for Argentina, Lionel Messi is the all-time most-capped player with 180 games and the highest goalscorer with 106 goals. As of April 2024, Argentina ranks 1st in the FIFA Men's World Ranking.

Who is better, Ronaldo or Messi? ›

Messi is less consistent than Ronaldo. After Messi scored his historic 91 goals in a year, he then scored only half of those goals per year. If we make a graph of his total goals, the line would look more like a heartbeat! Ronaldo, however, consistently scored more than 50 goals for seven calendar years!

Who is Messi's sister? ›

How many kids does Messi have? ›

Messi and Roccuzzo, who were childhood friends and later reconnected in 2005, welcomed their first son, Thiago, in 2012. Their second son, Mateo, arrived in 2015, followed by their third son, Ciro, in 2018. The athlete later told FC Barcelona that fatherhood changed his entire perspective.

Who has more honors Messi or Ronaldo? ›

They are two of the most decorated footballers ever, having won a combined 79 official trophies (Messi 44, Ronaldo 35) during their senior careers thus far, and have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season.

What is Messi's salary? ›

What records has Messi broken? ›

Messi European Records
  • Most league goals in history across Europe's top 5 leagues: 447 league goals.
  • Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6.
  • Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games)
  • Most league goals for a single club in Europe's top 5 leagues 447 goals.

How much does Messi weigh? ›

What is Messi's net worth? ›

Messi is the second highest-paid athlete in the world as of 2023, and has earned an estimated $1.15 billion in his career so far, according to Forbes. Messi owns a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio, holds lucrative brand partnerships, and even owns a hotel chain.

Has Messi ever won? ›

Until 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and the UEFA Champions League four times. With his country, he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

How tall is Messi in inches? ›

According to his player profile on their website, Messi's height is listed as 1.7 metres — or 5 foot 7 inches.

Did Messi win the Olympics with Argentina? ›

And of those three, the Olympics is the clear outlier – there's simply no reason why he'd consider playing in a U-23 tournament that he has already won (Messi won a gold medal with Argentina at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing).

Who has more trophies Brazil or Argentina? ›

Brazil subsequently added two more titles in 1994 and 2002 to bring their total to 5, and Argentina won the 2022 title to bring their total to 3.

Who has more international trophies, Messi or Ronaldo? ›

They are two of the most decorated footballers ever, having won a combined 79 official trophies (Messi 44, Ronaldo 35) during their senior careers thus far, and have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season.

What trophy has Ronaldo won and Messi hasn t? ›

Ronaldo vs. Messi: Trophies & awards
HonourMessiRonaldo
Olympics10
Ballons d'Or75
FIFA World Player of the Year11
The Best FIFA Men's Player22
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