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Lionel Messi facing the camera in Argentina’s blue-and-white shirt
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Lionel Messi

Argentina · Born in Rosario, 24 June 1987

Compare with Ronaldo
CareerClub + country
Goals
936
Assists
427
Appearances
1,183
Club + country

Career overview

Minutes played97,321
Goals per appearance0.79
Goals per 90 minutes0.87
Minutes per goal104.0
Interactive comparison

Career timeline

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Goals
Messi
All-time stats

Competition records

Lionel Messi · Competition records
ScopeGoalsAssistsAppearances
Club810360975
International12667208
Champions League12940163
La Liga474192520
World Cup211234

These records overlap. Competition totals should not be added together.

In UEFA’s Champions League main competition, Messi recorded 129 goals in 163 appearances. Qualifying rounds are excluded.

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL HONOURS

Trophies & awards

Ballon d’Or

8
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2021
  • 2023

Men’s Ballon d’Or and FIFA Ballon d’Or wins through the latest completed edition, 2025. These are individual awards, not team trophies. No Ballon d’Or was awarded in 2020.

Overall trophies49

Overall totals include every team honour listed, including youth/Olympic titles and the MLS conference championship. Individual awards are separate.

CLUB RECORDS

Club by club.

Lionel Messi

Competitive first-team matches through 29 October 2026. Manchester United combines both spells. Ronaldo’s Real Madrid total uses the standard 450-goal convention; the club’s own 451 count assigns a disputed goal differently.