During his career, Lionel Messi had managed to win only a handful of trophies before finally getting the chance to hoist one after emerging victorious in the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina.
With Barcelona, he won four UEFA Champions League crowns and rarely goes a season at club level without picking up a title.
With Argentina, Messi suffered defeat in several finals, which didn’t make for pleasant reading until recently.
It seems that the iconic No.10 is on track to finish his career on the global stage with a bang, thanks to his recent success in completing the bingo trophy of modern football.
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His crowning glory, the 2022 World Cup, has quickly filled Messi’s trophy cabinet at the international level over the past two years.
In 2021, the Argentine finally achieved his long-awaited senior international title by triumphing in the Copa America final on his fourth attempt.
Before that, Messi had achieved championships with Argentina’s U20 and Olympic squad more than ten years ago.
The FIFA Under-20 World Cup in 2005 and the gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games were followed by the American South American Cup title in 2021. The UEFA-CONMEBOL Trophy in 2022, also known as Finalissima, will be a highly anticipated competition, along with the FIFA World Cup in the same year.
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Lionel Messi’s achievements with Barcelona
Messi’s tendency for acquiring championships started from the beginning of his club journey with Barcelona.
When he departed Camp Nou in 2021, he had achieved an impressive 34 collective accolades with the Catalans.
La Liga (the Spanish league) has won 10 titles in the following seasons: 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, and 2018/19. They have also won the Copa del Rey (the Spanish Cup) 7 times in the seasons of 2008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2020/21. Additionally, they have won the Supercopa de Espana (the Spanish Super Cup) 7 times in the seasons of 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2018. Finally, they have
Lionel Messi Achievements with PSG
The Argentine has only participated in two seasons with PSG, but he has acquired an additional three trophies in France.
The club’s main objective remains winning the Champions League title, and at this stage, the Parisian giants had high expectations that Messi would contribute to their success.
Ligue 1 (the French league) 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons, Trophee des Champions (the French Super Cup) in 2022, and Honor Titles 2.
ADDITIONAL: Messi’s performance in championship matches for his club and national team.
Lionel Messi personal accolades
All of those team accolades wouldn’t have been so abundant if it wasn’t for Messi himself.
Over the past 15 years, his captivating magic has enthralled the world, resulting in numerous individual honors and being chosen for the third final.
His record-breaking seven Ballon d’Or victories will be hard to surpass, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo, his archrival, currently holding on to five.
In 2022, Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball award at the FIFA Club World Cup. He also received the FIFA The Best Award in 2019 and 2022, which is given to the best player of the year since 2015. In 2009, he was named the FIFA World Player of the Year, an award that was given from 1991 to 2015. Messi has also been awarded the European Golden Boot six times, for being the top scorer across Europe in the seasons of 2018/19, 2017/18, 2016/17, 2012/13, 2011/12, and 2009/10. Additionally, he has been the top scorer in La Liga on eight occasions, winning the Pichichi trophy in the seasons of 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19, 2017/18, 2016/17, 2012/13, 2011/12, and 2009/10. Messi has also been named the La Liga Player of the Year six times, in the seasons of 2014/15, 2012/13, 2011/12, 2010/11, and 2009/10. He has received the Argentina Player of the Year award multiple times, from 2019 to 2021, 2015 to 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Trophies that Messi has yet to win?
The World Cup was often regarded as the absent component in Messi’s collection of titles.
Argentina’s victory over France in 2022 was secured by winning both the World Cup and Copa America, which are the most prestigious international trophies for South American players.
At club level, he has won the league with his two sides to date and picked up four UEFA Champions League titles.
In France, PSG has yet to achieve the same accomplishment as Messi did in Spain with Barcelona, as they fell short in the Round of 16 in both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 editions, even though they still need to secure a Coupe de France title.
He has finished as a runner-up three times, but he is also yet to win the Puskas Award, which is given to the player who scores the best goal in a calendar year. Additionally, the Argentine player is also performing well individually.
