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In 2024, US-based sports company ESPN named Messi the greatest player of the 21st-century. [12] Messi's club career began with Barcelona, where he rose through the youth ranks, making his first-team debut in 2004. Over the next years, Messi became the club's all-time leading scorer, amassing numerous domestic and international accolades.
Best Player of the 21st Century by The Independent: 2019 [86] [87] Best Player of the 21st Century by FourFourTwo: 2022 [88] Best Player of the 21st Century by ESPN: 2024 [89] Best Player of the last 25 years by FourFourTwo: 2020 [90] [91] Best Player of the Decade (2010–2019) by Sporting News: 2019 [92] [93]
During the year 2012, Messi became the second player to be top scorer in four Champions League campaigns. [96] [97] Messi became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history at 24 years old, overtaking the 57-year record of César Rodríguez's 232 goals with a hat-trick against Granada. [98]
The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista, that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle (Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de la República Argentina) as one of the Olimpia Awards, the most important sports award in Argentina.
Lev Yashin was selected as the goalkeeper for the All-time Men's Dream Team as well as the Men Team of the Century, both times for the World's and Europe's first team. The Argentine Diego Maradona was part of the World and South America team.
Messi made his debut for Argentina in a 2–1 away win over Hungary on 17 August 2005, [7] and scored his first international goal the following year in his sixth appearance, against Croatia. [1] His goal against Serbia and Montenegro , on 16 June 2006, at the age of 18 years and 358 days, made him the youngest-ever scorer for Argentina at a ...
Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending seventh time after captaining Argentina to the 2021 Copa America, its first senior international title since 1993. [2] Robert Lewandowski finished second following his record-setting 41-goal season in the 2020–21 Bundesliga campaign, and Jorginho finished third after contributing to 2020–21 ...
Lionel Messi is the only player to have won the award on four occasions (2009–2012, 2018). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Only two other players have won the Onze d'Or three times: Michel Platini (1983–1985) and Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2000–2001).