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Most UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season awards: 3 (2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19) First player to win the UEFA/UEFA.com Goal of the Season award for two consecutive seasons: in 2014–15 and 2015–16 [187] First player to score in 15 and 16 consecutive seasons of the UEFA Champions League [344]
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.
The award, created in 2011 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group, was initially aimed at reviving the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d'Or), [2] [3] which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or. [4] It also replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year ...
MLS revealed the voting results Friday. Messi edged out Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández for the award, which is determined by a poll of players, club technical staff and select media members. The club voters preferred Hernández over Messi by a slight margin; Messi was the choice of 41% of players and 43% of media.
[142] [143] The 2020–21 season saw Messi surpass Xavi's record to reach a club record of 768 appearances. [144] He would lead the club to victory in the 2021 Copa del Rey final. [145] [146] His last two seasons with Barcelona saw him lead La Liga in goal scoring, giving him a record-breaking total of eight Pichichi trophies. [147] [148]
Benteke was the MLS Golden Boot winner with 23 goals for D.C. United. Messi became the fifth Argentine player to win MLS MVP, joining Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati, 2023), Diego Valeri (Portland ...
Right before the ceremony, France Football announced that along with the Men's and Women's Ballon d'Or, Kopa Trophy and Yashin Trophy, two new awards would be given: the Best Club and Best Striker of the Year. Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending seventh time after captaining Argentina to the 2021 Copa America, its first senior ...
Messi was announced as the 2022 winner on Monday at the Best FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris. FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas was named the best women's player for a second straight year. "It's ...