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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.
Eleven players were initially shortlisted on 28 November 2024. [4] The three finalists were revealed on December 17, 2024. The selection criteria for the men's players and coaches was: respective achievements during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024. [4] Vinícius Júnior won the award with 48 scoring points. [5]
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 ...
The first award of the night went to Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, who won the Kopa Trophy – handed out to the best player in the world under the age of 21 – for last season when he was at ...
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.
Messi won 38.4% of the aggregate vote to Cucho’s 33.7%; no other player earned more than 10%. Messi was the choice for 40.8% of his fellow players, 43.2% of select media members, and 31.3% of ...
[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]