Lionel Messi has won the The Best FIFA Men’s Player award for 2022, beating rivals Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the award.
Lionel Messi has won The Best FIFA Men’s Player award for 2022 after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar.
Lionel Messi has enjoyed collective and individual success throughout his incredible career. He won his first Ballon d’Or at the age of 22 and went on to win a record six more times.
Of course, his stature brought him many other rewards. Lionel Messi has won 53 individual awards to date, including the latest “Best” in 2022.
Lionel Messi individual awards
All of those team trophies wouldn’t have flowed so freely if it wasn’t more Messi himself.
His magic in the final third has captivated the world for the past 15 years and as a result he’s picked up numerous individual honours.
| Award | Titles | Year/Season |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d’Or (World Player of the Year) |
7 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021.2023 |
| FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (Best player of tournament) |
2 | 2014, 2022 |
| Argentina Player of the Year | 14 | 2005, 2007-2013, 2015-2017, 2019-2021 |
| La Liga Player of the Year | 6 | 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15 |
| La Liga top scorer (Pichichi trophy) |
8 | 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 |
| European Golden Boot (Top scorer in Europe) |
6 | 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 |
| FIFA World Player of the Year (Awarded from 1991-2015) |
1 | 2009 |
| FIFA The Best Award (Player of the Year est. 2015) |
2 | 2019, 2022 |
| FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
