Lionel Messi has won 42 trophies with both club and country in his professional football career so far. He is only behind former teammate Dani Alves on the list of football players with the most number of trophies won in their careers.
One of the greatest players of all time, Lionel Messi has won practically everything there is to win for club and country. He has been one of the most consistent players that the sport has ever seen and has regularly won titles and individual awards.
Despite being arguably the most gifted player that the sport has ever seen, Messi has always prioritized winning trophies with his team ahead of individual honours. In December 2022, he fulfilled his lifelong dream after inspiring Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup at the expense of France.
But how many trophies has Messi won with his clubs Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain and with the Argentina national team? Let’s discuss:
How many trophies has Messi won with his club?
Trophies won with Barcelona
| Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| La Liga(Spanish league) | 10 | 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11,2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19 |
| Copa del Rey(Spanish Cup) | 7 | 2008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15,2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2020/21 |
| Supercopa de Espana(Spanish Super Cup) | 7 | 2006, 2009, 2010,2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 |
| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2015 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2015 |
Lionel Messi’s knack for picking up trophies on a regular basis began quickly during his first few years with Barcelona. In his very first season with the Barcelona senior side in the 2004-05 season, Messi ended up winning La Liga as a 17-year-old and also followed that up with a Supercopa de España victory. Messi had made his senior debut at just 17 years, three months, and 22 days that season in a La Liga clash with Espanyol.
The following season, he continued to show his outstanding skills and dominance and became an integral part of the senior team. Lionel Messi won the Champions League for the first time in his career in 2006 as Barcelona defeated Arsenal in the final and the Catalans conquered La Liga once again.
Messi achieved the breakthrough season of both his professional career as well as in Barcelona during the 2008-09 season which was the first season helmed by new coach Pep Guardiola. Following the departure of Ronaldinho, Messi inherited the number 10 jersey and went on to become the best player in the world.
He scored over 30 goals that season for the first time in his career (eventually finishing with 38 goals in 51 matches). Messi helped Barcelona win the treble for the first time in their history and ended the season with a goal against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final. Messi and Barcelona also conquered a historic sextuple, becoming the first team to win all six trophies over a calendar year. He also won his first Ballon d’Or and FIFA Best Player awards following this season.
Messi continued to be the best player in the world over the following seasons, and won another La Liga and Champions League title in the 2010/11 season, once again scoring against Manchester United in the final. Messi and Barcelona won a total of 14 trophies during Pep Guardiola’s reign of four years!
The Argentine sensation won the treble for the second time in his career under Luis Enrique in 2014/15. Messi formed a sensational partnership with fellow South Americans Neymar Jr and Luis Suarez in attack and together, they helped Barcelona win the La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, and the Copa Del Rey once again. He also scored 58 goals in 57 matches across all competitions that season!
Messi won La Liga for the final time with Barcelona during the 2018/19 season and his final Copa Del Rey achievement with the club came in the 2020/21 season. By the time he left the club where he grew up at, he had picked up a staggering collection of 35 trophies, second only to Ryan Giggs in the list of most trophies won with a single club (36 trophies with Manchester United).
Although Messi had to leave Barcelona as a free agent in the summer of 2021 due to massive financial problems with La Liga, the rumours currently suggest that he might be heading back to the Catalan club this summer as his two-year contract with PSG comes to an end.
Trophies won with Paris Saint-Germain
| Honor | Titles | Seasons |
| Ligue 1(French league) | 1 | 2021/22 |
| Trophee des Champions(French Super Cup) | 1 | 2022 |
In his first season with a new club for the first time in his career, Lionel Messi won the Ligue 1 as well as the Trophee des Champions. PSG are also on course to win the Ligue 1 title once again this year, which would take Messi’s total titles collection to 43.
How many trophies has Messi won with Argentina?
| Competition | Titles | Year |
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | 2022 |
| Finalissima(UEFA-CONMEBOL trophy) | 1 | 2022 |
| Copa America(South American title) | 1 | 2021 |
| Olympic gold medal | 1 | 2008 |
| FIFA Under-20 World Cup | 1 | 2005 |
When he first burst on to the scene with Argentina, he was viewed as the natural successor to Diego Maradona. In fact, the comparison came from the great man himself, who once said about Messi: “I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius.”
Despite the lofty comparisons, for most of his career, Messi was considered to be an international failure. He may have won the U20 World Cup as well as the Olympic gold in 2008 with Argentina, but Argentina failed to win despite reaching the finals of three Copas America in 2007, 2015, and 2016 and even lost to Germany in the FIFA World Cup final in 2014.
Messi was regularly criticised in Argentina and the common perception was that he only performed well with Barcelona. He even retired from the national team after losing the 2016 Copa America final but decided to come back after persistent requests and pleadings from fans.
Over the last three years, however, Lionel Messi has managed to turn things around spectacularly. He led Argentina to the Copa America – their first trophy since 1993 – by beating Brazil at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in 2021 and was crowned the best player of the tournament.
In 2022, Messi picked up his second silverware with Argentina by beating European champions Italy in the Finalissima at Wembley Stadium. However, the greatest prize of his career arrived on 18th December 2022 when Argentina defeated France on penalties in the final to win their third FIFA World Cup and Messi was elected as the best player of the tournament for the second time in his career.
The World Cup was always considered to be the missing prize in Messi’s glorious career but he has now fulfilled his legacy and achieved the greatest accolade in the sport of football.
Lionel Messi individual awards
| Award | Titles | Year/Season |
| Ballon d’Or(World Player of the Year) | 7 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015,2019, 2021 |
| 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 |
| UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award | 3 | 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15 |
| 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 |
| Copa America Best Player | 2 | 2015, 2021 |
| Copa America Top Goalscorer | 1 | 2021 |
| Laureus World Sportsman of the Year | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
| FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
It’s no surprise that besides his outstanding collective success with Argentina and Barcelona, Lionel Messi has also won individual awards on a regular basis. In fact, he is the first and only player to win seven Ballon d’Ors, and many experts predict him to win his eighth trophy this year on the back of his World Cup success. He has also won the European Golden Boot on six occasions in his career.
What hasn’t Messi won?
Given the sheer variety of trophies and individual awards that Messi has won over the course of his career, we might be tempted to ask what hasn’t Messi won? With Barcelona and Argentina, Lionel Messi has won everything possible. With PSG, however, the only trophy missing from his cabinet Coupe de France title as PSG fell short in both 2021/22 and 2022/23.
On a more individual level, Messi has never won the FIFA Puskas Award for scoring the best goal in a year, although he holds the record for the most nominations for the Puskas Award at seven and has also finished runners-up on three different occasions!
FAQs
How many individual trophies does Lionel Messi have?
Lionel Messi has won over 55 major individual awards in his career.
How many international trophies has Messi won?
Messi has five international trophies with Argentina – FIFA World Cup, Copa America, Finalissima, Olympics gold medal, and the 2005 FIFA World Cup.
How many trophies does Messi have with PSG?
Lionel Messi has won two trophies with PSG so far – Ligue 1 and Trophee des Champions.
