It's Lionel Andrés Messi
A retrospective on the career of the most complete footballer, the uncontested greatest of all time.
The Complete Player
1,369goal contributions (G/A)No one has more. Averaging 1.16 a match, with a record 105 in a single season.
The Most Decorated
8Ballons d'OrThree more than anyone else. Plus six European Golden Shoes, two World Cup Golden Balls, and much more.
8Ballon d'Or
6Golden Shoe
2WC Golden BallThe Serial Winner
46senior trophiesNo footballer has won more: ten La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues, two Copas América and a World Cup.
1World Cup
4Champions League
2Copa AméricaThe Goal Scorer
936goals91 in 2012 alone, more than anyone has ever scored in a calendar year, and 73 in the 2011/12 season.
The Playmaker
433assistsHe sees the pass before the defence does: a chance created every 33 minutes over his last eight seasons in Europe, and at 33 the best expected-assists rate in La Liga.
The Sharpshooter
76direct free kicks57 of them after his 28th birthday: he got better from set pieces with age. Four more than Juninho.
The Big-Game Player
21World Cup goals in 34 matches26 Clásico goals, and 27 in 36 Champions League matches against the Premier League's top six without ever playing in England.
The Difference Maker
35Barça trophiesThirty‑five in his seventeen seasons, against 19 in the seventeen before: almost double. Argentina had not won a senior title since 1993; with him as captain they won four.
The Leader
8.8WC 2026 ratingRated 1.9 above his teammates, the widest gap at a World Cup since 1966. His 2026 Inter Miami season is the widest gap in club football on record.
The Evergreen
14straight seasons of 30+ goals and assists2007/08 to 2020/21, then MLS MVP at 37 and 38. Before his 28th birthday and after it: 412 club goals, then 398; four Ballons d’Or, then four.
Gracias, Leo
The numbers say what the eyes already knew. This site keeps counting for as long as he keeps playing.