Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has received seven Ballon d'Or awards, the most for any football player, as well as the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, and the 2019 and 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Player. Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), the UEFA Super Cup (3) and is the player with the most official recorded assists in football history (352). He has scored 798 goals for club and country throughout his professional career and is also the first and only player in history to win five and six European Golden Shoes. Collective awards Friendly titles Joan Gamper Trophy: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ramón de Carranza Trophy: 2005 Franz Beckenbauer Cup: 2007 Tournoi de Paris: 2012 Summer of Champions' Cup: 2012 International Champions Cup: 2017 United States Nelson Mandela Trophy: 2018 Riyadh Cup: 2023 Friendly competitions Copa Times of India: 2011 Superclásico de las Américas: 2017, 2019 San Juan Cup: 2019 Individual honours Selections for the best player or forward World Awards ceremonies to crown the best player of the world have been organized annually since 1955, when the inaugural Ballon d'Or awarding took place. The Ballon d'Or was presented to the player who had been voted to have performed the best over the previous year, and was established by French journalist Gabriel Hanot. Originally, votes could only be awarded to European players before a 1995 rule change. The FIFA World Player of the Year was established in 1991. FIFA Ballon d'Or Ballon d'Or FIFA World Player of the Year The Best FIFA Men's Player FIFA World Cup Golden Ball FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball Other Copa América Best Player: 2015, 2021 Copa América Best Young Player: 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2005 Onze d'Or: 2009, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017–18 Onze d'Argent: 2008, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21 ESPN Best Forward: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 ΕΘΝΟΣΠΟΡ Best Footballer of the Year: 2009 World Soccer Player of the Year: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022 FourFourTwo Best Footballer of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 The Guardian Best Footballer in the World: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Goal 50: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22 Globe Soccer Awards Best Player of the