Some significant figures, in increasing order, of the career of Lionel Messiafter his departure from the psgafter two seasons at the Parisian club (2021-2023) and 17 at the Barcelona (2004-2021).
1. Number of world titles (2022)
1. The number of goals scored by Messi for PSG in the ‘clásico’ against Marseille in five games. With Barça he scored 26 goals against Real Madrid in 45 games, counting all competitions.
3. The number of trophies won with PSG out of a possible seven: two Ligue 1 titles and one Champions’ Trophy (French Super Cup). With Barça he had won 35 titles, including four Champions Leagues and 10 Spanish championships.
5. The number of doubles with the Parisian shirt, that is, one less than the number of times Messi scored four goals in a match with Barcelona, a time when he also scored 41 hat-tricks and once scored five goals in a match.
7. Number of Ballon d’Ors, the most prestigious individual award in football. Messi won the awards for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. Thanks to this, he dominates the record, with two more than his great historical rival, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
9. The goals scored in the Champions League with PSG, including two braces. In the 2011-2012 season alone, he scored 14 Champions League goals with Barça, a record that Cristiano Ronaldo snatched from him a year later (17).
13. Number of goals scored in five appearances in the World Cup. He scored seven goals in Qatar-2022, finishing second in the scorers’ table, only surpassed by Frenchman Kylian Mbappé (8). That total also makes him Argentina’s top scorer in the World Cup, surpassing Gabriel Batistuta (10).
26. Number of matches played with Argentina in World Cups. Messi broke the previous record in Qatar, which was held by the German Lothar Matthäus.
74. Number of games played with Paris Saint-Germain (32 goals) since his arrival in 2021 until this Saturday’s match against Clermont.
174. Number of international matches with Argentina. He has held the national record since June 28, 2021, when he beat former Barcelona teammate Javier Mascherano during the last group game of the Copa América, against Bolivia.
Source: Ambito
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