The 1x1 of Leo Messi's eight Ballon d'Ors

It seems impossible that another player was able to repeat the feat of Lionel Messi in the football. It has remained confirmed, with his eighth Baón of Gold, that is too far of the 'mortal' and that it will be complicated that, in the history, another footballer can keep the rhythm that has had to add in his vitrinas eight trophies that turn him into the best player of the world. It won it, for the first time, when it were 22 years old and since it has signed a dynasty. In FCBN, analyse his 8 attainments:

2009, the 'jewel' of the sextete of the Barça

The history of Leo Messi in the Balloon of Gold began when had, only, 22 years. It consecrated in the FC Barcelona of Pep Guardiola that won all the possible titles to level of clubs and that had him to him like big leading. It was his 'debut' in the elite and when really it left clear that had arrived to change the history of the football. In this season, added 41 goals, 21 assistances and contested 60 parties between all the competitions. It won with 473 points, by in front of Cristiano (233) and his mate Xavi Hernández (170).

2010, the vote more 'just' in a Balloon of Gold

The World-wide of South Africa, in which it topped Spain after winning to Low Countries, did not have so much 'weight' to leave to Leo Messi without his second trophy after a season in which it had registered 48 goals and 13 assistances in 64 clashes with the Barça and Argentina. It had contested the recognition with Andrés Iniesta (17,36%) and Xavi Hernández (16,48%). Leo Messi remained with 22,65% of the votes.

2011, prize without discussion

It was an unforgettable year for the Barça in which Leo Messi was the big leading. It had won the FIFA World Player, the prize to the best player in Europe and was key to win LaLiga and Champions League. It closed the year with the frivolous figure of 57 goals and 33 assistances in 66 parties contested. It was in his best moment and, with 47,88% of the votes, left backwards again to Cristiano (21,60%) and Xavi (9,23%).

2012, absolute dynasty of Leo Messi

The fourth Balloon of Gold -consecutive- of Leo Messi arrived after a year in which, although they were not very important the collective titles (Glass, Supercopa European and Spanish and World-wide of Clubs), signed his best season in what to registers goleadores refers . They were 82 goals in 62 parties in this course, going through on of Cristiano (23,7%) and Andrés Iniesta (19,9%) with 41,79% of the votes.

2015, the return of the Argentinian

After having been surpassed in two years by Cristiano Ronaldo (2013 and 2014), 'The Flea' went back to the highest after having been the key piece so that the Barça won the triplete of titles, of LaLiga, Glass and Champuins League, turning into the best footballer in all and each one of the competitions. His only asterisk was to remain without Glass America, in a year in which it registered 62 goals and 36 assistances in 67 clashes. It remained with 41,33%, by in front of 'CR7' (27,76%) and Neymar (7,86%).

2019, Messi leaves backwards to Cristiano

With the Real Madrid in his best moment and the World-wide of Russia 2018, Cristiano and Luka Modric did with the trophies in these editions and did not go until the 2019 that 'The Flea' could go back to win one after an extremely just vote in which it surpassed to Virgil go Dijk, key in this season with the Liverpool, by 7 points. In this season, had won LaLiga with the Barça and added 54 goals. The Argentinian star had 686 votes, by the 679 of the Dutch and 476 of Cristiano.

2021, prize to the excellence

After in 2020 it had not delivered the prize by the pandemia of the Covid-19, the Argentinian went back to heave with the recognition after adding 613 points and remain by in front of Robert Lewandowski (580) and Jorginho (460). It was the most discussed, without place to doubts, because in this edition his only 'big' attainment was the Glass America and a Glass of the King with the Barça, with 38 goals and 14 assistances. SAnd remained very behind in the registers goleadores of, for example, the Polish forward.

2023, recognition to the career of Leo Messi

Finally, this year Leo Messi has gone back to remain with the prize thanks to his participation in the Glass of the World. It was the key player so that Argentina did with the third star has been sufficient so that it left to Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé without prize. To level of clubs, with the Paris Saint-Germain in the last year had added 21 goals and 20 assistances, topping with Tie it 1 and the Supercopa of France before leaving to the Inter Miami.