Lionel Messi: Seven Ballon d'Or-winning years, a comparison

Lionel Messi, who first won the award in 2009, has been remarkably consistent over the last 12 years and has shown no signs of slowing down yet Messi appears to be enjoying a resurgence after an uncharacteristically ordinary debut season at PSG

Using data from Lionel Messi Stats, we've taken a look at his stats for club and country in each of the seven years he's received the Ballon d'Or award. Note: his 2021 stats are correct as of November 30, 2021.

2009

Games: 64
Starts: 52
Sub appearances: 12

Goals: 41
Assists: 15

Penalties scored: 5

Minutes per goal: 123.2
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 140.4
Minutes per goal or assist: 90.2

2010

Games: 64
Starts: 57
Sub appearances: 7

Goals: 60
Assists: 17

Penalties scored: 1

Minutes per goal: 88.7
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 90.2
Minutes per goal or assist: 69.1

2011

Games: 70
Starts: 67
Sub appearances: 3

Goals: 59
Assists: 36

Penalties scored: 8

Minutes per goal: 104.7
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 121.2
Minutes per goal or assist: 65

2012

Games: 69
Starts: 65
Sub appearances: 4

Goals: 91
Assists: 22

Penalties scored: 14

Minutes per goal: 65.6
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 77.5
Minutes per goal or assist: 52.8

2015

Games: 61
Starts: 57
Sub appearances: 4

Goals: 52
Assists: 26

Penalties scored: 8

Minutes per goal: 100.8
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 119.1
Minutes per goal or assist: 67.2

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2019 ( Lionel Messi 600 career goals)

Games: 58
Starts: 51
Sub appearances: 7

Goals: 50
Assists: 18

Penalties scored: 8

Minutes per goal: 93.6
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 11.4
Minutes per goal or assist: 68.8

2021( Lionel Messi, 7th Ballon D'or)

Games: 56
Starts: 53
Sub appearances: 3

Goals: 41
Assists: 17

Penalties scored: 5

Minutes per goal: 118.1
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 134.5
Minutes per goal or assist: 83.5

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