Top 20 Lionel Messi Seasons of All Time

Record goal tallies, Champions League magic, and the long-awaited World Cup — his career has produced seasons that defy all statistical precedent. Which do you consider his absolute best?

1. 1
   2011–12 Season

   Messi's statistical peak: 73 goals across all competitions and 50 in La Liga alone — a world record that obliterated the previous European benchmark.
   1000pts
2. 2
   2024 MLS Season

   Messi won the MLS MVP award with 20 goals and 16 assists in 19 games as Inter Miami lifted the Supporters' Shield with a league-record 74 points.
   797pts
3. 3
   2022 FIFA World Cup

   Messi's transcendent 2022 Qatar campaign — 7 goals, 3 assists, and a final for the ages — delivered Argentina their first World Cup in 36 years.
   704pts
4. 4
   2021 Copa America

   Messi finally broke Argentina's 28-year major tournament drought with his first international trophy, scoring four goals and providing five assists.
   646pts
5. 5
   2008 Beijing Olympics

   Messi defied Barcelona to play in Beijing, scoring twice and setting up Di María's winner in the final as Argentina won Olympic gold.
   564pts
6. 6
   2017–18 Season

   Messi scored 45 goals, won the Pichichi and his fifth Golden Shoe, and led Barcelona to a domestic double while losing only one league game.
   516pts
7. 7
   2010–11 Season

   Messi scored 53 goals in all competitions and was named Champions League Best Player as Barcelona reached and won the final against Manchester United.
   461pts
8. 8
   2009–10 Season

   Messi scored 34 La Liga goals and delivered 11 assists as Barça successfully defended the league title and won the Club World Cup.
   461pts
9. 9
   2018–19 Season

   Messi scored 51 goals and won La Liga and Copa del Rey, claiming his sixth Ballon d'Or in a dominant return to form after injury.
   400pts
10. 10
    2023 MLS Season

    Messi's debut Inter Miami season in 2023 saw him win the Leagues Cup and the MLS Supporters' Shield while taking US soccer to unprecedented global heights.
    400pts
11. 11
    2012–13 Season

    Messi scored 60 goals, including 46 in La Liga, and netted in a record 21 consecutive league matches as Barcelona won the title with 100 points.
    400pts
12. 12
    2014 FIFA World Cup

    Messi scored four group-stage goals, won the Golden Ball and captained Argentina to the final, where they lost to Germany in extra time.
    329pts
13. 13
    2022–23 Season

    At Paris Saint-Germain Messi won Ligue 1 with 21 goals and 20 assists in all competitions, a season that also contained his World Cup triumph.
    248pts
14. 14
    2020–21 Season

    In his final Barcelona season, Messi won the Pichichi with 30 league goals and scored twice in the Copa del Rey final win over Athletic Bilbao.
    248pts
15. 15
    2014–15 Season

    Leading the MSN trio, Messi scored 58 goals and won a second treble, with a famous solo goal in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao.
    248pts
16. 16
    2016–17 Season

    Messi netted 54 goals, claimed his fourth Pichichi award and European Golden Shoe, and provided 16 assists in one of his most complete all-round seasons.
    248pts
17. 17
    2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

    An 18-year-old Messi won the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe with six goals, including two penalties in the final, as Argentina won the U-20 title.
    154pts
18. 18
    2008–09 Season

    Messi's breakout as a superstar: 38 goals in all competitions and a headed goal in the Champions League final as Barcelona won a historic treble.
    154pts
19. 19
    2025 MLS Season

    Messi won the MLS Golden Boot with 29 goals, became the first back-to-back MVP in league history and led Inter Miami to their first MLS Cup.
    154pts
20. 20
    2015–16 Season

    Messi's 41 La Liga goals anchored a 131-goal MSN season that broke the record for most combined goals by a forward trio in a single campaign.
    0pts

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