Description 
Lionel Andrés „Leo“ Messi Cuccittini [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] (* 24. Juni 1987 in Rosario) ist ein argentinischer Fußballspieler. Er besitzt seit 2005 auch die spanische Staatsangehörigkeit.[2]
Messi spielt seit seinem 14. Lebensjahr für den FC Barcelona. Mit 24 Jahren wurde er Rekordtorschütze des FC Barcelona, mit 25 der jüngste Spieler in der Geschichte der Primera División, der 200 Tore erzielte. Messi hat inzwischen 648 Tore und 280 Torvorlagen in 752 Pflichtspielen (Stand 9. Januar 2021) für seinen Club erzielt.[3] Er ist mit 463 Ligatoren in 508 Spielen bester Torschütze sowie mit 202 Torvorlagen bester Vorbereiter der ersten spanischen Liga.[4]
Er ist siebenmaliger Rekordtorschützenkönig der spanischen Liga, sechsmaliger Rekordgewinner des Goldenen Schuhs (Torschützenkönig Europas) sowie sechsmaliger Rekordtorschützenkönig der Copa del Rey, auch ist er sechsmaliger Torschützenkönig der UEFA Champions League.
Er ist mit sechs Auszeichnungen für den besten Spieler der Welt Rekordgewinner des Ballon d’Or (2009, 2019 als Ballon d’Or; 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 als FIFA Ballon d’Or) und mit ebenfalls sechs Titeln Rekordgewinner des FIFA-Weltfußballer des Jahres (2009 als FIFA World Player; 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 als FIFA Ballon d’Or; 2019 als FIFA The Best FIFA Men’s Player). Auch wurde er 2011 und 2015 zu Europas Fußballer des Jahres gewählt. Hinzu kommen zahlreiche Top-3-Platzierungen bei diesen Wahlen. Messi ist seit 2019 der einzige Spieler, der 12-mal zum besten Fußballer des Jahres seines Landes gewählt wurde.[5][6]
Mit dem FC Barcelona gewann er unter anderem vier Champions-League-Titel, zehn Mal die spanische Meisterschaft und sechs Mal den spanischen Pokalwettbewerb Copa del Rey.
Messi ist Kapitän und mit 72 Toren Rekordtorschütze der argentinischen Nationalmannschaft. 2005 gewann er die Juniorenweltmeisterschaft und wurde dabei Torschützenkönig, 2008 erhielt er die olympische Goldmedaille.
Season Stats
37 appearances in the current 2025 Season
40 goals scored in the current 2025 Season
Trophies 
American MLS Golden Boot
 2025 | 
American MLS MVP
2024 | 
American MLS Supporters…
2024 | 
Copa America
 2024 | |
Milestones
MLS Hat-Trick
2025-10-18 | 
FIFA Club World Cup…
2025-06-19 | 
MLS Best XI
2024-12-03 | 
Copa America Player Of…
2024-07-09 | |
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1994-2000 |
2001-2004 |
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Statistics
| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2021 | 734 |
| Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2021 | 5 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2021 | 9 |
| Mins Played | Copa America | 2021 | 630 |
| Goals | Copa America | 2021 | 4 |
| Assists | Copa America | 2021 | 5 |
| Appearances | Copa America | 2021 | 7 |
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| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2020-2021 | 540 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2020-2021 | 5 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2020-2021 | 2 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2020-2021 | 6 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2020-2021 | 120 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2020-2021 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 3022 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 30 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 11 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 35 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2020-2021 | 510 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2020-2021 | 3 |
| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2020-2021 | 1 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2020-2021 | 5 |
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| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2020 | 360 |
| Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2020 | 1 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2020 | 4 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 180 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 21 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 25 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 2879 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 33 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 4 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 661 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 8 |
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| Assists | Copa America | 2019 | 1 |
| Goals | Copa America | 2019 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Copa America | 2019 | 486 |
| Appearances | Copa America | 2019 | 6 |
| Assists | International Friendlies | 2019 | 1 |
| Goals | International Friendlies | 2019 | 4 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2019 | 315 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2019 | 4 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2019 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2019 | 90 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2019 | 1 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 387 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 5 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 14 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 36 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 2709 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 34 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 12 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 837 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 10 |
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| Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 5 |
| Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 8 |
| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 1260 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 14 |
| Assists | International Friendlies | 2018 | 1 |
| Goals | International Friendlies | 2018 | 3 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2018 | 90 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2018 | 1 |
| Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2018 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2018 | 90 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2018 | 1 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 4 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 4 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 509 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 6 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 12 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 34 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 2996 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 36 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 2 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 6 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 783 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 10 |
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| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2017 | 90 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2017 | 1 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 180 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 2 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 3 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 5 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 630 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 7 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 10 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 37 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 2832 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 34 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 11 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 810 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 9 |
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| Assists | Copa America | 2016 | 4 |
| Goals | Copa America | 2016 | 5 |
| Mins Played | Copa America | 2016 | 374 |
| Appearances | Copa America | 2016 | 5 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2016 | 63 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2016 | 1 |
| Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 2 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 180 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 2 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 6 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 5 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 480 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 5 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 16 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 26 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 2729 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 33 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 6 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 630 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 7 |
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| Assists | Copa America | 2015 | 2 |
| Goals | Copa America | 2015 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Copa America | 2015 | 600 |
| Appearances | Copa America | 2015 | 6 |
| Goals | International Friendlies | 2015 | 3 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2015 | 116 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2015 | 2 |
| Goals | FIFA Club World Cup | 2015 | 1 |
| Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2015 | 90 |
| Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2015 | 1 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2015 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2015 | 180 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2015 | 2 |
| Assists | UEFA Super Cup | 2015 | 1 |
| Goals | UEFA Super Cup | 2015 | 2 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2015 | 120 |
| Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2015 | 1 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 4 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 5 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 540 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 6 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 20 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 43 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 3374 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 38 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 5 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 10 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 1146 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 13 |
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| Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 1 |
| Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 14 |
| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 1837 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 21 |
| Assists | International Friendlies | 2014 | 1 |
| Goals | International Friendlies | 2014 | 3 |
| Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2014 | 345 |
| Appearances | International Friendlies | 2014 | 5 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 3 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 5 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 476 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 6 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 11 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 28 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 2501 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 31 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 8 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 630 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 7 |
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| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2013 | 135 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2013 | 2 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 4 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 443 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 5 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 12 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 46 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 2626 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 32 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 3 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 8 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 821 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 11 |
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| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2012 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2012 | 180 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2012 | 2 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 4 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 512 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 7 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 20 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 50 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 3269 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 37 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 7 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 14 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 990 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 11 |
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| Assists | FIFA Club World Cup | 2011 | 1 |
| Goals | FIFA Club World Cup | 2011 | 2 |
| Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2011 | 180 |
| Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2011 | 2 |
| Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 2 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 180 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 2 |
| Assists | UEFA Super Cup | 2011 | 1 |
| Goals | UEFA Super Cup | 2011 | 1 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2011 | 90 |
| Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2011 | 1 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 3 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 7 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 542 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 7 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 20 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 31 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 2861 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 33 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 3 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 12 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 1048 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 13 |
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| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 450 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 5 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2010 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2010 | 128 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2010 | 2 |
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| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 209 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 3 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 13 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 34 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 2840 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 35 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 8 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 986 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 11 |
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| Goals | FIFA Club World Cup | 2009 | 2 |
| Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2009 | 157 |
| Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2009 | 2 |
| Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2009 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2009 | 90 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2009 | 1 |
| Assists | UEFA Super Cup | 2009 | 1 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2009 | 120 |
| Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2009 | 1 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2008-2009 | 6 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2008-2009 | 450 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2008-2009 | 8 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 12 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 23 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 2513 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 31 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 5 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 9 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 927 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 12 |
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| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2007-2008 | 225 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2007-2008 | 3 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 16 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 10 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 2003 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 28 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 6 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 726 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 9 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2006-2007 | 166 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 14 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 2001 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 26 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 385 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 5 |
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| Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 1 |
| Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 122 |
| Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 3 |
| Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2006 | 121 |
| Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2006 | 2 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2006 | 90 |
| Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2006 | 1 |
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| Assists | Copa del Rey | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Goals | Copa del Rey | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2005-2006 | 180 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2005-2006 | 2 |
| Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 2 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 6 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 912 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 17 |
| Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 2 |
| Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 322 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 6 |
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| Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2004-2005 | 73 |
| Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2004-2005 | 75 |
| Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2004-2005 | 7 |
| Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2004-2005 | 90 |
| Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2004-2005 | 1 |
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