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Лионель Месси родился 24 июня 1987 года в аргентинском городе Росарио. Отец — Хорхе Орасио Месси, фабричный рабочий на сталелитейном комбинате, мать — Селия Мария Месси (девичья фамилия Куччиттини), частично занятая уборщица. У него есть два старших брата по имени Родриго и Матиас, а также сестра по имени Мария Соль. Двое его двоюродных братьев — Эмануэль[en] и Максимилиано Бьянкуччи также являются футболистами.
Семья его отца происходит из итальянского города Анконы, откуда его предок, Анджело Месси, эмигрировал в Аргентину в 1883 году. Другие его предки были родом из Каталонии; в частности, его прапрадед Рамон Льобера Перес (родился в 1895 году в Эль-Поале), чья внучка Роза Мария Перес в Аргентине вышла замуж за Эусебио Месси Баро, потомка Анджело. Брат Рамона, Гонсаль Льобера Перес (родился в 1904 году в Эль-Поале), приходится прапрадедом другому известному футболисту, Бояну Кркичу.
Месси начал заниматься футболом в возрасте пяти лет, в любительском клубе «Грандоли», тренируемом его отцом Хорхе. На первые занятия его отводила бабушка Селия, единственная из семьи, кто хотела видеть его футболистом; впоследствии все свои голы Лионель посвящал ей. В 1995 году он стал играть за профессиональный клуб — «Ньюэллс Олд Бойз», а в 1997 году, будучи игроком этого клуба, завоевал Кубок Дружбы Перу. В возрасте 11 лет у него был диагностирован дефицит соматотропина (гормона роста). «Ривер Плейт» проявлял интерес к Месси, но не имел достаточного количества денег, чтобы заплатить за лечение, поскольку это стоило $ 900 в месяц.
Когда Лионелю было 13 лет, один из акционеров клуба «Барселона» узнал о юном футболисте. Он нанял двух скаутов Мартина Монтеро и Фабиана Сольдини, которые уговорили отца Месси пройти просмотр в клубе. 17 сентября 2000 года Месси с отцом прибыли в Каталонию, однако из-за занятости спортивного директора клуба, Карлеса Решака, просмотр прошёл лишь 3 октября. Решак был настолько впечатлён талантом игрока, что уговорил совет директоров «сине-гранатовых» оплатить переезд семьи Месси в Европу, а также лечение, стоившее 90 тысяч евро в год. С тех пор он начал выступать в молодёжной команде клуба.
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37 appearances in the current 2025 Season
40 goals scored in the current 2025 Season
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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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