Cesc Fàbregas

Profile Football Stars | Cesc Fàbregas | Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16. This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fàbregas and the second or maternal family name is Soler. Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler is a Spanish footballer WHO plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.

Eventually Fàbregas joined Barcelona's academy full time. During his time at Barcelona's youth academy, Fàbregas Barcelona's idolized then-captain and number four Josep Guardiola, WHO would later give his shirt as Consolation Fàbregas when Fàbregas' parents divorced.

Barcelona won the tie 3-2 and 5-4 on aggregate. He scored his first goal in a 2-0 win against FC Porto as Barcelona won the 2011 UEFA Super Cup, and his first league goal on his league debut against Villarreal CF.

Although he features regularly for the Spain national football team, Fàbregas' international career began at youth level.  Spain finished runners-up in the tournament to Brazil. Fàbregas was next INVOLVED in the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Spain also finished runners-up. Noting his impressive performances in Arsenal's 2006 Champions League campaign, Spain coach Luis Aragonés named the teenager in the team for a friendly against Ivory Coast. In That game, Fàbregas Became the youngest player capped for Spain in 70 years, beating Sergio Ramos' record. Fàbregas was selected as a part of del Bosque's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Originally Brought to Arsenal as a youth to SLOWLY develop via the League Cup, Fàbregas was Unexpectedly deployed as Arsenal's starting central midfielder Following injuries to fellow midfielders Patrick Vieira, Gilberto Silva and Edu during the 2004-05 season. At Arsenal, Fàbregas Often also assumed responsibility for set pieces, taking corners, free kicks and Penalties. There were also concerns raised over the large number of games Fàbregas was playing for club and country at a young age Such, but while he initially avoided long spells on the sidelines, he played significantly fewer games due to injury in his last three seasons with Arsenal .

Personal information
Full name Francesc Fàbregas i Soler
Date of birth 4 May 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Arenys de Mar, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 4

Youth career
1995-1997 Mataró
Barcelona 1997-2003
2003 Arsenal

Senior career
years Team
Arsenal 2003-2011 212 (35)
2011 - Barcelona 18 (9)

National team
2002-2003 Spain U16 8 (0)
2003-2004 Spain U17 14 (7)
2005 Spain U20 5 (0)
2004-2005 Spain U21 12 (8)
2006 - Spain 62 (8)
2004 - Barcelona 2 (0)

Arsenal

Winner
     FA Cup: 2004-05
     FA Community Shield: 2004
Runner-up
     UEFA Champions League: 2005-06
     Football League Cup: 2006-07, 2010-11
     FA Community Shield: 2005

Barcelona

Winner
     Supercopa de España: 2011
     UEFA Super Cup: 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup: 2011

International
Winner
     FIFA World Cup: 2010
     UEFA European Championship: 2008
Runner-up
     FIFA U-17 World Championship: 2003
     UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2004

Individual
     FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Shoe: 2003
     FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Ball: 2003
     UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2004
     Bravo Award: 2006
     UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2008
     Premier League Player of the Month: January 2007, September 2007
     ESM Team of the Year: 2007-08, 2009-10
     PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007-08
     PFA Team of the Year: 2007-08, 2009-10
     UEFA Team of the Tournament: 2008
     Golden Boy: 2006

Decorations
     Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010
     Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011

Cristian Tello Herrera

Profile Football Stars | Cristian Tello Herrera | Tello started playing at the age of 11 with CF Can Rull, moving to FC Barcelona Shortly after, and being loaned to another club in Catalonia, CF Damm, for one year.

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Tello and the second or maternal family name is Herrera. Cristian Tello Herrera is a Spanish footballer WHO plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward or winger

On 9 November 2011, he made his debut for Barça's first team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 away win against CE L'Hospitalet for the season's Spanish Cup; he scored a brace in the second leg, a 9-0 routing.

Personal information
Full name Cristian Tello Herrera
Date of birth 11 August 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger

Club information
Current club Barcelona B
Number 7

Youth career
1999-2002 Can Rull
Barcelona 2002-2008
2007-2008 → CF Damm (loan)
Espanyol 2008-2010

Senior career
years Team
2010 Espanyol B 4 (1)
2010 - Barcelona B 39 (9)
2011 - Barcelona 4 (2)

National team
2010 Spain U19 3 (0)
Spain U20 2011 5 (1)

Thiago Alcântara

Profile Football Stars | Thiago Alcântara | On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a subtitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team in a 4-0 win against Racing de Santander at the Camp Nou. His second goal in a game CAME against UD Almería on 9 April 2011, to the make the score 2-1.

Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento, known simply as Thiago, is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona. Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho. He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of five, he moved to Spain with his father and his cousin Patrick Gude, and started playing with Team Galician Ureca in Nigran.

Thiago was ever-present during Spain's victorious 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, scoring the second goal of a 2-0 victory with a 40-yard free kick against Switzerland in the final.

Personal information
Full name Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento
Date of birth 11 April 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth San Pietro Vernotico, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 11

Youth career
Flamengo 1995-1996
1996-2001 Ureca
Flamengo 2001-2005
Barcelona 2005-2008c

senior career
years Team
2008-2011 Barcelona B 59 (3)
2009 - Barcelona 31 (4)

National team
2007 Spain U16 1 (0)
2007-2008 Spain U17 8 (5)
2009 Spain U18 1 (1)
2009 - 2010 Spain U19 11 (4)
2010 Spain U21 14 (2)
2011 Spain 3 (0)

Honours

Barcelona
     Spanish League (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2010-11
     Spanish Supercup (2): 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (1): 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (1): 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2011

Spain
     Under-17 European Championship: 2008
     Under-21 European Championship: 2011

Andrés Iniesta

Profile Football Stars | Andrés Iniesta | Iniesta CAME through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, and impressed from an early age. Iniesta played for Spain at Under-16, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, before making his international debut in 2006. He was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, playing one game, as Spain went out in the second round. He helped Spain qualify for Euro 2008, and played an Important role in the side as They went on to win the competition, playing every game and being selected in the UEFA Team of the Tournament. Iniesta was selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was a key member of the victorious Spanish side; he scored the winning goal in the final against the Netherlands, also being named Man of the Match, and was selected in the tournament's All-Star Team . He was also the Man of the Match for two other World Cup games.  Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team.

Iniesta comes from a small village in the province named Fuentealbilla of Albacete, Castile-La Mancha. Iniesta traveled there with his parents and visited La Masia, the Spanish farmhouse where the house Their young team players; the trip convinced them to Enroll Iniesta in the Barcelona youth ranks. The trophy was Presented by one of Iniesta's idols: the then first-team captain Josep Guardiola, Whose poster hung above Iniesta's bed. As a manager, Guardiola would Xavi and Iniesta Make the heart of his Barcelona's treble-winning side of 2009, a decade after his famous prediction. Iniesta rose through the club's youth teams and, by the age of 16, was already the key player for FC Barcelona B. Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal Iniesta handed his first senior-team debut on 29 October 2002, in  UEFA Champions League group game against Club Brugge.

In During his spell with the Spain U21s side, Iniesta was named captain on Several Occasions. Iniesta won his first cap for Spain when he was Brought on at half-time in a friendly against Russia on 27 May 2006. He scored his first goal for Spain in a friendly against England on 7 February 2007. Iniesta proceeded to play a pivotal part in Spain's qualification for Euro 2008 by scoring goals against the likes of Sweden and by assisting the strikers. Iniesta was selected in Spain's squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland Iniesta was substituted before the penalty shoot out Itself. Iniesta was named in the Team of the Tournament alongside fellow midfielders Xavi and Spain Marcos Senna and six other teammates. For his excellent performances in Spain Helping reach the final of the tournament, Iniesta was shortlisted for the Golden Ball award.

Personal information
Full name Andrés Iniesta Luján
Date of birth 11 May 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth Fuentealbilla, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 8

Youth career
1994-1996 Albacete
Barcelona 1996-2001

senior careeryears Team
2001-2003 Barcelona B 54 (5)
2002 - Barcelona 258 (25)

National team 

2000-2001 Spain U15 2 (0)
2000-2001 Spain U16 7 (1)
2001-2002 Spain U17 4 (0)
2001-2002 Spain U18 1 (0)
2001-2002 Spain U19 7 (1)
2003-2004 Spain U20 7 (3)
2003-2006 Spain U21 18 (6)
2006 - Spain 63 (10)
2004 Catalonia 1 (0)

Honours

Barcelona
     La Liga (5): 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey (1): 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España (5): 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (3): 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006
     FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006

Spain
     FIFA World Cup: 2010
     UEFA European Football Championship: 2008
     UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2002
     UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2001

Individual
     Euro 2008 Team of the tournament
     Euro 2008 Man Of The Match Vs Russia
     Spanish La Liga Player of the Year: 2009
     La Liga's Best Attacking Midfielder: 2009, 2011
     Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano: 2nd best player in La Liga 2008-09
     FIFA / FIFPro World XI: 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Team of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011
     Ballon d'Or: 4th Place 2009
     2010 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
     2010 FIFA World Cup Man Of The Match vs. Chile, Paraguay and Netherlands
     Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010
     FIFA Ballon d'Or: Second place, 2010, 4th Place 2011
     FIFA Puskas Award: Second place 2009
     Onze d'Or: Third place 2009, 2010 Second place
     UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 4th Place 2011
     ESM Team of the Year: 2011

Decorations
     Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011

Xavi Hernández

Profile Football Stars | Xavi Hernández | Xavi CAME through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at the age of 11. He made his first-team debut in 18 August 1998. Xavi played for Spain at the young levels, before making his international debut in 2000. Xavier Hernández i Creus, commonly known as  Xavi Hernández or simply, is a Spanish footballer WHO plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, where he has spent his entire 15-year career. Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Xavi is a product of Barcelona's La Masia youth system and has been a regular at the Camp Nou since the age of 11.

Initially featuring intermittently both for the reserve and senior teams, Xavi scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Real Valladolid when Barcelona were 10th in the league. Sustained impressive performance he Meant That Became a key member of Louis van Gaal's title-winning team. Xavi finished his debut season with 26 matches played and winning Spanish League. Barcelona's Xavi Became principal playmaker, after an injury to Pep Guardiola in the 1999-00 season.

Xavi's Abilities on the football pitch have led his teams to Numerous titles and placed him Among the most decorated footballers of all time. The playmaker has won major international titles with Spain and FC Barcelona in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. His successes on the European stage include winning the UEFA European Football Championship and the UEFA Champions League (three times). On 25 March 2011, Xavi earned his 100th cap for Spain in the 2-1 home win against the Czech Republic in a Euro 2012 qualifier. He played for the nation at the 2000 Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Xavi's abnormally good vision, pinpoint accurate passing and ball control world class allow him to dictate the flow of play whilst rarely relinquishing possession.

Personal information
Full name Xavier Hernández i Creus
Date of birth 25 January 1980 (age 32)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 6

Youth career
Barcelona 1991-1997

Senior career
years Team
1997-2000 Barcelona B 61 (4)
1998 - Barcelona 402 (45)

National team
Spain U17 1997 10 (2)
1997-1998 Spain U18 10 (0)
1999 Spain U20 6 (2)
1998-2001 Spain U21 25 (7)
2000 Spain U23 6 (2)
2000 - Spain 107 (10)
1998 - Catalonia 9 (2)

Honours

Barcelona
     La Liga (6): 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey (1): 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España (5): 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (3): 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006
     FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006

Spain
     FIFA World Cup: 2010
     UEFA European Football Championship: 2008
     FIFA World Youth Championship: 1999
     Summer Olympics: Silver medal 2000
     FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009

Individual
     FIFA Ballon d'Or Third place: 2010, 2011
     Ballon d'Or Third place: 2009
     FIFA World Player of the Year Third place: 2009
     UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Second place: 2011
     World Soccer Player of the Year: 2010
     UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Year: 2008-09
     IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
     La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 1999
     Spanish La Liga Player of the Year: 2005
     La Liga Midfielder of the Year: 2009, 2011
     Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano Second place: 2010
     UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament: 2008
     UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008
     FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2010
     FIFA / FIFPro World XI: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
     ESM Team of the Year: 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2009
     FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2009
     FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2011

Decorations
     Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2010 [35]
     Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010

Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma

Profile Football Stars | Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma | Pedro usually plays the ball with his left foot but is actually right-footed. During the 2009-10 season playing at his club, FC Barcelona, Pedro Became the first player in history to score in six different competitions in one season official.

Pedro was a key player for Barca's reserve team, as it Achieved promotion from Tercera División, making 37 appearances and scoring seven goals.  In Barcelona's treble-winning season in 2008-09, Pedro eventually totalled 14 matches, also Appearing in La Liga against Getafe CF (1-1 home draw), Valencia CF (4-0 home triumph), Real Valladolid (1-0 away win), CA Osasuna (0-1 home loss, with Barcelona already crowned champions), totalling 365 minutes. On August 16, after assisting with the first goal Xavi, Pedro scored his first competitive goal for the first team in the 67th minute, Helping to Ensure a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in San Mames, for the season's domestic Supercup. On 28 September, Pedro scored his first goal in the Champions League after Iniesta Replacing at halftime in a 2-0 win against FC Dynamo Kyiv.

More and more established in Barcelona's starting lineups, Pedro went on to score another brace in the league, in a 4-2 win against RCD Mallorca. He would continue his scoring touch in the Champions League, scoring one of two against FC Internazionale Milano. On December 16, Pedro scored a goal in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup against Atlante FC, in 3-1 win. On April 10, he scored the second goal in a 2-0 win against Real Madrid, in his first appearance in El Clásico. In the last three league matches, Pedro scored for Barcelona, with the Catalans eventually renewing Their league supremacy: again against Tenerife (4-1 win), the winner at 3-2 against Valladolid and Sevilla FC (4-0). Pedro began the 2010-11 season firmly established in Barcelona's starting XI. On 29 November 2010, he scored the second goal in a 5-0 home win against Real Madrid, Barça with climbing to the first position in the league.  On 20 April 2011, Pedro scored against Real Madrid in the second half of the season's Spanish Cup final, but his goal was Disallowed for offside, in an eventual 0-1 extra-time loss.

Personal information
Full name Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma
Date of birth 28 July 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 17

Youth career
2003-2004 San Isidro
Barcelona 2004-2005

senior career
years Team
Barcelona 2005-2007 C 70 (10)
2007-2009 Barcelona B 55 (17)
2008 - Barcelona 90 (26)

National team
2008 Spain U21 2 (0)
2010 - Spain 15 (2)

Honours

Barcelona
     La Liga (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey (1): 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (2): 2008-09, 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011

Spain
     FIFA World Cup: 2010

Individual
     Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010

Isaac Cuenca

Profile Football Stars | Isaac Cuenca | Cuenca finished his formation with CF Damm and Barcelona, rejoining the latter in 2009. He made his senior debuts in the 2010-11 season, being loaned to yet another club Catalonia, CE Sabadell FC in the third division. Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Cuenca joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2003, aged just 12. Halfway through his third year youth, however, he returned home and joined the local CF Reus Deportiu.

In June 2011, Cuenca returned to Barcelona and joined its B team, alongside Martí Riverola. Cuenca made his official debut for Barça B on 4 September 2011, playing the last 29 minutes in a 4-0 away win against FC Cartagena, and scoring the last goal of the match.

On 19 October, he made his first official appearance for the playing squad, Replacing David Villa in the dying minutes of a 2-0 home success against FC Viktoria Plzeň, for the season's UEFA Champions League. On 3 December 2011, Cuenca scored his second league goal, playing the entire 5-0 home routing of Levante UD.

Personal information
Full name Joan Isaac López Cuenca
Date of birth 27 April 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth Reus, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 23

Youth career
Espanyol 2001-2003
Barcelona 2003-2006
2006-2008 Reus
CF Damm 2008-2009
Barcelona 2009-2010

senior career
years Team
2010-2011 Sabadell (loan) 32 (4)
2011 Barcelona B 6 (2)
2011 - Barcelona 9 (2)

National team
2011 - Spain U21 2 (0)
2011 - Barcelona 1 (0)

Honours

Barcelona
    FIFA Club World Cup: 2011

Lionel Messi

 

Profile Football Stars | Lionel Messi | Messi began playing football at a young age and his skill and potential was soon realized by Barcelona. Messi received the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 (2009 Ballon d'Or and FIFA 2009 World Player of the Year), 2010 (2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or) and 2011 (2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or). Followed Major honors soon as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. Messi then had the most Successful season of his playing career, the 2008-09 season, in the which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign. This record-breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009-10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equaling Ronaldo's record total for Barcelona.

Messi has won five league titles, three Champions League titles, two of Those scoring in finals, against Manchester United in both 2009 and 2011. After scoring 12 goals in the 2010-11 Champions League, Messi Became only the third player (after Gerd Müller and Jean-Pierre Papin) to top-score in three successive European Champion Clubs' Cup campaigns. Messi is the fourth football player to win three Ballon d'Ors, after Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten and the second player to win three consecutive Ballon d'Ors, after Michel Platini (however, two of his Ballon d'Ors FIFA Ballon d'Ors are, the which he won consecutively). Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals, Including two in the final game. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honor, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team. At international level Messi scored 19 goals in 66 games.

Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, to parents Jorge Horacio Messi, a steel factory worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner. In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys WHO were based in his home city Rosario. Barcelona Offered to pay for Messi's medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain. Messi and his father moved to Barcelona where Messi Enrolled in the club's youth academy.

 

Messi was at one stage romantically linked to Macarena Lemos, also from his hometown of Rosario. Roccuzzo is a fellow native of Rosario.Messi also has two cousins in football INVOLVED: Maxi, a winger for Club Olimpia of Paraguay, and Emanuel Biancucchi, WHO plays as a midfielder for Spain's Girona FC.

In 2007, Leo Messi established the Foundation, a charity supporting access to education and health care for vulnerable children. In response to Messi's own childhood medical Difficulties, the Foundation has Leo Messi Offered Argentine children diagnosed with Illnesses treatment in Spain and funds covering the transport, hospital and recuperation costs. Messi's foundation is supported by his own fundraising activity with additional assistance from Herbalife. On 11 March 2010 Announced Messi was as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. UNICEF ambassador Messi's activities are aimed at supporting children's rights. 

Personal information
Full name Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of birth 24 June 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1/2 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 10

Youth career
Newell's Old Boys 1995-2000
Barcelona 2000-2003

Senior career 

years Team
Barcelona 2003-2004 C 8 (5)
2004-2005 Barcelona B 22 (6)
2004 - Barcelona 200 (146)

National team
2005 Argentina U20 7 (6)
2008 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2005 - Argentina 66 (19)

Honours

Barcelona
    La Liga (5): 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
    Copa del Rey (1): 2008-09: Runner-up 2010-11
    Supercopa de España (5): 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
    UEFA Champions League (3): 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11
    UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006
    FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011

Argentina
    FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005
    Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
    Copa América: Runner-up 2007

Individual
    FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2
        2010, 2011
    Ballon d'Or: 1
        2009
    FIFA World Player of the Year: 1
        2009
    World Soccer Player of the Year: 2
        2009, 2011
    World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3
        2006, 2007, 2008
    ESM Team of the Year: 5
        2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
    European Golden Shoe: 1
        2010
    La Liga top goalscorer: 1
        2010
    Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 1
        2011
    La Liga Player of the Year: 3
        2009, 2010, 2011
    LFP Best Player: 3
        2009, 2010, 2011
    LFP Best Forward: 3
        2009, 2010, 2011
    La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3
        2007, 2009, 2010
    La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 4
        2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
    UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 3
        2009, 2010, 2011
    UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 1
        2011
    UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1
        2009
    UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1
        2009
    UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 1
        2011
    UEFA Team of the Year: 4
        2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
    Onze d'Or: 3
        2009, 2010, 2011
    Bravo Award: 1
        2007
    Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1
        2005
    FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2
        2009, 2011
    FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1
        2005
    FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 1
        2005
    Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1
        2007
    FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3
        2006, 2007, 2008
    FIFA / FIFPro World XI: 5
        2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
    Olimpia de Oro: 1
        2011
    Olimpia de Plata: 6
        2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
    Best Male Athlete in Latin America: 1
        2011
    Marca Leyenda: 1
        2009
    L'Equipe Champion of Champions: 1
        2011