And so it was at Lusail Stadium today, as the greatest player the game has known won its ultimate trophy in dramatic fashion. Lionel Messi, at 35, has finally won the World Cup with Argentina Lionel Messi is one of the best players in the history of soccer. In addition to having won a large number of individual awards, he is one of the players with the most titles. Find out here how many titles Lionel Messi has after PSG's triumph in the 2022 Trophee des Champions. Argentina have not won a major senior title since the 1993 Copa America and Messi's main international successes are gold at the 2008 Olympics and victory in the 2005 FIFA Under-20s World Cup. Complete MLS stats for the Inter Miami CF Forward Lionel Messi on ESPN. Includes minutes played, goals, shots and fouls committed per season. Yet, for so long, the 35-year-old had been dogged by a lack of international success for years, unable to hoist an international trophy for a significant portion of his time with Argentina. After Monday night, Lionel Messi has seven. Messi, 34, effectively retained the trophy he last won in 2019 — controversially, the award was not handed out by France Football last year because of Messi has scored 99 goals for his country and would become the first Argentina player to net 100 international goals if he scores in Tuesday’s friendly against Curaçao. Related Ad Feedback Getting better every season, Messi and Barça won 35 trophies during the Argentine's time at the Club, including the six won in 2009 and the treble in 2015. Leo Messi and the treble trophies from bqm6w5.