Lionel Messi has officially cemented his status as the most decorated player in the history of men’s professional football, standing alone at the summit.
The 2026 Campeones Cup became the 46th trophy of Messi’s glittering senior career, adding to an already extraordinary collection of silverware.
It is the fourth trophy Messi has lifted with Inter Miami, following the MLS Cup, Leagues Cup and Supporters Shield won in previous seasons.
At international level, Messi has collected five major honours with Argentina, including the 2008 Summer Olympics gold medal and back-to-back Copa America titles in 2021 and 2024.
Forty of Messi’s 46 trophies have come at club level, with 34 of those earned during his iconic spell at Barcelona.
Only Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs and Al Ahly icon Hossam Ashour can match the feat of winning more trophies at a single club than Messi achieved at the Nou Camp.
No fewer than five of Messi’s former Barcelona teammates feature in football’s top 10 most decorated players, a testament to the dominance of those sides under Pep Guardiola and his successors.
Former Barcelona right-back Dani Alves previously held the record as football’s most decorated player with 42 career trophies, but Messi has now moved decisively ahead.
Alves sits second on the all-time list, while Egypt’s Hossam Hassan occupies third place with an impressive haul of 40 trophies across his career with Al Ahly, Zamalek and the Egyptian national team.
Sergio Busquets is fifth on the list with 37 career trophies, with Gerard Pique just behind him in sixth place on 36, both men benefiting enormously from their time in that dominant Barcelona era.
Ryan Giggs and Andres Iniesta are joint seventh with 35 trophies each, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski sit level in joint ninth place, each having won 34 career honours across club and country.
Ronaldo’s 34 trophies span clubs including Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al Nassr, as well as two international honours with Portugal, the 2016 European Championship and the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League.
Lewandowski’s tally of 34 includes 19 trophies won during his hugely successful time at Bayern Munich, as well as seven more since joining Barcelona, where he has continued to add to his collection.
The list is a striking reminder of just how dominant Guardiola’s Barcelona side was during its peak years, with their players collectively hoovering up trophies across multiple decades and countries.