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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Franz Beckenbauer
vssports · German footballer (1945–2024) · association football player
Lionel Messi
Footballer · Argentine footballer (born 1987) · association football player
Sport comparison
Lionel Messi leads 6–1 on 7 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Trophy cabinet
- 40Titles wonTeam trophies, club and international46
- 35Club titles40
- 5International titles6
- 0Individual awards109
- ≥1Ballon d'OrOne side is a full list, the other a partial one — not scored8
- ≥0Golden BootOne side is a full list, the other a partial one — not scored6
- 0FIFA BestCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete2
- 7Runner-up finishesFinals and podiums lost — not scored0
Same competitions
Competitions both have won at least once.
- 2FIFA World Cup1
- 1Ligue 12
Career record
- 100Goals975
- 0.15Goals per appearance0.88
- 680AppearancesLongevity, not merit — not scored1104
- 7Teams / clubs10
- defender, sweeperPositionforward, midfielder
- 181 cmHeight169 cm
Profile
- 78Age39
- 11 September 1945Born24 June 1987
- MunichBirthplaceRosario
- West Germany, GermanyNationalityArgentina, Spain, Italy
- association football player, association football coach, professional athleteKnown asassociation football player
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 212Entries367
- 0Quotes44
- 212Records311
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.