FACTBOX-Soccer-Messi by numbers

The following is a look at Argentina captain Lionel Messi's career by numbers: 499 million: Global followers on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram (over 10 times the population of Argentina) $120 million: Messi's estimated earnings for the 2022-23 season before taxes and agents' fees, according to Forbes. $26.60 million: Messi's estimated transfer value, according to Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory.

The following is a look at Argentina captain Lionel Messi's career by numbers:

499 million: Global followers on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram (over 10 times the population of Argentina) $120 million: Messi's estimated earnings for the 2022-23 season before taxes and agents' fees, according to Forbes.

$26.60 million: Messi's estimated transfer value, according to Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory. 2,315: Minutes played in the World Cup. No one has played more.

853: Club matches for Barcelona B, Barcelona, and Paris St Germain 701: Club goals for Barcelona B, Barcelona, and Paris St Germain

172:International caps 98: International goals

37: Club trophies won 35: Age

26: Matches played at the World Cup (Overall record) 19: Appearances as captain in the World Cup -- a record

16: World Cup match victories (Germany's Miroslav Klose has 17). Does not include penalty shootout wins. 16 years: The gap between his first and latest World Cup goals

13: World Cup goals (Argentine record) 11: Player of the match awards (first given in 2002)

7: Ballons d'Or 6: Men to have played in five World Cups - Messi, Lothar Matthaeus, Antonio Carbajal, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Cristiano Ronaldo

6: Assists in the knockout phase of World Cups 5: World Cups played in and assisted in

2: World Cup finals 1: Copa America trophy

1: World Cup winners' medals (Compiled by Aadi Nair and Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, Tommy Lund in Gdansk, Editing by Toby Davis and Ed Osmond)

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