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Photos of Lionel Messi from every year of his historic career show his rise to soccer's highest throne

  • Lionel Messi has been taking the soccer world by storm for two full decades, as the Argentine prodigy took his talents to Barcelona at the turn of the century and never looked back.
  • Through his time with European giants FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as his international career with Argentina, Messi earned nearly every trophy and individual accolade available at soccer's highest levels.
  • But the seven-time Ballon d'Or recipient struggled to capture his sport's most cherished prize — a World Cup — until his last appearance at soccer's greatest tournament.
  • Messi finally captured the trophy that had long eluded him with Argentina's thrilling victory over reigning champion France at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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