Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Onye mba Argentina, Messi bụ onye kasị mee egwuregwu na mba ya nakwa onye kasị nye ha goolu n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nile. Na ọkwa ntorobịa, o meriri asọmpi FIFA World Youth Championship nke 2005, na-emecha asọmpi ahụ na Golden Ball na Golden Shoe, na ihe nrite ọla edo n'egwuregwu Olympic nke 2008. Ụzọ o si egwu egwu dịka onye na-agba bọọlụ na-agba ụkwụ aka ekpe, mere ka e jiri ya tụnyere onye obodo ya bụ Diego Maradona, onye kọwara Messi dịka onye ga-anọchi ya. Mgbe ọ pụtara n'egwuregwu ndị okenye n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ n'afọ 2005, Messi ghọrọ onye ntorobịa kacha bụrụ onye Argentina na-egwu egwu ma na-agba bọọlụ na FIFA World Cup n'afọ 2006, wee ruo asọmpi Copa América nke afọ 2007, ebe a kpọrọ ya onye ntorobịa kacha agba bọọlụ n'asọmpi ahụ. Dịka onye isi ndị otu bọọlụ bọọlụ site n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ afọ 2011, o duziri ndị Argentina gaa asọmpi atọ: 2014 FIFA World Cup, nke o ji merie Golden Ball, na 2015 na
2016 Copa América, meriri Golden Ball na mbipụta 2015. Mgbe o kwuputara ezumike nka mba ụwa na 2016, ọ gbanwere mkpebi ya ma duru mba ya iru eru maka 2018 FIFA World Cup, ebe nke atọ na 2019 Copa América, ma merie 2021 Copa América, ebe ọ na-emeri Golden Ball na Golden Boot award maka nke ikpeazụ.