--- title: "Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?" description: "Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?" author: "nitya singh" published: 2018-03-05 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36632/who-is-was-the-best-player-barcelona-ever-had category: "sports" reading_time: 6 minutes --- # Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had? Who is/was the best [player](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33270/which-companies-and-employers-are-hiring-volleyball-player-resources) Barcelona ever had? ## Answers ### Answer by akriti kashyap ## Well! Well! Well! The most awaited question ever...! ![Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/733ca9ea-38a3-4683-97a0-a16c7189d305/images/52a11cfa-5679-4a27-a4ff-555179644436.png)\ After five fruitful seasons with Sevilla, **Dani Alves** came to **FC Barcelona** in the mid-year of 2008. His physical quality earned him the moniker **The Tarantula** in his local Brazil and he was soon the unquestionable first choice at the appropriate back for the blaugranes. In his eight seasons in a Barça shirt, he showed up, 391 of which came in official competition, for a normal of 49 recreations a season. With his robustness in safeguard, his rampaging keeps running down the flank, and his intense shot from fresh, he was a crucial segment for four distinctive blaugrana mentors: Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Tata Martino and Luis Enrique. Moreover, his responsibility regarding the group and his outgoing individual identity made him a firm most loved with the Barça fans and one of the stars when it came to commending the group's numerous triumphs. ![Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/733ca9ea-38a3-4683-97a0-a16c7189d305/images/468e7a4c-de2f-4d92-af54-a78536df5b5f.png) At the season of his takeoff in the mid-year of 2016, Alves was second on Barça's unequaled appearance list for remote players, behind none other than Leo Messi. Likewise, he is one of the players with the most trophies having won 26 with Barça, five with Sevilla and three with the Brazilian national group. Football fans will always remember his attacks down the correct hand side couple with Messi, wreaking ruin on restricting safeguards. ## \ ## Cheers! ### Answer by Harshal Vispute **FC Barcelona** has always produced outstanding footballers, but when it comes to Barcelona's best ever, there is no one other the **Lionel Andrés Messi** the **greatest footballer** the FC Barcelona has ever produced. He is not only FC Barcelona's greatest ever footballer but also the **World's Best Footballer**.![Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/733ca9ea-38a3-4683-97a0-a16c7189d305/images/e32890ab-bac3-41eb-b4cb-eab518a1b7b7.jpeg) **Lionel Andrés Messi** is an **Argentine professional footballer** who is largely regarded as the finest player in the world and one of the **greatest players of all time**. Messi earned a record **six Ballon d'Or titles**, **six European Golden Shoes**. He spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, winning a club-record **35 trophies**, including **10 La Liga** crowns, **7 Copa del Rey** titles, and **4 UEFA Champions Leagues**. Messi is a **prolific striker** and **creative playmaker** who owns the records for **most goals** in **La Liga (474)**, a **La Liga and European league season (50)**, **most hat-tricks in La Liga (36)** and the **UEFA Champions League (8)**, and most **assists in La Liga (192)**. Messi has almost **750 senior career goals for club and country**, making him the most prolific goal scorer for a **single club**. Messi's **extraordinary** abilities drew the attention of **major** **clubs** on both sides of the **Atlantic**. Messi and his family moved to **Barcelona** when he was **13 years old**, and he began playing for **FC Barcelona's under-14 team**. He scored **21 goals** in **14 games** for the junior club and quickly advanced through the higher-level teams until he was granted his **informal debut** with FC Barcelona in a **friendly** match at the age of **16.** Messi became the **youngest** official **player** and **goal scorer** in the **Spanish La Liga** in the **2004–05 season**, when he was **17** years old. He was granted **Spanish citizenship** in **2005**, an honor that elicited mixed reactions from Barcelona's strongly **Catalan** followers. The Champions League was won the next year by Messi and Barcelona. ![Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/733ca9ea-38a3-4683-97a0-a16c7189d305/images/1edb1958-41c0-47dc-86dd-031bf0ff242c.jpeg)\ Messi closed off a memorable 2008–09 season by guiding FC Barcelona to their first **'treble'** (winning three major **European club** titles in one season): the squad won **La Liga**, **the Copa del Rey**, and **the Champions League**. Messi won his **first Ballon d'Or** that year, at the age of **22**. Following **three** great seasons, Messi won **four Ballons d'Or** in a row, making him the **first player** to win the trophy **four times** in a **row**. He established himself as Barcelona's **all-time best scorer** during the **2011–12 season**, setting La Liga and European records for **most** **goals** scored in a single season. During the **2014–15** season, he became **La Liga's all-time leading scorer** and led Barcelona to an unprecedented **second triple**, for which he was given his **fifth Ballon d'Or** in **2015**. In **2018**, Messi was named **Barcelona captain**, and in **2019**, he earned a **record-tying sixth Ballon d'Or.**![Who is/was the best player Barcelona ever had?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/733ca9ea-38a3-4683-97a0-a16c7189d305/images/2b488d50-a511-41b3-a72b-59d27adb77ee.jpeg) Messi scored his **644th goal** for **Barcelona** against **Real Valladolid** in **La Liga** on **December 23**, breaking **Pelé's record of 643 goals for a single club with Santos**. On **March 21**, he broke **Xavi's** record by making **768 appearances** for the club, in which he also scored a brace in a **6–1** away triumph against **Real Sociedad**. Messi scored **twice** in the **2021 Copa del Rey Final** as Barcelona defeated **Athletic Bilbao 4–0**. He eclipsed **Gerd Müller's** record of **30+ goals** in **12 consecutive club seasons** with his **second goal**, setting a new mark of **13.** Messi also passed former **Manchester United** winger **Ryan Giggs** as the **most decorated footballer** for a single club with his **35th trophy** with Barcelona. In a **1–2** home defeat against **Celta Vigo** on **May 16**, Messi scored his **30th** league goal of the season, which later turned out to be his **final goal** and match in a **Barcelona shirt**. **Messi**, the **best striker** in **La Liga**, was named the **Pichichi Trophy** winner for the unprecedented **eighth time** in his career. It was also his **fifth** consecutive win in **La Liga**, surpassing **Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stéfano** and **Hugo Sánchez**, who both won **four**. and tied with **former Marseille striker Jean-Pierre Papin** for the most consecutive **league top scorer** awards in **Europe's top five leagues** with **five**. After his **contract expired** on **July 1**, Messi became a **free agent**, with discussions for a new contract hindered by Barcelona's **financial** **problems**. And he **departed** **Barcelona** as the **greatest ever**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36632/who-is-was-the-best-player-barcelona-ever-had Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.