Individual awards and honours
FIFA Ballon d'Or: 1
2010
Ballon d'Or: 1
2009
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1
2009
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2
2009, 2011
World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3
2006, 2007, 2008
ESM Team of the Year: 5
2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
European Golden Shoe: 1
2010
La Liga top goalscorer: 1
2010
Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 1
2011
La Liga Player of the Year: 3
2009, 2010, 2011
LFP Best Player: 3
2009, 2010, 2011
LFP Best Forward: 3
2009, 2010, 2011
La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3
2007, 2009, 2010
La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 4
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 3
2009, 2010, 2011
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 1
2011
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1
2009
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1
2009
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 1
2011
UEFA Team of the Year: 3
2008, 2009, 2010
Onze d'Or: 2
2009, 2010
Bravo Award: 1
2007
Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1
2005
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2
2009, 2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1
2005
FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 1
2005
Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1
2007
FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3
2006, 2007, 2008
FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 4
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 5
2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Olimpia de Oro: 1
2011
Male Best Athlete in Latin America : 1
2011
Marca Leyenda: 1
2009
L'Équipe Champion of Champions: 1
2011
IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 1
2011