In the early morning of December 24, Beijing time, the famous data analysis media sofascore announced the Player of the Year Award, and Messi from Paris Saint-Germain was successfully elected with a score of 8.13 points, which is the fourth consecutive year that Messi has won this honor.
Messi played in 61 games throughout 2021, and in those 61 games, he scored 43 goals and delivered 18 assists, averaging just one goal per game. In addition to the two important statistics of goals and assists, Messi has 142 key passes and 254 successful passes in 2021.
In 2021, Messi set many new records in football. At the club he set a single club goal record with 672 goals, won the La Liga Golden Boot eight times to set a new five league record, the national team surpassed Pele with 80 goals to become the new South American national team top scorer, and 7 golden balls continued to set a new record for himself.
In terms of team honours, Messi won two championship trophies in 2021. In the first half he won the Spanish Copa del Rey at Barcelona and he himself was named MVP of the final. In the Copa America competition, Messi led Argentina to the championship, achieving 28 years of long-cherished wishes, Messi himself with outstanding performances, won the tournament golden boot, assist king and the best player.
Since 2018, Messi has not let this award fall aside. Messi won best of the year with a record 8.54 points in 2018, re-elected with 8.26 points in 2019, messi won the award for three consecutive years with 8.15 points last year, and this year Messi won the award for the fourth consecutive year with a score of 8.13 points.