FIFA 09: First FIFA with Ultimate Team. Even as a 21-year-old, Messi was among the best players in the whole game – along with Kaká (90 OVR) and Gianluigi Buffon (90 OVR). Insane! | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 10: 91 in the next part. Pace, dribbling, shot, passing – everything is already perfect. Pace wasn't as important back then as it is now. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 11: No gold card for Messi ???!!! Yes, yes, chill. EA only tinkered a little with the OVRs and the design at the time. In FIFA 12, Messi is better than ever... | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 12: ...because after his third Champions League and world football title, nobody can stop Messi. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 13: For the first time, Messi is also a FIFA cover star. There is none other than him – he became a world footballer for the fourth time in 2012. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 14: Messi, Messi, Messi. The next 94 rating for Barca's number 10. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 15: Hard times for Messi in FIFA 15. "Only" a 93... | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 16: …but not for long. After his fourth and final CL title for Barca in the 14/15 season, the 94 OVR belongs to him again – he is also a FIFA cover star for the 4th time in a row. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 17: We see Messi with a full beard, tattoos and blond hair in FIFA 17. The design of the cards are slowly bearable. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 18: Ronaldo's victory march in the Champions League goes into round 3 and Messi looks accordingly serious. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 19: Although EA was too lazy to take a new picture, things are now going better for Messi again. In 2019, he becomes a world footballer for the 6th time. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 20: “Back as a winger” is the last time for the 94 OVR. A monster in FUT20 – but he's a monster every year, so... | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 21: The last year in the Barcelona shirt. Who would have thought? For a long time, it was said that he wanted to leave, but then again not... | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
FIFA 22: ...and then the big shock in the summer for the football world: The end between Messi and Barca. He has shaped the club like no one else, is the record scorer and the face of the club. Nevertheless, things are going on at PSG now. Let's see how long we can still admire and play the 34-year-old in FIFA. | © Imago/EA Sports/EarlyGame
Lionel Messi is already a legend. Not just for FC Barcelona. At the Catalans, the Argentine learned the basics for his unique career. He spent over 21 years in the Blaugrana jersey. After 35 titles, the six-time world footballer said goodbye to Spain and is looking for a new challenge in France at Paris Saint-Germain.
We present you his career in FIFA Ultimate Team – with all the superstar's gold cards. Let's start with the Messi history from FIFA 09 to FIFA 22!
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