Gianluigi Buffon vs. Lionel Messi: Titles Won Comparison

Who won the most tournaments, Lionel Messi or Gianluigi Buffon? Here you have the details, head to head, of the titles won by each of these players with their national teams and the international and domestic titles won with their clubs.

With his national team, Lionel Messi won 3 titles more than Gianluigi Buffon, 5 against 2. They are tied on FIFA World Cups won with 1 title each.

At club international level, Lionel Messi won 10 titles more than Gianluigi Buffon, 11 against 1.

When you consider domestic leagues, tournaments and cups, Lionel Messi surpasses Gianluigi Buffon in titles won 28 to 25.

Of course, these stats only tell a part of the story since they don't take into consideration the value of each tournament or how relevant the players were for their teams.

Tournaments with the National Team:

Gianluigi BuffonLionel Messi
2
national team
titles
5
national team
titles
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FIFA World Cup

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Others Titles

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship
    (1) 1996

International Tournaments Won:

Gianluigi BuffonLionel Messi
1
international
title
11
international
titles

Intercontinental

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Continental

Domestic Tournaments Won:

Gianluigi BuffonLionel Messi
25
domestic
titles
28
domestic
titles

First Division Leagues

Copas

Super Cups

League Cups

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Other Cups

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