Honours of club,international,individual
Club
- La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15
- Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15
- Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
- UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011
International
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 2005
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
- Runner-up FIFA World Cup: 2014
- Runner-up Copa América: 2007, 2015
Individual
- World
- FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Ballon d'Or: 2009
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009, 2011
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Ball: 2005
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Boot: 2005
- FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 2014
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- World Soccer World Player of the Year: 2009, 2011, 2012
- FIFPro Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
- IFFHS World's Best Top Goalscorer: 2011, 2012
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goalscorer: 2012, 2013
- ESPY Award for Best International Athlete: 2012, 2015
- Marca Legend Award: 2009
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions: 2011
- La Gazzetta dello Sport Sportsman of the Year: 2011
- Sports Illustrated #1 All-time Ultimate Soccer Draft (published 2012)
- World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time (published 2013)
- Globe award(best player) - 2015
- Europe
- European Golden Shoe: 2010, 2012, 2013
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2009
- UEFA Club Football Award for Best Forward: 2009
- UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2011, 2015
- ESM Team of the Year: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
- El País Best Player in Europe: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Onze d'Or: 2009, 2011, 2012
- UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015)
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2014–15
- Golden Boy: 2005
- Bravo Award: 2007
- UEFA Goal of the Year: 2007
- UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: 2014–15
- South America
- South American Youth Championship Silver Boot: 2005
- Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 2007
- Copa América Best Player of the Tournament: 2015 (rejected)
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2011, 2015
- Olimpia de Plata Argentine Footballer of the Year Award: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Olimpia de Oro Argentine Sportsperson of the Year Award: 2011
- L'Équipe #3 Top 50 South-American Footballers in History (published 2015)
- Spain
- Pichichi Trophy: 2010, 2012, 2013
- LFP Award for Best Player: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- LFP Award for Best Forward: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- LPF Team of the Season: 2014–15[
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2009, 2010, 2011
- Trofeo EFE for Best Ibero-American Player in La Liga: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Don Balón Award for Best Foreign Player: 2007, 2009, 2010
- Don Balón Team of the Decade (published 2010)
