Individual Awards

• FIFA Ballon d'Or: 3 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 (2009)
• FIFA Team of the Year: 5 (2007,2008, 2009, 2010,2011)
• U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1 (2007)
• La Liga Player of the Year: 3 (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12)
• La Liga top goalscorer: 2 (2009-10,2011-12)
• Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 1 (2011-12)
• La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3 (2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11)
• La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 4 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• European Golden Shoe: 2 (2009-10, 2011-12)
• Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 6 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1 (2007)
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2 (2009,2011)
• World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)
• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2 (2009,2011)
• ESM Team of the Year: 6 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,2010-11,2011-12)
• Onze d'Or: 1 (2009,2010,2011)
• Bravo Award: 1 (2007)
• Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1 (2005)
• Marca Leyenda: 1 (2009)
• UEFA best goal of the year: 1 (2007)

- FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) 
- FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2 (2007, 2008) 
- FIFPro World XI: 5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1 (2005)
- FIFA U-20 World Cup top goal scorer: 1 (2005)

UEFA Champions League: Leading scorer 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11UEFA Best Player in Europe: 2011UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2009UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2009UEFA.com users' Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011