Lionel Messi and Dani Alves are two of the most decorated players. The pair has also teammates at Barcelona where they won a considerable number of trophies with the club.

But who has the most trophies among them? Who is the most successful?

Interesting Football looks into the Messi vs Dani Alves trophy comparison and the most decorated player.

Dani Alves – 43 trophies

Dani Alves has won 43 trophies throughout his career, which makes him the most decorated player ever. The Brazilian played for teams in South America (Bahia and São Paulo) and Europe, especially at Barcelona, where he won twenty-three trophies with the club.

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He also played for other European teams, including Paris Saint-Germain winning five trophies. Other European teams are Juventus (two trophies) and Sevilla (five titles).

At the international level, Dani Alves was active with the Brazilian Men’s National team (the Seleção), winning the two Copa America titles, two FIFA Confederations Cup, an Olympic Gold medal in football, and FIFA World Youth Championship in the junior cadre.

Lionel Messi – 42 trophies

Lionel Messi is arguably one of the best players of all time. He’s won the biggest trophies in world football which include the FIFA World Cup, Copa America, Champions League, Club World Cup, and the LaLiga.

The Argentine played most of his career at Barcelona, winning many trophies with the club. In total, Messi won ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey, four Champions League, two FIFA Club World Cups, etc.

At the international level, after lifting the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the Olympic Gold medal with his country, he went on to lift Copa America and, a year after, the FIFA World Cup.

Messi plays at the highest level of football compared to Dani Alves and may soon overtake the Brazilian, who is currently ahead with two titles.