who has won the most man of the match in football history

Lionel Messi has won the most Man of the Match awards in football history, with 395 listed in the source I found. Cristiano Ronaldo is second with 176, which shows how far Messi leads the pack.

Quick Scoop

• Lionel Messi: 395 Man of the Match awards.

• Cristiano Ronaldo: 176.

• Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 116.

• Eden Hazard: 100.

• Robert Lewandowski: 96.

Note

These totals can vary slightly depending on whether a site counts only certain competitions, so the exact ranking may differ by source. But across the sources I checked, Messi is clearly the all-time leader.