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Honours | | | 2007/2008 | | | 2008/2009 | | | 2009 | | | 2009/2010 | | | 2010/2011 | | | 2011 | | | 2011/2012 | | | 2012/2013 | | | 2014 | | | 2015 | | | 2015/2016 | | | 2018/2019 | | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and was named the world's best player for a record eight times by FIFA. He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football with 44 team trophies, including twelve league titles, four UEFA Champions Leagues, two Copa Américas, and one FIFA World Cup. Throughout his professional career, Messi set the records for most goals for a single club (672, with Barcelona), most goals (474), hat-tricks (36), and assists (192) in La Liga, most matches played (39), assists (18) and goal contributions (34) in the Copa América, most matches played (26) and goal contributions (21) in the World Cup, most international goals (109) and international appearances (187) by a South American male, and the second-most in the latter two categories outright. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country.
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina, Messi relocated to Spain to join Barcelona at age 13, and made his competitive debut at age 17 in October 2004. He established himself as an integral player for the club within the next three years, and in his first uninterrupted season in 2008–09 helped Barcelona achieve the first treble in Spanish football; that year, aged 22, Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. Messi won four consecutive Ballons d'Or, the first player to win it four times. During the 2011–12 season, he set La Liga and European records for most goals in a season, while establishing himself as Barcelona's all-time top scorer. The following two seasons, he finished second for the Ballon d'Or behind Cristiano Ronaldo, his perceived career rival, before regaining his best form during the 2014–15 campaign, becoming the all-time top scorer in La Liga and leading Barcelona to a historic second treble, and was awarded a fifth Ballon d'Or in 2015. Messi assumed captaincy of Barcelona in 2018, and won a record sixth Ballon d'Or in 2019. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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