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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. Until 2021, Messi spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 34 trophies and set the records for most goals for a single club (672), and the most goals (474), hat-tricks (36), and assists (192) in La Liga. Playing for Argentina's national team, he has the most international goals (109) and appearances (187) by a South American male. He also holds the Copa América records for most tournament appearances (7), games played (39), assists (18) and goal contributions (34), and the World Cup records for most games played (26) and goal contributions (21). A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country.
Messi relocated to Spain from Rosario, Argentina 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. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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