Lionel Andres Messi

Lionel Andres Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and Captain for the club Major League Soccer club Inter Milan, and the Argentina National Team. He was He has won 45 team trophies with Barcelona, including 12 La Liga titles, 4 UEFA Champions League titles, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2 Copa America, and 7 Copas del Rey titles.

Lionel Andres Messi is a successful player for the Nation that won the 2021 Copa América, 2024 Copa America, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Often considered one of the best soccer players in the world and the greatest player of all time.

The love of playing soccer at that young age is the only reason you are watching him in the top position of soccer players worldwide. At age 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona.

Lionel Andres Messi scored 750 + club goals and over 128 senior career goals for Country and has the most goals ever by a player for a single club with 474 in La Liga. Messi scored a massive 672 goals for Barcelona before his move to PSG. Now he is part of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

Lionel Andres Messi’s Life, About, and Goals

Messi began his senior club career with Sporting CP, before joining Barcelona at debut aged 17 in October 2004. Messi won three consecutive FIFA Ballon d’Ors with the best campaign statistically in the 2011–12 season, including an unprecedented fourth.

Messi became Barcelona’s all-time top football scorer in all official club competitions. He has scored over 850 + senior career goals for club and country.

• Full Name: Lionel Andres Messi
• Current Team:  Inter Miami
• POSITION: Forward
• HEIGHT: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
• NUMBER : 10
• AGE: 37
• DOB: 24 June 1987
• POB: Rosario, Argentina

A prolific goal scorer, Lionel Andres Messi holds the records for most goals scored in La Liga, a La Liga season (50), a calendar year (91), a single season (73), a Champions League match (5), and most Champions League seasons (5).

Messi is the second-most goals scored (100) of all time in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League.

At youth level, Messi won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, finishing the tournament as its best player and top scorer, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. According to various reports published in the media, Lionel Andres Messi’s estimated net worth equates to $600 million in 2023. He was able to earn up to $165 million annually in salary and incentives.

Lionel Andres Messi Records, Information & Club performance

Lionel Messi’s OLD Team

• Barcelona
• Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi’s current Team
Messi’s Current Team –`Inter Miami (MLS)

Club Records

S. No.	Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals
1	Barcelona C	2003–04	Tercera División	10	5
2	Barcelona B	2003–05	Segunda División B	22	6
3	Barcelona	2004–21	La Liga	778	672
4	Paris Saint-Germain	2021–23	Ligue 1	75	32
5	Inter Miami	2023–25	MLS	39	34
Total			2004–23	924	749

International Team Record

S. No.	Team	Year	Apps	Goals
1	Argentina U20	2004 -2005	18	14
2	Argentina U23	2008	5	2
3	Argentina	2005 – Present	191	112
Total		2005 – Present	213	128

Career Achievements

Awards	Years
FIFA Ballon d’Or	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 (Barcelona), 2023 (Inter Miami)
The Best FIFA Men’s Player	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023
European Golden Shoe	2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
UEFA Best Player in Europe	2010-11(Barcelona), 2014-15(Barcelona)
UEFA Champions League top scorer	2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
La Liga’s Best Player	2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
Champions League Winner	2005–06(Barcelona), 2008–09(Barcelona), 2010–11(Barcelona), 2014–15(Barcelona)
Club Winner	Barcelona: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain: 2021–22, 2022–23 Inter Miami: 2023
Copa América	2021, 2024
FIFA World Cup	2022
FIFA Club World Cup Winner	2009(Barcelona), 2011(Barcelona), 2015(Barcelona)
Argentina Footballer Of The Year	2005, 2007-13, 2015-17, 2019-23

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Lionel Messi’s Honours and Achievements

 National Team

• Most Argentina caps: 213
• Most Argentina goals: 128
• Youngest Argentinian to score at a World Cup: 18 years 357 days

Club Team

• Most UEFA Champions League group stage goals: 80
• Most UEFA Champions League round of 16 goals: 29
• Top goalscorer in official competitions Goals: 709 (including friendlies)
• Guinness World Records title for the most official goals in a calendar year: 91 goals (2012)
• Most UEFA Champions League goals for a single club: 120 (Barcelona)
• Most UEFA club competition goals for a single club: 123 (Barcelona)
• Only player in history to score 40+ club goals in 10 consecutive seasons (2009/10 – 2018/19)
• Most Ballon d’Or awards: 8
• All-time Barcelona top scorer in all games: 671 goals
• Most Liga goals in a single season: 50 (2011/12)
• Most goals in a calendar year: 79 (2012 – or 91 including goals for Argentina)
• Barcelona’s top scorer in La Liga: 447 goals
• Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 59
• Most Liga hat-tricks(Barcelona): 36
• Most Liga titles won by a foreign player: 10
• Most ESM Golden Shoes: 6
• Most club honours: 35