Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés Leo Messi Spanish pronunciation ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi 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 dOr awards a record six European Golden Shoes and was named the worlds best player for a record eight times by FIFA Until 2021 he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona where he won a clubrecord 34 trophies including ten La Liga titles seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times With his country he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker Messi holds the records for most goals 474 hattricks 36 and assists in La Liga 192 He has the most international goals by a South American male 106 Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country and the most goals for a single club 672