The King of Football
Lionel
Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue
1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team.
Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the
greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d'Or awards,
a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team. Until leaving the club in
2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won
a club-record 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 in La Liga (474), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions
League (eight), and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17). He
also has the most international goals by a South American male (102). Messi has
scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most
goals by a player for a single club (672).
Early life
Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 24, 1987. He began
playing football at a young age and showed great promise. At the age of 10, he
was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency, which required expensive
treatment. Barcelona offered to pay for Messi's treatment and he joined the
club's youth academy in 2000.
Barcelona
Messi made his senior debut for Barcelona in 2003 and quickly
established himself as one of the best players in the world. He has won
numerous individual and team awards, including the Ballon d'Or award a record
seven times. He has also won the UEFA Champions League four times and the FIFA
Club World Cup three times.
Messi's most successful period at Barcelona was under the
management of Pep Guardiola. In the 2008-09 season, Barcelona won the treble,
winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. Messi was the
top scorer in all three competitions and was named the FIFA World Player of the
Year.
Here is a summary of Lionel Messi's
entire history:
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Born in Rosario,
Argentina on June 24, 1987
·
Started playing
football at the age of five
·
Joined Newell's Old
Boys youth academy at the age of eight
·
Was diagnosed with
growth hormone deficiency at the age of 10
·
Barcelona offered to
pay for Messi's treatment and he joined the club's youth academy in 2000
·
Made his senior debut
for Barcelona in 2003
·
Won the Ballon d'Or
award for the first time in 2009
·
Won the UEFA Champions
League four times
·
Won the FIFA Club
World Cup three times
·
Helped Argentina win
the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup
·
Is the all-time
leading scorer for Argentina with 102 goals
·
Is considered by many
to be the greatest football player of all time
Here are some of Messi's most notable achievements:
·
Won the Ballon d'Or
award a record seven times
·
Won the European
Golden Shoe award a record six times
·
Named to the Ballon
d'Or Dream Team in 2020
·
Won ten La Liga titles
·
Won seven Copa del Rey
titles
·
Won the UEFA Champions
League four times
·
Won the FIFA Club
World Cup three times
·
Helped Argentina win
the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup
·
Is the all-time
leading scorer for Argentina with 102 goals







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