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Messi with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Personal information

Full name Lionel Andrés Messi

Date of birth 24 June 1987 (age 33)[1]

Place of birth Rosario, Argentina

Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]

Playing position(s) Forward

Club information

Current team Barcelona

Number 10

Youth career

1994–2000 Newell's Old Boys

2001–2003 Barcelona

Senior career*

Years Team APPS (Gls)

2003–2004 Barcelona C 10 (5)

2004–2005 Barcelona B 22 (6)

2004– Barcelona 495 (448)

National team‡

2004–2005 Argentina U20 18 (14)

2008 Argentina Olympic 5[α] (2)

2005– Argentina 142 (71)

Honours[show]

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

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Lionel Messi

Argentine professional footballer

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Eponym

Messi (cougar)

Films

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Lionel Andrés Messi[note 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾez ˈmesi] (About this soundlisten);[A] born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and 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 six BALLON d'Or awards,[note 2] and a record six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (448), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (183), a La Liga and European league season (21)[9] and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and country.

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