Lionel Messi

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Lionel Messi Leo Messi ( 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 in history, messi has set numerours records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight ballon d'Ors, six european golden shoes, and eight times being named the word's best player by FIFA . in 2025 , he was named the all time men's world best player by the IFFHS . he is the most decorated player in the history of professional . football having won 46 team trophies . messi's record s include most goals in a calendar year (91) , most goals  for a single club (672 for barcelona), most goals in la liga (474) , most assists in international football (61), most goal contributions in the FIFA world cup (21) , and goal contribution s in the copa america (32) . a prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker , messi has scored over 890 senior career goals and provided over 400 assiats for club and country - the most of any player - resulting in over 1,300 goal contributions , the hightst total in the sport's history .

messi made his competitive debut  for barcelona at age 17 in october 2004 , he gradually established himself as in integral player for the club , and during his first uninterrupted season at age 22 in 2008- 09 he helped barcelona achieve the first treble in spanish football. this resulted in messi winning the first of four consecutive ballon dors , and by the 2011-12 season he set the european rcord for most goals in a season and established himself as barcelona's all - time top scorer. during the 2014-15 campaign, where he become the all - time top scorer in la liga , he led barcelona to a historic second treble, leading to a fifth ballon dOr in 2015 . he assumed barcelona's captaincy in 2018 and won a record sixth ballon dOr in 2019 . at barcelona , messi won a club - record 34 trophies , including ten la liga titles and four champions leagues, among other . financial difficulties at barcelona led to messi signinig with french he won the ligue 1 title during both of his seasons there. he joined MLS club inter miami in july 2023, leading the club to win their first MLS cup in 2025, whilst also winning back - to-back league MVP awards in 2024 and 2025. 

an argentine international, messi is the national team's all - time leading goalscorer and most - capped player. several years after his senior debut in 2005, he won the gold medal at the 2008 summer olympics . assuming captaincy in 2011 , he led argentina to three consecutive finals in the 2014 world cup, the 2015 copa america and the copa america centenario, all of which they lost . after initially announcing his international retiredment in 2016 , he returned to help his country narrowly qualify for the 2018 world cup. messi was central to ending argentina 28 -year trophy drought by winning the 2021 copa america, which helped him secure his seventh ballon dOr that year.