La Liga (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona) FIFA U-20 World Cup (Argentina)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) UEFA Champions League (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona)
Olympic Gold Medal (Argentina)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Copa del Rey (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona) UEFA Champions League (FC Barcelona) UEFA Super Cup (FC Barcelona) FIFA Club World Cup (FC Barcelona)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona) UEFA Champions League (FC Barcelona) UEFA Super Cup (FC Barcelona) FIFA Club World Cup (FC Barcelona)
Copa del Rey (FC Barcelona)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Copa del Rey (FC Barcelona) UEFA Champions League (FC Barcelona) UEFA Super Cup (FC Barcelona) FIFA Club World Cup (FC Barcelona)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Copa del Rey (FC Barcelona) Supercopa de España (FC Barcelona)
Copa del Rey (FC Barcelona)
La Liga (FC Barcelona) Copa del Rey (FC Barcelona)
* As of 30 June 2018. With Argentina’s national team, Messi has also been the runner-up in four championships: Copa America 2007, FIFA World Cup 2014, Copa America 2015 and Copa America Centenario 2016.
MAIN AWARDS AND INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Argentina national team all-time top goalscorer (since 2016) FC Barcelona all-time top goalscorer (since 2012) UEFA Champions League top goalscorer (2009/10/11/12/15) La Liga top goalscorer (2010/12/13/17/18) Copa del Rey top goalscorer (2009/11/14/16/17) Guiness World Record as top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (91 goals, 2012)
Ballon d’Or * (2009 – France Footbal, 2010/11/12/15 – FIFA) Golden Ball in Brazil’s World Cup (2014 – FIFA) World Player of the Year (2009 – FIFA) Golden Shoe (2010/12/13/17/18 – European Sports Media) Golden Boy (2005 – European Sports Media) Best Player in Europe (2011/15 – UEFA) Best Player in Spain (2009/10/11/12/13/15 – La Liga)
World Cup Dream Team (2014 – FIFA) Copa America Dream Team (2007/11/15/16 – CONMEBOL) Goal of the Season (2007/15/16 – UEFA) Copa America Best Goal (2007 – CONMEBOL) UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (since 2010 – UN)
* The Ballon d’Or (French for “Golden Ball”) is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine . It has been granted since 1956, although between 2010 and 2015 it temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, and was known as the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Originally, only those players with European citizenship were in contention for the Ballon d’Or, but in 1995 it was expanded to include all players at European clubs and in 2007 to all players from around the world.
Best Lionel Messi Goals (2007-2017)
Tributes to Messi
In buenos aires, argentina.
Statue in Recoleta ( Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 600 , Recoleta, City of Buenos Aires) By the doorstep of iconic Porteño cafe La Biela lies a colorful Messi statue. He is depicted pointing his fingers towards the sky, Leo’s typical goal dedication to his grandmother.
Statue in Puerto Madero (Costanera Sur, Puerto Madero, City of Buenos Aires) Lionel Messi’s statue was unveiled in 2016 in the so-called “Paseo de la Gloria” (Passage of Glory) along promenade Costanera Sur, in the Buenos Aires district of Puerto Madero. The passage pays homage to several of Argentina’s sporting greats. Unfortunately, some statues — including Messi’s — have been targeted by vandals.
In Rosario, Argentina
Murals in Rosario Suprisingly enough, the city that is home to both Lionel Messi and Che Guevara lacks decent tributes to its prodigal sons. As refers to Leo there are some murals in his childhood neighborhood, including an artpiece by Paulo Consentino on a wall outside his school, as well as paintings close to his old house and on the walls of a soccer field where he used to play.
Restaurant in Rosario ( Rioja 411 , Rosario) Bar VIP Rosario is a well-known, well-located restaurant in Rosario, owned by Jorge Messi, Leo’s father. The place serves typical Argentine meals and features a couple of photomurals of el crack .
in barcelona, SPAIN
Mural in Barcelona (Parc de les Tres Xemeneies, Poble Sec, Barcelona) In 2016, a colourful mural popped up in Barcelona in celebration of Lionel Messi’s fifth Ballon d’Or . A few years earlier, in 2012, another Messi-themed grafitti had been painted on the same wall on occasion of Leo’s third Golden Ball.
Re s taurant in Barcelona (Enric Granados 86, Barcelona, Spain) A tribute brought by Messi and his siblings to their hometown, Rosario, “Bellavista del Jardín del Norte” is a beautiful restaurant that resembles a small village, with its own church, plaza, cinema, and barbershop. It serves up an interesting mix of international cuisines, from Spain’s most evocative tapas to Lionel Messi’s favorite Argentine dish, “milanesa napolitana a caballo” (breaded veal accompanied by ham, cheese, egg and tomato sauce).
International
Wax Statues Lionel Messi has been immortalized in wax in several Madame Tussaud’s museums across the globe, including London, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Beijing, Tokyo and Wuhan. In New York, Messi’s figure is placed in an interactive simulator where visitors can practice their best kick in a virtual soccer arena.
Cinema Messi (2014 film) is a documentary about Leo’s life, directed by cult Spanish filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia. On the other hand, Messi (2017 film) is a movie by Bengali director Riingo Banerjee, in which Lionel Messi’s remembrance serves as a metaphor for the intense passions aroused by football.
Lionel Messi
Born June 24 , 1987 · Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Birth name Lionel Andrés Messi
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Height 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
Lionel Messi is a football player from Argentina who plays for Inter Miami. He has won the Ballon D'Or, the annual award given to the best player in the world, 8 times, 2022 FIFA World Cup winner and an Olympic gold medal winner in 2008. He was born in 1987 in Rosario, Argentina's third-biggest city. He showed an enormous aptitude for football and was in the youth teams for Newell's Old Boys, his local team. Faced with mounting medical expenses to treat a growth hormone condition, Messi's family accepted an offer to move the 13-year-old prodigy to FC Barcelona, who would pay for his treatment. Messi has gone on to become one of the most decorated players in football history and has broken countless records for his club and his country. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Amazon Studios
Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer. He plays as a forward and captain both Inter Miami C.F. and the Argentina National Football Team . Considered the best player in the world and regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with FC Barcelona , where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League (1992) titles and six Copas del Rey. Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (1992) (8). He has scored over 900 senior career goals for club and country. An Argentine international, Messi is his country's all-time leading goalscorer. At youth level, he won the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005 (2005) , finishing the tournament with both the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe, and an Olympic gold medal at the Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008) . After his senior debut in August 2005, Messi became the youngest Argentine to play and score in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (2006) , and reached the final of the 2007 Copa América, where he was named young player of the tournament. As the squad's captain from August 2011, he led Argentina to three consecutive finals: the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (2014) , for which he won the Golden Ball, and the Copa América 2015 (2015) and Copa América Centenario (2016) . After announcing his international retirement in 2016, he reversed his decision and led his country to qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia (2018) , and a third-place finish at the Copa América Brasil 2019 (2019) . In the 1/8 finals match of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia (2018) against the future winner of the tournament, France National Football Team , Messi gave two assists, but the Argentines lost with a score of 3:4 and ended their participation in the tournament. On July 10, 2021 the Argentina National Football Team beat Brazil in the final of Copa America 2021 (2021) with a score of 1:0. Thus, Lionel Messi won his first trophy with the national team. He also became the tournament's top scorer (shared with Luis Fernando Díaz from Colombia). In the final match of 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar (2022) against France in the first half, Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot. Regular time ended with the score 2:2, at the beginning of the second extra period Messi put Argentina ahead. However, Kylian Mbappé managed to level the score from the penalty spot, scoring his third goal of the game (3:3). In the penalty shoot-out, Messi was the first to beat for Argentines and converted his shot. As a result, the Argentines won the series with a score of 4:2 and became three-time world champions. Messi was named the best player of the match and was also named the best player of the tournament overall. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
Relatives Marcela Cuccittini (Aunt or Uncle) Emanuel Biancucchi (Cousin) Rodrigo Messi (Sibling) María Sol Messi (Sibling)
Short stature
Number 10 shirt for FC Barcelona and Argentina
Won the gold medal with Argentina Olympic Football Team at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Won 8 Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or (2009-2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), the FIFA World Player of the Year (2009) and The Best FIFA Men's Player (2019).
Won the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup with Argentina National Under-20 Football Team . He was the leading scorer and the best player of the competition.
Is the second Argentine to win a Ballon d'Or. The first being Alfredo Di Stéfano .
778 appearances for FC Barcelona (2004-2021); scored 672 goals.
Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.
There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.
You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.
You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.
I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.
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Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini [23] (født 1987) er en argentinsk fotballspiller som spiller for den amerikanske klubben Inter Miami. [24] [25] Han er også kaptein for Argentinas herrelandslag i fotball.Messi regnes av mange [hvem?] som en av tidenes beste fotballspillere.. Han har vunnet UEFAs Gullstøvel seks ganger [26] og Gullballen åtte ganger, mer enn noen andre fotballspillere. [27]
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Lionel Andrés Messi [a] (d. 24 Haziran 1987, Rosario), ayrıca Leo Messi olarak da bilinir, Major League Soccer takımlarından Inter Miami'de forma giyen ve Arjantin millî takımının kaptanlığını yapan Arjantinli futbolcudur.
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Lionel Messi (born June 24, 1987, Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who received a record-setting eight Ballon d'Or awards as the world's top male player (2009-12, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023). In 2022 he helped Argentina win the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s World Cup.
Learn about the life and career of Lionel Messi, one of the greatest footballers of the modern generation. Find out how he overcame a growth hormone deficiency, broke world records, and led Argentina to victory in the 2005 FIFA Youth Championship.
Learn about the life and achievements of Lionel Messi, one of the greatest footballers of all time. From his debut with Barcelona in 2004 to his transfer to PSG and Inter Miami, and his international titles with Argentina.
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi 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 d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and was named the world's best player for a record eight times by FIFA.
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Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi Cuccittini ( Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ( listen); (born 24 June 1987) [ 5] is an Argentine footballer. [ 6] As of summer 2023, he plays for the Argentinian national team and American club Inter Miami. Messi is widely recognized as one of the best players of all time. [ 7]
Mar 08, 2018. Lionel Messi is a well-known name even to those with no interest in sports. Even though he is shorter than most of his teammates, he rises above his opponents with adept skill and a legendary ability to score goals for his team. Since his childhood, Lionel Messi, who was nicknamed "Leo", dreamed of becoming a professional footballer.
Learn about the life and achievements of Lionel Messi, the Argentine football legend who plays for Barcelona and Argentina. Discover his early struggles, his rise to fame, his records, his awards and his family.
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When Lionel Messi won the World Cup at the fifth and, seemingly, final attempt in Qatar last December, it was the last jigsaw piece in arguably the greatest footballing CV of all time. But victory ...
L-R: Daniel Passarella, Messi, and Diego Maradona; the three world champion captains with the Argentina national team Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has received a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player. He holds the record for the most goals in La Liga (474), the ...
In this captivating biography video, we delve into the extraordinary life of Lionel Messi, one of the greatest footballers of all time. From his humble begin...
Lionel Andrés Messi (aka Leo, Lio, La Pulga [The Flea], La Pulga Atómica [The Atomic Flea], El Messías) was born on June 24, 1987 in the Argentine city of Rosario.He was raised with three siblings in a working-class neighbourhood known as Barrio General Las Heras. At the age of 5, he started playing for the Grandoli, a small local club in which his family was actively involved.
As Lionel Messi bids to lead Argentina to World Cup glory, his biography writer Guillem Balague takes a closer look at his journey.
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Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini (s.24. kesäkuuta 1987 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentiina) on argentiinalainen jalkapalloilija.Hän edustaa Major League Soccerissa pelaavaa Inter Miamia.Hän on pelipaikaltaan hyökkääjä sekä Argentiinan maajoukkueen kapteeni ja maailmanmestari vuodelta 2022. Hän pelasi menestyksekkäästi 17 edustusjoukkuevuoden ajan Barcelonassa, jonka kanssa hänen ...
Lionel Messi, parfois surnommé Leo Messi, né le 24 juin 1987 à Rosario en Argentine, est un footballeur international argentin jouant au poste d'attaquant à l'Inter Miami CF en MLS.Octuple vainqueur du Ballon d'or, un record, il est considéré comme l'un des meilleurs joueurs de football toutes générations confondues.. Messi commence le football dans sa ville natale de Rosario en ...
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini [23] (født 1987) er en argentinsk fotballspiller som spiller for den amerikanske klubben Inter Miami. [24] [25] Han er også kaptein for Argentinas herrelandslag i fotball.Messi regnes av mange [hvem?] som en av tidenes beste fotballspillere.. Han har vunnet UEFAs Gullstøvel seks ganger [26] og Gullballen åtte ganger, mer enn noen andre fotballspillere. [27]
Lionel Andrés Messi [a] (d. 24 Haziran 1987, Rosario), ayrıca Leo Messi olarak da bilinir, Major League Soccer takımlarından Inter Miami'de forma giyen ve Arjantin millî takımının kaptanlığını yapan Arjantinli futbolcudur.