Lionel Andres Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and Captain for the Major League Soccer Club Inter Milan, and the Argentina National Team. He was He has won 46 team trophies with Barcelona, including 12 La Liga titles, 4 UEFA Champions League titles, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2 Copa America, 1 MLS, and 7 Copas del Rey titles.
The love of playing soccer at that young age is the only reason you are watching him in the top position of soccer players worldwide. At age 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona.
Lionel Andrés Messi scored 763 + club goals and over 128 senior career goals for his Country and has the most goals ever by a player for a single club with 474 in La Liga. Messi scored a massive 672 goals for Barcelona before his move to PSG. Now he is part of the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
Lionel Andres Messi’s Life, About, and Goals
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Messi began his senior club career with Sporting CP, before joining Barcelona at debut age of 17 in October 2004. Messi won three consecutive FIFA Ballon d’Ors with the best campaign statistically in the 2011–12 season, including an unprecedented fourth.
Messi became Barcelona’s all-time top football scorer in all official club competitions. He has scored over 850 + senior career goals for club and country.
A prolific goal scorer, Lionel Andres Messi holds the records for most goals scored in La Liga, a La Liga season (50), a calendar year (91), a single season (73), a Champions League match (5), and most Champions League seasons (5).
FIFA World Cup 2018 Messi
Messi is the second-most goals scored (100) of all time in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League.
At the youth level, Messi achieved significant success, winning the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he was recognised as both the best player and the top scorer of the tournament. He also earned an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
As of 2023, various media reports estimate Lionel Messi’s net worth to be around $600 million. He has the potential to earn up to $165 million annually from his salary and incentives.
Lionel Andres Messi Records, Information & Club Performance