Lionel Messi
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2008	Argentina Olympic	5[?]	(2)
2005-	Argentina	148	(75)
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
?National team caps and goals correct as of 02:17, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
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Lionel Messi
Argentine professional footballer
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Lionel Andres Messi[note 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljo'nel an'dres 'mesi] (About this soundlisten);[A] also known as Leo Messi,[8] (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Argentina national team.The following two seasons, Messi finished second for the Ballon d'Or behind Cristiano Ronaldo (his perceived career rival), before regaining his best form during the 2014-15 campaign, becoming the all-time top scorer in La Liga and leading Barcelona to a historic second treble, after which he was awarded a fifth Ballon d'Or in 2015.Lionel Messi
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Messi with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Lionel Andres Messi[1]
Date of birth	24 June 1987 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1992-1995	Grandoli
1995-2000	Newell's Old Boys
2000-2003	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003-2004	Barcelona C	10	(5)
2004-2005	Barcelona B	22	(6)
2004-2021	Barcelona	520	(474)
National team?A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, 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 (8), and most assists in La Liga (192), a La Liga and European league season (21)[11] and the Copa America (14).Three successful seasons followed, with Messi winning four consecutive Ballons d'Or, making him the first player to win the award four times and in a row.[12] During the 2011-12 season, he set the La Liga and European records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as Barcelona's all-time top scorer.He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues.Born and raised in central Argentina, Messi relocated to Spain to join Barcelona at age 13, for whom he made his competitive debut aged 17 in October 2004.