Messi biography
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish pronunciation:&#;[ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] (listen); born 24 June ), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer.[5] As of summer , he plays for the Argentina national team and American club Inter Miami.
Messi is widely recognized as the best player of all time.[6] His playing style and skills have been compared to the Argentine legend Diego Maradona. There is much competition between him and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Render leo messi biography Lionel Messi, a forward for Inter Miami CF, is one of the world’s greatest soccer players and helped the Argentina national team win its third FIFA World Cup inIn , Messi was included in the "World Player of the Decade s", ranking second behind Ronaldinho but ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.[7] Messi has played alongside many football greats, such as Ronaldinho, Deco, Samuel Eto'o, Luis Suárez, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, and Neymar.[8]
Early life
[change | change source]Messi was born at Hospital Provincial de Rosario in Rosario, Argentina.
Messi is the third of four children of Jorge Messi and his wife Celia Cuccittini. He has two brothers named Rodrigo and Matias and two cousins named Maximiliano and Emanuel.
Messi's grandmother died when he was 12, and after that he generally celebrates his goals by pointing up in the sky in tribute of his grandmother.
Club career
[change | change source]Barcelona
[change | change source]Messi began football at a young age and his potential was quickly seen by Barcelona.
Render leo messi biography of his life Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi [note 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ⓘ; born 24 June ) 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.He left Newell's Old Boys' youth team in September and moved with his family to Europe in February He officially signed with Barcelona in December on a napkin. They moved to Spain because Barcelona offered their help to treat his growth hormone deficiency, and Newell's didn't offer any help.[9]
Messi played his first professional match at 17 years old on 16 November against Porto.
He played the season with the Barcelona B team. He was promoted to the A team for the season, and made his league debut on 16 October against Espanyol as a substitute. He made his league debut at age 17, and became the youngest player to play for Barcelona's first team in an official competition. He scored his first professional goal on 1 May against Albacete Balompie from a sublime assist by Ronaldinho.
The goal made him the youngest-ever scorer for the club at that time. Barcelona won the La Liga that season for the first time in 6 years, and won the league for a second time in a row along with the Spanish Super Cup and UEFA Champions League in
His first breakthrough season was in the –07 season; he became a first team regular by scoring his first hat-trick of his career in El Clásico.
On 18 April , he scored a goal almost exactly identical to Maradona's "Goal of the Century" against England in the World Cup, where Maradona got the ball behind the halfway line on the right side and beat 4 defenders and the goalie to score. Messi's goal was similar to this; he received a pass from Xavi on the right side behind half-field, and then nut-megged an opponent and 4 others including the goalie before finishing off with his right foot inside the penalty box.[10] In , Barcelona fans voted it as the best goal in the club's history, receiving 45% of votes.[11] After Ronaldinho left the club at the end of the season, Messi was handed the number 10 shirt.
The season was arguably one of the most successful seasons in his stellar career. In this season, Messi scored 38 goals in all competitions, including one in the Champions League final against Manchester United that Barcelona won 2–0 as part of their treble. In the following –10 season, Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions.
That levelled to Ronaldo Nazario's record total for Barcelona. Messi also won his first Ballon d'Or in December , and also won his second a year later. He scored again in the Champions League final against their same opponent two years earlier, Manchester United. Barcelona won Messi won his third Ballon d'Or in a row that year.
Paris Saint-Germain
[change | change source]Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in August after spending his entire professional career at FC Barcelona.
The transfer was one of the most significant moments in football history, as Messi sought a new chapter following Barcelona's financial troubles that prevented his contract renewal. At PSG, he was reunited with former teammate Neymar and formed a highly anticipated attacking trio alongside Kylian Mbappé.
Messi's first season at PSG (–22) was marked by an adjustment period as he adapted to a new league and environment.
In Ligue 1, he scored 6 goals and provided 14 assists in 26 appearances, a notable contribution but below his usual prolific standards. However, he excelled as a playmaker and displayed moments of brilliance. In the UEFA Champions League, Messi scored 5 goals in the group stage, including a memorable strike against Manchester City. Despite PSG winning the Ligue 1 title, their campaign was marred by a disappointing Round of 16 exit in the Champions League against Real Madrid.
The –23 season saw Messi return to his best form in France, showcasing his ability as both a scorer and creator. He scored 16 goals and registered 16 assists in 32 Ligue 1 matches, establishing himself as one of the league's top performers. His partnership with Neymar and Mbappé, often dubbed the "MNM trio," delivered numerous highlights, although the team's overall success was mixed.
PSG retained their Ligue 1 title, but another Champions League Round of 16 exit, this time to Bayern Munich, overshadowed their domestic dominance.
Messi's tenure at PSG concluded in June , with the Argentine announcing his departure after two seasons. In total, he won two Ligue 1 titles and contributed significantly to the team's domestic success, but the club's continued failures in European competition remained a key narrative.
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Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi [note 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ⓘ; born 24 June ) 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.Inter Miami
[change | change source]On 7 June , Messi confirmed in an interview that he was joining Inter Miami of Major League Soccer (MLS).[12]
International career
[change | change source]Argentina
[change | change source]Messi was allowed to play for both Spain and Argentina since he had dual-nationality, but he decided to play for his home country, Argentina.
He led the team to the final game of the U World Cup by scoring important goals in the knockout stages. Messi scored two goals in the final against Nigeria, and Argentina won 2–1. In addition to receiving a winner's medal, Messi was also awarded the Golden Shoe for most goals scored (6), and Golden Ball for best player.
Messi played his first game with the senior team on 17 August against Hungary.
He came on as a substitute. However, he was shown a red card 45 seconds into the game for hitting an opponent in the face on accident while Messi was trying to pull the opponent off from his shirt.
Messi scored his first goal for Argentina in a friendly match against Croatia on 1 March Argentina lost the game [13] He was selected for the World Cup by coach José Pekerman. In Argentina's second game against Serbia, he became their youngest player to play at a World Cup. He also assisted a goal scored the last one in the 6–0 victory.
That goal made him the youngest goalscorer in the World Cup.
Messi won the Olympics with Argentina as well, as he assisted Ángel Di Maria's goal in the final against Nigeria in Beijing. Messi was made captain of the national team in He scored his first hat-trick with the country in his 68th appearance during a victory against Switzerland in February [14]
On 21 June , he broke the top scoring record for Argentina by scoring his 55th goal with a gem of a free-kick against the United States in the Copa América Centenario.
It was regarded as the best free-kick scored by Messi during his career. The record was previously held by Gabriel Batistuta with 54 goals.[14]
Retirement
[change | change source]On 26 June, Argentina once again lost to Chile on penalties in the Copa América Centenario final after a 0–0 tie. Messi missed his penalty in the penalty shootout.
This was Messi's third consecutive defeat in a major tournament final with Argentina, and his fourth overall. A day after the match, Messi announced his retirement from international football. In an emotional interview after the game, he said he was very sad that he missed the penalty and also sad that he wasn't able to win any trophies in four finals.[15][16][17]
Return from Retirement
[change | change source]He came out of retirement in October for the World Cup qualifiers.
After a slow start to the FIFA World Cup, he helped Argentina qualify to the next round of the competition by scoring the first goal in the win over Nigeria.
Jumping to with the new coach, Lionel Scaloni, Argentina won the Copa America in June.
Cristiano ronaldo biography Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who has been named the world’s best men’s player of the year seven times (–12, , , and ). In he helped Argentina win the World Cup.With Dimaria's goal in the 11th minute, they beat Brazil in their home ground. Which was one of the main reasons for Messi winning the Ballon dO'r for the record 7th time and counting.
In the mid-year of , Messi and the Argentina team along with Lionel Scaloni beat Italy and won the Finalissma trophy.
In the winter of , Messi won the World Cup after scoring 7 goals and providing 3 assists as well as winning the player of the tournament.
Personal life
[change | change source]Relationships
[change | change source]Messi has three children with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo. They are named Thiago Messi, Mateo Messi and Ciro Messi. Thiago was born on 2 November , Mateo was born on 11 September and Ciro was born on 10 March On the bottom of Messi's cleats is the name of his first son, Thiago.
Messi and Antonella married in June [18]
Charity
[change | change source]When not playing on the field, Messi finds time to do charity work.
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He started the Leo Messi Foundation in which helps children in at-risk situations. Messi also opened a kids park for children living in a hospital in Barcelona. He also donated 1 million euros for the Covid virus in Barcelona.
Tax Issues
[change | change source]In July he was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to spend 21 months in prison.
Messi was also fined two million Euros.[19] Messi never went to prison, and the problem was be solved with probation. He told the court he "only played football" and didn't know anything because he left his money problems to be dealt with by his father, Jorge Messi.[20]
Goal Stats
[change | change source]| Game | Shoot accuracy | Number of shoots for each game | Average distance of shoots | Assist per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| 2 | 50 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| 4 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | 60 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | 55 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| 8 | 70 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| 9 | 65 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | 50 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| 12 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 2 |
| 13 | 29 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| 15 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| 18 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| 19 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| 20 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 2 |
Club career statistics
[change | change source]- As of 23 June
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona C | –04 | Tercera División | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Barcelona B | –04 | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| –05 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||||
| Barcelona | –05 | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| –06 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| –07 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 36 | 17 | ||
| –08 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | — | 40 | 16 | |||
| –09 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | — | 51 | 38 | |||
| –10 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4[b] | 4 | 53 | 47 | ||
| –11 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2[c] | 3 | 55 | 53 | ||
| –12 | 37 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5[d] | 6 | 60 | 73 | ||
| –13 | 32 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 60 | ||
| –14 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 41 | ||
| –15 | 38 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | 57 | 58 | |||
| –16 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4[e] | 4 | 49 | 41 | ||
| –17 | 34 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 54 | ||
| –18 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 45 | ||
| –19 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 51 | ||
| –20 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 26 | ||
| Total | 75 | 53 | 28 | 22 | ||||||||
| Career total | 75 | 53 | 28 | 22 | ||||||||
International career statistics
[change | change source]- As of 17 November
- ↑One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑One appearance and two goals in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup
- ↑Six appearances and two goals in Copa América, four appearances and two goals in FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑Four appearances in Copa América, four appearances and two goals in FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa América
- ↑Five appearances and three goals in FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and five goals in Copa América Centenario
Honours
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]Barcelona[23]
- La Liga: –05, –06, –09, –10, –11, –13, –15, –16, –18, –19
- Copa del Rey: –09, –12, –15, –16, –17, –18,
- Supercopa de España: , , , , , ,
- UEFA Champions League: –06, –09, –11, –15
- UEFA Super Cup: , ,
- FIFA Club World Cup: , ,
International
[change | change source]Argentina U20
Argentina Olympic team
Argentina Senior team
Individual
[change | change source]- Ballon d'Or: , , , , , , , [24][26]
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: , [27]
- FIFA World Player of the Year: [26]
- The Best FIFA Men's Player: [28]
- European Golden Shoe: –10, –12, –13, –17, –18, –19[29]
- Copa América Golden Ball: [30][31][32]
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: ,
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: [33]
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: , [33]
- La Liga Best Player: –09, –10, –11, –12, –13, –15[34][35][36]
- La Liga Best Forward: –09, –10, –11, –12, –13, –15, –16[34][35][36][37]
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano (best player in Spain): –09, –10, –11, –15, –17, –18, –19[38]
- Pichichi Trophy: –10, –12, –13, –17, –18, –19, –20[39][40][41]
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: , [42]
- FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: [43]
- FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player: , [42]
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Ball: [44]
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Shoe: [44]
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: , , , [45]
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer: , , , , [46]
- Argentine Footballer of the Year: , , , , , , , , , , , [34][47][48][49]
- Copa América Best Young Player:
- FIFPro Young World Player of the Year: , ,
- Golden Boy:
- FIFA FIFPro World , , , , , , , , , , , , , [52][53][54][55][56][57]
- IFFHS World Team of the Year: , , , [58]
- IFFHS World Team of the Decade –[58]
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade –[59]
- UEFA Team of the Year: , , , , , , , , , , , [33][60][61][62][63][64]
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: [65]
- Copa América Dream Team: , , , [66][67][68]
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team: [69]