Argentina | Forward
Lionel Messi
A creative forward renowned for close control, dribbling, vision and playmaking.
- Full name
- Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
- International
- Argentina national team. Olympic gold 2008; Copa América 2021 and 2024; FIFA World Cup 2022 winner.
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Career journey
Born in Rosario, Argentina, on 24 June 1987, Messi joined the Barcelona youth academy as a teenager and made his senior debut in 2004. He left Barcelona in 2021 for Paris Saint-Germain and joined Inter Miami in 2023. He captained Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Playing style
Close control, dribbling, vision and playmaking, often drifting from the right into central areas.
Clubs
- Newell's Old Boys (youth)
- Barcelona
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Inter Miami
Major achievements
- FIFA World Cup: 2022
- Ballon d'Or: 8 awards
- UEFA Champions League: 4 titles
- Copa América: 2021 and 2024
- Olympic gold medal: 2008
Famous moments
- 2022 World Cup final win in Qatar
- Argentina's 2021 Copa América title
- Solo goal against Getafe in the 2007 Copa del Rey