Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish enunciation: [Lionel Andes mesh] (listen); birthed 24 June 1987), additionally called Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an ahead for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and also captains the Argentina national team. Commonly thought about the most effective player in the world and extensively considered as among the best players of perpetuity, Messi has won a document six Ballon d Or awards, a record 6 European Golden Shoes, and also in 2020 was called to the Ballon d Or All-star team. Until leaving the club in 2021, he had actually invested his entire professional profession with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 prizes, including 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles as well as 4 UEFA Champions Leagues. A respected goalscorer as well as imaginative playmaker, Messi holds the documents for the majority of objectives in La Liga (474), à la Liga as well as European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36)...