- Barcelona :
- La Liga: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 Copa del Rey: 1 2009 Supercopa de España: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 UEFA Champions League: 2 2006, 2009 UEFA Super Cup: 1 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: 1 2009 Argentina FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 2005 Olympic Gold Medal: 1 2008
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,[4][5][6] Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22. He also won the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or at the age of 23.[11] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".
Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in the 2006–07 season; he became a first teamregular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had the most successful season of his playing career, the 2008–09 season, in which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign. This record breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009–10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equalling Ronaldo's record total for Barcelona. He surpassed this record in the 2010–11 season.
Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals, including two in the final game. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.
Career statistics
Club
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 55 | 16 | 11 | |
International goals
Under–20
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 June 2005 | Arke Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands |  Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2005 World Youth Championship |
| 2 | 22 June 2005 | Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands |  Colombia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2005 World Youth Championship |
| 3 | 24 June 2005 | Arke Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands |  Spain | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2005 World Youth Championship |
| 4 | 28 June 2005 | Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands |  Brazil | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2005 World Youth Championship |
| 5 | 2 July 2005 | Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2005 World Youth Championship |
| 6 | 2 July 2005 | Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands | Nigeria | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2005 World Youth Championship |
Under–23
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 August 2008 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | 16 August 2008 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
Senior team
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 March 2006 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Croatia | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 June 2006 | WM-Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |  Serbia and Montenegro | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2006 World Cup |
| 3 | 5 June 2007 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain |  Algeria | 2–2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 5 June 2007 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | Algeria | 4–2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 8 July 2007 | Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela |  Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Copa América |
| 6 | 11 July 2007 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Copa América |
| 7 | 16 October 2007 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 20 November 2007 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 4 June 2008 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 11 October 2008 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 11 February 2009 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  France | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 14 November 2009 | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 14 | 7 September 2010 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 17 November 2010 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |  Portugal | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Awards and honours
Club
Individual
Ballon d'Or: 2 2009, 2010 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 2009 FIFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010 U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1 2007 La Liga Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 La Liga top goalscorer: 1 2010 Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 1 2011 La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 European Golden Shoe: 1 2010 UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2 2009, 2010 UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010 Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 5 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 201 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2 2007, 2008 FIFPro World XI: 4 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 1 2005 Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1 2007 World Soccer Player of the Year: 1 2009 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 1 2009 ESM Team of the Year: 4 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 Marca Leyenda: 1 2009 Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1 2005 UEFA best goal of the year: 1 2007
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