Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini: Spanish Pronunciation
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini: Spanish Pronunciation
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini: Spanish Pronunciation
born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine-Spanish[8] professional footballer who plays as a forward for
Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the
world and regarded by many as the greatest of all time,[9] Messi has a record-tying five Ballon d'Or
awards,[note 3] four of which he won consecutively, and a record-tying four European Golden Shoes.
He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won 32 trophies,
including nine La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles, and six Copas del Rey. Both a
prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most official goals
scored in La Liga (383), a La Liga season (50), a club football season in Europe (73), a calendar
year (91), El Clásico (26), as well as those for most assists in La Liga (149) and the Copa
América (11). He has scored over 600 senior career goals for club and country.