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“I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good, but Messi is the best I’ve ever seen. I don’t dish out praise lightly, but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can’t find them.” - Roy Keane, Manchester United
Lionel Andrés Messi, widely known as Leo Messi is an Argentine football player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the modern generation. He plays for PSG and the Argentina national team. On 30th Nov he won his 7th Ballon d'Or making him the first and only footballer to achieve this feat.
Recent news - Leomessi won the 7th Ballon d'Or today at the Chatelet in Paris. The French Football Award recognizes him as the best player in the world in 2021. On this occasion, he won the competition between Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho, who stood next to him on the podium. With this latest victory, Argentine Ace gains his honour and becomes the most decorated player in the history of the award.
Messi's Best Goals
- Barcelona Vs Athletic Bilbao - 3:1,30 May 2015 - Spanish Cup, semifinals, first leg
- Barcelona Vs Getafe - 5:2, April 18 2007 - Spanish Cup, final
- Real Madrid Vs Barcelona - 0:2, April 27 2011 - Champions League semi-finals, the first leg
- Barcelona Vs Albacete - 2:0, on May 1 2005 - Spanish Premier League
- Zaragoza Vs Barcelona - 2:4, March 21 2010 - Spanish League
- Barcelona Vs Manchester United - 2:0 on 27 May 2009 - Champions League Final
- Argentina Vs Brazil – 4:3, June 9, 2012 - Friendly match
Individual & Team Trophies
Barcelona [Till 2021]
- La Liga - 10
- Copa del Rey - 7
- Spanish Super Cups - 8
- UEFA Champions League - 4
- UEFA Super Cup - 3
- FIFA Club World Cup - 3
Argentina [Till 2021]
- Olympic Gold Medal - 2008
- FIFA U-20 World Cup - 2005
- World Cup – Runners-up 2014
- Copa America - 2021
Individual Awards [Till 2021]
- Ballon d'Or - 7
- Fifa world Player
- Fifa The Best
- European Golden shoe - 6
- Laureus World Sports Awards
- Pichichi LaLiga - 8
- MVP LaLiga - 9
- Bravo Award
- FIFA FIFPro
- 2014 World Cup Golden ball
- Men's Player of the Year -2
- Golden Boy
- MVP Copa América
- Onze d'Or - 4
Messi Records
- All-time top scorer at the same club
- FC Barcelona all-time top goalscorer
- All-time top goalscorer in LaLiga
- Top goalscorer in the 21st century
- Top goalscorer in El Clásico
- Guinness World Record as top goalscorer for the club (91 goals)
- Top scorer of national teams in South America
- Most games played as a Barcelona player in its history
- Most trophies won as a Barcelona player
- Most goals in a LaLiga season (50 goals)
- All-time top goalscorer in the Champions with the same team
- Most games played with Argentina in its history
- Argentinian with most honours
- The game's all-time leading Argentine goalscorer
- Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer
“I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius.” - Diego Maradona
