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This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Messi and the
second or maternal family name is Cuccittini.

Lionel Messi

Messi with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Personal information

Full name Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini[1]

Date of birth 24 June 1987 (age 33)[2]

Place of birth Rosario, Argentina

Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]

Playing position(s) Forward

Club information

Current team Barcelona

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Youth career

1994–2000 Newell's Old Boys

2001–2004 Barcelona

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2003–2004 Barcelona C 10 (5)

2004–2005 Barcelona B 22 (6)

2004– Barcelona 478 (440)

National team‡

2004–2005 Argentina U20 18 (14)

2008 Argentina U23 5[α] (2)

2005– Argentina 138 (70)

Honours[show]

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 23 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

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Lionel Messi

Argentine professional footballer

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 Comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo

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Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini[note 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾez ˈmesi] ( listen);[A] born 24

June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both
Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the
world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record
six Ballon d'Or awards,[note 2] and a record six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire
professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La
Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and a
creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (440), a La Liga and European
league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and
most assists in La Liga (177) and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 700 senior career
goals for club and country.