Biography Of Lionel Messi, Age, Nationality, Career, Net worth, Wife, Children, Stats, Achievements etc.

Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi with Height 1.69 m and Shoe size 10, also known as Lionel Andrés Messi was born on June 24, 1987.

He plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team, with salary of 41 million USD (2022).

Lionel Messi is married to Argentine lady, Antonela Roccuzzo, born on February 26, 1988 to Parents; Jose Roccuzzo and Patricia Roccuzzo.

And they are blessed with three (3) Children: Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, Mateo Messi Roccuzzo and Ciro Messi Roccuzzo.

Messi and his wife own several homes. They include a £10million mansion just outside Barcelona with views of both the beautiful Catalan hills and the Mediterranean coast.

From 2003 to 2004, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona C, the youth team of FC Barcelona.
Messi scored his first international hat-trick against Switzerland in February 2012.

Lionel Messi, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, has received seven Ballon d’Or awards, the most for any football player, as well as the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year and 2019 The Best FIFA Men’s Player.

Lionel Messi as captain, Argentina made their fifth final appearance in 2014, losing to Germany 1–0 after extra time.

In 2022, again captained by Messi, they were crowned champions for the third time, the fourth-most of any country, beating France 4–2 on penalties, following a 3–3 draw after extra time.

Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga (474), the Supercopa de España (14), the UEFA Super Cup (3) and is the player with the most official recorded assists in football history (350).

He has scored 791 goals for club and country throughout his professional career and is also the first player in history to win five and six European Golden Shoes.

List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers & Top scorers by seasons

Cristiano Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer with 140 goals while Messi is second with 129 to his name. Poland’s Robert Lewandowski 91 goals, France’s Karim Benzema 86 goals and Spanish’s Raúl with 71 goals.
The pair had broken each other’s record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous recordholder, Raúl, in November 2014.
Ronaldo opened a gap in the 2015–16 season when he became the first player to score double figures in the group stage of the Champions League, setting the record at 11 goals

Argentine Records

Most caps for Argentina: 171
Argentina all-time top goalscorer: 96 goals
Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 16 goals in 2022.
Only Argentina player to score against every CONMEBOL nation.
Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days in 2006.
Youngest player to score for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 18 years and 357 days, against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.
Youngest player to captain Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: aged 22 years and 363 days in 2010.
Youngest player to reach 100 caps for Argentina: aged 27 years and 361 days in 2015
Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup finals: 25 (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 6 in 2022)
Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup finals: 11 (1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 5 in 2022)
Most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup qualification campaign: 10 in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers
Most goals scored overall in FIFA World Cup qualification matches: 28
Most goals scored in competitive games: 52
Most goals scored in international friendlies: 44
Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 9
Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 8
Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 53
Most Man of the Match awards won in a single FIFA World Cup: 4, in 2014 and 2022
Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 10 (1 in 2010, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018, 4 in 2022)
Most Copa América tournaments played in: 6 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Most FIFA World Cup tournaments scored in: 4 (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with an assist: 5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

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