Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (Spaingie pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ( listen); born 24 Juin 1987) is an Argentein fitbawer thit plays forrit fur Major League Soccer club Inter Miami an the Argentinae national team. He is the caiptain o the Argentinae national fitba team.
Messi with Argentina at the 2022 Warld Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fou name | Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date o birth | 24 Juin 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place o birth | Rosario, Argenteinie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hicht | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playin poseetion | Forrit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Inter Miami | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nummer | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hauflin career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | Newell's Old Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Barcelona C | 10 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Barcelona B | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2021 | Barcelona | 520 | (474) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 58 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Inter Miami | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naitional team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Argentinae U20 | 18 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Argentinae U23 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005– | Argenteinie | 175 | (103) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly an correct as o 29 Mey 2018 ‡ Naitional team caps an goals correct as o 26 Juin 2018 |
He haes Spaingie citizenship, sae he can play as a EU player. Ane o the best fitba players o his generation, mony fowk say that he is the warld's best player. Messi receivit seeveral Ballon d'Or an FIFA Warld Player o the Year bi 22 yeirs o age. His playin style an ability are seemlar tae Diego Maradona. Messi is eften comparit wi Cristiano Ronaldo.
Career statistics
Club
- As o match played 17 May 2014.
Club | Saison | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona C | 2003–04[3] | Tercera División | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
Barcelona B | 2003–04[3] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2004–05[4] | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||||
Total | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||||
Barcelona | 2004–05[4] | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
2005–06[5] | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
2006–07[6] | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 17 | ||
2007–08[7] | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | — | 40 | 16 | |||
2008–09[8] | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | — | 51 | 38 | |||
2009–10[9] | 35 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 8 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 4 | 53 | 47 | ||
2010–11[10] | 33 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 12 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 55 | 53 | ||
2011–12[11] | 37 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 12[lower-alpha 6] | 15 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 5 | 60 | 73 | ||
2012–13[12] | 32 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 50 | 60 | ||
2013–14[13] | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 41 | ||
Total | 277 | 243 | 44 | 29 | 89 | 68 | 15 | 14 | 425 | 354 | ||
Career total | 309 | 254 | 44 | 29 | 89 | 68 | 15 | 14 | 457 | 365 |
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
He has played in almost 1,000 games since he was born.
Internaitional appearances
Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Argentinae | 2005 | 5 | 0 |
2006 | 7 | 2 | |
2007 | 14 | 6 | |
2008 | 8 | 2 | |
2009 | 10 | 3 | |
2010 | 10 | 2 | |
2011 | 13 | 4 | |
2012 | 9 | 12 | |
2013 | 7 | 6 | |
2014 | 8 | 5 | |
Total | 91 | 42 |
Internaitional goals
- Scores an results leet Argentinae's goal tally first.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 Mairch 2006 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Croatie | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
2 | 16 Juin 2006 | WM-Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Serbie an Montenegro | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
3 | 5 Juin 2007 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | Algerie | 2–2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
4 | 4–2 | |||||
5 | 8 Julie 2007 | Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Copa América |
6 | 11 Julie 2007 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
7 | 16 October 2007 | José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA Warld Cup qualification |
8 | 20 November 2007 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombie | Colombie | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
9 | 4 Juin 2008 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Unitit States | Mexico | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
10 | 11 October 2008 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentinae | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 11 Februar 2009 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Fraunce | Fraunce | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
12 | 28 Mairch 2009 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentinae | Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA 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, Argentinae | Spain | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
15 | 17 November 2010 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
16 | 9 Februar 2011 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Swisserland | Portugal | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
17 | 20 Juin 2011 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentinae | Albanie | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
18 | 7 October 2011 | Chile | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA Warld Cup qualification | |
19 | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombie | Colombie | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
20 | 29 Februar 2012 | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
21 | 2–1 | |||||
22 | 3–1 | |||||
23 | 2 Juin 2012 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentinae | Ecuador | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
24 | 9 Juin 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, Unitit States | Brazil | 1–1 | 4–3 | Friendly |
25 | 2–1 | |||||
26 | 4–3 | |||||
27 | 15 August 2012 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | Germany | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
28 | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentinae | Paraguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA Warld Cup qualification |
29 | 12 October 2012 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
30 | 3–0 | |||||
31 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
32 | 22 Mairch 2013 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentinae | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
33 | 14 Juin 2013 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala Ceety, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
34 | 3–0 | |||||
35 | 4–0 | |||||
36 | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
37 | 4–1 | |||||
38 | 7 Juin 2014 | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentinae | Slovenie | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
39 | 15 Juin 2014 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bosnie an Herzegovinae | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
40 | 21 Juin 2014 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
41 | 25 Juin 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Nigerie | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
42 | 2–1 |
Ootside fitbaa
Messi haes ane bairn. His son, Thiago, wis born 2 November 2012. Archived 2018-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
No anerly playin on the field, Messi fynds time tae dae charity wirk. He stairtit the Leo Messi Foundation which that helps childer in at-risk situation. Messi opened a kids pairk fur childer livin in the hospital at the Varsity hospital Vall d’hebron in Barcelona.
References
Freemit airtins
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.