Lionel Andres Messi
Lionel Andres Messi
Lionel Andres Messi
Born and raised in imperative Argentina, Messi relocated to Spain to sign up for
Barcelona on the age of 13, for whom he made his aggressive debut elderly 17 in
October 2004. He set up himself as an crucial participant for the membership inside
the subsequent 3 years, and in his first uninterrupted season in 2008–09 he helped
Barcelona acquire the primary treble in Spanish football; that year, elderly 22,
Messi gained his first Ballon d'Or. Three a hit seasons followed, with Messi
prevailing 4 consecutive Ballons d'Or, making him the primary participant to win
the award 4 instances and in a row.[10] During the 2011–12 season, he set the La
Liga and European information for maximum desires scored in a unmarried season,
whilst setting up himself as Barcelona's all-time pinnacle scorer. The following
seasons, Messi completed 2nd for the Ballon d'Or at the back of Cristiano Ronaldo
(his perceived profession rival), earlier than regaining his high-quality shape at
some stage in the 2014–15 campaign, turning into the all time pinnacle scorer in La
Liga and main Barcelona to a anciental 2nd treble, and then he changed into
provided a 5th Ballon d'Or in 2015. Messi assumed captaincy of Barcelona in 2018,
and in 2019 he gained a file 6th Ballon d'Or. Out of contract, he signed for Paris
Saint-Germain in August 2021.