Lionel Andrés Messi, is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. He was born on June 24, 1987. Messi, who is recognized as one of the all time best players, has a record seven Ballon d'Or victories, a record six European Golden boots, and he was selected for the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020. He spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, retiring from the team in 2021 after winning a club-record 34 trophies there, including 10 La Liga championships, seven Copa del Rey championships, and four UEFA Champions Leagues. He won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup for his nation. Messi is a talented player who consistently scores goals. He owns the La Liga records for most goals (474), most hat-tricks (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight), and most assists (192 and the Copa América) (17). He also has the most international goals than any male footballer from South America (99). Messi has the most goals by a player for a single club (672) with 800 senior career goals for club and country. Messi moved to Spain from Argentina when he was 13 years old to join Barcelona, where he made his professional debut in October 2004 at the age of 17. Throughout the following three years, he established himself as a key member of the team, and in his first continuous season in 2008-09, Messi won his first Ballon d'Or at the age of 22 while helping Barcelona win the first treble in Spanish football. Messi became the first player to win the Ballon d'Or four times after three brilliant seasons in which he won the prize four times in a row. He established himself as Barcelona's all-time leading scorer during the 2011-12 season, breaking both La Liga and European records for the number of goals scored in a single season. After trailing Cristiano Ronaldo, his alleged lifelong rival, for the Ballon d'Or the next two seasons, Messi found his finest form in the 2014-15 season, setting a record for La Liga goals scored, leading Barcelona to an unprecedented second treble, and winning a fifth Ballon d'Or in 2015. Messi became Barcelona's captain in 2018, and he set a record by winning his sixth Ballon d'Or in 2019. He joined Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021 after he was out of contract with Barcelona. Messi, an Argentine international, is the country's all-time leading goalscorer and also holds the national appearance record. At the youth level, he won the