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Lionel Messi

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Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballons d'Or, six European Golden Shoes, and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football having won 45 team trophies. Messi's records include most goals in a calendar year (91), most goals for a single club (672 for Barcelona), most goals in La Liga (474), most goal contributions in the FIFA World Cup (21), and most goal contributions in the Copa América (32). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lionel Messi is the 29th most popular soccer player (down from 24th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 10th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Lionel Messi is most famous for being a professional soccer player and captain of the Argentine national team.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lionel Messi ranks 29 out of 21,273. Before him are Cesare Maldini, George Best, Jairzinho, Sócrates, Didi, and Josef Bican. After him are Rivellino, Raymond Kopa, Roberto Carlos, Just Fontaine, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and Roberto Baggio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Lionel Messi ranks 1. After him are Ri Kwang-hyok, Novak Djokovic, Luis Suárez, Kendrick Lamar, Elliot Page, Karim Benzema, Lee Min-ho, T.O.P, Sebastian Vettel, Dan Reynolds, and Cesc Fàbregas.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Lionel Messi ranks 13 out of 1,154. Before him are Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and José de San Martín (1778). After him are Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Martha Argerich (1941), Daniel Barenboim (1942), Diego Simeone (1970), Omar Sívori (1935), and Mario Kempes (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Lionel Messi ranks 3. Before him are Diego Maradona (1960), and Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926). After him are Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Helenio Herrera (1910), Guillermo Stábile (1905), César Luis Menotti (1938), Daniel Passarella (1953), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Luis Monti (1901).

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