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Lionel Messi, who has won a World Cup and seven Ballon d’Or awards, is regarded as the best player in football history. On June 24, the Argentine maestro turned 36 years old.
A man with more than 700 goals to his name and countless major championships in his trophy case is difficult, to sum up. Adjectives are inadequate for discussing Lionel Messi. When one delves further into the illustrious career of the Inter Miami goal scorer, statistics become nothing more than numbers. Messi, who has won seven Ballon d’Or awards, is regarded as the best player to ever step foot on a football pitch.
Few people anticipated that a young man from Rosario who moved away from home at the age of 13 would one day dominate world football. It’s time to relive some of the iconic Argentine footballer’s most memorable moments as he celebrates his 36th birthday today.
The first goal by Lionel Messi
For all supporters of Lionel Messi, May 1, 2005, is a memorable day. After all, Messi had only that evening scored his first goal in a Barcelona uniform against Albacete at the age of 17. Over the course of his career, he would score more than 600 goals for the Catalan giants.
Debut of Argentina
In an exhibition game in August 2005, Lionel Messi made his Argentina debut. 18-year-old Messi replaced another player in the second half against
Hungary. Messi’s victory was not entirely smooth because he was sent off after 43 seconds.
Olympic gold for Messi
After much effort and waiting, Lionel Messi finally won the World Cup in 2022. However, he won an international football trophy at the 2008 Beijing Olympics long before his legendary World Cup triumph. In 2008, Messi captured the highly-desired gold medal.
Messi is a legend for Barcelona.
After netting a hat-trick for Barcelona in 2012, Lionel Messi shattered the club’s goal-scoring record. Messi’s opening goal against Granada brought his career total to 232, surpassing Cesar Rodriguez’s previous mark. After scoring twice more in that match, the Argentine went on to break the record for goals scored in a game.
Lionel Messi’s accomplishments and stats
The record for scoring the most goals in a league belongs to Lionel Messi. Messi accomplished this after tallying 474 goals for La Liga. He also has the record for the most goals scored in a single year. Messi established this amazing record in 2012 with 91 goals. He has scored the most goals for one squad in club history. With his childhood team Barcelona, Messi accomplished this feat. His total goals for the Blaugranas are 672. Additionally, Messi made history by winning two Golden Balls in the World Cup in 2014 and 2022, making him the only player ever to do it. Messi is the only footballer with more Ballon d’Or honors trophies. Since 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2021, the former Barcelona striker has won the highly coveted individual award seven times.
Messi crosses the finish line with World Cup success.
The World Cup championship would prove to be Lionel Messi’s most memorable accomplishment. Messi led Argentina to the 2014 FIFA World Cup final, but after losing to Germany, the Albiceleste had to settle for the runners-up trophy. 2022 saw a change in the plot. Argentina won its third World Cup triumph in Qatar under Messi’s leadership. Argentina won the World Cup of Qatar after defeating France in the championship match.