Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi 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 of all time, Messi has won a record eight
Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and was named
the world's best player for a record eight times by FIFA. Until 2021, he
had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a
club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del
Rey titles, and the UEFA Champions League four times. With his country,
he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific
goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most
goals (474), hat-tricks (36), and assists in La Liga (192). He has the
most international goals by a South American male (108). Messi has
scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country, and the most
goals for a single club (672).