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Biography
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, which he captains, and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, He has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballons d'Or, six European Golden Shoes, and being named the world's best player by FIFA eight times. He was named the greatest player of the 21st century by ESPN in 2024, and was named the All Time Men's World Best Player by the IFFHS in 2025. In 2020 and 2023 he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first team-sport athlete to win the award. He was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2023.
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Awards & recognition
- Princess of Asturias Award — Sports · 2026
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2025
- Ballon d'Or · 2023
- Ballon d'Or · 2021
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2021
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- IFFHS World Team · 2021
- IFFHS World's Best Player · 2021
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker · 2021
- La Liga Player of the Month · 2021
- Olimpia Award · 2021
- Pichichi Trophy · 2021
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team · 2020
- diamond Konex award · 2020
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2020
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2020
- IFFHS World Team · 2020
- IFFHS World's Best Player · 2020
- La Liga Player of the Month · 2020
- Laureus World Sports Award — Sportsman of the Year · 2020
- LFP Awards · 2020
- Pichichi Trophy · 2020
- UEFA Club Football Awards · 2020
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2020
- Ballon d'Or · 2019
- Best International Athlete ESPY Award · 2019
- European Golden Shoe · 2019
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2019
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2019
- IFFHS World Team · 2019
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker · 2019
- La Liga Player of the Month · 2019
- LFP Awards · 2019
- list of UEFA Champions League top scorers · 2019
- Pichichi Trophy · 2019
- Saint George's Cross · 2019
- The Best FIFA Men's Player · 2019
- The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World · 2019
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2019
- UEFA Club Football Awards · 2019
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2019
- World Soccer Award · 2019
- European Golden Shoe · 2018
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2018
- IFFHS World Team · 2018
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer · 2018
- La Liga Player of the Month · 2018
- LFP Awards · 2018
- Onze d'Or · 2018
- Pichichi Trophy · 2018
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira · 2018
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2018
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2018
- European Golden Shoe · 2017
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2017
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2017
- IFFHS World Team · 2017
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker · 2017
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer · 2017
- La Liga Player of the Month · 2017
- Pichichi Trophy · 2017
- The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World · 2017
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira · 2017
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2017
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2017
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2016
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2016
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker · 2016
- IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer · 2016
- La Liga Player of the Month · 2016
- LFP Awards · 2016
- Premi Barça Jugadors · 2016
- UEFA Club Football Awards · 2016
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2016
- Best International Athlete ESPY Award · 2015
- FIFA Ballon d'Or · 2015
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2015
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2015
- Globe Soccer Awards · 2015
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker · 2015
- LFP Awards · 2015
- list of UEFA Champions League top scorers · 2015
- The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World · 2015
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira · 2015
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2015
- Trofeo Gol Televisión · 2015
- UEFA Club Football Awards · 2015
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award · 2015
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2015
- World Soccer Award · 2015
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2014
- Mastercard All-Star Team · 2014
- Trofeo Gol Televisión · 2014
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2014
- World Cup Golden Ball · 2014
- European Golden Shoe · 2013
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2013
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2013
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer · 2013
- LFP Awards · 2013
- Pichichi Trophy · 2013
- The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World · 2013
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira · 2013
- Trofeo Gol Televisión · 2013
- Best International Athlete ESPY Award · 2012
- El País King of European Soccer · 2012
- European Golden Shoe · 2012
- FIFA Ballon d'Or · 2012
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2012
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2012
- IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer · 2012
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer · 2012
- IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer · 2012
- LFP Awards · 2012
- list of UEFA Champions League top scorers · 2012
- Onze d'Or · 2012
- Pichichi Trophy · 2012
- The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World · 2012
- Trofeo EFE · 2012
- Trofeo Gol Televisión · 2012
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2012
- World Soccer Award · 2012
- El País King of European Soccer · 2011
- FIFA Ballon d'Or · 2011
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2011
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2011
- IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer · 2011
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions · 2011
- LFP Awards · 2011
- list of UEFA Champions League top scorers · 2011
- Olimpia Award · 2011
- Onze d'Or · 2011
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira · 2011
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2011
- Trofeo EFE · 2011
- Trofeo Gol Televisión · 2011
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award · 2011
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2011
- World Soccer Award · 2011
- Don Balón Award · 2010
- El País King of European Soccer · 2010
- European Golden Shoe · 2010
- FIFA Ballon d'Or · 2010
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2010
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2010
- IFFHS World Team · 2010
- IFFHS World's Best Player · 2010
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker · 2010
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer · 2010
- LFP Awards · 2010
- list of UEFA Champions League top scorers · 2010
- Pichichi Trophy · 2010
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira · 2010
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2010
- Trofeo EFE · 2010
- Trofeo Gol Televisión · 2010
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2010
- Ballon d'Or · 2009
- Don Balón Award · 2009
- El País King of European Soccer · 2009
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2009
- FIFA World Player of the Year · 2009
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2009
- LFP Awards · 2009
- list of UEFA Champions League top scorers · 2009
- Marca Leyenda · 2009
- Onze d'Or · 2009
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano · 2009
- Trofeo EFE · 2009
- UEFA Club Football Awards · 2009
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year · 2009
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2009
- World Soccer Award · 2009
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2008
- FIFPRO · 2008
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2008
- Premios Protagonistas · 2008
- UEFA Team of the Year · 2008
- Bravo Award · 2007
- Don Balón Award · 2007
- FIFA FIFPro World XI · 2007
- FIFPRO · 2007
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2007
- Trofeo EFE · 2007
- FIFPRO · 2006
- Alejandro buceta · 2005
- FIFA U-20 World Cup awards · 2005
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina · 2005
- IFFHS World Team
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker
Filmography29 titles
Captains of the World
2023as Self
2023as Self
Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments
2018as Self
2018as Self
Protectors
2022as Lionel Messi
2022as Lionel Messi
2026 FIFA World Cup
2026
2026
Take the Ball, Pass the Ball: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World
2018as Self
2018as Self
Kidnapping Inc.
2024as Self (archive footage)
2024as Self (archive footage)
Ángel Di María: Breaking Down the Wall
2024as Self
2024as Self
Real Madrid: Until the End
2023as Self
2023as Self
MOURINHO
2026as Self (archive footage)
2026as Self (archive footage)
I Choose to Believe
2023as Self
2023as Self
Argentine National Team, Road to Qatar
2022as Self
2022as Self
Ronaldinho: The One and Only
2026as Self
2026as Self
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
2024as Self
2024as Self
My Name Is Francesco Totti
2020as Self
2020as Self
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
2022as Self
2022as Self
The Last Duel
2026as Self (archive footage)
2026as Self (archive footage)
Messi: The Chosen One
2025as Self
2025as Self
Messi Meets America
2023as Self
2023as Self
Ronaldo
2015as Self
2015as Self
The Panama Papers
2018as Self (archive footage)
2018as Self (archive footage)
Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off!
2017as Self (archive footage)
2017as Self (archive footage)
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007as Self
2007as Self
This Is Football
2019as Self
2019as Self
Six Dreams
2018as Self
2018as Self
Emi Martínez: The Kid Who Stops Time
2026as Self
2026as Self
Lionel Messi - The Greatest
2020as Self
2020as Self
Signed, Sealed & Delivered: Inside the Billion-Dollar World of Sports Collectibles
2026as Self
2026as Self
Made In Miami: Messi's Club World Cup
2025as Self
2025as Self
Messi: Becoming Legend
2024as Self
2024as Self