Lionel Messi

Born on 24^th June 1987, Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer. He often plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona as well as Argentina national team. He is the all-time star with so many achievements.

Here is a brief account of his accolades:-

• Messi is the first footballer who was awarded FIFA Ballon d'Or six times in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019.
• Messi has earned eight La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, playing for Barcelona.
• Messi holds the records for most numbers of goals (383) scored in La Liga.
• For club and country, he has scored over 600 senior career goals.
• Became the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2009
• Became the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in 2009
• Clinched twice the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball in 2009 and 2011
• Became the FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player twice in 2009 and 2011
• Won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball in 2014
• Gained the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award in 2011 and 2015
• Won the Copa América Golden Ball title in 2015
• Earned the FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball title in 2015
• Clinched seven times La Liga Best Forward title in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016
• Became Argentine Footballer of the Year (Olimpia de Plata) for several years: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017
• Included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 in the years - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Clinched several times the UEFA Team of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Bestowed twice with the UEFA Club Forward of the Year title in 2009 and 2019
• Became the La Liga Best Player eight times in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2019
• Awarded the European Golden Shoe title for six times in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Won the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker title during the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019
• Entitled with the Best FIFA Men's Player award in 2019