Full name: Lionel Andres Messi

Date of birth: June 24, 1987

Place of birth: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Position: Forward

Family

Father’s name: Jorge Horacio Messi

Mother’s name: Celia Maria Cuccittini

Spouse’s name: Antonella Roccuzzo (married in 2017)

Children: Mateo, Thiago and

Ciro (3 sons)

Clubs (Senior career)

Inter Miami CF (Jul 2023 - now)

Matches: 104

Goals: 90

Paris Saint-Germain (Aug 2021 - Jun 2023)

Matches: 75

Goals: 32

Barcelona (Jul 2004 - Jun 2021)

Matches: 778

Goals: 672

National team

Argentina (Jan 2005 - now)

Matches: 201

Goals: 122

Trophies

Barcelona: Champions League (4), LaLiga (10), Copa del Rey (7), Club World Cup (3), European Super Cup (3), Supercopa de Espana (8)

Paris Saint-Germain: Ligue 1 (2), Trophee des Champions (1)

Inter Miami: Leagues Cup (1), Supporters Shield (1), MLS (1), Eastern Conference (1)

Argentina: Copa America (2), U-20 World Cup (1), Olympic Games Gold Medal (1), FIFA World Cup (1), Finalissima (1)

Individual Honours

Ballon d’Or (8), The Best Award (3), European Golden Shoe (6), Laureus World Sports Awards (2), Pichichi LaLiga (8), MVP LaLiga (9), Champions League top scorer (6), World Cup Golden Ball (2), MVP Copa America (2)

Records

# All-time top scorer at same club

# FC Barcelona all-time top goalscorer

# All-time top goalscorer in LaLiga

# Top goalscorer in El Clasico

# Guinness World Record as top goalscorer for club (91 goals)

# All-time top scorer of national teams in South America

# Most goals in a LaLiga season (50 goals)

# All-time top goalscorer in the Champions League with the same team

# Most games played with Argentina in its history

# Argentinian with most honours

# Argentina’s all-time leading goalscorer

# All-time highest goalscorer in the WC

# All-time highest appearances in the World Cup

# Joint most tournament appearances in the World Cup

# All-time player of the match awards in the World Cup

*Updated until June 23, 2026