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Lionel Messi

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Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] (listen); born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record seven Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team. Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lionel Messi has received more than 95,553,950 page views. His biography is available in 149 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 146 in 2019). Lionel Messi is the 22nd most popular soccer player (up from 34th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 15th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Lionel Messi is most famous for being a professional soccer player and captain of the Argentine national team.

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  • 96M

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  • 69.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 149

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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The Guardian
Lionel Messi leaves field in top 100 wake but Premier League also shows power
Argentina and PSG forward was the clear winner, 10 years after his first triumph, but younger players are upwardly mobile It is sometimes easy to forget that Lionel Messi retired from international football in 2016. Argentina had just lost in the Copa América…
Marcus Christenson
Friday, January 27, 2023
Sports Illustrated
Report: Lionel Messi Targeted by Saudi Pro League
The league may not be done adding superstar talent.
Zach Koons
Friday, January 27, 2023
Independent
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi provide inspiration for Rhys Webb
The experienced scrum-half is back on the international scene.
Andrew Baldock
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Daily Mail
PSG stars Lionel Messi, Neymar and Sergio Ramos step out at charity gala for Presnel Kimpembe
Paris Saint-Germain's stars turned out in force at a charity gala in the French capital on Thursday night amid speculation surrounding Lionel Messi's future and the vice-captaincy saga.
Patrick Djordjevic
Friday, January 27, 2023

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lionel Messi ranks 22 out of 16,880. Before him are Cesare Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zico, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Luis Suárez, and Francisco Gento. After him are Bobby Charlton, Raymond Kopa, Sándor Kocsis, Rivellino, Mário Zagallo, and Just Fontaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Lionel Messi ranks 1. After him are Novak Djokovic, Karim Benzema, Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani, Gerard Piqué, Sebastian Vettel, Samir Nasri, Zac Efron, Arturo Vidal, Lee Min-ho, and David Luiz.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Lionel Messi ranks 12 out of 1,019. Before him are Eva Perón (1919), Daniel Barenboim (1942), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), and Martha Argerich (1941). After him are Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), José de San Martín (1778), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Omar Sívori (1935), and Mercedes Sosa (1935).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Lionel Messi ranks 3. Before him are Diego Maradona (1960) and Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926). After him are Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Guillermo Stábile (1905), Helenio Herrera (1910), César Luis Menotti (1938), Daniel Passarella (1953), Luis Monti (1901), and Carlos Bilardo (1938).

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