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Lionel Messi

1987 - Today

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Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] (listen); born 24 June 1987) 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 and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he 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 34 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 98,899,324 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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  • 99M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 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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CNN
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo score to reach historic landmarks
It was a night of landmark goals and historic achievements for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as the pair continued to cement their places as two of the greatest players of all time.
Matias Grez
Friday, March 24, 2023
Forbes
Lionel Messi Brought To Tears By Crazy Homecoming Reception In First Post-World Cup Argentina Game (VIDEO)
Lionel Messi was brought to tears on Thursday night as Argentina fans gave their World Cup winning countrymen a homecoming reception for the ages in Buenos Aires.
Tom Sanderson, Contributor, Tom Sanderson, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Fox Sports
Lionel Messi becomes second-ever player to reach 800 career goals
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only other player that has ever reached 800 goals for club and country.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Independent
Lionel Messi left in tears by emotional World Cup celebration
Argentina played their first match since winning the World Cup as Messi scored his 800th career goal
Sports Staff
Friday, March 24, 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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