Messi is a soccer player. People call him Leo. He was born in Argentina. He was born on June 24, 1987. He is famous. He scores lots of goals. He has played for Argentina's national team. As of November 2026, he plays for Inter Miami CF.

As a boy, Leo joined the youth teams of a club. It was in his home city. At age 13, he joined FC Barcelona. As a teen, he moved to Spain. Leo first played for the Barcelona first team when he was 16. It was a friendly match with Porto.

Now see his prizes. Leo won 10 La Liga titles with Barcelona. He has won the Ballon d'Or eight times. No one has won more. This is true as of November 2026. He won an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in 2008. Argentina won the Copa America in 2021. Leo was on the team. They won it again in 2024. Leo has two Copa America titles.

In 2022, Leo and Argentina won the World Cup. It was his first World Cup title. It was Argentina's third World Cup win. Now see the final. Leo scored two goals in the final. Argentina beat France on penalty kicks.

Words to know

• Barcelona: Spanish team
• friendly: practice game
• titles: winning prizes
• Olympic: of the Games