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Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. His individual achievements include eight Ballon d'Or awards, the most for any footballer. Having won 45 team trophies , [ note 1 ] he is the most decorated player in the history of professional football.

Messi's club career began with Barcelona , where he rose through the youth ranks, making his first-team debut in Over the next years, Messi became the club's all-time leading scorer, amassing numerous domestic and international accolades. During the —05 season , Lionel Messi was a guaranteed starter for the Barcelona B team, playing 17 games throughout the campaign and scoring on six occasions.

On 24 June, his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player.

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A starter for the first time, he gave a well-received performance against Fabio Capello 's Juventus , receiving an ovation from the Camp Nou. Due to issues regarding his legal status in the Royal Spanish Football Federation , Messi missed the start of La Liga , but on 26 September, he acquired Spanish citizenship and became eligible to play.

After he had scored 8 goals in 25 games, including his first in the Champions League, [ 32 ] in a 5—0 home win over Panathinaikos on 2 November , [ 33 ] his season ended prematurely during the return leg against Chelsea on 7 March , when he suffered a torn hamstring. Messi worked to regain fitness in time for the Champions League final , but on 17 May, the day of the final, he was eventually ruled out.