Leo Messi, also known as Lionel Andrés Messi, is a forward for the Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain and the captain of the Argentina national team. Messi is a citizen of Argentina. Lionel Andrés Messi is his full name in Spanish. One of the greatest players of all time, Messi was chosen for the 2020 Ballon d’Or Dream Team and holds a record seven Ballon d’Or titles.
He also owns six European Golden Shoes. He played for Barcelona for the entirety of his playing career, retiring from the club in 2021 after amassing a club-record 35 trophies there, including 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and four UEFA Champions Leagues.
The prolific goal scorer and gifted playmaker Messi holds the records for the most goals in La Liga (474), the most goals in a La Liga and European league season (50), the most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and the most assists in La Liga (192), a La Liga season (21) and the Copa América (17).
How many languages can Lionel Messi speak?
Messi only speaks two languages with actual fluency. Despite dealing with foreign media almost every day, Messi only speaks a few sentences of English properly.
