Video about the career of Lionel Messi. Song: Ordinary Love - U2 Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team. By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and then again in 2011 & 2012. Messi is the first football player in history to win four FIFA/Ballons d'Or, all of which he won consecutively, as well as the first to win three European Golden Shoe awards. Messi has won six La Ligas, two Copas del Rey, five Supercopas de España, three UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups and two Club World Cups. At the age of 24, Messi became Barcelona's all-time top scorer in all official club competitions. At age 25, Messi became the youngest player to score 200 La Liga goals. Messi set the European record for most goals scored in a season during the 2011--12 season, with 73 goals. In the same season, he set the current goalscoring record in a single La Liga season, scoring 50 goals. During the same season Messi broke a record, scoring 5 goals in one Champions League match. Also in 2012, Messi set a world record scoring 91 goals for club and country in one year .On 30 March 2013, Messi scored in his 19th consecutive La Liga game, becoming the first footballer in history to net in consecutive matches against every team in a professional football league. He extended his record scoring streak to 21 consecutive league matches, and the run came to a halt only when he sustained a hamstring injury. IGNORE TAGS: Ignore tags : Luis Suarez, 2014, The New King, The New Kings, Vicetone, Propeska, Norwich City, Tottenham, 4 goals, volley, lionel messi 2013 , lionel messi best goals , lionel messi hd , best of lionel messi , lionel messi vs real madrid , lionel messi skills 2013 , lionel messi best skills , neymar goal vs mexico , neymar goal vs japan , neymar skill vs mexico , neymar confederations cup , neymar 2013 , neymar hd , neymar amazing goal , neymar golazo , neymar brazil confederation cup , Cristiano Ronaldo, CR7, neymar passes, Lyon, Rapid Vienna, Nantes, Monaco, Guingamp, Rennes, Lens, Lorient, Troyes, Metz, Lille, Ujpest, Marseille, Martigues, Bordeaux, Sevilla, Osasuna, Gramanet, Puchov, Mallorca, Murcia, Espanyol, Zaragoza, Levante, Atletico Madrid, Brondby, Deportivo, Real Sociedad, Valladolid, Racing Santander, Shakhtar Donetsk, Milan, Real Madrid, Valencia, Chelsea, Getafe, Villarreal, Betis, Werder Bremen, Udinese, Malaga, Athletic Bilbao, Benfica, Cadiz, Levski Sofia, Recreativo, America, Celta, Gimnastic, Stuttgart, Internazionale, Sampdoria, Napoli, Braga, Lecce, Torino, Portsmouth, Palermo, Atalanta, Roma, Cagliari, Zurich, Genoa, Juventus, Siena, Manchester United, Fiorentina, Auxerre, La Liga, UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Ligue 1, Serie A, Coppa Italia, Campeonato Brasileiro, Brasileirão, Sulamericana, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Gaucho, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Eto'o, Deco, Henry, Puyol, Giully, Seedorf, Alexandre Pato, Borriello, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Zidane, Casillas, Figo, Raúl, Beckham, Terry, Maldini, Nesta, Cech, Neymar, Van der Sar, Rooney, Seedorf, Pato, Vagner Love, Leo Moura, Jô, Ronaldinho, Deco, Eto'o, Henry, Saviola, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Kun Agüero, Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria, Mascherano, Cesc Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez, David Villa, Dani Alves, Pedro Rodriguez, Piqué, Puyol, Cuenca, Tello, Ronaldo, Marcelo, Abidal, Yaya Toure, Casillas, Pepe, Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Abbiati, Seedorf, Robinho, Hd,1080p, 720p, 480p, U2, ordianry love, mandela, 1987, youth, young, la masia, first goal, celtic, champions league, records, top scorer, topscorer, bayer leverkussen, solo, getafe, hand of god, maradona, pele, cruyff, argentina, edit, d'or, suarez, liverpool, DdH, Dylan den Hartog, Blatter, commander, ronaldinho, 2006, arsenal, zaragoza, valencia, semi final, copa, supercopa, supercup, world cup, ac milann, psg, injury, injuries, hamstring, compilation, still the greatest, legend in the making, the new king, vicetone, pitbull, the monster, eminem, rihanna, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, ajax, santos, hero, legend, god, talent, newell's old boys, rosario, back in 2014, anims leo, animslei, #animsleo

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