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Date of birth: June 24, 1987
Instagram: @leomessi
Club(s): Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami
Country: Argentina
Signing fee: Academy
Considered by many one of the greatest players of all time, if not the greatest. The forward has racked up astonishing numbers season after glittering season. Messi averaged almost a goal a game for Barca, and one in two for his country. Lifting the 2022 World Cup completed the trophy set and added to 35 trophies with Barcelona, two Copa America's and six Ballon d'Ors. But the stats do not tell the full story of unmatched levels of skill, invention and dribbling ability.
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