Full Name: Lionel Andres Messi Cuccitini
- Date/Place of birth: 24/06/1987 (Rosario)
- Height: 1,69
- Nationality: Argentina & Spain
- Player's agent: Jorge Messi
- Contract until: 30/06/2016
- Home page: www.leomessi.com
- Debut (Club): 16/10/2004 ( Coach: Frank Rijkaard)
- Debut (National Squad): 17/08/2005 for Argentina


>>> Debuts:

- First Team Debut: on 16 November 2003 (at 16 years and 145 days) in a friendly match against Porto

- Official Debut: on 16 October 2004 (at 17 years and 114 days) against Espanyol (League). Messi scored his first Goal for FCBarcelona: on 1 May 2005 against Albacete, Messi was 17 years, ten months and seven days old. ( Youngest Player Ever to score for Barca, this record was broken by Bojan Krkic in 2007, who scored after an assist from Messi ).

- Champions League Debut against Shakhtar on 7 December 2004. Messi scored his first goal in Champions League was against WerderBremen on 14 September 2005.

`More Info:

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/plantilla/jugadors/messi.html

http://www.transfermarkt.de/en/lionel-messi/profil/spieler_28003.html

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Messi Stats (Updated: 25/9/2011)

>>> Barcelona:


➫ Stats in all Competitions (Season 2011/2012):

`Matches Played: 9 matches (including 8 Starts)
- La Liga: 5 ( Starter: 4)
- Champions League: 1(Starter: 1)
- Copa del Rey: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 2 ( Starter: 2)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 ( Starter: 1)
- Clubs World Cup: 0

` Total Goals: 12 ( Penalties: 0)
- La Liga: 8
- Champions League: 0
- Copa del Rey: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 3
- UEFA Super Cup: 1
- Clubs World Cup: 0

`Total Assists: 9
- La Liga: 5
- Champions League: 1
- Spanish Cup: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 2
- UEFA Super Cup: 1
- Clubs World Cup: 0
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➫ Stats in All Competition ( Just in Year 2011):
- Matches: 40
- Goals: 38
- Assists: 22

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➫ Messi Stats ( Career)
- Number of Matches: 278 (Minutes: 20,532)
- 192 Goals (107 Goals @ Home, 79 Away, 6 On Neutral Ground)
- Assists: 92
- Career Ratio (Goals/Minutes played): 1 goal every 108 Minutes!!
- Career Ratio (Goals or Assist/Minutes played): Goal or Assist every 73 minutes!

`Note: Messi is 3rd topscorer in Barca's History
( Barca All Time Topscorer: César Rodríguez 235 goals, 2nd is Kubala with 196 Goals )

Most goals scored in all competitions: 235 Goals by Cesar Rodriguez between (1942 &1955)
- 235 goals (195 goals in League, 36 in Cup and 4 in others)
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➫ Messi Stats (Guradiola as a Coach in All Competitions since August 2008)
- Matches: 166 (Minutes: 13,655)
- Goals: 150
- Assists: 68
- Ratio (Goals/Minutes played): 1 goal every 92 Minutes!!
- Ratio (Goals or Assist/Minutes played): Goal or Assist every 64 minutes!
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➫ Messi Stats (Playing as CF "false 9" for Barcelona)
- Matches: 64
- Goals: 65
- Assists: 37
- Ratio (Goals): 1 Goal/match
- Ratio (Goals+Assists): 1.54 (Goal or Assist) per match
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➫ Champions League:

- Matches: 58 (Minutes: 4584)
- Goals: 37 (Club Record)
- Assists: 15
- Number of Goals in Champions League Finals: 2 ( scored in CL Final 2009 & CL Final 2011)
- Knock-Out stages Goals: 18 (CL Record joined by Raul)
- Ratio: 0.64 goal/match

`All-time CL Record for Raul 71 Goals " including 18 in Knock Out Stages" in 142 Matches.
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➫ La Liga:
- Matches: 182 (Minutes: 13,541 )
- Goals: 127
- Assists: 62
- Ratio: 0.69 goal/match

`Most goals scored in La Liga by a Barca player @FCBarcelona: 195 Goals by Cesar Rodriguez between (1942 &1955)
note: Cesar scored 226 goals in La Liga (195 @ Barca, 23 @ Granada, 3@Cultural Leonesa & 5 @Elche between 1940 & 1960, 5th in La Liga History)


` All-Time Topscorers:
1 Zarra (between 1940& 1955) 252 goals in 278 matches/ Ratio: 0.91 goal per match
2 Hugo Sanchez (1981–1994) 234 gaols in 347 matches/ Ratio: 0.67
3 Raul (1994–2010) 228 goals in 550 matches/ Ratio: 0.41
12 Samuel Eto'o(1998–2009) 162 goals in 280 matches/ Ratio: 0.58
14 David Villa (2003– ?) 158 goals in 270 matches/ Ratio: 0.59
19 Silvestre Igoa (1941–1956) 141 goals in 284 matches/ Ratio: 0.50
etc..
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➫ In all International Competition with Barca:
- Matches: 62
- Goals: 40 (Club record)
- Assists: 16
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➫ Copa del Rey:
- Matches: 26
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 4

`Most goals scored in Copa del Rey by a Barca player: Laszlo Kubala, 51 goals between 1951 &1961.
` All-Time Topscorers in Copa del Rey: 81 by Telmo Zarra between 1940 &1955.
`Most goals in a Copa del Rey Final: 4 by Telmo Zarra

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➫ Spanish Super Cup:
- Matches: 7
- Goals: 8 (all-time record, Raul is 2nd with 7 Goals)
- Assists: 2
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➫ UEFA Super Cup:
- Matches: 3
- Goals: 1
- Assists: 2
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➫ Clubs World Cup:
- Matches: 2
- Goals: 2 (Club Record)
- Assists: 0
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➫ Classico:
- Matches: 15
- Goals: 13
- Assists: 7

` All time topscorers in the Classico!
Di Stefano 18 goals - Raul 15 - Cesar, Gento, Puskas 14 - Messi 13.



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>>> Messi STATS in Previous Seasons @ FCBarcelona <<<


~ 2010/2011(23 years old): Matches: 55, Goals: 53, Assists: 28

`Total Matches: 55 (Starter: 48) Out of "62" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 33 ( Minutes: 2863', Starter: 31)
- Champions League: 13 (1050', Starter: 11)
- Spanish Cup: 7 (543', Starter: 5)
- Spanish Super Cup: 2 (129', Starter: 1)

`Total Goals: 53
- La Liga: 31
- Champions League: 12 " CL Record, joined by Van Nistel Roy"
- Spanish Cup: 7
- Spanish Super Cup: 3
(Including Penalties:5)

`Total Assists: 28
- La Liga: 21
- Champions League: 4
- Copa del Rey: 3
- Spanish Super Cup: 0

`Yellow Cards: 5
- La Liga: 4
- Copa del Rey: 1
- Champions League: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 0

`Red Cards: 0

`Injuries:
Season 10/11
from 19/09/2010 until 27/09/2010 (Stretched Ligament)
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~ 2009/2010 (22 years old): Matches: 53, Goals: 47, Assists: 14

`Total Matches: 53 (Starter: 45) Out of "59" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 35 (minutes: 2845', Starter: 29)
- Champions League: 11 (986', Starter: 11)
- Copa del Rey: 3 (212', Starter: 2)
- Clubs World Cup: 2 (158', Starter: 1)
- Uefa Super Cup: 1 (120',Starter: 1 )
- Spanish Super Cup: 1 (90', Starter: 1 )


`Total Goals: 47
- La Liga: 34 "Topscorer"
- Champions League: 8 " Topscorer"
- Spanish Cup: 1
- Spanish Super Cup: 2
- Clubs World Cup: 2
- Uefa Super Cup: 0

`Total Assists: 14
- La Liga: 13
- Uefa Super Cup: 1
- Champions League: 0
- Spanish Cup: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 0
- Clubs World Cup: 0

`Yellow Cards: 6
- La Liga: 3
- Uefa Super Cup: 1
- Clubs World Cup: 1
- Copa del Rey: 1
- Champions League: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 0

`Red Cards: 0
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~ 2008/2009 (21 years old): : Matches: 51, Goals: 38, Assists: 17

`Total Matches: 51 (Starter: 41 ) Out of "62" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 31 (Minutes: 2517', Starter: 27)
- Champions League: 12 (929', Starter: 10)
- Copa del Rey: 8 (454', Starter: 4)

`Total Goals: 38
- La Liga: 23
- Champions League: 9
- Spanish Cup: 6

`Total Assists: 17
- La Liga: 11
- Champions League: 5
- Copa del Rey: 1

`Yellow Cards: 4
- La Liga: 2
- Champions League: 1
- Copa del Rey: 1

`Red Cards: 0
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~ 2007/2008 (20 years old): : Matches: 40, Goals: 16,Assists: 17

`Total Matches: 40 (Starter: 34) Out of "58" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 28 (Minutes:2008' , Starter: 23)
- Champions League: 9 (726', Starter: 9)
- Copa del Rey: 3 (226', Starter: 2)

`Total Goals: 16
- La Liga: 10
- Champions League: 6
- Copa del Rey: 0

`Total Assists: 17
- La Liga: 14
- Champions League: 3
- Copa del Rey: 0

`Yellow Cards: 4
- La Liga: 2
- Champions League: 2
- Copa del Rey: 0

`Red Cards: 0

`Injuries:
Season 07/08
- from 05/03/2008 until 12/04/2008 (torn muscle)
- from 15/12/2007 until 15/01/2008
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~ 2006/2007 (19 years old): : Matches: 36, Goals: 17, Assists: 3

`Total Matches: 36 Out of "59" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 26 (Minutes: 2007',Starter: 23)
- Champions League: 5 (386', Starter: 4)
- Copa del Rey: 2
- Spanish Super Cup: 2 (122', Starter: 1)
- Uefa Super Cup: 1 (90', starter: 1)
- Clubs World Cup: 0

`Total Goals: 17
- La Liga: 14
- Copa del Rey: 2
- Champions League: 1
- Spanish Super Cup: 0
- Uefa Super Cup: 0

`Total Assists: 3
- La Liga: 2
- Copa del Rey: 1
- Champions League: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 0
- Uefa Super Cup: 0

`Yellow Cards: 3
- La Liga: 2
- Champions League: 1
- Copa del Rey: 0
- Spanish Super Cup: 0
- Uefa Super Cup: 0

`Red Cards: 0
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~ 2005/2006 (18 years old): : Matches: 25, Goals: 8, Assists: 4

`Matches: 25 (Starter: 8 ) Out of "57" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 17 (minutes: 918', Starter: 6)
- Champions League: 6 (324', Starter: 2)
- Copa del Rey: 2
- Spanish Super Cup: 0

`Total Goals: 8
- La Liga: 6
- Champions League: 1
- Copa del Rey: 1

`Total Assists: 4
- La Liga: 2
- Champions League: 2
- Copa del Rey: 0

`Yellow Cards: 2
- La Liga: 2
- Champions League: 0
- Copa del Rey: 0

`Red Cards: 0

`Injuries:
Season 05/06
- from 5/2/2006 until 23/2/2006 (elongation of his right biceps femoris)
- from 07/03/2006 until 16/06/2006 ( right biceps femoris was ruptured)
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~ 2004/2005 (17 years old): : Matches: 9, Goals: 1, Assists: 0

` Total Matches: 9 (Starter: 1) Out of "47" Possible Matches.
- La Liga: 7 (minutes: 82', Starter: 0)
- Champions League: 1 (90', starter: 1)
- Copa del Rey: 1

`Total Goals: 1
- La Liga: 1
- Champions League: 0
- Copa del Rey: 0

` Yellow Cards: 0

` Red Cards: 0


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>>> Argentina


➫ Just 2011: 2 Goal & 10 Assists (9 Matches, Friendlies + Copa America)
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➫ Career:
- Matches: 61
- Goals: 17
- Assists: 20
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➫ World Cup

`2006 (@18 years old)
- Matches: 3 (124 minutes)
- Goals: 1
- Assists: 1

`2010 (@22)
- Matches: 5 (450 minutes)
- Goals: 0
- Assists: 4
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➫ Copa America

`2007 (@19)
- Matches: 6 (458 minutes)
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 2

`2011 (@23)
- Matches: 4 (390 minutes)
- Goals: 0
- Assists: 3

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`RECORDS:


- Messi is the 1st player for 60 years to score on 5 consecutive visits to the Bernabéu (since Escudero, Bilbao, 1948-50) !

- With 8 Supercopa goals, Messi beats Hristo Stoichkov’s record as Barca’s top scorer in that competition (6)!

- Messi scored consecutive 9 matches for Barca (15 Goals).. ( Season 2010-2011)


- Lionel Messi scored the most goals (42), provided the most assists (15) and completed most dribbles (166) in LigaBBVA 2010.



- Messi scored 62 Goals in 2010 (played 67 matches ) " including 2 goals in 10 matches for Argentina, Messi scored the 2 Goals against Spain & Brazil"

+ Lionel Messi scored 12 braces, 5 hat-tricks and 1 quadruple in all competitions in 2010, Leo Messi scored 54 goals and assisted 16 in 49 appearances with Barcelona in 2010 (La Liga & Champions League). FIFA Ballon d'Or
Note: Messi scored 41 Goals in 2009, FIFA Best Player of the Year and Ballon d'or

Messi Records & Targets: http://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t82-messi-records-targets

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`Messi AWARDS:

`Individual awards

- UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2010/2011
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/news/newsid=1667736.html#messi+wins+uefa+best+player
- FIFA Ballon d'Or (1): 2010
- FIFA World Player (1): 2009
- Ballon d'Or (1): 2009
- 2nd best FIFA WORLD PLAYER (2): 2007, 2008
- Golden Boot (1): 2009/10
- Spanish League Top Scorer(1): 2009/10
- Most Assists in Spanish League (1): 2010/2011 (21)!
- Champions League Topscorer (3): 2008-2009, 2009-2010 & 2010-2011


`Messi Trophies (19)

`FC Barcelona (17)

- La Liga (5): 2010/11, 2009/10, 2008/09, 2005/06, 2004/05
- Champions League (3): 2010/11, 2008/09, 2005/06
- Copa del Rey(1): 2008/09
- European Super Cup (2): 2011/12, 2009/10
- Spanish Super Cup (5): 2011/12, 2010/11, 2009/10, 2006/07 , 2005/06
- World Club Cup (1): 2009/10

`Argentinian National Team (2)
- Gold Medal Beijing'08 (1): 2008
- World Cup Under-20 (1): 2004/05


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