Lionel Messi — brief biography in English:
- Early life: Born in Rosario, Argentina on $24$ June $1987$. Raised in a footballing family, he joined Newell’s Old Boys as a child. He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency and received treatment funded later by FC Barcelona.
- Move to Europe and youth career: At age $13$ Messi moved to Spain and joined Barcelona’s academy, La Masia, in $2000$. He progressed rapidly through the youth ranks.
- Barcelona first team and club success: He made his first-team debut in $2004$ (aged $17$). Over nearly two decades at Barcelona he became the club’s all-time top scorer with $672$ official goals, won numerous trophies including La Liga (won $10$ times) and the UEFA Champions League (won $4$ times), and earned a reputation as a prolific goal-scorer, creator and dribbler.
- International career with Argentina: Messi debuted for Argentina’s senior team in $2005$. After several near-misses in major finals, he captained Argentina to Copa América victory in $2021$ and led the team to win the FIFA World Cup in $2022$ (winning the tournament’s Golden Ball).
- Individual honours and style: Messi has won the Ballon d’Or a record $8$ times. He is left-footed, known for close control, dribbling, vision and finishing, and has frequently been among the world’s highest goal-scorers and assist providers.
- Later career: Financial issues ended his Barcelona tenure and he signed for Paris Saint-Germain in $2021$, then joined Inter Miami in Major League Soccer in $2023$, where he continued to have major impact on and off the pitch.
- Personal life: Married to Antonela Roccuzzo; they have three sons.
If you want a longer chronological timeline, detailed statistics (club-by-club goals and appearances), or sources, tell me which specifically.