LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI (LAM) THE GREATEST PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF BARCELONA.

 

LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI (LAM) THE GREATEST PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF BARCELONA. - Of Nigeria 🇳🇬 | Tribuna.com

 

Lionel Andrés Messi is the greatest player in the history of Barcelona. His journey started in the year 24th June, 1987 born and raised in central Argentina, Messi relocated to Spain to join to Barcelona at age 13 in the year 2000, where he made his competitive debut aged 17 in October 2004. He established himself as an integral player for the club within the first three years. Lionel Andrés Messi in 2008–09 he helped Barcelona achieve the first treble in Spanish football at the age of 22.

Messi won his first Ballon d’Or in the same year. Three successful seasons followed, with Messi winning four consecutive Ballons d’Or, making him the first player to win the award four times and in a row. In 2011–12 season, Messi set the La Liga and European records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer. The following two seasons, Messi finished second for the Ballon d’Or behind Cristiano Ronaldo, he later regained his form during the 2014–15 campaign, becoming the all-time top scorer in La Liga and leading Barcelona to a historic second treble, after which he was awarded a fifth Ballon d’Or in 2015. Messi assumed the captaincy of Barcelona in 2018, and in 2019 he secured a record sixth Ballon d’Or.

Messi holds the Ballon d’Or in the year 2020 as the pandemic raved the whole World to inactive football season, he was the highest goal scorer in La Liga winning the Pichichi for the fourth in a row and a record sixth tied with Telmo Zarra’s record .

In 2021, Messi equalled and broke Xavi’s record for most appearances 767th. He went further to equalled and beat Pele’s 643 goals record for a single club which stood for more than five decades with 644 for Barcelona. The Argentine ace stands at 663 for the club, a record which is not stopping as he is likely to continue at the club. Messi records a record eight pichichi for most goals in a season with five straight awards in Spanish league in 2021.

This is a player who has most goals with 474 in La liga and European leagues. The Barcelona icon is most considered the best player to have graced the game.