Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for individual accolades, including eight Ballon d'Ors, six European Golden Shoes, and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football having won 46 team trophies. Messi's records include most goals in a calendar year, most goals for a single club (672 for Barcelona), most goals in La Liga (474), most assists in international football (61), most goal contributions in the FIFA World Cup (21), and most goal contributions in the Copa América (32).