Factfile on Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from international football on Sunday

LIONEL ANDRES MESSI

Name: Lionel Andres Messi 

Nationality: Argentinian

Date of birth: June 24, 1987 – age 29

Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina

Club: Barcelona (ESP/since 2000)

International appearances: 112

International objectives: 55

International introduction: August 17, 2005, Hungary 1 Argentina 2

Honors

Club

Champions League (4): 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15

Club World Cup (3): 2009, 2011, 2015

Spanish Championships (8): 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16 Spanish Cup (3): 2008-09, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16

Spanish Super Cups (6) 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013

International

World Cup: Finalist (2010), Quarter-finalist (2006, 2010), 15 matches, 5 objectives

Copa America: Finalist (2015, 2007, 2016), Quarter-finalist (2011), 16 matches, 3 objectives

Olympic gold decoration (1): 2008 Under-20

World Cup (1): 2005

Individual Honors: Ballon D'Or (5): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015

Top scorer in the Spanish group (3): 2009-2010 (34 objectives), 2011-2012 (50 objectives), 2012-13 (46 objectives)

Top scorer in the Champions League (5): 2008-2009 (9 objectives), 2009-2010 (8 objectives), 2010-2011 (12 objectives), 2011-2012 (14 objectives), 2014-15 (10 objectives)

World Cup Golden Ball (1): 2014

Olympic player of the competition (1): 2008

Under-20 World Cup player of the competition (1): 2005

Top scorer at Under-20 World Cup (1): 2005 (6 objectives)