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Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi], born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team. By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010and again in 2011 and 2012. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. At the age of 24, Messi became Barcelona's all-time top scorer in all official club competitions.^[6] At age 25, Messi became the youngest player to score 200 La Liga goals.

Consistently rated by commentators, coaches and colleagues as the best footballer in the world and as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, Messi is the first football player in history to win four FIFA/Ballons d'Or, all of which he won consecutively. Messi has won five La Ligas, two Copas del Rey, five Supercopas de España, three Champions Leagues, two Super Cups and two Club World Cups. In March 2012, Messi made UEFA Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match, achieving the feat in a 7–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen. He also matched José Altafini's record of 14 goals in a single Champions League season.^[15] Messi became the first player to top-score in four successive Champions League campaigns.^[16]^[17] He set the European record for most goals scored in a season during the 2011–12 season, with 73 goals.^[18] In the same season, he set the current goalscoring record in a single La Liga season, scoring 50 goals.^[19] On 16 February 2013, Lionel Messi scored his 300th Barcelona goal against Granada.^[20]

Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year, in which he was elected young player of the tournament.^[21] In 2008, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team. Sportspro has rated Lionel Messi as the third most marketable athlete in the world.^[22] His playing style and stature have drawn comparisons to compatriot Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor"

Messi sick on sidelines as Argentina struggle with altitude

The Barcelona star was pleased to come away with a result after enduring difficult playing conditions in La Paz against Bolivia

Lionel Messi said it was "terrible" to play at altitude after Argentina's 1-1 draw away to Boliviaon Tuesday in their latest Conmebol World Cup 2014 qualifier.

Marcelo Moreno gifted the hosts the lead midway through the first half, before Ever Banega restored parity shortly before the half-time whistle, and Messi was pleased to see his side get a draw in difficult conditions.

"It is terrible to play here at altitude, so a draw is a good result for us," Messi, who was sick on the sidelines during the match, told reporters in Bolivia.

"Every time you make an effort or play at high pace, you need time to recover.

"Some of the players had a headache and others felt a bit dizzy, but there was nothing wrong with me."

The Barcelona star then looked ahead to the remaining qualification games and stressed that the next two matches will be crucial.

"We now have two big games coming up. We host Colombia and we are travelling to Ecuador. It will be nice matches."

Albiceleste sit atop of the table with 24 points from 11 games, holding a four-point lead over second-placed Ecuador, who have a game in hand.

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