Lionel Messi, Age 39
Lionel Messi is 39 years old in 2026, born on 24 June 1987. Argentina Forward for Argentina.
Messi's numbers read like a typo: eight Ballons d'Or, 47 team trophies, more than 930 goals and over 420 assists. In October 2026 he retired from international football for the second time, after 208 caps for Argentina, and he plays on for Inter Miami.
By the FootballDream editorial team. Facts checked against official records on . How we verify stats
| Matches Played | 8 |
| Goals | 8 |
| Assists | 4 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Goals / Match | 1.00 |
๐ Player Overview
Lionel Messi is a Argentina forward who played at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and plays club football for Inter Miami. Born on 24 June 1987, Lionel is 39 years old. Lionel has earned 208 caps for Argentina, scoring 126 international goals. At the 2026 World Cup, Lionel scored 8 goals in 8 appearances. Use FootballDream's free Predictor game to back Lionel as your Anytime Goalscorer in club matches and earn +100 points if they score.
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Pick Lionel in Predictor โLionel Messi: facts worth knowing
- He is the most decorated player in football history, with 47 team trophies from more than 1,200 appearances.
- He scored a record 672 goals for Barcelona, including a La Liga record 474, and won 34 trophies there: 10 league titles and four Champions Leagues.
- Barcelona won the first Spanish treble in 2008โ09, and a second in 2014โ15 with Messi, Luis Suรกrez and Neymar up front, the trio known as MSN.
- He won the 2022 World Cup and became the first player to take the tournament's Golden Ball twice. In 2026 he reached a second straight final and took the Silver Ball.
- He led Inter Miami to their first MLS Cup in 2025 and was named the league's MVP in 2024 and 2025.
- He won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2008.
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