Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi is celebrating his 35th birthday today. Barcelona captain Messi has been counted among the world's most legendary footballers in the Spanish football league 'La Liga'. He has won the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy at the age of 22. Messi has also set the record for most goals scored in La Liga. He has also scored the most 474 goals in 520 matches for Barcelona in this tournament. Along with this, he has also scored the highest hat-trick 36 times in the history of La Liga.
At the same time, Messi is also said to be one of the highest-paid players in the world. Messi is second in the list of richest players released by Forbes for the year 2021. His total earnings this year were about 9.65 billion ($130 million). In this list, Ireland's legendary mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor remains at number one while Portugal's legendary footballer Ronaldo remains at the third position in the list.
The ballon d'Or trophy has been won the most number of times: This legendary barcelona footballer has also won the Ballon d'Or trophy the most 6 times. This is the most prestigious award given to a player in the game of football. The best footballer of the year is also being given this trophy. He first won this prestigious trophy in 2009 at the age of just 22 years. After which, he won the title four times in a row till 2012. After which, for the fifth time in 2015 and for the sixth time in 2019, he has also won this trophy.
Most titles won for Barcelona: Messi has also won the most number of 35 titles for his club Barcelona so far. These include 10 La Liga titles. Along with this, he has also won the UEFA Champions League title four times and the Copa del Rey Trophy six times.
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