5 Greatest Argentine footballers of all time

#2. Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest footballer in history

Lionel Messi is quite possibly the most successful footballer of all time in club football, and his exploits for FC Barcelona almost defies belief. He has scored 585 goals in 671 matches for the Catalan giants and won 4 UEFA Champions League and 9 LaLiga titles with them. He has also won 5 Ballon d’Ors and remained the premier footballer in the world throughout the last decade.

Messi has everything that an attacking player can dream of. He is a consummate dribbler, a great shooter, and has exceptional vision. He can destroy any opposition defense on his day and has been the primary reason behind Barca’s rise in world football in the last decade.

Messi has been playing for the Barca senior team since 2004, and he might retire there. He has also been an exceptional footballer for his national team too and remains his country’s highest goal-scorer with 65 goals in 128 matches. However, he has not been able to win any major silverware for his national team and had to be content with a second-place finish in the World Cup and Copa America.

There have been very few players like Messi in the history of football, and many call him the greatest of all time. It is a privilege for the football-lovers all over the world to still see him in action for Barca.