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#3 Angel Di Maria
Angel Di Maria was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1988. He began his youth career with his local team Rosario Central before debuting for their senior team in 2005. Di Maria later went on to play for Benfica, Real Madrid and Manchester United. He now plays for Paris Saint-Germain in France.
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The Argentina international has made 661 club appearances, scoring 152 goals and assisting 246. He has won six domestic league titles, nine domestic cups and one UEFA Champions League title. He is known for his trickery, pace and agility.
Di Maria has played 118 games for Argentina, scoring 22 goals and providing 23 assists. He recently won the Copa America with Argentina, scoring the only goal of the final against Brazil.
Angel Di Maria's PSG currently sit comfortably atop the Ligue 1 standings. The Argentina midfielder will hope to contribute as much as he can towards the Parisians' success this season.
#2 Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1988. He came through the ranks at Independiente before debuting for them in 2003. Aguero was spotted and signed by Atletico Madrid in 2006. He spent five years in Spain before moving to England to play for Manchester City. The former Argentina international became a legend while playing in Manchester.
Aguero played 667 games in his club career, scoring 380 goals and providing 146 assists. He is Manchester City's all-time top scorer with 260 goals in 390 appearances. The striker has won five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, six EFL Cups and one UEFA Europa League title.
In 2012, Sergio Aguero scored one of the most memorable Premier League goals against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the season. With the score at 2-2 heading into stoppage time, Manchester United were poised to be crowned champions. However, Aguero scored in the 94th minute to win the title for City.
You can watch that iconic goal here:
The former Argentina man also holds the Premier League record for most hat-tricks (12). Aguero has made 101 appearances for Argentina, scoring 41 goals and assisting 19. He ranks seventh on the list in their all-time appearances, and third on their all-time scorers' list.
Sergio Aguero announced his retirement from football earlier this month owing to a heart condition. Also get to know Aguero's wife, Giannina Maradona, and the footballer's dating life.
#1 Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1987. He began his youth career at Newell's Old Boys in 1995. However, an opportunity to go to Barcelona's La Masia arose at the turn of the millennium, and Messi made the move.
The Argentina captain played 778 games for Barcelona, scoring 672 goals and providing 301 assists. He contributed 1.25 goals per game throughout his 17 years with the club. Messi won a record 35 trophies at Barcelona, including four UEFA Champions League titles and ten La Liga titles. It goes without saying that the Argentine is Barcelona's all-time top scorer.
Recently, he broke Pele's record for most goals (643) scored for a single club.
Messi has played 158 games for Argentina, scoring 80 goals and assisting 51. He leads the charts in Argentina's all-time appearances made as well as their scorers list.
Messi recently broke his trophy drought with Argentina's senior team, winning the Copa America 2021, scoring four goals and assisting five. He won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards at the tournament. He also won his seventh Ballon d'Or award this year, another all-time record.
Messi currently plays for PSG in France, but is yet to find his feet for the French giants, especially in league games. He has netted just once in 11 games in Ligue 1 thus far.
Also read about Messi's net worth in 2021, his salary at PSG, investments as well as his expenses.
