Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win seven FIFA Ballons d'Or, four of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Shoes.