Lionel Andrés Messi is a famous Argentine soccer star and a member and captain of the Argentine national soccer team, playing as a striker and attacking midfielder for FC Barcelona in Spain. From 2009 to 2012, he won the Ballon d'Or; in 2009, he was crowned World Footballer of the Year; he won the Champions League in 2006, 2009 and 2011; from 2008 to 2012, he won the Golden Boot of the Champions League; and he won the La Liga title five times.