A lot of famous footballers were born in the date of 24th June other than the Argentine maestro, Lionel Messi which we all know. They have created magic with their glory and made fans all over the world watch their game with utmost joy. Opponents have feared and wished that they made mistakes. Footviser wishes each of them a very happy birthday and wants all of you readers to remember them for the glorious memories with the ball in their feet.
1. Lionel Messi (33 years old)
Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini (born 24th June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains of both the Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team .
Often widely considered as one of the greatest players of all time , Messi has won a record 6 Ballon d’Or awards and a record 6 European Golden Shoe awards. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies , including 10 La Liga titles, 4 UEFA Champions League titles and 6 Copa del Rey .
A prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in LaLiga (440) , most goals in a single La Liga and European league season (50) , most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) . He has scored 699 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most assists in the history of football (318) . He won Argentine Footballer of The Year 12 times and won FIFA World Cup Golden Ball once.
2. Juan Roman Riquelme (42 years old)
Juan Roman Riquelme (born 24th June 1978) is a retired Argentine professional footballer and current 2nd vice-president of Argentine Club Atlético Boca Juniors.
Considered one of the best playmakers in his prime and last great ‘ classic number ten ‘ in football, Riquelme was named the Argentine Footballer of the Year 4 times . He led his country as captain to win a Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics . He is a legend at Boca Juniors and Spanish club Villareal .
3. Shunsuke Nakamura (42 years old)
Shunsuke Nakamura
(born 24th June 1978) is a
Japanese
professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for
Yokohama FC
in J1 League.
He is the
only
person to have been named
J.League Most Valuable Player more than once
, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013.
He is well known for his free kick-taking abilities. Considered as one of the best Asian players of all-time , he is named Japanese Footballer of The Year twice and, MVP of AFC Asian Cup once . He is a legend at Yokohama F. Marinos and Scottish club Celtic . Asteroid 29986 Shunsuke is also named in his honour.
4. Luis Garcia (42 years old)
Luis Javier Garcia Sanz
(born 24th June 1978) is a
Spanish
former professional footballer who played as a left-winger.
He was brought in through
Barcelona’s
youth ranks and played for various clubs in his career, including English club
Liverpool
, whom he helped to win
UEFA Champions League
. He was also the captain of
Atletico de Kolkata
in
Indian Super League
and helped his team to win the inaugural edition.
5. David Alaba (28 years old)
David Olatukunbo Alaba (born 24th June 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team .
Alaba has made over 350 appearances for Bayern Munich, winning 18 honours including 9 Bundesliga titles and the UEFA Champions League in 2013. He was voted Austrian Footballer of the Year 6 consecutive times from 2011 to 2015 . As a very versatile player, Alaba has played in a multitude of roles, including central midfield, central defence, right and left-wing, but primarily plays as a left-back.
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