--- title: "Which Argentine player was awarded the FIFA Player of the Year 2009, and was born on the 24th of June in 1987 in Rosario?" description: "Which Argentine player was awarded the FIFA Player of the Year 2009, and was born on the 24th of June in 1987 in Rosario?" author: "Ava Reeve" published: 2018-01-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33125/which-argentine-player-was-awarded-the-fifa-player-of-the-year-2009-and-was-born-on-the-24th-of-june-in-1987-in-rosario category: "games" tags: ["football - soccer"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which Argentine player was awarded the FIFA Player of the Year 2009, and was born on the 24th of June in 1987 in Rosario? Which Argentine [player](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30459/world-cup-2019-who-will-be-the-player-of-the-tournament) was awarded the [FIFA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38454/name-the-senegalese-united-nations-diplomat-who-was-appointed-by-world-governing-body-of-football-fifa-as-its-first-ever-female-secretary-general) Player of the Year 2009, and was born on the 24th of June in 1987 in Rosario? ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute **[Lionel Andrés Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)**, known as **[Leo Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)**, is an **Argentine professional footballer** who captains the **Argentina national team and plays Paris Saint-Germain** right now. **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016) has seven Ballon d'Or awards, six European Golden Shoes**, and he is the **finest player in the world** and is **one of the greatest players of all time**. \ When he won the **FIFA Player of the Year 2009,** He was having his **professional career with [Barcelona](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36632/who-is-was-the-best-player-barcelona-ever-had)**, In his career, he **won a club-record 35 trophies**, including **10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey crowns, and four [UEFA Champions Leagues](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa) until 2021.** \ ![Which Argentine player was awarded the FIFA Player of the Year 2009, and was born on the 24th of June in 1987 in Rosario?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/1d1928cf-767f-4a08-b1ad-18c69ded2279/images/59aaa5a0-bee2-48d7-ad3d-1ac7cc33033e.jpeg)\ \ **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)** is a **prolific striker** and **creative playmaker** who owns the records for most goals in **La Liga (474), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks (36) and the [UEFA Champions League](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa) assists (8), and most assists (192) in La Liga, a La Liga season assist (21) and the Copa América assists (17)**. \ The **South American Player with the most international goals (80)**. In his professional career, **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016) has scored over 750 goals for club and country**, making him the all-time highest goal scorer for a **single club.** \ **[Leo Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)** won **FIFA player of the year** with **1073 record points.** The results were released on **December 7, 2009**, and the **awards ceremony** was held on **December 21, 2009**, at the **Kongresshaus Zürich** in **Zürich, Switzerland.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33125/which-argentine-player-was-awarded-the-fifa-player-of-the-year-2009-and-was-born-on-the-24th-of-june-in-1987-in-rosario Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.