Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Lionel Messi across 9 places, from 1987 to 2025.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Lionel Messi is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Lionel Messi was documented, and when
24 June 1987exact date
Rosariodocumented“Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province.”source: Wikidata: Q615 · 2 sources agree
FC Barcelonaattested“In February 2001, Messi's family relocated to Barcelona, where they moved into an apartment near the club's stadium, Camp Nou.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
Buenos Airesattested“Several days after Messi announced his retirement from Argentina's national team in June 2016, a bronze statue of him was erected in Buenos Aires in an attempt to convince him to return.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2018year
Argentinaattested“Losing three finals in three consecutive years caused Messi to retire from international football, but a nationwide campaign in Argentina helped convince him to return to the national team to lead them to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
Lake Town, Kolkataattested“On 13 December 2025, during Messi's tour of India, a 70-foot (21-metre) statue of Messi holding the World Cup trophy was unveiled at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in Lake Town, Kolkata.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
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In each of these, a source puts Lionel Messi and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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September 2000month
Cataloniamentioned“As the Messi family had relatives in Catalonia, they sought to arrange a trial with Barcelona in September 2000, when Messi was 13.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
February 2002month
FC Barcelonamentioned“After a year at Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia, Messi was finally enrolled in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in February 2002.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2006year
El Clásicomentioned“During the 2006–07 season, Messi scored his first hat-trick during a game against Real Madrid, becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in a Clásico in 12 years.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
January 2009month
Sitgesmentioned“After keeping their relationship private for a year, Messi first confirmed their romance in an interview in January 2009, before going public a month later during a carnival in Sitges after the Barcelona–Espanyol derby.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2010year
Haitimentioned“Messi has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2010; he completed his first field mission for the organisation that year as he travelled to Haiti to bring awareness to the plight of the country's children following the 2010 Haiti…”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2011 to 2013period
Japanmentioned“A gold replica of Messi's left foot, weighing and valued at $5.3 million, went on sale in Japan in 2013 to raise funds for victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2012year
Panamamentioned“I signed the contracts because I trusted my dad and the lawyers and we had decided that they would take charge of those things." An unrelated shell company in Panama set up in 2012 was subsequently identified as belonging to the Messis i…”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2 June 2012exact date
Argentinamentioned“To celebrate Roccuzzo's first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina's 4–0 win against Ecuador on 2 June 2012, before confirming the pregnancy in an interview two weeks later.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2 November 2012exact date
FC Barcelonamentioned“The child, a son named Thiago, was born in Barcelona on 2 November 2012.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2013year
Rosariomentioned“He supports Sarmiento, a football club based in the Rosario neighbourhood where he was born, and in 2013 he committed to the refurbishment of the club's facilities and the installation of all-weather pitches.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2014year
Germanymentioned“During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Argentina lost to Germany in the final, though Messi was awarded the Golden Ball.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2015year
UEFAmentioned“Messi opened the 2015–16 season by helping Barcelona's win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2015year
Yokohamamentioned“Messi capped off the year by winning the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final over River Plate in Yokohama, collecting his fifth club trophy of the calendar year.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
2015year
Chilementioned“The following year, Argentina lost to Chile in the 2015 Copa América final; Messi was reportedly selected to receive the Golden Ball, but he rejected the honour.”source: Wikipedia: Lionel Messi
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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