Barcelona's forward Lionel
Messi celebrates a goal during the Spanish Copa del Rey football match
FC Barcelona vs Valencia CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on
February 3, 2016
Barcelona (AFP) - In a stellar 12-year career, Lionel Messi
has won the world player of the year award five times and broken
endless goalscoring records, but he had never been named player of the
month in Spain, until now.
The
28-year-old Argentine forward received the award for La Liga's player
of the month for January on Friday, the first time he has won a prize
inaugurated in 2013.
His eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo won the award back in November 2013 and the likes of Atletico Madrid pair Antoine Griezmann and Diego Godin and Nolito of Celta Vigo have won it twice.
Messi, meanwhile, has had to wait until now despite winning the La Liga title seven times in his career.
As
well as winning the Ballon d'or in January, Messi scored six goals in
five games in La Liga to help Luis Enrique's side hold a three-point
lead at the top of the table over Atletico Madrid while also having a
game in hand.
Messi, who
became the all-time leading scorer in La Liga in 2014, has scored 298
goals in Spain's top flight and will have the chance to reach the 300
mark at home to Celta on Sunday.
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