Lionel Messi Description
Lionel Messi Description
Lionel Messi Description
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Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini known by name Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi is a
football player who came from Argentina. Currently, Messi played as the striker for the
Spanish football club, FC Barcelona.
Messi was born on June 24 th, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina. His
mother, Celia María Cuccittini, is a part-time cleaner. His father was a worker in the steel
factory is Jorge Horacio Messi. Messi has two elder brothers named Rodrigo and Matías, and
a sister named María Sol.
Messi started his football career at the age of 5 years. At that time, he played for the
club Grandoli where his father was the coach of the football club. In 1995, Messi joined
Newell’s Old Boys in his hometown, Rosario.
At the age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. The
football club River Plate was interested in his talent, but they didn’t want to pay Messi’s
therapy.
Carles Rexach, the sports director of FC Barcelona, had discovered Messi’s talents
offered to pay for his treatment if he wanted to move to Spain. Messi and his father decided
to move to Barcelona, Spain.
On 16 November, 2003, Messi finally appeared officially for the first time in a
friendly match against FC Porto at the age of 16 years 145 days.
Meanwhile, in La Liga debut for Messi was on 16 October 2004 when Barcelona
against RCD Espanyol. The opportunity given by Frank Rijkaard, made him into the third
youngest player for Barcelona.
Messi is the captain of the Argentine national soccer team and FC Barcelona, playing
as a striker. He is Barcelona's top scorer in history. At the age of 21, Messi was nominated for
the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2009, he won the Ballon d'Or and
FIFA World Player of the Year and the first FIFA Ballon d'Or award in 2010 and 2011.
Messi is the fourth player to win three Ballon d'Or, and the second player to win
Ballon d'Or twice in a row. He has won ten La Liga, six Copa del Rey and four UEFA
Champions League, he set a UEFA Champions League record by becoming the first player to
score five goals in one match. He also set the record for most goals in one season in the 2011-
12 season, with 73 goals. In the same season, he set a La Liga record scorer in one season, 50
goals.
Messi is the 2005 U20 FIFA World Cup top scorer with five goals. In 2005, he
became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and won a silver medal at the
2007 Copa América, where he became the best young player.
Together with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi has been one of the best players in the
world for more than a decade