Full name: Lionel Andres Messi
Place of Birth: Rosario, Argentina
Date of Birth: June 24, 1987
Nationality: Argentina
Position: Striker
Playing at the Club: Barcelona
Lionel Andres Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 24, 1987. Argentina national team plays 169 cm is currently playing in La Liga with Barcelona. At the age was 21 years old, Messi is considered as one of Argentina's best talent.
Legendary former player and coach Argentina's national team, Diego Maradona, saysMessi is the successor to himself. Messi himself often being compared to players who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup.
Messi started the first professional football career with Barcelona after it was joined byjunior team Newell's Old Boys.
Messi with Barcelona debut in the 2004-2005 season was a record as the youngest playerto play and score goals in La Liga.
In his first season at Barcelona, Messi helped lead Barca to win La Liga, and the next season won the doubles title is La Liga and Champions League. In the 2006-2007 season, Messi scored a hat trick against Real Madrid in the game 'el classico' and scored 14 goals in 26 games.
Argentina national team, Messi won the Junior World Cup title in 2005 and in 2008 won the Olympic Games in Beijing. Together with senior Tim Tango, Messi diving debuted onAugust 17, 2005 at age 18 years 54 hari.Lionel Messi
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