Lionel Messi

Messi plays for the team Barcelona and Spain National team in the forward position.

He joined the local club Grandoli at the age of 4 and was coached by his father.

Messi shares his birthplace and birth month with the great revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

Facing medical difficulties in his childhood, Messie has always shown charitable efforts towards vulnerable children. He is also the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2010.

One of Messi’s nicknames is “The Flea” due to his height.

Messi inherited the No. 7 jersey from a great footballer Ronaldinho.

Messi has a hidden talent for playing the piano.

Lionel Messi was the youngest player ever to score for Barcelona when he was just 17.

His birth name is Luis Lionel Andrews Messi.

Messi celebrates his victory by pointing his arms towards the sky, to dedicate his goals to his late grandmother.

With 71 goals in 2012, he holds the Guinness World Records title for most goals scored in a calendar year.

Messi scored his fastest hat-trick in 11 minutes.

In the History of Football, Lionel Messi has a record for the highest number of Golden Shoes and Ballon d’Or awards ever won.

In 2010, Messi was appointed as the captain of the Argentina National team.

Messi got his first FIFA World Player of the Year award when he was 19 years old.