Lionel Messi

He is a famous football player he was born on June 24th 1987 in Rosario Argentina.

His father's name is Jorge Messi and mother's name is Celia Maria coxa tini.

His father was a steel factory manager and mother worked as a part-time cleaner.

At the age of five Messi started playing for the Grand only a local club coached by his father at the age of eight he was playing for Newell’s old boys.

At the age of eleven he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency local clubs did not willing to pay for his treatment the sporting director of FC Barcelona came to his aid he promised to offer help to Messi paying for his medical bills only if the latter moved to Spain Messi was enrolled at the Barcelona's youth academy.

Messi' career kick started in the year 2000 when he played for the junior system ranks his first goal came on May 1st 2005 against Alba seat he created history by being the youngest to ever score in a la living game for Barcelona.

 

He received Spanish citizenship in September 2005 Messi's first outing at the Champions League was against Italian club Udinese out of his 17 League appearances Messi managed to strike six goals.

Messi's action for scoring the goals was way too similar to Maradona which resulted in him being labeled as Meza Dona in February 27 2007.

Messi played his 100th match for Barcelona against Valencia CF in the season Messi had managed to score 16 goals and assisted 13 times in all competitions 2009 was a successful year for Messi as he not only won his first Copa Del Rey but helped his team win La Liga and finally the Champions League.

He ended the season with an overall 38 goals and 18 assists record 2010 was a year of hat-trick for Messi. 

He became the first Barcelona player to score back-to-back hat tricks in La Liga the year ended with Messi scoring 47 goals and 11 assists in all competitions in the 2010 Copa del Rey final Messi was however the joint top scorer of the tournament along with Cristiano Ronaldo with seven goals Messi finished the 2010-11 season with 53 goals and 24 assists in all competitions combined in 2011-12 season he became the leading goal scorer for Barcelona in all official competitions. 

He became the first player to score five goals in a new Aoife Champions League match in 2012 Messi's gold count rested at 91 for the calendar year which was the highest ever the supremely outstanding performance of Messi led to Barcelona renewing its contract with this ace footballer until the year 2018 his persistent injuries posed a threat to his career but he bounced back in 2014 and had a good start to the 2014-15 season he scored a hat-trick against Sevilla in November which made him the all-time top scorer in La Liga he had an amazing start in the 2015 season Messi himself scored 58 of the 122 goals in the 2015-16 season he scored a total of 41 goals and provided 23 assists he announced his retirement from international football following Argentina's loss to Chile in the final of Copa America Centenario on 26 June 2016 following his retirement a campaign began to urge masse to change his decision on 12 August 2016 it was announced that Messi has reversed his decision to retire and will be part of Argentina's 2018 World Cup campaign on 30 June 2017.

He married ricasso at a luxury hotel named hotel city center in Rosario with about 260 guests attending his wedding Messi and Ricardo have three sons Tiago born in 2012 Mateo born in 2015 and Sierra born in 2018. 

Messi established the Leo Messi Foundation a charity supporting access to education and health care for vulnerable children in 2007 Messi was the goodwill ambassador for UNICEF in 2010.

Messi has won the prestigious Ballon d'Or five times he has won it in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.

Messi was honored with the European Golden Shoe four times in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2017.

 

He won the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball twice in 2009 and 2011.

 “You have to fight to reach your dream you have to sacrifice and work hard for it”

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