Lionel Messi Who is Messi n His full

Lionel Messi

Who is Messi? n His full name is Lionel Andrés Messi. He was born in 24 June 1987, so he is 25 years old. He is just 169 centimetres tall. In 2000 he moved with his family to Europe. He began playing foolball at young age and his potential was quickly Barcelona.

n He is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation. He broke the La Liga record for the youngest footballer, and also the youngest to score a league goal.

n After winning the 2009 UEFA Super Cup, Barcelona’s manager asserted that Messi was the best player he had ever seen. On 18 September 2009, Messi signed a new contract with Barcelona, running until 2016.

n He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2009; beating Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Kaká and Iniesta.

Next two years, he won the FIFA World Player of the year award. n This year, he was showed the candidate again for this award. n

n Perhaps his most successful season was in 2011 -2012 season in which scored 73 goals. n This year, until now, he has scored a goal 84 times. If he score a goal 2 times in this year, he will broke Gerd Müller’s record. n Müller had scored a goal 85 times in 1972.

Until now, he has played 350 matches in this club and he has scored a goal 281 times. n He is the most scorest footballer in Barcelona’s history. n

Early Life n His father, Jorge Messi, was working in factory. His mother, Celia, was a part-time cleaner. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.

n Local hospital showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his condition and his treatment did not complate.

n Carles Rexach, who was the sporting director of FC Barcelona, had been made aware of his talent. Barcelona offered to pay for Messi's medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain. Messi and his father moved to Barcelona and Messi started in the club's youth academy.

Personal life n He is a romantic, happy and helpful person. He has married with Antonella Rocuzzo , who is smart and nice. n They had a son 2 weeks ago. His name is Thiago.

n Messi likes video games and the football history. In the spare time he reads books of the older football players.

n He played a lot of advertisement. Especially Adidas and PES. n Messi was the face of football games a lot of times. Now he is the face of FIFA 2013.

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