Biography Lionel Messi

Biography Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and is the captain of the Argentina national football team, playing as a striker. He was the leading scorer in the history of Barcelona. At age 21, Messi has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player. In 2009, he won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player and FIFA Ballon d`Or first awards in 2010 and 2011.

Early life Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe province, from couples Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory worker, and Celia María Cuccittini iron, a part-time cleaner. From the lineage of his father, he comes from Ancona, a town in Italy, where his ancestor, Angelo Messi, emigrated to Argentina in 1883. He has two older brothers, Rodrigo and Matías, and a sister, María Sol. At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, local football club which trained his father, Jorge. In 1995, Messi joined Newell's Old Boys based in his hometown, Rosario.