Lionel Andres Messi was born in June 24, 1987 ,is an Argentinian soccer player who plays forward for the FC Barcelona and in the Argentine national team. Messi started playing football as a boy and in 1995 joined the youth team of Newell’s Old Boys a Rosario based top division football club. Messi’s phenomenal skills garnered the attention of prestigious clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. At age 13 Messi and his family relocated to Barcelona, and he began playing for FC Barcelonas under-14 team. He scored 21 goals in 14 games for the junior team, and he quickly graduated through the higher-level teams until at age 16 he was given his informal debut with FC Barcelona in a friendly match. Messi led Barcelona to La Liga and Champions League titles the following season, which helped him capture an unprecedented third consecutive world player of the year award. In March 2012 he netted his 233rd goal for Barcelona, becoming the club’s all-time leading scorer in La Liga play when only 24 years old.
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10 Jan 2019
Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lionel-Messi
| Lionel Messi | |
|---|---|
| heigh | 1,70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| weigh | 72 kg (158 lb) |
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