Lionel Messi Biography / Age, Height, Weight , Wife, Son, Daughter & more.

                                 Lionel Messi 

                  

Lionel Messi , in full Lionel Andres Messi ,also called Leo Messi. He is an Argentine professional footballer. He is the captain of Argentina and former captain of FC Barcelona. He played in FC Barcelona for 20 years. He was the youngest player ever played for FC Barcelona at the age of 16. At a young age Messi was diagnosed with hormone deficiency which restricted his growth that shorter than most of the kids at his age but Messi showed great talent and skills which put him in front of many organization like Barcelona. In Argentina he was the youngest player to score goal in World Cup. He has won many Championship and Trophies. He is one of the best football player of this generation and considered as the world's best contemporary player.

Personal Information 

 Date of birth - 24 June 1987

Place of birth - Rosario, Argentina 

position(s) - Forward

Nickname -Leo, Atomic Flea , La Pulga, La pulga Atomica, Messidona

Father name - Jorge Messi

Mother name - Celia Maria Cuccittini

Spouse/Wife - Antonella Roccuzzo 

Daughter - None 

Son - Thiago Messi Roccuzzo , Mateo Messi Roccuzzo, Ciro Messi Roccuzzo

Hobbies - Playing video games and listening to music

Weight - 67 kg 

Height - 5.7 ft

Food Habit - Non-Vegetarian 

Religion - Roman Catholic

Educational Qualification - None 

Home Town - Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina 

Nationality - Argentine 

Zodiac sign - Cancer

Fav Colour - Red 

Fav Film - Baby's Day Out (1994)

Salary - $80 million (as of 2017)

Eye  Colour - Dark Brown

Hair Colour - Brown

Agent - Guillermo Marin

Career Turning Point - In 2007, when he scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid and ended the match                                           draw.

Records 

Youngest two-time and three-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner (23 and 24 years old).

• Most UEFA Best Player in Europe awards (2009, 2011, 2015).

• Most La Liga Best Player awards (2009-2013, 2015).

• Top goalscorer for country and club in a calendar year (91 goals in 2012).

• Top goalscorer in La Liga (312 goals).

• Top goalscorer in the FIFA Club World Cup (shared with Luis Suárez and César Delgado).

• Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season (8 in 2011-2012, shared with Cristiano Ronaldo).

• The only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga (30 goals in 19 matches in 2012–13).

• The only player to have won the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball Award more than once.

• In 2013, he became the youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga.

• The only player to become the top-scorer in 5 UEFA Champions League seasons (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015).

• Record of the most hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League- five hat-tricks.

• Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 28 years, 84 days in 2015).

• All-time top-goalscorer of Argentina.

• All-time record scorer for a single club; after he scored his 644th goal to surpass Pele in December 2020. 

Awards, Honours and Achievements 

FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009

• FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019

• European Golden Boot: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018

• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014

• UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: 2011, 2015

• La Liga Best Player: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15

• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009, 2011

• FIFA Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player (MVP): 2009, 2011

• UEFA Goal of the Season: 2006–07, 2014–15, 2015–16

Lionel Messi has always shown his talent to show great football to everyone.