Lionel Messi Biodata

Full Name:

Lionel Andres Messi

Date Of Birth:

June 24, 1987

Place Of Birth:

Rosario, Argentina

Brothers: Rodrigo, Matias, Hijos

Sister: Marisol
Mother: Celia Cuccittini
Father: Jorge Messi

Lionel Messi Key Matches

Lionel Messi started his professional football playing at the age of 5 with Grandoli
Football Club, where the guidance of his father. Barcelona FC got notice of Messi’s skills
and then he quickly moved to Spain for Barcelona youth team. Represented the Catalan
Giants in several El-Classico Derby matches against Real Madrid.

Photo: Lionel Messi

Current Status

Lionel Messi made his official debut for Barcelona on October 16, 2004 at the age of 17
against Espanyol in Spanish La Liga.

Lionel Messi Achievements

Lionel Messi won the World Soccer Young Player of the Year award in 2006 and 2007,
Runner-up in World Soccer Player of the Year award in 2007, Third place in European
Footballer of the Year in 2007 and runner-up in FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007.
Playing with Barcelona the team won the 2004-2005, 2005-2006 spanish primera liga(La
Liga) title and 2005-2006 UEFA Champions League Trophy.

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Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age for his hometown club, Newell’s
Old Boys. Shortly after arriving, Lionel tried his luck with a trial at FC Barcelona, despite
being only 13 years of age.

Lionel Messi Biography – Youth Career - Born in the Santa Fe province of

Argentina in a family where soccer was king, Lionel Messi started kicking the ball at an
early age and when he was just 5 years old, he joined the training sessions of the club his
father was coaching at that time, Grandoli.

Although he was close to his father at Grandoli, they both knew this club would not be
one to offer the young boy a future as a soccer player, so his father decided to take him to
one of the most prestigious youth academies in Argentina, that of Newell's Old Boys.
This happened in 1995, when Leonel Messi was just 8 years old.