THE FLEA

MY FAVORITE
PLAYER LIONEL
MESSI
DISCIPLINED AND PERSEVERANT

JUNE 24, 1987

 LIONEL ANDRÉS
MESSI
CUCCITTINI
DATE OF BIRTH: ( JUNE 24, 1987)
(AGE 33 YEARS), ROSARIO
ARGENTINA
HEIGHT: 1.70 M

CURRENT TEAMS: F. C. BARCELONA

POSITION FORWARD, MIDFIELDER

PARENTS: JORGE HORACIO MESSI 

CELIA MARÍA CUCCITTINI

MESSI IS MY FAVORITE ATHLETE

FOR HIS PERSEVERANCE DISCIPLINE
SKILL AND COMPETITIVENESS.
 DID YOU KNOW
MESSI (THE MESSIAH)

In 2009, he received the fifa world's

best player award.
As a child he enjoyed street games
with his brothers, Matías and Rodrigo,
and with his cousin, Tomi. They bet a
soda.
One of his favorite hobbies is the
Playstation.
He loves soccer video games and is
almost invincible, according to
his companions.

His favorite music is cumbia.

The cordovan group the band
Tiger Ariel composed La cumbia de
Messi.

His non-official debut with

FCBarcelona was on 16
November 2003 at age 16.
His favorite dish is Milanese a la
Neapolitan: èletes
breaded chicken breast, covered in a
sauce of tomato, a few slices of ham,
gratin with cheese. "But I like the ones
my mom prepares, not the ones they
serve in restaurants ”, he clarifies.

In Germany 2006, he became the

youngest player in represent
Argentina in a World Cup, replacing
Maxi Rodriguez in the 74 ′ of the match
against Serbia.

Leo celebrates all goals by pointing to

heaven in honor of his grandmother
Celia, his mother's mother, who
passed away in 1998.

Leo's boy idol is former soccer player

Pablo Aimar, whom he had the
opportunity to meet in October 2010.