Raised in a humble family, he is the son of Jorge Horacio

Messi, a factory worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a

part-time cleaner. He has two brothers and one sister. At
the age of five he started at Grandoli, a small team from
his neighborhood that his father Leo Messi trained was
discovered by Futbol Club Barcelona. He left Rosario's
Club Atlético Newells Old Boys to move to Europe
Compared to Diego Armando Maradona, who declared
him his successor. In addition to Argentine nationality,
he also has Spanish. On January, he received the FIFA
Ballon d'Or, in a delivery cere, after beating his
teammate Xavi Hernández and Real Madrid striker
Cristiano Ronaldo in the vote. . It has its own foundation
in charge of supporting low-income children to fulfill their
dreams; He is also an international ambassador for
UNICEF. One of his favorite hobbies is playing with
PlaStation. Above all, he likes soccer video games and it
seems that he is almost invincible, according to his
teammates.