Lionel

Who is Messi?

His full name is Lionel

Andrs Messi. He was
born in 24 June 1987, so
he is 23 years old. He is
just 1.69 centimetres tall.
In 2000 he moved with his
family to Europe. He
began playing foolball at
yung age and his potential
was quickly Barcelona.
He is considered to be
one of the best football
players of his generation.
Making his debut in the
2004-2005 season, he
broke the La Liga record
for the youngest
footballer, and also the
youngest to score a
league goal.

Messi was the top scorer

with six goals, including
two in the final game of
the 2005 FIFA World
Youth Championship.
Barcelona won with
Messis debut UEFA
Champions League in
2006. His breakthrougth
season was in 2006-07,
finishing with 14 goals in
26 league games.
Perhaps his most
successful season was in
2008-09 season in witch
scored 38 goals to play
an integral part in a
treble winning campaign.

Early Life

His father, Jorge Messi,

was working in factory.
His mother, Celia, was
a party-time cleaner.
At the age of 11, he
was diagnosed with a
growth hormone
deficiency. The
sporting director of
Barcelona singed him
after watching him
play.

2009-2010
season

After winning the 2009

UEFA Super Cup,
Barcelona manager
asserted that Messi was
probably the best player
he had ever seen.
On 18 September, Messi
signed a new contract
with Barcelona, running
until 2016.
Messi took his goal tally
to six goals in seven
games in La Liga.

On 19 December, Messi
scored the winner in the
final of the 2009 FIFA
Club World Cup against
Estudiantes.
Two days later, he was
given the FIFA World
Player of the Year
award; beating Cristiano
Ronaldo, Xavi, Kak and
Iniesta to the award.
On 17 January 2010,
Messi scored his 100th
goal for the club in the
40 victory over Sevilla.

Personal
life
He is a romantic, happy

and helpful person. He

has girlfriend who is
smart and nice.
Messi likes video games
and the football history.
In the spare time he
read books of the older
football players.
Messi, along with
Fernando Torres, is the
face of Pro Evolution
Soccer 2010.

The end