Lionel Messi is considered one of the best football players of his generation. He was born in 1987 in Argentina and moved to Europe to play for Barcelona at a young age. Some of his accomplishments include becoming the youngest player to score in La Liga, leading Argentina to victory in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and winning multiple championships and awards with Barcelona. Off the field, Messi has a family and is described as a good person who helps his teammates.

1. Lionel Messi

2. W HO IS MESSI ?
• His full name is Lionel Andrés
Messi. He was born in 24June
1987,so he is 27years old. He is
just 169 centimetres tall. In 2000
he moved with his family to
Europe. He began playing
foolball at young 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 2004-2005season, he broke
the La Liga record for the
youngest footballer, and also the
youngest to score a league goal.

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

4. Early life
•
His father, Jorge Messi, was
working in factory.
His mother, Celia, was a part-time
cleaner. At the age of 11, he was
diagnosed with a growth
hormone deficiency. The sporting
director of Barcelona signed him
after watching him play.

5. • He lived in the
“Masia”, with people
like Iniesta. He played
in the low teams of
Barça, but soon he
would pass to the
first team. the
reason? The injuries
of the players.
luck

6. • In 2006 he
played his first
worlds’cup with his selection,
Argentina. He played well but
they didn’t win. In August 2007
he
played America’s cup
where Argentina
lost in the
final, against Brasil.
A g o o d experience

7. 2009-10 season
•
After winning the
2009
UEFA Super Cup,
Barcelona manager
asserted that Messi was
probably the best player he
had ever seen.
On 18September, Messi
signed a new contract with
Barcelona, running until
2016.
Messi took his goal tally to
six goals in seven games in
La Liga.

8. • On 19December,
Messi scored the
winner in the final of
the 2009FIFA Club
World Cup against
Estudiantes.
Two days later, he was
given the FIFA World
Player of the Year
award; beating
Cristiano Ronaldo,
Xavi, Kaká and Iniesta
to the award.
On 17January 2010,
Messi scored his 100th
goal for the club in the
4–0victory over
Sevilla.

9. • His friends in the team have always claimed that he is a very
good football player,a very good person. When he arrived at
the 1st team they helped him, now is his shift, he helped his
friends in the difficult moments.
e x t r a o r d i n a r y

10. Pe rs o n a
l 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.

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