Messi's Biography

Lionel Messi is an Argentinian soccer player from Barcelona.
He was born in 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe. His father was Jorge Messi a factory's employeer and his mother was a cleaning woman.
He played street soccer with his brothers Matias and Rodrigo who called him "Pulga" because he was very short.
He started playing in "Grandoli", the father's soccer team, when he was with only five years old.

In 1995, he started to play in "Newell's Old Boys" club, where he won the "La Amistad" Trophyies from for Peru in 1997.
When he was eight year old, doctors discovered him a problem in the with his growth hormones, but his parents couldn't pay for the treatment. Barcelona team discovered him The Barcelona team found about his problem and pay for his treatment.
In 2004, Messi debuted in a official match when he was with only sixteen years old.
He has been playing in the principal team since then from there.

In 2008, he won the best world player prize for  the first time, and he has won four "Balon de Oro" trophies.
He has had won twenty six soccer awards.
He has a foundation and he is an international ambassador from for "UNICEF".
He still lives in Barcelona with his wife, Antonella, and his two sons, Thiago and Mateo.