Biografi Lionel Messi Dalam Bahasa Inggris

Lionel Messi is a football player who came from Argentina. Currently, Messi played as the
striker for the Spanish football club, FC Barcelona.

Messi was born on June 24th, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina. His mother,
Celia María Cuccittini, is a part-time cleaner. His father was a worker in the steel factory is
Jorge Horacio Messi. Messi has two elder brothers named Rodrigo and Matías, and a sister
named María Sol.

Messi started his football career at the age of 5 years. At that time, he played for the club
Grandoli where his father was the coach of the football club. In 1995, Messi joined Newell’s
Old Boys in his hometown, Rosario.

At the age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. The football club
River Plate was interested in his talent, but they didn’t want to pay Messi’s therapy.

Carles Rexach, the sports director of FC Barcelona, had discovered Messi’s talents offered to
pay for his treatment if he wanted to move to Spain. Messi and his father decided to move to
Barcelona, Spain.

On 16 November, 2003, Messi finally appeared officially for the first time in a friendly match
against FC Porto at the age of 16 years 145 days.

Meanwhile, in La Liga debut for Messi was on 16 October 2004 when Barcelona against
RCD Espanyol. The opportunity given by Frank Rijkaard, made him into the third youngest
player for Barcelona.

Messi said to Frank Rijkaard, “I will never forget the fact that he’d started my career, which
gave me the confidence I had at the age of 16 and 17 years”.

By the ability of his fantastic left leg, now Messi had won many titles with Barcelona. The
most unforgettable title was the best player in the world for four consecutive years, namely in
2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
 The Brief Biography of Lionel Messi in English

Full Name: Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini

Nickname: Leo, Lionel Messi, or La Messiah

Date of Birth: Wednesday, June 24th, 1987

Place of Birth: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Zodiac: Cancer

Mother: Celia María Cuccittini

Father: Jorge Horacio Messi

Son: Thiago Messi

Relatives: Maxi Biancucchi (cousin) and Emanuel Biancucchi (cousin)

Nationality: Argentina

Religion: Catholic

Profession: Football player

Height: 169 cm

Weight: 67 Kg

Squad Number: 10

Clubs: FC Barcelona

National Team: Argentina

Position: Striker or Winger

Dominant Leg: Left

Facebook Account: fb.com/LeoMessi

Twitter Account: @TeamMessi

Instagram Account: @leomessi

Official Site: www.leomessi.com