Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

actor

Lionel Messi was born on Jun 24, 1987 in Argentina. Lionel Messi's big-screen debut came with in .

Lionel Messi is a football player from Argentina who plays for FC Barcelona. He has won the Ballon D'Or, the annual award given to the best player in the world, 7 times and an Olympic gold medal winner in 2008. He was born in 1987 in Rosario, Argentina's third-biggest city. He showed an enormous aptitude for football and was in the youth teams for Newell's Old Boys, his local team. Faced with mounting medical expenses to treat a growth hormone condition, Messi's family accepted an offer to move the 13-year-old prodigy to FC Barcelona, who would pay for his treatment. Messi has gone on to become one of the most decorated players in football history and has broken countless records for his club and his country.

  • Birthday

    Jun 24, 1987
  • Place of Birth

    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
  • Also known

    Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini, Messiah, D10S, Leo Messi, LM10, Lionel Andrés Messi

Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations

ESPY Awards
2019
Best International Men's Soccer Player
Winner - ESPY
2015
Best International Athlete
Winner - ESPY
2012
Best International Athlete
Winner - ESPY