Full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi.Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Messi shares his birthplace and his birth month with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera.

He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which was stopping his normal growth rate at a tender age of 11. His parents could not afford his treatment, which was $900 a month, which Barcelona paid for after signing him.

Lionel Messi comes middle-class Italian origin. His father, Jorge, was a steelworker, and he also coached the local youth football team.

Messi’s first contract with Barcelona was detailed out on a paper napkin! FC Barcelona sporting director Carles Rexach was so impressed with Messi’s skills that he wanted to make a contract immediately and there was no paper available at that time

Had  won an Olympic gold medal, along with the Argentinian football team, at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.

Messi is also the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. 

In 2012, Messi became the all-time leading scorer for Barcelona in all club competitions, at the age of 24! 

Lionel Messi became his country’s all-time top scorer when he scored in the Copa America 2016 semi-final against the United States to take his international tally to 55 goals.