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Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini ; born 24 June 

1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who 

plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the 

Argentina national team as a forward, and is also 

the captain of the national team.

By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or 

and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. 

The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon 

d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He 

followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA 

Ballon d'Or in 2010, and then again in 2011 and 

2012. 

Messi said: one of the most important things in soccer is 

that you have to fight for all the thing what you do and 

have real friends in the team, Messi think if you don't have 

those two things why are you playing soccer?

Messi is one of the examples that you have to give 

the 100 % to be the best. We said that he is the 

example because his teammates say that 1 hour is 

more training.

Born in Rosario, Argentina, Messi's 

special talent was discovered at an 

early age by Barcelona, who took him 

to Spain and arranged specialised 

treatment for his growth hormone 

deficiency.

• Claimed a Liga/UEFA Champions League 

double in 2005/06 but did not become a 

regular starter until the following 

season, when he soared to prominence 

with, among other exploits, a 

memorable hat-trick in El Clásico 

against Real Madrid CF (3-3).

Won the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2008 

Olympic Games with Argentina and in between times 

became his country's youngest representative at the 

FIFA World Cup, in 2006.

• Enjoyed a remarkable 2008/09 season, winning 

every competition Barcelona entered and registering 

38 goals, including a top-scoring nine in the UEFA 

Champions League, where he doubled the Azulgrana's 

lead in the final against Manchester United FC with a 

rare header.

Ended 2009 with an extra-time winner in 

the FIFA Club World Cup final and a clean 

sweep of the game's major individual 

honors − the FIFA World Player of the 

Year and the Ballon d'Or.

• Became the youngest Barça player to 

reach 100 goals when he scored against 

Sevilla FC in the Liga on 16 January 2010; 

ended the season with another league 

title and 47 goals in all competitions, a 

tally that included a four-goal haul 

against Arsenal FC in the UEFA Champions 

League quarter-final.

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