Lionel Messi Wiki, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Height, Biography. Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987 (age 33 years; as in 2020) in Rosario, Argentina. Lionel Messi has no proper education, Messi studied in a primary school in Noakhali, Bangladesh. His father’s name is Jorge Messi, and his mother’s name is Celia María Cuccittini. His father was working in a steel factory. And his mother worked as a cleaner.
Lionel Messi Wiki/Biography
- Name – Lionel Messi
- Full Name – Lionel Messi
- Nick Name – Atomic Flea
- Birthday – 24 June 1987
- Age – 33 Years (as in 2020)
- Nationality – Argentinian
- Zodiac/Sun Sign – Cancer
- Born In – Rosario, Argentina
- Famous As – Football Player
- Profession – Football Player, Sports Persons
Lionel Messi Educational Qualifications
- School – primary school in Noakhali, Bangladesh
- College – N/A
- Qualifications – Messi has no proper education.
Lionel Messi Physical Stats & More
- Height – 170 cm (in feet inches- 5’7″)
- Weight – 83 kg (in pounds- 183 lbs)
- Body Measurements – Chest: 43 Inches, Waist: 33 Inches, Biceps: 14 Inches
- Eye Colour – Dark Brown
- Hair Colour – Light Brown
Lionel Messi Wife, Girlfriends, Affairs and More
- Affairs/Girlfriends – Antonella Roccuzzo
- Marital Status – Married
- Wife Name – Antonella Roccuzzo
- Children – Thiago (2 November 2012), Mateo ( 11 September 2015), Ciro Messi Roccuzz (2018).
Lionel Messi Wikipedia
Argentina footballer Lionel Messi is the legendary football player of Argentina origin. He plays for Barcelona and his motherland’s national team.
In 2019 According to Forbes, he is the highest-grossing athlete in the world.
International Career
Because Messi was brought up in Spain, since he was 11 years old, he has Spanish nationality. In 2004, he was offered the chance to play for Spain’s Under 20 side, but Messi decided to play for Argentina, the country of his birth. He led Argentina to victory in the 2005 FIFA Youth Championship. Messi made his full international debut in August 2005, during a friendly against Hungary. In his first game, Messi was sent off for allegedly elbowing a player. The decision was contentious and not in keeping with Messi’s style of play which is generally clean and in the spirit of fair play; he has very rarely been accused of diving.
In 2006, he participated in the World Cup, becoming Argentina’s youngest player to play in the world cup. Argentina were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In 2008, he won an Olympic gold medal for Argentina in football at the Beijing Olympics. Initially, Barcelona had not allowed him permission to play, but new coach Pep Guardiola allowed him time off.
In the 2010 World Cup, Messi wore the number 10 shirt and played well to help Argentina reach the quarter-finals, but Messi struggled to score, and Argentina disappointingly lost 4-0 to Germany in the quarter-final. Messi has admitted he is desperate to play in a world cup final. Success for Messi in the World Cup would be the last test of greatness. Pele, by contrast, was part of Brazil’s three times winning World Cup side ’58, ’62 and ’70.
Messi is widely regarded as one of the most exciting players of the modern age – in fact, any age. He has a peerless ability to dribble and take on opponents. Maradona has described his ball control as supremely good. “The ball stays glued to his foot; I’ve seen great players in my career, but I’ve never seen anyone with Messi’s ball control.” Messi has said he wishes to retain the joy of how a child plays football
“I have changed nothing, my style of play is still that of a child. I know that above all it is my job and that I should approach it in another way, but one must not lose sight of the fact that football is a game. It is imperative one plays to amuse oneself, to be happy. That is what children do and I do the same thing.” (total Barca)
– Lionel Messi
After winning the Ballon d’Or for the fourth time in January 2013, Messi said:
“To tell you the truth this is really quite unbelievable. The fourth award that I have had is just too great for words. ”
Lionel Messi won awards 2023
Lionel Messi has won lots of awards and recognitions.
- In 2019 The Best FIFA Men’s Player.
- In 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year.
- He was part of the Argentine football national team that won the gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- Forbes magazine ranked him the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2019.
Lionel Messi is “the most charitable athlete” for the massive amounts of money he donated to different charity foundations.
Facts and Favorite Things
- His passions apart from football are music and fashion.
- He is a big fan of sports cars and the owner of a huge car collection.
- His favourite dish is Bacalhau a Braz.
- One of his favourite movies is The Sixth Sense.
- His favourite actress is Angelina Jolie.
- His favourite number is 10.
- His favourite colour is white.
Lionel Messi’s Net worth
According to several media reports, Lionel Messi’s net worth is estimated to be a whopping $400m, which converts to Rs. 2917 crore. While most of the Lionel Messi net worth in rupees can be attributed to his staggering salary at Barcelona, he also earns a sizeable amount via promotions.