What do you know about Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini

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The full name of Messi is Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini![]Country‎: ‎Argentina
Date of birth‎: ‎24 June 1987
Place of birth‎: ‎Rosario
Age‎: ‎31 today

He born and raised in central Argentina, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child. At age 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona, who agreed to pay for his medical treatment. After a fast progression through Barcelona's youth academy, Messi made his competitive first match in debut aged 17 in October 2004. Despite being injury-prone during his early career, he established himself as an integral player for the club within the next three years, finishing 2007 as a finalist for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award, a feat he repeated the following year amazingly. His first uninterrupted campaign came in the 2008–09 season, during which he helped Barcelona achieve the first treble in Spanish football. At 22 years old, Messi won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award by record voting margins.and he get popular and makes lot of fans.
After three successful seasons, he followed, with Messi winning three consecutive FIFA Ballond'Or, including an unprecedented fourth. His best campaign statistically to date was the 2011–12 season, in which he set the La Liga and European records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as Barcelona's all-time top scorer in official all competitions in March 2012.
()5-year-old Lionel Messi with Club Abanderado Grandoli of Rosario, where he started to play football
when he plays first match
On 24 June 2005, his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player. It made him a Barcelona player until 2010, two years less than his previous contract, but his buyout clause increased to €150 million.[39] His breakthrough came two months later, on 24 August, during the Joan Gamper Trophy, Barcelona's pre-season competition.![]

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