Amazing facts about Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés messi, born 24 June 1987 in Rosario Argentina, is often considered as the best player in world . actually the best (maybe)
He's rated by many in sports as the greatest of all times.

Growing up Messi developed the passion for sports. He played constantly with his older brothers, Rodrigo and Matias and his cousins Maximilliano and Emanuel Biancucchi.

Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child .
At the age of 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona who accepted to pay for his medical treatment, he later joined the Barcelona youth academy in 2001.

Messi made his debut for barcelona at the age of 17 in October 2004.


How much do you know about him?

• Do you know that Lionel messi is the only player in history to score more than 40+ club goals in 7 consecutive season.

•He's the first player to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league.

• Lionel messi is the first ever player to win the ballon d'or 4 consecutive times [ 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 ]

• The youngest player to win the ballon d'or award [ age 24 ].

• Lionel messi has scored more braces in UEFA champions league than any other player.

• The only player to have scored in 23 different cities in European cup.

• The youngest player to score 200 Laliga goals [ age 25 ].

• The second player in history to assist a penalty kick [ Lol ].

• The youngest player to have scored at the FIFA world cup finals against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 [ age 18 years - 357 days ].

• The youngest player to have reached 100 caps in Conmebol history [ 27 years 361 days old ].
• The first Barcelona player to score more than 50 goals in a season

• Messi have been nominated as top 3 contenders for the ballon d'or award 10 times.

• Messi is the first player to have won the ballon d'or five times 

Achievements ; 

• Appearance - 656 apps

• Goals - 519 goals for both club and country.

• Assists - 219 assists

• Hatricks - 37 for club and 4 for country.

• Trophies with club - 26 [ 3 copa del rey, 7 La liga, 3 fifa club world cup, 4 uefa champions league, 3 uefa super cup, 6 supercopa d Espaná ]

• Trophies with country - [ fifa youth championship in 2005 and olympic gold medal in 2008 ]

Total trophies - 28 trophies [ Messi has won more trophies than his rival Cristiano Ronaldo ]

• Ballon d' or awards - 5 [ 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2015 ].

• Golden shoes - 3 [ 2010, 2012, 2013 ].