A Brief on Lionel Messi

Do You Know:

• Messi's full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi.
• Messi's first contract, starting age 11, was written on paper napkin.
• Barcelona financed Messi's growth hormone deficiency sickness at 11, on grounds that he move to Spain.
• He is famously called "Messidona", in comparison to his netting prowess like his Argentine forbear, Diego Maradona.
• He has played only for Barcelona in the senior club.
• Messi has Spanish citizenship.
• He is nicknamed "The Flea" because of his speed and agility.
• He is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF

A Short Record of His Achievement:

He was nominated for Ballon d'Or and FIFA Player of the year award at age 21. At 22, he won FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2009. Then he received the award again in 2010, 2011, 2012 consecutively. In 2010-11, he bagged the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. By 24 and 25, he was the top scorer in all club competitions and the youngest player with a 200 goal record in La Liga. September 2014 marked his 400 goal record for senior career club and country. He remains the first to win four FIFA Ballon d'Or consecutively and also the first to receive three European Golden Shoe awards. Messi became the first player to net five goals in one match in March 2012 Champions League. In October 2014, Messi became the youngest player to score 250 goals in La Liga. He is reputed as the best player in the world and in sports as the greatest.

 "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi." — Diego Maradona on the 18-year-old Messi, February 2006.

Via wikipedia