Lionel Messi " Messiah"

Who is not familiar with him, all opponents must have been afraid to agility on the football pitch. Yes, who else if not Lionel Messi, or rather Lionel Andrés Messi (born in Rosario, June 24, 1987, age 23 years) is a football player from Argentina. His position is striker. She is currently strengthening FC Barcelona in the Spanish league. His ability often makes it dubbed as "the new Diego Maradona".

Winning three times European best player (Balon d'or) started his career in Grandoli club, club upbringing Jorge Messi Messi was none other than his father. Then he switched to Newell's Old Boys. But this club could not afford the cost of hormone therapy that reaches 500,000 pounds per month.

Fortunately Barcelona soon capture the great potential of Leo Messi and offered to move to Spain to join the Catalan club's plus finance the entire cost of therapy. "I only took less than 10 minutes to be sure that he is a future star." Barcelona B coach said at the time, Carles Rexach. "Throughout my career for 40 years, I've never seen a player who is really talented. Someone with minimal knowledge of football will be aware of messi great ability."

Messi in Barcelona career started in 2004, when Barcelona against Espanyol, and because there are players who get a serious injury, Messi became the core team. in 2005, Messi became the youngest goal scorer in the Spanish league, when he was aged 17 years 10 months 7 days.

In Barcelona, Messi is growing up to be a football player who now is in fear by opponents, the early evidence of the quality of the game is to contribute to his club Barcelona in won many titles, and reached its peak in 2009 with barcelona ago, which of all the club championship, followed by Barcelona, they won all the titles, totaling 6 (six) titles (Sextuple) in 2009. It is characterized by messi with golden booth won the award and Most Valauble player in the Champions League and won the highest honor in the world of football by winning the title as European Player (Balon d'or) and the World Player of the FIFA version.

Although many incised achievements but messi have never enjoyed being a World Cup winner with Argentina. Will he be able to make it happen in the World Cup 2014? we see the action

This list of individual accomplishments Messi

FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2 (2010.2011)

Ballon d'Or (European Player): 1 (2009)

World Player: 1 (2009)

La Liga Player: 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)

LFP Best Player: 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)

LFP Best Striker: 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)

La Liga top scorer: 1 (2010)

Top scorer Copa del Rey: 1 (2011)

Best Foreign Player in La Liga: 3 (2007, 2009, 2010)

Best Ibero-American Player in La Liga: 4 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

European Golden Shoe (top scorer in Europe): 1 (2010)

UEFA Best Player in Europe: 1 (2011)

UEFA Club Player: 1 (2009)

Champions League top scorer: 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)

Champions League Best Striker: 1 (2009)

Man of the Match Champions League Final: 1 (2011)

UEFA Team of the Year: 3 (2008, 2009, 2010)

FIFA / FIFPro World XI: 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Golden Ball FIFA Club World Cup (Club World Cup): 2 (2009, 2011)

Player of the FIFA U-20: 1 (2005)

Top scorer at the World Cup U-20: 1 (2005)

Copa America Best Young Player: 1 (2007)

ESM Team of the Year: 5 (2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 2009-2010, 2010-2011)

Onze d'Or: 2 (2009, 2010)

World Player: 2 (2009, 2011)

Young Player of the Year: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)

Best Young Player of the FIFPro World Version: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)

Bravo Award: 1 (2007)

Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1 (2005)

Marca Leyenda: 1 (2009)

Player of Argentina: 5 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Top scorer IFFHS World version: 1 (2011)

Olimpia de Oro: 1 (2011)

source from: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/staff/players/messi/biography