Lionel Messi (Lionel Andrés Messi), born on June 24, 1987, is a famous Argentine football player. He is currently a forward player for Barcelona and an Argentine international. He is known as the "New Maradona" by the public.

On December 1, 2009, Messi led Barcelona to win the Triple Crown of La Liga, King's Cup, and UEFA Champions League in the 2008-09 season, and defeated Ronaldo to win the 2009 European Golden Globe Award. Chinese name: Leo Andres

·Messi’s foreign name: Lionel Andrés Messi Alias: leo, little flea Nationality: Argentina Birthplace: Rosario City, Santa Fe Province, Argentina Date of Birth: June 24, 1987 Height: 169cm Weight: 64kg Sports: Football

Sports Team: Barcelona Main Awards: 2009 Ballon d'Or Award 2008 World Player of the Year Second Place 08/09 Spanish King's Cup Golden Boot Award 08/09 UEFA Champions League Golden Boot Award 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Position: Right Winger; Midfielder; Left

Forward; Shadow Forward Religion: Catholic Club: FC Barcelona Zodiac Sign: Cancer Birthplace: Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina Foot: Left Foot National Team Number: 10 2006 World Cup Number: 19 Club Number: 10 Club History:

1995-2000 Newell’s Old Boys Football Club of Argentina 2000-2004 Barcelona B of Spain 2004 to present Barcelona national team career: Argentina Family status Parents: Jorge and Cilia, eldest brother, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces, second brother, and little sister

Annual salary: 11 million euros + 3 million floating points 2009 total income 28.6 million euros Argentina No. 10 Top scorer and best player in the 2005 World Youth Championship 05/06 European Under-21 Golden Globe Award - Golden Boy Award (Turin Sports News)

2005 Argentina Footballer 05/06 Champions League Best Newcomer 05/06 FIFPro Best Newcomer 06/07 Selected in UEFA's Best Team 06/07 La Liga Latin American Player of the Year 2007 World Footballer Second Place 2007 Ballon d'Or

Third place 06/07 Spain’s best foreign player 06/07 Argentina’s best overseas player 06/07 Sports Illustrated’s best athlete Italian Sports Post’s 2007 World’s Best Team, South America’s Best Team 2007 by the famous European fashion magazine "GQ"

Spain's Sexiest Mr. 2007 European Rookie of the Year Award (Gazzetta dello Sport) 2007 Most Valuable Player (Daily Sports) The best Latin American player in La Liga in the 06-07 season. "Five consecutive goals" were scored in 06-

Ranked first in all goal rankings in the 2007 season and 2007. The 2007 Spanish National Sports Award for the best Latin American player. 07/08 The best foreign player selected by the Spanish "Public" was selected into the best team of La Liga in the 07/08 season.

"Eurosport" European best team 2007/2008 season FIFPro (International Professional Players Federation) best team of the year.