Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini, popularly known as Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional football player. He currently plays for Inter Miami, an MLS club and the Argentine national team. He plays in the forward position. Lionel Messi is dubbed as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including 10 La Liga titles, 4 UEFA Champions League titles, and 7 Copa del Rey titles with the club. He has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team.
Where was Lionel Messi Born?
Lionel Messi was born on 24 June 1987. His birth name is Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini. He was born to a father, Jorge Messi, and a mother, Celia Cuccittini. His birthplace is Rosario, Argentina. He holds Argentine nationality. He has Italian and Spanish ancestry. His father is a steel factory manager, whereas his mother worked in a magnet manufacturing workshop. About his siblings, he has three siblings: two older brothers namedMatias Messi andRodrigo Messi, and one sister namedMaria Sol Messi.
He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency at the age of 10. The family relocated to Barcelona after he signed with the Spanish club Barcelona. The club agreed to pay his medical fees. In Barcelona, he suffered from homesickness after his mother returned to Argentina with his brothers and sister. Messi stayed in Barcelona with his father. His growth hormone treatment was completed at the age of 14.
Lionel Messi Net Worth
Lionel Messi is one of the best footballers of all time. The famous footballer’s net worth is estimated at $650 million as of 2024. He made this fortune from his football career as well as from endorsem*nt deals. His present annual salary is more than $60 Million and his monthly income is over $5 Million. According to Forbes, Lionel Messi was the highest-paid athlete with $130 million (£110m) in pre-tax gross earnings. Back then, he earned €126 million in 2018 and was the highest-paid athlete in 2019. In April 2021, he purchased a 5,515-square-feet condo on the 9th floor of a luxury apartment building in Sunny Isles Beach in Miami for $7.3 million. In July 2021, Lionel spent his vacations in a house in Key Biscayne, Florida for a huge rent of $200,000 a month. The house was 8,202 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms.
Messi is Adidas's leading brand endorser. He was previously signed to Nike. Likewise, he has also made endorsem*nt deals with Pepsi Konami, EA Sports, Dolce & Gabbana, Audemars Piguet, Gillette, Turkish Airlines, Ooredoo, and more. He also endorses Non Profit organizations like UNICEF and Red Cross.
Lionel Messi is living a lavish lifestyle at present.
Lionel Messi's Personal Life
Looking at his personal life, Lionel Messi is a married man. He got married to his longtime girlfriend turned wife, Antonella Roccuzzo. They got married at a luxury hotel named Hotel City Center in Rosario on June 30, 2017, with about 260 guests attending the wedding. The couple knew each other since their childhood. The couple started dating in 2007. They first met at Lucas Scaglia’s place (one of Messi’s closest friends). The couple has been blessed with three children: the first son named Thiago Messi born on 2 November 2012, the second son named Mateo Messi born on 11 September 2015, and the third son named Ciro Messi born on 10 March 2018. At present, he is living happily with his wife and children together.
Lionel Messi's Height and Weight
Lionel Messi stands at a height of 1.70m i.e. 5 feet and 7 inches tall with a bodyweight of 147 lbs. He has an athletic body build. His chest size is 40 inches, his waist size is 32 inches and his arms size is 12 inches. Moreover, he wears a shoe size of 10 (US) or 9 (UK) or 43 (EU). In addition, his sexual orientation is straight. He frequently does exercise to maintain his body. Overall, he has got a healthy body with tattoos on his body parts.
Achievements
Lionel Messi made his senior international team debut for Argentina on 17 August 2005. After his senior debut, he became the youngest Argentine to play and score in a FIFA World Cup in 2006 and reached the final of the 2007 Copa America where he was named young player of the tournament. As Argentina’s captain from August 2011, he led Argentina to three consecutive finals: the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which he won the Golden Ball, and the 2015 and 2016 Copa America, winning the Golden Ball in the 2015 edition.
Surprisingly, after announcing his international retirement in 2016, he reversed his decision and led his country to qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a third-place finish at the 2019 Copa America, and won the 2021 Copa America, while winning the Golden Ball and Golden Boot award for the latter. Consequently, he won his second trophy for Argentina on 2 June 2022, winning the third edition of the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions at Wembley. Lastly, he won the Fifa World Cup with Argentina in 2022.
Club Career Highlights
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
- Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Supercopa de España: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2021-22
- Trophee des Champions: 2022
Messi Inter Miami
- MLS New Player of the Year
International Career Highlights
Argentina U20
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 2005
Argentina U23
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
Nation Team Argentina
- Copa America: 2021
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022
- World Cup: 2022
Individual Honors
- FIFA Ballon d'Or/Ballon d'Or: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2023
- European Golden Shoe: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014
- Copa América Golden Ball: 2015
- Men's Player of the Year Award UEFA: 2011, 2015
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2009
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2009
- Club World Cup Final Most Valuable Player: 2009, 2011
- World Youth Championship Golden Ball: 2005
- FIFPro Young World Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Copa América Dream Team: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016
Career Stats
- La Liga top goalscorer: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- La Liga top assist provider: 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2011–12, 2014–15
- Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Copa del Rey top assist provider: 2016–17, 2017–18
- FIFA Club World Cup top goalscorer: 2011
- FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 2018
- Top goalscorer FIFA World Youth Championship: 2005
- Copa América top assist provider: 2011, 2015, 2016
Records: World
- Most (FIFA) Ballons d'Or: 8 (2009–12, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- Guinness World Record as top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year: 91 goals in 2012
- Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
- The only player to win more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
- Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 12 times (2007–2018) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Records: Continental
- Most European Golden Shoes: 6
- Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012
- Top goalscorer in a club season: 73 goals in 2011–12
- Most goals scored in a European Cup/Champions League game: 5 goals (shared with 13 other players)
- Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stages: 65
- Highest number of hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 8 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
- Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 28 years, 84 days in 2015
- Top goalscorer in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals (shared with Arie Haan, Oleg Blokhin, Gerd Müller, Rob Rensenbrink, François Van der Elst, Terry McDermott, and Radamel Falcao)[
- Top assist provider in the Copa América: 11 assists
- Most goals scored in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers: 21 goals (shared with Luis Suárez)
Records: Spain
- Most Best Player in La Liga awards: 6 (2009–13, 2015)
- Most Best Forward in La Liga awards: 7 (2009–13, 2015, 2016)
- Top goalscorer in La Liga: 419 goals
- Top assist provider in La Liga: 166 assists
- Most Pichichi Trophies: 6 (shared with Telmo Zarra)
- Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 13 goals
- Top goalscorer in a La Liga season: 50 goals in 2011–12
- Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
- The first player to reach 300 La Liga goals: the only player to reach 350 and 400 La Liga goals.
- Most opposition teams scored against in La Liga history: 36
Records: Argentina
- Argentina all-time top goalscorer: 67 goals
- Top goalscorer for Argentina in a calendar year: 12 goals in 2012 (shared with Gabriel Batistuta)
- Only Argentine player to score against every CONMEBOL nation
- Youngest player to play for Argentina in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006
- Argentina's youngest player to score in a FIFA World Cup: 18 years, 357 days in 2006
- Youngest player to reach 100 caps for a country under CONMEBOL's jurisdiction: 27 years, 361 days in 2015
- Most Footballer of the Year of Argentina awards: 11 (2005, 2007–13, 2015–17)
Records: Barcelona
- Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 108 goals
- Top goalscorer in European competitions: 111 goals
- Highest goalscorer in international competitions: 116 goals
- Top goalscorer in official competitions: 602 goals
- Top goalscorer including friendlies: 637 goals
- Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 41
- Most goals from free-kicks: 39
- Highest goals scored from penalty kicks in La Liga: 51
- Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 26 goals
- Top goalscorer in the Athletic–Barcelona clásico: 24 goals
- Highest goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 25 goals
Lionel Messi's Transfer History
- He started playing football for the youth team of Grandoli in 1992 and played until 1995.
- In 1995, he joined the youth team of Newell's Old Boys and went on to play six years at the club.
- In 2000, he then joined the youth team of Barcelona and began his career at the club where he signed his first professional contract with the club on 4 February 2004, which lasted until 2012.
- August 2021, he joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal until June 2023 with an option for an extra year on a free transfer.
- In 2023, he joined MLS club Inter Miami.
Lionel Messi Inter Miami
Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami in June 2023, after leaving Paris St-Germain. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the MLS club, with an option to extend it for another year. According to the 2023 MLS salary release, Messi’s base salary is $12 million, with a total guaranteed compensation of just over $20 million. He is the highest-paid player in the league by a large margin. He also reportedly received an ownership stake in the club as part of his deal. Messi has helped Inter Miami win their first trophy, the 2023 Leagues Cup, and has scored 11 goals in 14 matches so far. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and a legend of the game.
Trivias About Messi You Need To Know.
- He has won a record seven Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team.
- Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and four UEFA Champions Leagues.
- Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga, most hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League, and most assists in La Liga.
- He holds the record for most international goals by a South American male (86).
- He has scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country and has the most goals by a player for a single club.
- In 2020, he became the second footballer (and second team-sport athlete) to surpass $1 billion in career earnings.
Frequently Asked Questions About Messi.
Where was Messi born?
Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina.
Who is the father of Messi?
The father of Messi is Jorge Messi.
Who is the mother of Messi?
The mother of Messi is Celia María Cuccittini.
What is Messi eye color?
Messi eye color is Dark Brown.
What is the net worth of Messi?
The net worth of Messi is $650 Million.
