50 facts about Messi you need to know!!!

 Messi is one of the greatest football players of all time. He is out of this world!!. Many call him the alien.

Here are 50 facts about Messi you need to know!!!

1.Birth date

June 24,1987, Rosario, Argentina a GOAT was born

2.World player of the year 6 times

2009-2012,2015,2019

3.Messi was 16 when he made his informal debut for Barcelona

4.Messi is 5ft 7 inches tall and weight is 67 kg

5.Messi got Spanish citizenship on 2005

6.Messi suffered from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth

7.Messi has scored 634 goals for Barca

Messi scored 71 goals for Argentina

8.Messi salary

26 million GBP

9.Messi Family

Parents: Jorge Messi, Celia María Cuccittini
Siblings: Rodrigo Messi, Matias Messi, Maria Sol Messi

10.Messi's Father Jorge was a blue-collar steelworker

11.Nicknames

• Flea

• La Pulga

• GOAT

12.Messi's full name

Lionel Andrés Messi

13.First signing was on a napkin!!

Messi's first signing was made on a napkin when he was only 12 years old. Carles Rexach was the person who made it possible

14.Education

Escuela Primaria N° 66 "Gral. Las Heras"

15.Tatoos

Messi has a total of 18 tattoos

• Mothers portrait tatoo

• Handprints tatoo

• Thiago tatoo

• Football tatoo

• Jesus tatoo

• Lotus tattoo

• Rose window tattoo

• King crown tattoo

• Antonella Eye tattoo

• Giant clock tattoo

• Timepiece Cogs tattoo

• Rosary tattoo

• Map south America and Europe tattoo

• 10 tattoo

• Dagger with Wings tattoo

• Birthdates tattoo

• Kissing lips tattoo

• Mateo tattoo

16.Messi dedicates all his goals to his late grandmother

17.Messi holds a Guinness world record of scoring 91 goals in the year 2012.

18.Messi was offered to play for Spain

19.Messi had a horrifying international debut

Messi only stayed for 46 seconds. He got a red card and was sent off

20.Never watches highlights of himself

21.Messi is a devoted Roman catholic. He met pop Francis in 2013, Vatican

22.Messi became the UNICEF, goodwill ambassador in 2013

23.Messi likes music

Samba and cumba genres are his favorite

24.Messi has Italian roots

25.Messi is Olympic gold medalist.2008,bejing

26.Messi shares his birthplace with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera

27.Brand that Messi promotes

• Adidas

• ooredoo

• lay's

• Gatorade

• expo 2020 Dubai UAE

• Pepsi

• Jacob and co

• Budweiser

• Mengniu

• pes2020

• OrCam

• messicirque

28.Favorite color is red

29.Favourite meal is Escalope Milanese

30.Leisure

playing video games
sleeping and hanging out with family

32.Favorite musician is Sergio Torres

33.Favorite book is El Martin Fierro by Jorge Borges.Argentinian classic filled with poetry about an outlaw

34.Hiddent talent is playing piano

35.Favorite movie is The 1994 comedy movie Baby's Day out

36.Messi invited only 260 guests including Shakira to his wedding

37.Messi has a lifelong endorsement deal with Adidas

38.Messi has a french mastiff named Senor Hulk

39.Messi is named after Lionel Richie

40.Messi loves to sleep 

41.Messi met his wife at the age of 5

42, Messi has a charitable foundation named Leo Messi foundation

43.Messi was so reserved in his early days that his teammates thought he was mute

44.After 1st training season Ronaldinho told Messi He will be even better than himself also called him a little brother

45.First senior goal was assisted by Ronaldinho

46.After Ronaldinho's departure in 2008, Messi was given the number 10

47.messi was appointed captain of Argentina ins Aug 2011

48.Messi won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award

49.Messi is currently barcas all-time top scorer from free-kicks

50.In the age of 20 years, Spanish media gave him the name "messiah"