Leo Messi, also known as Lionel Andrés Messi, is an Argentine professional football player who plays forward for Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team.
Messi began playing football when he was a young lad and joined the Newell's Old Boys juvenile team in 1995. (a Rosario-based top-division football club).
Messi, who was 17 at the time, set a record for being the youngest player and goal scorer in La Liga, Spain's top football league, during the 2004–05 season.
He was strong, balanced, and adaptable on the field despite being only 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 metres) tall and weighing 148 pounds (67 kg).
Messi's game kept becoming better and better over the years, and by 2008, he was among the most dominant players in the world.
As the top scorer in Europe, he received the Golden Shoe award, and in 2010 he was voted the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner as the world player of the year.