Lionel Messi is a Striker from FC Barcelona

Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24, 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team captain, particularly as a forward. Messi received the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nomination at the age of 21, and won in 2009 (2009 Ballon d'Or) and the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year), 2010 (2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or) and 2011 (2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or). He also won the 2010-11 UEFA Best European Player Award. His style play and small stature has drawn comparisons with Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor."

Messi is favored by the public, because he's very smart to play ball and be the best player.Messi began playing football at a young age and skill and potential be realized by Barcelona. He left his young team-based Newell Old Boys of Rosario in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004-05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honors soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won the league and Champions League double in 2006. His breakthrough season in 2006-07, he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had a most successful season in his playing career, the 2008-09 season, where he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in the treble-winning campaign. This season broke the record and then defeated in the following 2009-10 campaign, in which Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equaling the record total of Ronaldo to Barcelona. He surpassed this record again in the 2010-11 season with 53 goals in all competitions.