{"id":19981,"count":25,"description":"[caption id=\"attachment_1462541\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1462541\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lionel-Messi-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi dribbles the ball during a Paris Saint Germain match in 2021.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> Lionel Messi in a 2021 match. | Marcio Machado\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images[\/caption]\r\n\r\nLionel Messi is a professional soccer player from Argentina. A member of French team Paris Saint-Germain starting in the 2021-2022 season, he is the leader of the Argentina national team and a former star and captain of the Spanish club Barcelona.\r\n\r\nMessi grew up playing soccer with his older brothers and cousins. He joined a local club at 4 years old He became the youngest player to represent Barcelona at 17 years old. On his 18th birthday, Messi signed a contract with Barcelona as a senior player. He has since won six Ballon d'Or awards and six European Golden Shoes. He\u2019s considered one of the best soccer players of all time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Lionel Andr\u00e9s Messi\r\n\r\n<strong>Birthday:<\/strong> June 24, 1987\r\n\r\n<strong> Hometown:<\/strong> Rosario, Argentina\r\n\r\n<strong>Height:<\/strong> 5\u20197\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>Spouse:<\/strong> Antonella Roccuzzo (married in 2017)\r\n\r\n<strong>Children:<\/strong> Thiago, Mateo and Ciro Team:\r\n\r\n<strong>Paris Saint-Germain Position:<\/strong> Forward\r\n\r\n<strong>Net worth:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-athletes\/richest-soccer\/lionel-messi-net-worth\/\">$600 million <\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Featured articles:<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/lionel-messi-just-scored-another-victory-in-his-rivalry-with-cristiano-ronaldo\/\">Lionel Messi Just Scored Another Victory in His Rivalry With Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/barcelona-drops-lionel-messi-bombshell-goat-out-because-club-cant-afford-84-million-salary-with-470-million-loss-last-season\/\">Barcelona Drops Lionel Messi Bombshell: The GOAT Is out Because the Club Can\u2019t Afford His $84 Million Salary With Its $470 Million Loss Last Season<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/new-french-connection-what-psgs-lineup-will-look-like-104-million-front-line-of-lionel-messi-neymar-and-kylian-mbappe\/\">The New French Connection: What PSG\u2019s Lineup Will Look Like With a $104 Million Front Line of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em>Visit the Paris Saint-Germain <a href=\"https:\/\/en.psg.fr\/\">team page<\/a><\/em>.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"entry-title ng-binding ng-scope\"><strong>Read the latest articles about Lionel Messi:<\/strong><\/p>","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/lionel-messi\/","name":"Lionel Messi","slug":"lionel-messi","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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