LIONEL MESSI AND HIS SUCCESS

Lionel Messi is an Argentina football player in the history of football. He was born on 24^th June 1987. He was in Rosario, Santa Fe Province. His father Jorge Haracio Messi was a factory worker and her mother Celia MariaCuccittini who was a part time cleaner. His parents were from the Italian City of Ancona. While Messi was 5 years he had started playing football from a local club coached by his father called Grandoli. During the period he got chance to learn more for playing football and got the popularity due to his performance and dedication toward the football. Due to his intelligence and good performance he got a good chance to join FC Barcelona. After the agreement of FC Barcelona Club to pay for hormone-deficiency treatment, he moved to the Spain at the age of 13 years. Messi became a super star player in the club lead by club to championship. In 2012 he scored highest goals in the year and awarded as the "Player of the Year"

Messi from played junior Barcelona's Junior Infantile B and Cadete B and A since 2000-2003 and had scored 37 goals out of 30 matches in Cadete A. His success has been started at this time and being more popular smoothly. Later on his success in football continued till now. Regarding his international career he was offered to play for the Spanish National U-20 team. Messi had declined the offer given his Argentinian heritage and was given the opportunity to play for Argentina's U20 team in a friendly match against the Paraguay on 2004, June. After that he became a part of that finished third in 2005 South American Youth Championship on 2005 in Columbia. Likewise he won the FIFA World Youth Championship on 2005 in the Netherland and won golden ball and golden shoe too.

His success could not stay in the limited games. He played 2006 world cup, 2007 Copa America on 9th June 2007, 2007 Summer Olympic on, 2010 World Cup gradually. Messi is a simple and specific player. Due to his devotion toward the football he has been made more records and achieved awards.

His carrier in senior team is mentioned as;

Season	Club	League		Cup		UCL		Supercup		USC		FCWC		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona	2004-2005	7	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		—		9	1
	2005-2006	17	6	2	1	6	1	—		—		—		25	8
	2006-2007	26	14	2	2	5	1	2	0	1	0	—		36	17
	2007-2008	28	10	3	0	9	6	—		—		—		40	16
	2008-2009	31	23	8	6	12	9	—		—		—		51	38
	2009-2010	35	34	3	1	11	8	1	2	1	0	2	2	53	47
	2010-2011	33	31	7	7	13	12	2	3	—		—		55	53
	2011-2012	37	50	7	3	11	14	2	3	1	1	2	2	60	73
	2012-2013	32	46	5	4	11	8	2	2	—		—		50	60
Total		246	215	38	24	79	59	9	10	3	1	4	4	379	313

His International Career Statistics;

Team		Apps	Goals
Argentina		5	0
		7	2
		14	6
		8	2
		10	3
		10	2
		13	4
		9	12
		6	4
Total		82	35

He became a successful footballer in the world. His effort to the football and his total achievement make is happy and inspire to progress in the history of football.