Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina) is a football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona and Argentina as a striker or a winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation, Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the age of 21 nominations, and won in 2009 and 2010 playing style and ability have drawn comparisons with Diego Maradona, who
