Lionel Messi

Full name: Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of birth: 24 June 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Height: 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position: Forward.

Lionel Andrés Messi is definitely an Argentine footballer who plays in La Liga for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly like a forward.

By age 21, Lionel Messi received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the season nominations. The year after he won both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the season in '09, and won the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or this year and 2011. Also, he won this years-11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. His style of and small stature has attracted evaluations to Diego Maradona, who themself declared Lionel Messi as his "successor".