Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world and plays for F.C Barcelona. He also plays for Argentina’s national soccer team, he plays as a right wing for both teams. He was born in Argentina on June 24th, 1987, messi is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 72 kilograms which is 159 pounds. Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, messi was eventually diagnosed by doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth.Messi’s parents decided on a regimen of nightly growth-hormone injections for Messi, though it soon proved impossible to pay several hundred dollars per month for the medication.At the age of 13 Messi went from Argentina to Spain after F.C.Barcelona agreed to pay for his medical treatments, if he agreed to train with them and grow for their team. There he became a star and led his club to championships.In 2012, he set a record for the most goals in a calendar year, and in 2016, he was named Europe’s Ballon d’Or winner for the fifth time.