- Source of Wealth: Football
- Age: 32
- Birth Place: Rosario, Argentina
- Height: 5′ 6″ (1.69 m)
- Weight: 147 lbs (67 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Antonella Roccuzzo)
- Full Name: Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
- Nationality: Argentine
- Date of Birth: June 24, 1987
- Ethnicity: Argentinian [Italian, Catalan, Spanish, possibly other]
- Occupation: Professional Football Player
- Education: J. P. Stevens High School
- Children: 3 (Thiago, Mateo, Cirro)
Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional football player and he has an estimated net worth of $400 million. Messi’s status as the world’s best player has started to translate into endorsement opportunities. Nicknamed “The Flea” for his diminutive stature, Messi is the world’s best soccer player, having been voted player of the year over the past two seasons. Messi earns $16 million annually on the pitch and he has recently built up his endorsement portfolio which now includes Adidas, PepsiCo, Konami, Audemars Piguet, Chery, and AirEuropa. Dolce & Gabbana struck a deal in October of 2018 with the Barcelona forward.
The Argentine footballer currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. He also holds Spanish citizenship, which makes him eligible as an EU player.
Messi may have been diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child, but this did not hinder him from becoming one of the best and famous soccer players in the world today. He relocated to Spain to join Barcelona at the age of 13 while the team agreed to pay for his medical treatment. He became part of the your academy and made his first competitive debut in October 2004 when he was 17. Within the next three years, despite being injury-prone, he has established himself with the team and earned both the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award and was repeated the year after. Since then, he received several awards and recognition as a player for both Barcelona and Argentina national team.