Application description Lionel Andrés Messi was born in Rosario on June 24, 1987. is an Argentine football striker of Barcelona and the national team of Argentina, of which he is the captain. Lionel Andrés Messi is considered one of the best footballers in the world and of all time.Winner of the last edition of the Golden Ball, award given by the French magazine France Football the best player in the world at a club militant FIFA, Lionel Andrés Messi is the first player in football history to be awarded four times for the title of best the world, however, consecutively.In 2007, Messi gave birth to Leo Messi Foundation, a foundation that is responsible for ensuring support, especially doctors, to deprived children. On 11 March 2010 he was appointed UNICEF ambassador.