# Full Name : Lionel Andres Messi
# Date of Birth :24 June 1987
# Birth place : Rosario (Argentina)
# Height :5'6 and a half" (1.69 metres)
# Club : FC Barcelona
# National team : Argentina
# Shirt number : 10
# Position : Attacking midfielder (right/centre),Right wing midfielder
# Previous club(s) : Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
# Nickname/other names: Leo, La Pulga (The Flea), La Messiah

Lionel Messi is the world footballer in 2009