Today marks the birthdate of soccer star, Lionel Andres Messi. The Argentinian National turns 30 today. The Barcelona’s forward was born and raised in central Argentina, diagnosed with growth hormones deficiency at an early age, Messi’s physical growth stopped. At the age of 13, Messi joined football club Barcelona on terms that his medical expense will be paid by the club. He had God-gifted talent and his exquisite performances at the youth academy helped him get through to the team A and he debuted in 2004. By the time Messi got nominated for FIFA Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the year in 2007, he had already made a strong position in both his National team and the club, Barcelona. -Awards- Messi has won a total of more than 92 awards. However the following are the most valuable awards he has ever won: – Five, FIFA Ballon d’Or – Four, European golden boots – FIFA Club World Cup golden ball in 2009 and 2011 -Famous goals- Although Messi has had many competitors, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, but some of his historic goals against world class teams make him the best player so-far. Out of all his performances, following are regarded as the best in soccer history. It includes, Messi’s famous ‘hand of god’ goal against Getafe (season 06/07 Copa Del Rey), much like Diego Maradona’s ‘hand of god’ goal. <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/siXq-dnWhnA” width=”800″ height=”452″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> -Hand of god <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/k6hewbTs8dk” width=”799″ height=”451″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> -Messi’s header, assisted by Xavi Hernandez <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/NwsFYkp_r5w” width=”799″ height=”451″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> -Messi’s solo goal against arch-rivals Real Madrid, 2009 UEFA Champions League -Charitable efforts- Messi has always stood-up for chartiable work and for his the efforts that he has put-in throught his charitable organisation, The Leo Messi Foundation–He was made UNICEF goodwill ambassador in 2010. In 2015, Messi made a donation worth rupees fourty seven million to UNICEF. <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/k8e0p97GPBE” width=”800″ height=”450″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> -Fan Tribute to Messi-