Lionel Messi – Top Soccer Player of 2013

Lionel Messi also known as ‘Leo’ Messi is one of great players who take birth to rule the game of soccer. He was born at 1987 in Argentina. Lionel started playing soccer for Newell’s Old Boys at the tender age of seven; afterwards he started to play successfully for FC Barcelona in 2003 and joined Argentina national team in 2006.Started from this, he became one of the richest soccer players of the world and nominated as best player of 2013. Messi’s worth is estimated approximately $110 million including all salaries, bonuses and out of field incomes.
 Lionel Messi plays as a powerful and strong forward player for clubs; FC Barcelona, La Liga and as a captain of Argentina national team. Due to similar stature and playing style he is often compared with legendry player Diego Maradona. His strong and short legs allow him to excel with short acceleration bursts and his strong feet allow him to keep the pace during high pace
Due to fine and quick moves he has managed to hold several individual records. He has established himself as one of the finest soccer players ever. At the age of 21 Lionel Messi was chosen for FIFA world player of the year and in the year of 2009 he won the title. He has privilege to have the world record of highest 91 goals scored by any player in a calendar year.
He has distinction at world level to play consecutive twenty one league matches with thirty three goals. This great player has scored most goals for La Liga and holds the record of most hat-tricks for it. He is fortunate enough to win four times FIFA Ballon D’or. Messi is also top scorer for FC Barcelona in different categories. Apart from this, there is a streak of records, achievements and awards during his seasons of Europe, Spain, and Argentina.