Lionel Messi

**Lionel Messi** (リオネル・メッシ) is an Argentine professional player who currently plays as a forward and captains both FC Barcha of Spain and the Argentina National Football Team Widely regarded as the greatest player of his generation and one of the greatest of all time.

## Appearance

Messi is about 1.70 or 5'7, which is considered a medium height, his hair color is a medium reddish brown or brunette, his skin is light and flushed, sometimes he lets his hair grow a little to get his favorite cut, the classic fade. On rare occasions he dyes his hair, overall Messi has a healthy and privileged body.

## Personalidad

Messi is a pacifist type in his matches he always tries to help his team, rarely will we see him frustrated and angry in the match and if so he will try to score as many goals as he can and try to destroy the rival and win the match at any cost. Messi is someone who is reserved and rarely gets into fights and it is very strange to see him get a red card. He is also considered one of the most humble footballers. They once asked him if he was the best player in the world and he responded "I don't consider myself the best, I think I'm just a normal player."

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **Tempo setter/Dealer:** Pace, unstoppable dribbling, positioning, fancy passes, speed, skills, intelligence, vision, playmaker, and they do everything in the team, they're kinda like the motor of the team, they score goals, give assists, and create chances and have exceptional 1v1 abilities that makes defenders go crazy.

Messi is characterized by his technical ability, which allows him to control the ball with extraordinary precision and delicacy. His feints are unpredictable and fast, capable of leaving several rivals behind with changes of pace and direction. The man from Rosario uses his left foot as an extension of his body, and usually touches the ball with different parts of his foot, which provides him with a variety of resources to make his passes, throw crosses or make shots. In addition to his ability, Messi stands out for his speed, with or without the ball. His acceleration is often lightning fast, in just a few meters. His agility and balance allow him to avoid tackles from defenders and stay on his feet in the face of physical contact that would knock other players over.

Another point in Messi's favor is that he knows how to take advantage of the spaces that are generated on the field, and he constantly moves to find the best position to receive the ball or to get clear. Finally, another of the exceptional points that characterizes La Pulga, he has an exceptional vision of the game, which makes him anticipate the plays and make the best decisions. The Argentine also has a brutal ability to 'read the game' and understand what the team needs from him at all times. He can assist his teammates with pinpoint passes, or look for the goal with a subtle and placed or powerful shot.

### Skills

* **Confidence:** The Foundation of Messi’s game is supreme ball mastery. Once a player masters the ball their confidence can grow. Ball Mastery, as Messi shows each week, is essential for; 1 v 1, running with the ball, as well as shooting and first touch receiving.

* **Creativity:** Player’s who are creative do unexpected things in a game, like Messi skills. They can make the difference at crucial deciding moments in the game. Without ball mastery, it is difficult to lead creatively.

* **Speed:** For this skill to be effective in a game, players need to “marry” skill with speed. Each game Messi demonstrates this with his ability to change pace and direction with the ball.

* **Sense:** This means making the right decision at the right time, in the right place. This can only come from focus and concentration as well as lifelong practice. Being able to read the field intuitively as he does, also requires player’s taking responsibility in the game. All of which are displayed weekly by Messi.

* **Strength:** This mean’s a high level of physical fitness Which requires dedication and hard work. Messi is an example of a player consistently performing well due to his dedication to hard work in training and diet. He is one player that plays in every minute, early in every game.

* **Spirit:** Means a winning combination of Respect, Sportsmanship and Courage. Winning & losing graciously. Always trying your best. Messi’s career and behaviour is a model of these qualities. No one can play like Messi, he is unique and one of a kind. But you can definitely learn from him and apply his attributes to how you approach your game.

* **Dribbling:** Dribling: Messi is a difficult guy to stop, sometimes the defenders even kick him but they never stop him, his devilish dribbling is incredible on many occasions he passes between 4-5 defenders and even then they don't stop him, his dribbling is magnificent that many defenders already know what's going to happen if he gets close so they don't even try

* **Ball control:** Messi's ball control is one of the most elegant and one of the best. Sometimes Messi makes ball control look easy. Sometimes his teammates throw him long passes and he controls them like nothing.

* **Passes:** Messi is considered the best passer in football, his fancy passes always end in scoring chances, there are records that he has sent a pass from 15 meters.

## Stats

* Messi is the top-scorer of the Neo-Egoistic League with 726 goals
* Messi is the top-scorer of the Argentina National Football Team with 119 goals
* Messi is the top-assister of the Neo-Egoistic League with 364 assists
* Messi is the top-assister of the Argentina National Football Team with 55 asissts
* Messi is the most cap player with Argentina National Football Team