Which country is Messi from?

Messi is Argentine, of Catalan and Italian descent.

Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, is 1/2 Italian and 1/2 Catalan. When Messi's grandfather Eusevio grew up, he married Rosa María, the daughter of a Catalan immigrant. Her parents came to Argentina from Spain at the end of the 20th century.

Eusevio and Rosa gave birth to a daughter first, and then a son named Jorge Messi. When Jorge grew up, he also married a descendant of Catalan immigrants from his neighbor: Celia Maria. Jorge found work in Rosario and settled there, and the couple had four children: Rodrigo, Matias, Lionel and Mariasol.

Lionel Andres Messi, born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine football player who serves as a forward and currently plays for Barcelona Football Club. .

Personal life

Messi’s girlfriend Antonella and Messi grew up together and are considered childhood sweethearts. On November 2, 2012, Messi's girlfriend Antonella successfully gave birth to a baby boy in a hospital in Barcelona. Named Thiago. Beijing time, September 11, 2015, according to the Spanish media "Daily Sports", Messi welcomed his second son today. His girlfriend Antonella gave birth to a baby boy, Messi. Xi named his second son Mateo.

On June 30, 2017, Argentina time, the wedding of Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella was officially held in Rosario, Argentina. In October 2017, Messi's wife Antonella announced through Instagram that she was pregnant again and was about to give birth to Messi's third child. On March 10, 2018, Messi announced on his personal social media that his third child, Ciro, was born. Messi had announced a few weeks ago that his youngest son's name would be "Ciro".