Joaquín Messi (born 16 April 2002) is an Argentine
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
contracted to
Newell's Old Boys.
Nicknamed The Other Messi ( es, El Otro Messi),
and The New Messi, ( es, El Nuevo Messi) he has gained notoriety due to coincidentally having the same surname, being the same nationality, coming from the same hometown, having the same shirt number and starting his professional career at the same club as the world famous
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...
.
The two players share no relation.
This coincidence has resulted in an unprecedented amount of interest in the player and pressure, for a player of such calibre.
He debuted in the
U-20 Copa Libertadores
The Under-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian ...
on 8 February 2022
against Paraguayan club
Guaraní.
References
Living people
2002 births
Argentine footballers
Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Men's association football midfielders
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