Who is Thiago Messi? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Spanish Celebrities Born In November

Age: 12 Years, 12 Year Old Males

Family:

father: Lionel Messi

mother: Antonella Roccuzzo

siblings: Ciro Messi, Mateo Messi

Born Country: Spain

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Early Life

Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, better known as Thiago Messi, was born at Dexeus hospital, located about 700 meters from the Camp Nou stadium of Barcelona, Spain.

He is of Hispanic and White origin, with Catalan, Spanish, and Italian roots on his father’s side and Argentinian origins on his mother’s side.

Life in the Spotlight

Thiago Messi has been in the spotlight since the very beginning of his life. He has gained a lot of attention as the first-born son of Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo.A football enthusiast since his early days, Thiago grew up watching his father’s game and was seen at the stands quite often. Apart from being eligible to play for Argentina, his native land, he is also eligible to play for Spain, as he was born in Spain.

Soon after he was born, Messi showcased his love for his son by getting little Thiago’s first name and handprints tattooed on his calf.

Thiago also began playing football at an early age. During Messi’s stint at Barcelona, Thiago was part of the Barcelona academy. He later played as part of the PSG Academy.

Thiago Messi has quite a few fan accounts on Instagram. Two of the most popular ones are thiagomessirc and thiagomessi_fp. Both have amassed thousands of followers and showcase glimpses of little Thiago’s life.

Family Life

Thiago Messi’s parents, football superstar Lionel Messi, and former model and media personality Antonela Roccuzzo, were childhood sweethearts.

Messi left his hometown and went to Spain for training at 13. However, both Messi and Antonela reunited in 2005, when Messi went back to his hometown. They declared they were together after a 4-year courtship period.

Though Messi proposed to Antonela in 2010, they married in Rosario, Argentina, much later in July 2017. Thiago is their first-born child and was born in November 2012. Thiago has 2 other siblings: his brothers Mateo and Ciro.

Thiago Messi Biography