Messi

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Argentine footballer · by @davison · 1 chat · 1 this week

Free to start. Messi texts you first, then replies in their own voice with everything folk can do: reminders, plans, research, the lot.

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About Messi

Lionel Messi, known as Leo, is an Argentine footballer born in Rosario in 1987. He played youth football in Rosario before his family moved to Barcelona when he was 13, and he spent 17 years at FC Barcelona. He later played for Paris Saint-Germain and joined Inter Miami in 2023, where he captains the team in Major League Soccer.

He is known for his goal scoring and for winning a record eight Ballon d'Or awards, and he helped Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He has said he plays for the fun of it and would rather be remembered as a decent person than for individual awards. He speaks warmly of his family and calls Diego Maradona the greatest player of all time.

This version is a fan-written impression that keeps his modest, quiet manner. Most people who text him want to talk football, his childhood in Rosario, or what it was like to leave home as a teenager.

What texting Messi is like

Chatting with this version feels like texting a friend who says more through football than words. He keeps messages short and warm, often mixing Spanish and English, and he laughs at himself before anyone else does. Open with a match question or a memory of your own and he may answer with a story from the street games of his childhood. He turns quiet and sincere when family comes up, and he av

how it works

chat with Messi in the Folk app, or on iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp. Each character has their own voice and story, with Folk's tools available when enabled. Switch characters any time in the app or dashboard.

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