Messi Pirang

Messi Pirang is minor antagonist and a former player of team Jumbo Crocodile.

Appearance
Messi has an ordinary Indonesian people look with a medium tall posture and short black hair.

Personality
Messi Pirang is known as indiscipline player, often skips training and hardly getting along with his teammates.

Story
Messi Pirang was said as the most expensive player ever contracted by Udin Nganga.

Techniques

 * Messi Pirang kick.

Portrayal
Messi Pirang is portrayed by Redi Rusmawan. Currently Redi is a professional footballer who played for many clubs such as Persiraja Banda Aceh and Persita Tangerang.

Trivia

 * Messi Pirang is most likely loosely based on Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi.
 * Despite his similar name, he doesn't have any similarities with real life Lionel Messi. His actor however, plays as right winger, is a left foot main, and having relatively short stature like Messi.
 * "Pirang" means "blonde" in Indonesia, which untrue to his character appearances.
 * Coincidentally, Lionel Messi dyed his hair to blonde in 2016.
 * His attitude in the series somewhat reflected his actor's career as junior footballer back then. As Redi Rusmawan admit he was unable to keep his regular training schedule due to being busy at acting.
 * His actor was 15 years old in the first season, making him as one of the oldest actor to portray a player at the time.