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LIONEL MESSI BORN 24 June 1987
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi was born 24 June 1987 in Rosario to parents Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory steel worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner -
LIONEL MESSI FIVE YEARS 27 Jun 1992
At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge. -
LIONEL MESSI NEWELL´S OLD BOYS
12 Jul 1995In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario. -
LIONEL MESSI A HEALTH PROBLEM
14 Sep 1998
At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.The traditional River Plate showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for treatment for his condition which cost $900 a month. So then he signed a contract with Fc Barcelona's sporting director. Which barcelona payed for his bills. -
LIONEL MESSI LEAGUE DEBUT
15 May 1999
A year later, Frank Rijkaard let him make his league debut against RCD Espanyol on 16 October 2004 (at 17 years and 114 days), becoming the third-youngest player ever to play for Barcelona and youngest club player who played in La Liga. -
LIONEL MESSI OFFICIAL DEBUT AT 16 YEARS
16 Nov 2003
Messi made his official debut for the first-team on 16 November 2003 aged 16 years and 145 days, in a friendly match against Porto -
LIONEL MESSI 2006-2007 SEASON
12 Nov 2006
In the 2006–07 season, Messi established himself as a regular first team player, scoring 14 times in 26 matches. On 12 November, in the game against Real Zaragoza, Messi suffered a broken metatarsal, ruling him out for three months. -
LIONEL MESSI 2007-2008 SEASON
1 Oct 2008
On 1 October 2008, during a Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk, Messi scored two goals during the last seven minutes, after coming on as a substitute for Thierry Henry, to turn a 1–0 deficit to a 2–1 victory for Barcelona -
LIONEL MESSI WORLD CUP ABU DHABI
19 Dec 2009
On 19 December, Messi scored the winner in the final of the 2009 Club World Cup against Estudiantes in Abu Dhabi, giving the club their sixth title of the year. Two days later, he was given the FIFA World Player of the Year award, beating Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Kaká and Andrés Iniesta to the award. This was the first time he had won the award, and he became the first Argentinean to ever receive this honour. -
LIONEL MESSI OSASUNA
24 Mar 2010
He played his 200th official match for Barcelona against Osasuna on 24 March 2010 -
LIONEL MESSI UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
8 Mar 2011
On 8 March, Messi scored two goals against Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League match at the Camp Nou, helping Barcelona win 3–1 and qualify to the quarter-finals of the competition. After failing to score for a month he scored a brace against Almería; the second goal was his 47th of the season, equalling his club record return of the previous season. -
MESSI BEAT PELES MILESTONE GOALS
November 11 2012
On 11 November, Messi scored twice at RCD Mallorca, his 75th and 76th goals in 2012, surpassing Pelé's milestone of 75 goals (1958) in a calendar year, and moved within nine of German legend Gerd Müller's all-time Guinness World Records title. -
MESSI WORE CAPITANS ARMBAND
On 17 March 2013,
In a match against Rayo Vallecano, Messi wore the captain's armband for the first time in an official match for Barcelona, taking over after Andrés Iniesta was substituted.
On 30 March, Messi scored for the 19th consecutive La Liga game, netting Barcelona's second goal at Celta de Vigo, and became the first footballer in history to score in consecutive matches against every team in the league.
