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Birth
Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe -
School
He went to elementary school number 66 General Las Heras -
Problems in your knee
At the age of 11, in 1998, he was detected a growth problem (growth hormone deficiency) (in the picture he is 11 years old) -
Signed by Barcelona
On December 14, 2000, Barcelona signed him when he was only 13 years old. The contract was signed on a bar napkin -
The debut
On October 16, 2004, at the age of 17, Messi made his debut in Barcelona's first division. It was against RCD Espanyol replacing Deco -
The first goal
On May 1, 2005, Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona. It was against Albacete -
The first title
In May 2005, Messi won his first title. It was the Spanish league (2004-05 season) -
The debut with the national team
On August 17, 2005, Messi made his debut for the national team in a friendly against Hungary. Unfortunately he was expelled 47 seconds after entering (replacing Lisandro López) -
The first Champions League
On May 17, 2006, Messi won his first Champions League. Later win three more -
Receive shirt number 10
In the match against Hibernian, on July 24, 2008, Messi wore jersey number 10 for the first time -
The first balon d'or
In 2009, Messi won his first Ballon d'Or (award given to the best player of the year in the world). Later win five more -
The first title with national team
On July 10, 2021, Messi won his first title with the national team after defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final of the Copa América -
Farewell to Barcelona
After 17 years at the club, Messi left Barcelona -
The debut at PSG (Paris-Saint Germain)
On August 29, 2021, Messi made his debut for PSG against Stade Reims -
The first goal in PSG
On September 28, 2021, Messi scored his first goal for PSG