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Lionel Messi Birth
Lonel Messi is an Argentinian soccer player. -
Groth disorder/barcelona team
Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child. At age 13, he relocated to Spain to join Barcelona, who agreed to pay for his medical treatment. -
Frsit professional game
Messi made his competitive debut at age 17 , Despite being injury-prone during his early career, he established himself as an integral player for the club within the next three years -
FIFA world youth
At youth level, he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. -
FIrst award nomination
he finished as a finalist for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award, a feat he repeated the following year -
Summer olympics
he finished the tournament as its best player and top scorer, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. -
First award
At 22 years old, Messi won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award by record voting margins. -
Best player
His personal best campaign to date was the 2011–12 season, in which he set the La Liga and European records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as Barcelona's all-time top scorer in official competitions in March 2012. -
Consecutive wins
Messi won 4 more Ballon d´ors consecutively after his first one. -
Mojor injury
he struggled with injury during the following two seasons, twice finishing second for the Ballon d'Or behind Cristiano Ronaldo, his perceived career rival. Messi regained his best form during the 2014–15 campaign, breaking the all-time goalscoring records in both La Liga and the Champions League in November 2014
