MESSI TIMELINE

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  • BIRTH

    BIRTH
    MESSI was born on june 24/1987
  • EARLY

    With just five years, Lionel Messi took his first steps in Grandoli, a neighborhood club a few blocks from his home, south of the city of Rosario, Argentina
  • ASCENT

    In 1995, Messi began training in the youth ranks of Newell's Old Boys
  • DISEASE

    DISEASE
    At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a deficiency of growth hormone, Barcelona signed him after watching him play, offering to pay the costly then treatments if he was moving to Spain
  • DEBUT FC BARCELONA

    Frank Rijkaard he made ​​his debut in a competitive match against RCD Espanyol on 16 October 2004 (at 17 years and 114 days), becoming the third youngest player to play for Barcelona and the club's youngest player to debut in Liga Spanish
  • First Golden Ball

    First Golden Ball
    In 2009 he received the Golden Ball awarded by the sports magazine France Football and recognizes him as the best player in the world in 2009, becoming the first Barça squad so.
  • THIRD GOLDEN BALL

    THIRD GOLDEN BALL
    on January 9, 2012 messi got its three golden ball becoming the player who has won this award more