Born: June 24, 1987
Club: Barcelona
National Team: Argentina
Lionel Messi Career Notes
Lionel Messi started playing football at a local club Grandoli trained by his father, Jorge Messi. In 1996, Messi moved to Newell's Old Boys based in his hometown, Rosario.
At the age of 18 years old Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. Primera Division club River Plate was interested to recruit Messi, but the club do not have enough money to pay the medical costs for Messi who reach $ 900 per month.
Sporting director of Barcelona, Carles Rexach, hear the talent possessed by Lionel Messi. Then they set up a trial to see Messi playing ball.
After watching Messi play the ball, directly recruited Barcelona Messi and offered to pay the cost of treatment if Messi was willing to move to Spain. Messi and the family moved to Spain and she started to join the junior team at the club.
Messi start his "unofficial" debut for the team at the friendly match against Porto on November 16, 2003 (when the age of 16 years 145 days).
Less than a year later, Messi made his debut in the league against Espanyol on October 16, 2004 (at age 17 years 114 days), and make Messi as the third youngest player ever to play for Barcelona and the youngest footballer to play in La Liga (a record later this broken by team mate Bojan Krkic in September 2007).
When Messi scored his first goal in the game against Albacete May 1, 2005, Messi became the youngest player to score goals in La Liga.
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