Lionel Messi

Life Biography of Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi (Argentinian) striker's footballing career started in 1995 with Newell's Old Boys, where he played until the 2000 season. With 13 years Lionel Messi crossed the Atlantic to try his luck in Barcelona, ​​where he joined the club as a child. Since then Messi made ​​spectacular progress at the different categories (Child A, Cadet B, Cadet, Junior A, Barca C, B team and first team) in record time. During 2003-2004, Lionel Messi hit, with only 16 years, the great dream of his first team debut in a friendly match against Porto, which served to inaugurate the new Dragao stadium. Already in the following season, the seventeenth League, Lionel Messi made ​​his official debut with the first team. It was the October 16, 2004 in the derby that Barca won in Montjuïc (0-1). The serious injury of several first team players and great paper of Barça Messi became a regular player in the calls.


On May 1, 2005 Lionel Messi became the youngest player in the history of Barca to score a league match. The opponent was the Albacete and Lionel Messi was only 17 years, 10 months and 7 days when he made ​​the goal. In the Under 20 World Cup Netherlands 2005, Lionel Messi, plus crowned champions, finished as top scorer and was voted best player of the tournament . This was undoubtedly his definitive consecration in international football with only 18. In June 2005, Lionel Messi improved and extended his contract until 2010.