Just 5-foot 7-inches Messi who suffered from Hormone deficiency
that restricted his growth and that is why he was recognizably smaller than
most of the players he plays with. Medication wasn't cheap wnough $ 900 per
month and his family was unable to afford the expenses of the treatment. So, at
the age of 13, when Messi was offered a chance to play for Barcelona with the
opportunity to have his medical bills covered by the team Messi's family picked
up the offer and by the age of 16 Messi had made his first appearance for
Barcelona.
On June 24, 1987 Lionel Andres Messi was born, in Rosario, Argentina.
Messi started playing football at the age of eight. He started playing for the
Newell's Old Boys, a team in Rosario
and now the soccer is earning an estimated $18 million a year. He made a record
scoring a goal as the youngest player on May 1, 2005. In same year
scoring on a pair of penalty kicks Messi led Argentina to the title in the
under-20 World Cup.
The great Maradona has told the BBC that I see him as very similar to me, he is a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football and has got something that is different to any other player in the world
Messi is ranked among one of the highest paid soccer. He
justifies that by shouldering Barcelona
to a means of success. Notably in 2009 the left-footer's team confined the
Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Club titles. In the same year after two
consecutive runner-up, Messie won the FIFA World Player of the Year award. Messi broke several records and
marked the 300th and 301st goals of his career.
The
Argentine captain plays for La Liga club Barcelona playing mainly as a forward. He is all-time top scorer of Barcelona's
in all official club competitions except friendlies. At 21 years of age Messi
received Ballon
d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. He also own the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year in the following year in 2009. He
took away the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 and also in 2011. He also won the 2010 and 2011 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.
Messi is the fourth football player who won three Ballons d'Or and also the second player to win three consecutive Ballons d'Or. Messi won two Copas del Rey, five La Ligas, five Supercopas de España, two Super Cups, three Champions Leagues and two Club-World Cups, He made UEFA Champions League history in 2012 to score five goals as the first player in one match. Messi also matched record of José Altafini's 14 goals in a single Champions League season. In four successive Champions League Messi became the top scorer. During the 2011–12 seasons he made the world record for most goals scored in a season with 73 goals.
Messi
again has become the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Champs scoring 6 goals. He became the
youngest Argentine in 2006 playing in the FIFA World Cup. As the first international honor
he received an Olympic gold medal in 2008 with the Argentina Olympic football team. He was rated by Sportspro in the world. Finding similar
playing style and stature Diego
Maradona declared Messi as his "successor
Messi
won the Golden Shoe along with Golden Ball by scoring in the last four matches of Argentina with
a total of six for the tournament.
His
international debut match was against Hungary at the age of 18 on 17 August 2005. He was substituted on 63 minutes of
the match. Maradona claimed a referee decision
pre-meditated when Messi was sent him off alleging that he elbowed defender Vilmos Vanczák. Messi was later found weeping in
the changing rooms. Messi wore number 10 jersey for the
first time playing for Argentina
against Venezuela.
Last
minute goal by Messi against Brazil
the South American rival on 17 November 2010 help his team winning 1–0 in the friendly match. His first hat-trick came
against Switzerland, on 29 February 2012. Messi made his second hat-trick on 9
June 2012 against the rival Brazil in a
friendly match. This made him the 4th height scorer for the Argentina. He
scored his 28th goal in a 3-1 victory in a World Cup Qualifying Match against Paraguay. This
was his 4th goal in the current World Cup Qualifying campaign and his 8th
overall In World Cup Qualifying matches it is his 8th goal and 4th goal in the
current World Cup Qualifying campaign. Messi is now the 3rd height
scorer for Argentina
in World Cup Qualifying matches.
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