messi

By igorpoma@ikaslea.fjaverianas.com

  • birth

    birth
    Born in Rosario, Argentina.

  • Growth hormone deficiency

    Growth hormone deficiency
    At the age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, which affected his physical development.

  • Moving to barcelona

    Moving to barcelona
    His family decided to move to Barcelona, ​​where the Catalan club offered to pay for his medical treatment in exchange for his signing for the La Masia Youth Academy. Messi arrived at Barcelona's youth academy at the age of 13, where he quickly demonstrated his potential.

  • Debut

    Debut
    Un tal 16 de octubre del 2004, un Leo Messi imberbe, vestido aún de Nike y con una cabellera larga debutó de forma oficial con el FC Barcelona. Fue frente al Espanyol, en el Estadi Lluís Companys, cuando salió en el minuto 82 para sustituir a Deco.

  • first title and consecration of ownership

    first title and consecration of ownership
    Messi wins his first Champions League title, despite missing the final against Arsenal due to injury. During the 2005-2006 season he earns a place in the Barça attack, alongside Brazilian Ronaldinho and Cameroonian Sanuel Eto'o.

  • first ballon de oro

    first ballon de oro
    Messi won his first Ballon d'Or in 2009, when he was the star of a Barcelona team that won five trophies, including that season's Champions League. It was a breakthrough year for the Argentine, as he scored 38 goals in all competitions, more than double his previous best. Messi's first Ballon d'Or came just a year after he finished runner-up to Cristiano Ronaldo, who had collected the award for the first time in his career.