Superstar de classe mondiale Lionel Messi Biographie

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Lionel Messi Biography

Though he is still a young player and will have many more years to establish his legend, Lionel

Messi has already fought his way to the top and is considered by many to be the greatest soccer

player on earth.

About Messi

This Lionel Messi biography is about an Argentinean soccer

player who now lives in Barcelona, Spain and plays for FC

Barcelona.

Lionel Messi is a striker and has set an incredible example for

other players to hope for.

Childhood

Lionel Andrés Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario,

Argentina to Jorge and Celia Messi.

He started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small club owned by his father and switched over

to Newell's Old Boys at the age of 8. Even as a young boy, he did very well in soccer.

When he was 11 years old, he was diagnosed with a hormone deficiency. His parents did not

have the money to pay for his medical needs, so they looked around for a soccer club that would

be able to do this for them.

River Plate looked into the young player, but did not have the £500 a month that would be

required to support his medical needs.

Carles Rexach, the FC Barcelona Sporting Dircetor at the time, was of informed of young

Lionel's talent and gratefully agreed to take him on if the family would move to Barcelona Spain.

The Messi family happily took the offer. Upon entering the Barcelona soccer club, Messi excelled through his teen years. He was one of

the better players on every team he played with.

He started with the junior team, but was soon moved to the B team, because of his great talent.

In the B team he scored 37 goals in 30 matches right off the bat, which brought him up to the A

team in what seemed to be no time at all.

In 2004, when he was only 17 years old, he made his official debut for the senior squad.

Later that same season, he scored a goal against Albacete, making him the youngest player to

score for the club in a league game.

In 2005, while playing for the Argentina u-20 team, he received the golden boot for becoming

top scorer with 6 goals and also received the golden ball for being the best player in the

tournament. Messi has astounded the world with his incredible talent. He has led Barcelona to

many

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