puberty
At the age of 5, Messi began to play for the local Grandori club, and the coach was his father. At the age of seven, this little guy was highly praised by the Newell old boys team. But Messi was diagnosed with developmental hormone deficiency at the age of 1 1, which would hinder his bone growth. Family economic conditions can't afford Messi's treatment expenses. Because of his talent, Rexah of Barcelona took a fancy to him and brought him to Camp Nou in 2000. Messi moved his family to Europe. In September 2000, Messi, who was only 13 and only 140cm tall, went to Barcelona for trial training. In the trial, Messi's performance conquered the coach of Barcelona youth team. They couldn't wait to sign a work contract with Messi, which was about to expire on 20 12, but forgot the relevant regulations of FIFA. Players under the age of 20 are not allowed to sign a work contract with the club for more than 5 years. Barcelona Club has made great efforts to help Spain grow. Under the treatment arranged by the club, Messi's height has reached 1.7 meters in 2003. The Catalans did not hesitate to register him in the club and arranged for him to go to the medical department for treatment. In 2008, this 2 1 year-old boy from Rosario has grown to 170cm. Messi, who was only 1 16 years old, made his first appearance for Barcelona's first team in a friendly match in June 2003. However, Messi played for Barcelona's first team in the official competition one year later-in June 2004, 5438+ 10, Barcelona played against Spaniards in La Liga, and Messi replaced Deco in the 83rd minute, which also made the Argentine teenager the second young player to play for Barcelona in the league. The only player who surpassed him was alcantara, a legendary Filipino striker from Barcelona, who played for the first team of Barcelona when he was 15. In Argentina's national team, Messi started to emerge from the youth team level, and he won the top scorer with 6 goals in the 2005 World Youth Championship. In 2006, 17 years old, 3 months and 22 days, became the youngest player to represent Argentina in the World Cup. In 2008, he won the honor of the national team for the first time and won the gold medal on behalf of the Argentine Olympic team.
Club occupation
In June 2003 165438+ 10/6, Messi made his first appearance for the first team of Barcelona in the friendly match against Porto (16 145 days). A year later, 17 years, 16544, La Liga debut. On May 6th, 2005, Messi scored a goal against albacete. The age of 17 years, 65,438 months and 7 days made him the youngest person to score a goal for Barcelona (later broken by Bojan). The 2005-06 season was a year when Messi made his mark in Barcelona. In September, he obtained Spanish citizenship and made his debut in the Nou Camp against Udinese, winning a standing ovation from fans. However, in March 2006, he pulled a muscle against Chelsea and won the Champions League trophy ahead of schedule. In the 2006-07 season, Messi became the main force of Barcelona's first team, scoring 14 goals in 26 games. Messi broke his metatarsal against Zaragoza in February 65438 and was forced to rest for three months. Messi gradually recovered after his comeback. In March 2007 1 1, he scored a hat trick against Real Madrid, becoming the player who scored three goals in the first century after zamorano. On April 18, 2007, Messi copied Diego Diego Maradona's five consecutive World Cup titles in the semi-final match against Getafe in the King's Cup. Later, against the Spaniard, his handball goal was regarded as a replica of diego maradona's hand of God. In the 2008-09 season, Messi inherited the 10 jersey left by Ronaldinho, which was also his peak year in Barcelona. He scored 38 goals in various competitions, led his team to win La Liga, King's Cup and Champions League, and became the top scorer in the Champions League with 9 goals. With the outbreak of this year, Messi rose to the top of the world in one fell swoop. At the end of 2009, he was elected European Footballer and World Footballer.