At the age of five, Messi began to play for the local neighborhood youth football team, and the coach was his father.
At the age of 1 1, Messi was diagnosed with developmental hormone deficiency, that is, dwarfism, which would hinder his bone growth and prevent him from growing taller. Family economic conditions can't afford the treatment cost of little Messi. Messi's dwarfism is not incurable, but the cost of injecting growth hormone is as high as $900 a month. Old Newell, the home team, is unwilling to pay this fee for a child whose future is uncertain. The riverbed team, which once coveted Messi, also gave up the idea of "poaching" after learning about his chronic disease.
In 2000, he was attracted by coach KUKA and brought to Barcelona. Messi also moved to Spain with his family. In September 2000, Messi, who was only 13 and only 140cm tall, went to La Marcia, a youth training camp in Barcelona for trial training. During the trial training, Messi's performance conquered the coach of Barcelona youth team, and they signed a work contract with Messi, which will expire on 20 12. Barcelona has made great efforts to help Messi grow up. Because Messi's epiphyseal line has long been closed, club experts have specially formulated a series of leg exercises for him to help Messi grow.
On June 6th, 2003, 165438+65438, 16-year-old Messi made his first appearance for Barcelona's first team in a friendly match with Porto.
In 2004, 17 years old, representing Barcelona against Spaniards in the league. In June, Messi made his debut for Argentina's national youth team and made his debut against Paraguay's U20 youth team.
In 2005, the Argentine youth team won the World Youth Championship, and Messi won the Golden Globe Award and the Golden Boot Award. In May 1, Messi scored against albacete. 17 In August, Messi made his debut in the Argentine senior team. Against Hungary, he came off the bench in the 63rd minute and was sent off in the 6th minute for elbowing his opponent. In September, he obtained Spanish citizenship and made his debut at Camp Nou in the Champions League against Udinese. On September 3, Messi played again in the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay.
In March 2006, he pulled a muscle against Chelsea and withdrew from the season early. In the 2006 World Cup, he didn't get a chance to play in the first game in C? te d 'Ivoire. In the second game against Serbia and Montenegro, he came on as a substitute for maxi rodriguez in the 74th minute and scored in that game. In the final round of the group match against the Netherlands, Messi started but did not play. Mexico came off the bench in the knockout stage (84th minute), but Germany didn't get a chance to play. In June+February, 5438, when playing Zaragoza, Messi broke his metatarsal and was forced to rest for three months.
In 2007, Messi came close to the first national team honor in the 2008 America's Cup, but only won the second place. On March 1 1, he scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid, becoming the first player to win three yuan in the century showdown after zamorano. On April 18, Messi copied Diego Diego Maradona's five consecutive World Cup goals in the semi-final match against Getafe in the King's Cup, and then he scored a handball goal against the Spaniard.
In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Messi won the gold medal with the Argentine Olympic team, and Di Maria's winning goal in the final came from his assist. In the World Cup qualifiers in South Africa, Messi performed in general, but Argentina finally advanced through risk.
On March 28th, 2009, Messi played against Venezuela in Argentina. Messi wore Argentina's 10 jersey for the first time, which was also diego maradona's first official game since he became Argentina's coach. The team won 4-0 and Messi scored the first goal. At the end of 2009, he was elected European Footballer and World Footballer.
20 10 World Cup in South Africa, Messi, as the core of the team's attack, failed to score a goal. In the final of14, Argentina lost to the German team 0-4 with the biggest loss in the history of the World Cup, which directly led to Diego Diego Maradona's dismissal.
In the 2010-2011season, Messi scored the only goal in the Champions League match against Donetsk, which not only helped the team win the Champions League semi-finals, but also surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo's single-season goal record of 47 goals. Messi scored the 50th goal of his season in La Liga against Osasuna, surpassing the brilliant record of 49 goals in a single season set by the famous Real Madrid player Puskas in 1959- 1960. In the 54th minute of the Champions League final against Manchester United, Messi received a pass from Iniesta and scored with his left foot, regaining the lead for Barcelona and finally winning the cup.
20 1 1 At the beginning of the year, Messi won the first FIFA Golden Globe Award after the merger of FIFA World's Best Athlete and French Football Golden Globe Award. On April 22nd, the list of "100 Most Influential People in the World" selected by The Times of England was published, and Messi was selected as the only one in the football field. On August 25th, Messi won the European Footballer of the Year. In 65438+February, Messi was selected as the most influential person in the world by Time magazine 100, ranking 87th.
In the 20 12 season, Messi scored 86 goals, including 74 goals in 57 games in Barcelona, 56 goals in 36 games in La Liga, 3 goals in the Champions League 13, 3 goals in 7 games in the King's Cup and 2 goals in 2 games in the Spanish Super Cup. In Argentina, he scored 12 goals in 9 matches, 5 goals in 5 World Cup qualifiers and 7 goals in 4 friendly matches.
During the season of 20 13-20 14, Messi was replaced after only playing for 20 minutes because of an injury to his left biceps in La Liga with Betis. Messi came to Barcelona for a medical examination. According to the announcement issued by Barcelona official website, the Argentine will be absent for about 6-8 weeks, which makes Messi's 20 13 trip reimbursed in advance.
During the 20 13-20 14 season, Messi scored a hat-trick to help Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-3 in the 29th round of La Liga. After this campaign, Messi scored 2 1 goal in the national derby, surpassing D 'Stefano's 18 goal.
2013165438+129 October, Messi flew to Argentina for the second stage of treatment, accompanied by doctors from Barcelona, and closely observed Messi's recovery. In the same year, he won the European Golden Boot Award for the third time with 46 league goals.
201April 16, 20 14 In the first round of Group F of the World Cup in Brazil, Argentina defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2- 1 at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, and Messi scored an own goal. On June 22nd, Argentina defeated Iran in the 9th1minute of stoppage time. Messi staged a winner, and finally Argentina 1-0 defeated Iran. On June 26th, Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 and Messi scored 2 goals. In the final of 1/8 against Switzerland on July 2, Messi sent the winning assist, which allowed the Pampas eagle to advance to the final and avoided the penalty shootout. In the World Cup, he was officially named the best player in a single game by FIFA. For the first time in history, a player won the best four times in a row. 10 June10, Argentina began training before the South American Super Cup. Messi quit in the middle of training and was suspected of feeling unwell because of the foggy weather. 165438+1On October 23rd, Messi scored a hat trick in the match between Barcelona and Seville in La Liga 12. After this campaign, Messi was officially crowned the top scorer in La Liga with 253 goals. 13 On February 20th, Messi was awarded the 20 13 World Professional League Top Shooter Award by IFFHS.
20 15 On August 27th, the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group match and the award ceremony for the best player in Europe were held at the grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo. Messi surpassed teammates Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo and became the 1 person who won the best player in Europe twice. At the same time, Messi saved the wonderful goal scored by boateng in the first leg against Bayern and won the best goal of the Champions League season.
20 15165438+1October 30th, 2015 FIFA Golden Globe Award was announced. Messi entered the top three for the ninth time in a row