Biography: Lionel Messi

Biography of Lionel Messi that was born in Argentina in Rosario (Santa Fe Province), 24 June 1987. With just 5 years started playing in the neighborhood cub, Granoli, where he was trained by his father. With seven years began in the lower divisions of Newells Old Boys of Rosario city. Lionel Messi when he was 11, was tested in the River Plate team, but stayed because he had found a hormonal disease that directly affected the growth, the cost amounted to $ 900 per month and treatment was for three years. The efforts of his father could afford treatment until it met the 50% of it was so touch with relatives living in Spain so we can go to work and to finish it. With 13 years was to prove the lower divisions of the Football Club Barcelona, ​​and giving advantages in the physical and age, showed clear conditions and that football was a rough diamond. Step by all team FC Barcelona youth teams to get first team debut on 16 September 2004, against the team of FC Porto (Portugal) in a friendly match cut. Officially their first meeting was with the rival team from the city of Barcelona, ​​RCD Spanish, the Spanish League on October 16, 2004. The first goal was what made the team Albacete 1 May 2005 was only 17 years old.