Football Biography
Name: Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
Age: 22
Nationality: Argentinian
Height: 169cm
Weight: 67kg
Place of Birth: Rosario (Argentina)
Date of Birth: 24.06.1987
Brothers: Rodrigo, Matias, Hijos
Sister: Marisol
Mother: Celia Cuccittini
Father: Jorge Messi
Footballing Career
Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Argentine national team. He is often touted in the media as “the new Diego Maradona”.
Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age for his hometown club, Newell’s Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as his parents were unable to pay for treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. Shortly after arriving, Lionel tried his luck with a trial at FC Barcelona, despite being only 13 years of age.
Messi excelled at the trial and rapidly found himself starting for the Barcelona B team, averaging more than a goal per game, and shortly found himself playing for the Barcelona senior team on a regular basis at the age of 17. With the Catalans, Leo has went from strength to strength, capturing numerous La Liga titles and Champions League medals.
Underneath is a timeline of events for the career of Lionel Messi, this will show you what he has achieved for each year, for a more detail analysis of Lionel Messi History, then click the individual heading.
Timeline
- Born in Roasiro on 24 June 1987
- Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a team coached by his father, Jorge Messi, in 1992
- In 1995, Leo plays with the youth system of professional Argentine team, Newells Old Boys
- Leo was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency problem in 1998
- In the year 2000, Lionel Messi signed on youth terms by FC Barcelona after a successful trial with them
- He made his friendly debut for Barcelona against Porto on 16 November 2003
- Made his official debut against Espanyol on 16 October 2004
- Scored his first goal for Barcelona against Albacete on 1 May 2005
- La Liga
- Supercopa de España
- UEFA Champions League
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Scorer
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Most Valuable Player
- Signed a new contract on 16 September 2005
- UEFA Champions League debut against Udinese on 27 September 2005
- Suffers a thigh injury on 7 March 2006
- Makes a scoring World Cup Debut against Serbia on 19 June 2006
- Player of the Year of Argentina
- La Liga
- Supercopa de España
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year
- Suffers a metatarsal injury on 12 November 2006
- Scores a hat trick in El Clasico on 10 March 2007
- Scores a stunning goal against Getafe on 18 April 2007
- Scores a fantastic lob in the Copa America against Mexico on 11 July 2007
- Copa America Young Player of the Tournament
- Player of the Year of Argentina
- Premio Don Balón
- Bravo Award
- FIFPro World Young Player of the Year
- FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year
- FIFPro World XI
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year
- Makes his 100th appearance for Barcelona on 27 February 2008
- Suffers thigh injury on 4 March 2008
- Scores his first Olympic goal against Ivory Coast on 7 August 2008
- Wins an Olympic Gold Medal on 23 August 2008
- Olympics Gold Medal
- FIFPro World Young Player of the Year
- FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year
- FIFPro World XI
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year
- UEFA Team of the Year
- FIFA Team of the Year
- Scores Barcelona’s 5000th goal in a brilliant display on 1 February 2009
- Wins the Copa Del Rey, scoring in the final against Athletic Bilbao, on 13 May
- Wins the Champions League, scoring in the final against Manchester United, on 27 May
- La Liga
- Copa Del Rey
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Champions League Top Scorer
- UEFA Club Player of the Season
- UEFA Club Forward of the Season
- Premio Don Balón
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano
- Supercopa De Espanyol
- UEFA Supercup
- La Liga
- La Liga Top Scorer
- FIFA World Player of the Year
- Ballon D’or
For statistical details on Messi’s life as a professional footballer, see the honours page and statistics page.
For information on Leo’s life outside of football including details of his relationships, click here.
