History
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 a hat trick against Atletico Madrid on 6 January 2009
- Scores Barcelona’s 5000th goal in a brilliant display on 1 February 2009
- Scores a fine goal against Lyon in the Champions League on 11 March
- 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
