Messi signed a contract with Barcelona in 2000 and joined Barcelona.
Lionel Messi (Lionel Messi), born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, is an Argentine football player who serves as a forward and currently plays for Barcelona Football Club. In 2000, Messi joined Barcelona Club.
At the age of 5, Leo Messi started playing in the local neighborhood youth football team, and the coach was his father.
When Messi was 11 years old, he was diagnosed with a developmental hormone deficiency, also known as dwarfism, which would hinder the growth of his bones and prevent him from growing taller. The family's financial situation cannot afford little Messi's treatment.
Messi’s dwarfism is not incurable, but growth hormone injections cost up to US$900 per month. Newell’s, the parent team, was unwilling to pay this fee for a child with an uncertain future, and once coveted Messi. The River Plate team also gave up the idea of ??"poaching" after learning about his stubborn illness.
In 2000, he was spotted by coach Kuka and was taken to Barcelona. Messi also moved his family to Spain. In September 2000, Messi, who was only 13 years old and only 140cm tall, went to Barcelona's youth training camp La Masia for a trial training. During the trial period, Messi's performance conquered the Barcelona youth team coaches, and they signed a work contract with Messi that will not expire until 2012.
Barcelona Club has made great efforts to help Messi grow. Since Messi’s epiphyseal line has long been closed, club experts specially developed a series of leg exercises for him to help Messi grow.
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In 2000, Messi joined Barcelona Club. In 2005, the Argentine youth team won the World Youth Championship, and Messi won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards. On April 18, 2007, Messi copied Maradona's five consecutive goals in the World Cup against Getafe in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Messi won the gold medal with the Argentina Olympic team. At the end of 2009, he was elected European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year. Messi led the team to win three consecutive La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles in the 2008-2009 season. In 2011, Messi won the first FIFA Ballon d'Or and also won the UEFA European Player of the Year.
In 2013, he won the European Golden Boot trophy for the third time with 46 league goals. In 2014, Messi participated in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with the Argentina team. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he won the World Cup runner-up.
On December 20, 2014, Messi was named the top scorer award of the 2013 World Professional League by IFFHS. In August 2015, he was elected the best player of the European Super Cup. On August 27, 2015, he won the best player in Europe. On January 12, 2016, Messi won the 2015 FIFA Golden Globe Award, winning the award for a record five times.
In June 2016, after losing three consecutive finals (2014 World Cup, 2015 America's Cup, 2016 America's Cup), Messi officially announced that he would retire from the Argentina national team. On August 13, Messi officially returned to the Argentina national team.
On November 24, 2017, Messi received the European Golden Boot Award for the 2016-17 season. This was also his fourth European Golden Boot Award. The four European Golden Boots also tied C Luo's record. On November 25, Barcelona officially renewed Messi's contract until the 2020-21 season.
In September 2018, he was selected into the FIFA Team of the Year.
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