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Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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At just 6 years old, Messi began training in the lower divisions of Newell's Old Boys.
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At the age of ten, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.
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At the age of 13 he crossed the Atlantic with his father to come and try his luck in Barcelona and joined the Club as a child.
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Messi made his debut with the first team of FC Barcelona in a friendly match against Porto, and officially did so on October 16, 2004 against Español.
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Messi achieved a stellar performance in Argentina's U-20 team that beat Nigeria 2-1 in Utrecht and was crowned champion in the World Cup in the Netherlands.
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Lionel Messi was starting his way with the Argentine National Team in a friendly against Hungary, where he incredibly lasted 43 seconds since he was expelled.
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Lionel Messi wins his first Champions League with Barcelona where they beat Arsenal.
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Lionel Messi wins his first Ballon d'Or in 2009, an award that points to the best footballer of the last year.
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Messi receives his first Golden Boot as the player who has scored more goals in a season.
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Messi makes a historical record by being the only player who has scored 92 goals in a single year.
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Argentinean star Lionel Messi is the player who has scored the most goals in a single match. He scored five goals in Barcelona FC 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
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The Argentinean crack has been awarded in Paris by the French magazine France Football with the Golden Ball 2019. It is the sixth that he gets, making him the player who has won it more times in history.
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Messi manages to score a historic goal, by scoring his 700th penalty in the Panenka style, against Atletico de Madrid.
