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Lionel Messi Trivia
Messi was born in
Rosario, Argentina
He is often touted in the media as the new "Diego Maradona".
Messi has been publicly named as "Maradona's successor" by Diego
Maradona himself.
From the age of 11 he suffered from a growth hormone deficiency.
In October 2004 Messi made his official debut for the first team
against RCD Espanyol, becoming the third-youngest player to ever
play for FC Barcelona.
Messi was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old when he first scored
senior goal, making him the youngest to score for Barcelona.
In June 2005 Messi starred for the Argentina U-20 team that won the
Football World Youth Championship in Netherlands, picking up the
Golden Boot as top scorer with 6 goals, and the Golden Ball for the
best player of the tournament.
On June 2005, FC Barcelona renewed his contract until 2010,
establishing a selling clause of €150 million
He made his debut in Argentine national team against Hungary
Italian newspaper Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title
for the best under-21 player in Europe, ahead of Wayne Rooney,Lukas
Podolski, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the world cup match against Serbia and Montenegro, he came on as
a substitute for Maxi Rodríguez, becoming the youngest player to
represent Argentina at a World Cup.
He scored a goal in his debut world cup match, making him the
youngest scorer in the 2006 World Cup and the sixth youngest scorer
in World Cup history.
In 2006, he has been named by FIFPro, an official Football
organization, as the best young player of the world, ahead of Wayne
Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lukas Podolski, and Cesc Fŕbregas.
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