Messi was born into a poor family in the city of Rosario in Argentina, whose

 father worked as a sanitation worker in a steel factory. Like many other 

South American boys, at the age of 5, Messi practiced playing football for a

 local club coached by his father. Just three years later, he was transferred to

 the youth team Newell's Boys, a name well known from outside Argentina.

Early detection of football talent but his football career was not easy because of a growth hormone deficiency. Messi seems stunted and shorter than his peers. At the age of 11, Messi had growth hormone problems but his family could not afford to take care of their children. Although very interested in this young talent, but because of the low budgets and low costs, the River Plate club had to watch in disgust when Barcelona won Messi with a contract written on a napkin but the content was only respond immediately to pay for Messi's medical treatment.

Moving to a new land, Messi officially became a member of the famous training academy La Masia . Daily practice, study, play with teammates of the same age as Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez, Sergio Busquet, Andres Inesta, etc. Messi would never have thought that he and his friends were participating the process of forming a proud golden generation of Catalan in particular and Spanish football in general.

Played for Barcelona's B team since 2000 at the age of 13. Messi left a mark on his debut 

with 3 goals and in 30 games all season, he scored a total of 35 goals – A very convincing 

number for a young player whose forte is the role of money. construction defense. 2004-

2005 football season. Messi was promoted to the first team of Barcelona and immediately 

set a series of club records as the youngest player to play in La Liga at the age of 17 years 

114 days and the youngest goalscorer when he is 17 years, 10 months and 7 days.

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Satisfied with the player he personally trained, Barcelona thought of binding this young talent for a long time. Barcelona convinced the family to let Messi join the Spanish nationality and gave him a five-year contract until 2010 with a cancellation clause of up to 150 million euros. Seeing this humble young man compete, many experts have to admire and admire. The ball does not seem to leave Messi's feet every time he decides to accelerate to remove all obstacles in the way just to aim for the opponent's goal. The turning phase, turning the ball very quickly missed all the most famous defenders. Followed by a quick sprint and a quick kick in the penalty area to knock out the goalkeepers.

Paradoxically with the national team, that's what people mention every time Messi returns to the Argentina team, which has witnessed a lot of sadness including the disappointment of this talented player. That is too different from the countless glory he has achieved while playing for Barcelona and then Paris Saint Germain at club level.

In addition to winning the 2005 World Youth Championship and winning the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal as a member of the youth teams, for a long time, Messi did not reach for success with the team. Argentina's national team in the highest tournaments since 2006 - When he was considered the youngest Argentine player to play in the World Cup.