Lionel Messi's Profile

Lionel Messi Profile:



- Full Name: Lionel Andres Messi Cuccitini
- Date/Place of birth: 24/06/1987 (Rosario)
- Height: 1,69
- Nationality: Argentina & Spain
- Player's agent: Jorge Messi
- Contract until: 30/06/2016
- Home page: www.leomessi.com
- Debut (Club): 16/10/2004 ( Coach: Frank Rijkaard)
- Debut (National Squad): 17/08/2005 for Argentina


>>> Debuts:

- First Team Debut: on 16 November 2003 (at 16 years and 145 days) in a friendly match against Porto

- Official Debut: on 16 October 2004 (at 17 years and 114 days) against Espanyol (League). Messi scored his first Goal for FCBarcelona: on 1 May 2005 against Albacete, Messi was 17 years, ten months and seven days old. ( Youngest Player Ever to score for Barca, this record was broken by Bojan Krkic in 2007, who scored after an assist from Messi ).

- Champions League Debut against Shakhtar on 7 December 2004. Messi scored his first goal in Champions League was against WerderBremen on 14 September 2005.

`More Info:

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_11-12/plantilla/jugadors/messi.html

http://www.transfermarkt.de/en/lionel-messi/profil/spieler_28003.html



`Messi AWARDS:

`Individual awards

- UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2010/2011
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/news/newsid=1667736.html#messi+wins+uefa+best+player
- FIFA Ballon d'Or (2): 2010, 2011
- FIFA World Player (1): 2009
- Ballon d'Or (1): 2009
- 2nd best FIFA WORLD PLAYER (2): 2007, 2008
- Golden Boot (1): 2009/10
- Spanish League Top Scorer(1): 2009/10
- Most Assists in Spanish League (1): 2010/2011 (21)!
- Champions League Topscorer (3): 2008-2009, 2009-2010 & 2010-2011


`Messi Trophies (20)

`FC Barcelona (18)

- La Liga (5): 2010/11, 2009/10, 2008/09, 2005/06, 2004/05
- Champions League (3): 2010/11, 2008/09, 2005/06
- Copa del Rey(1): 2008/09
- European Super Cup (2): 2011/12, 2009/10
- Spanish Super Cup (5): 2011/12, 2010/11, 2009/10, 2006/07 , 2005/06
- World Club Cup (2): 2009/10, 2011/12

`Argentinian National Team (2)
- Gold Medal Beijing'08 (1): 2008
- World Cup Under-20 (1): 2004/05


More Info: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_10-11/plantilla/jugadors/messi.html

This is incredible. He has many more records to break and to create