Lionel Messi
By: Jade T.
Early Years
Lionel (Leo) Messi was born on June 24th, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He started playing soccer as a little boy in 1995 and joined the team Newell's Old Boys until the year 2000. He spent most of his time kicking soccer ball's outdoor' instead of indoor's. As Leo was growing up, his parents noticed that leo was not growing taller. Doctor's say that leo is diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency. It meant that Leo was not growing taller.
Adulthood
In 2003, Leo joined FC Barcelona in Spain at age 13. After playing in Spain for a while, ( Age 16 ) he was given his informal dubut with FC Barcelona in a match. At age 17,Leo became the youngest offical player and goal scorer. Soon it was 2005 and Leo was granted the spainish citizenship. Now was 2008 and Leo was one of the greatest dominant players on the planet.
"Playing Soccer is with your FEET. Playing Soccer with your HEART is another."
Fifa World Player of the year
Kicks a soccer ball
Amazing passes
Major Contributions
Lionel Messi was famous for soccer because he has amazing ball control and well balanced and very versatile on any field. Very strong and never gives up. Leo became world player of the year 5 times in a row!!! (2009-2015) FC Barcelona is proud of Leo making 38 goals in 51 match's in one season. In March 2012 Leo scored 233rd goal for his team Barcelona.
Life Today
Leo is still living, but came into retirement. He came out of retirement on August 12th, 2016. He announced he wants to play soccer again. And joined his childhood team, Argentina.
About Me
Hello! My name is Jade and I go to Woodland Hills . I love playing soccer just like Lionel Messi! I chose Lionel Messi because he was on of the best soccer players on Earth and I wanted to learn about him more.