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Lionel Messi At 33: 10 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Him

Published by Djkotech on June 24th, 2020.

Football icon Lionel Messi is celebrating his 33rd birthday today. Born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina, Messi signed up with Spain’s FC Barcelona at the age of 13 and has since become one of the greatest footballers to have played the game. Also Read – Happy Birthday, Lionel Messi: 10 Interesting Facts You Should Know About the Football Icon

The Argentine continues to set new benchmarks for the others to follow, some maybe untouchable. He overcame a potential career-threatening medical condition at a young age before he began his goalscoring spree and winning trophies both. Also Read – La Liga: Ivan Rakitic Strikes as Barcelona Beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to Reclaim Top Spot

Here we take a look at the 10 interesting facts from his personal and professional career: Also Read – La Liga: Real Madrid go Top of Standings After Beating Real Sociedad 2-1

1. He was born in Rosario which also the birthplace of famous revolutionary Che Guevara.

2. When young, Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. However, after signing with Barcelona, the Spanish giants agreed to pay for his treatment.

3. Made his Barcelona debut on November 16, 2003 during a friendly against FC Porto and official debut on October 16, 2004 against Espanyol in a 1-0 win.

4. Became the all-time leading goalscorer in Barcelona history in March 2014.

5. His Argentina debut lasted a mere 45 seconds having received a straight red card. He was reportedly offered the chance to represent Spain but he refused.

6. During 2012, Messi scored a record-breaking 79 goals for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina for a combined tally of 91 goals which is the most by any footballer in a calendar year.

7. He is a record six-time Ballon d’Or winner.

8. Has also won the European Golden Shoe award six times in 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

9. Won Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

10. He is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and also runs Leo Messi Foundation that provides aid to children in need.

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