Fallos de leo messi biography for kids

Messi is widely recognized as one of the best players of all time.

Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown’s Newell’s Old Boys.

There is much competition between him and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. In , Messi was included in the "World Player of the Decade s", ranking second behind Ronaldinho but ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi played his first professional match at 17 years old on 16 November against Porto. He played the season with the Barcelona B team.

He was promoted to the A team for the season, and made his league debut on 16 October against Espanyol as a substitute. He made his league debut at age 17, and became the youngest player to play for Barcelona's first team in an official competition.

Although he is famously quiet and private off the field, Messi has found ways to help others in need.

He scored his first professional goal on 1 May against Albacete Balompie from a sublime assist by Ronaldinho. The goal made him the youngest-ever scorer for the club at that time. On 18 April , he scored a goal almost exactly identical to Maradona's "Goal of the Century" against England in the World Cup , where Maradona got the ball behind the halfway line on the right side and beat 4 defenders and the goalie to score.

Messi's goal was similar to this; he received a pass from Xavi on the right side behind half-field, and then nut-megged an opponent and 4 others including the goalie before finishing off with his right foot inside the penalty box. The season was arguably one of the most successful seasons in his stellar career. In this season, Messi scored 38 goals in all competitions, including one in the Champions League final against Manchester United that Barcelona won 2—0 as part of their treble.

In the following —10 season, Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions. That levelled to Ronaldo Nazario's record total for Barcelona.