Career

Newells Old Boys (1994 - 1999)
According Rosarina Football Association, played at lower Messi Newells until age 12 before being taken to Barcelona FC.

FC Barcelona (2000 - 2003) 
Messi played in Barcelona's junior teams  between 2000 and 2003 (37 goals in 30 matches in Cadete A)
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Football Club Barcelona (2003-2004) 
Messi made ​​his official debut for pre first team on November 16, 2003 (at age 16), in a friendly match against Porto. He made his debut in a competitive match against RCD Espanyol on 16 October 2004 (at age 17).


Season 2005-2006 
In December, the Italian magazine Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy award for best young player in Europe, beating Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. The press highlighted the performance of Argentina in the eighth of final of the Champions League against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Season 2006-2007 
Also, Lionel Messi was labeled as the "new Maradona", replicating Maradona's most famous goals during the season. The April 18, 2007, he scored two goals in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey against Getafe FC, one of which was very similar to the more famous Maradona goal against the England team in the World Cup 1986 in Mexico , and is known as the Goal of the century.


Season 2007-2008 
On 27 February, Messi played his 100th game for Barcelona against Valencia.
Messi was nominated for a FIFPro World XI award under the category of Forward.

Season 2008-2009
 On February 1, 2009, Messi made ​​history club Barcelona as the author of the number 5000 in League goal for FC Barcelona. On May 27, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome got along with his teammates his second Champions League against Manchester United.  Messi, just not noted for their height, put the final 2-0.
That same year he received the Golden Ball awarded by the sports magazine France Football and recognizes him as the best player in the world in 2009, the first Barca squad to do so.

Season 2009-2010
Became the top scorer of Barcelona in this competition with both its number twenty five.
Messi finished the season with 34 league goals, also taking the Pichichi Trophy and the Golden Boot
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Season 2010-2011 
  Lionel Messi scored his 131 goal for Barça.
In December he was nominated as candidate for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, this being his fourth consecutive nomination to get the award. Finally Messi was awarded the 2010 Ballon d'Or Messi became the youngest player to win the award twice in a row.

Season 2011-2012 
On March 7, 2012, for the first time in his career, Messi scored 5 goals in one game, the first player who succeeds in the Champions League in its current name is.
After the failure of F. C. Barcelona in the Spanish League and the Champions League, Messi curled a new record high on May 2. This result, he placed as the top scorer and winner of the Golden Boot with 50 goals in a single league. As Messi became the first player in getting over a Golden Boot (two) and Golden Ball (three), in the history of football.

Season 2012-2013 
The October 27, 2012, Messi got his 300th official goal as a professional.
On January 7, Messi received in Zurich for the fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or, which has never happened in the history of football.
Messi was consecrated third Pichichi Trophy winner time and again won the Golden Shoe, becoming the first and only player so far in getting this award three times.