Dec 3, 2015 · Lionel Messi, a star with the ball and an adolescent refusing to enter puberty, had found his kryptonite.

Feb 10, 2025 · Lionel Messi started playing football as a boy and was noticed by clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. When he was 13, his family relocated to Barcelona. He played for FC Barcelona ’s under-14 team, quickly graduating through the higher-level teams until his informal debut at age 16 with FC Barcelona in a friendly match.

Lionel Messi didn’t have an easy childhood. In 1996, he was diagnosed with a hormone deficiency.

PSG player Lionel Andrés Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He will be forever historically linked to FC Barcelona, the club that changed his life and helped to cure an illness...

Jun 28, 2015 · Here, in his own words, are his childhood memories: “I was born in Rosario, the biggest city in Santa Fe province. We lived in a nice, ordinary house in a neighbourhood in the south of the city...

Today, Lionel Messi is the world's best footballer, but how was it when he was a young boy? This video shows that he was the same. He was too good for his age! However, it was not always easy for...

Jan 30, 2025 · However, despite his rapid progress on the pitch, Messi’s childhood was not without its challenges. At the age of 10, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, a condition that threatened to derail his footballing dreams.

Lionel Messi was born to Jorge Messi and Celia Cuccittini in Rosario, Santa Fe Province. He has three siblings, two elder brothers Rodrigo and Matias, and a sister, Maria Sol.

Dec 4, 2015 · Messi went with his father to live in Barcelona, his mother and siblings stayed behind in Rosario, his old friends carried on playing in the same block on Israel Street.

Messi wasn't scared to play against kids older than him. He was a very small boy for his age. At the age of 11 years old, doctors told him he had a hormone deficiency which did not allow him to continue to grow. His family did not have the money that …