Born in Rosario, Argentina, Messi relocated to Spain to join Barcelona at age 13, and made his competitive debut at age 17 in October 2004. He gradually established himself as an integral …

Nov 16, 2020 · That day a young Argentine footballer, Leo Messi, just 16 years old, made his debut for Barça's first team in a friendly against Porto. Now, 17 years later, Messi has become …

Nov 16, 2023 · Leo Messi was a mere 16 years old when he came on as a substitute in a friendly against Porto to open the Portuguese club's brand new stadium, Do Dragão. The best of the …

International debut. Messi makes his debut for Argentina in a friendly against Hungary at the age of 18, coming on in the 63rd minute but receives a red card and is sent off just two minutes...

Lionel Messi, then just 16 years old, made his maiden appearance for Barcelona first team in a friendly against Porto. The Argentine has since then establish...

Oct 16, 2019 · That was the day that Lionel Messi, a floppy-haired and relatively unknown teenager at the time, made his professional debut for the club in a league game against local …

This page displays stats about the matches in which players made their competition debuts. It lists the club the player played for at the time, the date of the match, the coach under which the …

Mar 20, 2020 · Messi made his league debut on 16 October, against Espanyol, coming on in the 82nd minute. Messi scored his first senior goal on 1 May 2005, against Albacete, from an …

Oct 16, 2024 · 20 years ago, today, marked a special moment for Barcelona as Lionel Messi made his competitive debut with the club. On October 16, 2004, the then 17-year-old came on …

Oct 17, 2024 · It has been two decades since Lionel Messi first appeared for Barcelona, marking his debut on matchday seven of the 2004-05 La Liga season. Recently, SPORT shared an …