Lionel Messi's Timeline (English Assignment)

Lionel Messi's Timeline:
1987: Lionel Messi was born on June 24,1987 , in Rosario, Argentina.

1995: Messi joined to play for the local team, Newell's Old boys in Rosario.

1998: At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.

2000: Messi signs with legendary team FC Barcelona and works his way up through Barca's youth squads.

2003: Messi made his unofficial debut for FC Barcelona in a friendly match against FC Porto.

2004: Messi made his official debut against RCD Espanyol 

2005: At the age of 18, Messi scored his first official goal and was the youngest player to score for FC Barcelona.

2007: Messi establishes 'Leo Messi Foundation', working to improve access education and health care for children.

2008: Messi gets married to childhood friend and girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo.

2009: Messi wins FIFA World player of the year.

2010: Messi wins his first Ballon D'or ( Golden Ball award ).

2011: Messi wins his second Ballon D'or ( Golden Ball award).

2012: Messi wins his third Ballon D'or ( Golden Ball award ).

2012: Messi has a baby boy, Thiago Messi and becomes a father.

2011-2012: Messi sets the all-time record for the most goals scored in a single season for a major European football league, with 73 goals.

2013: Messi wins his fourth consecutive record- breaking Ballon D'or ( Golden Ball award ).

2014: Messi scores a hat-trick ( three goals during a single game ), to become FC Barcelona's all-time leading scorer with 371 goals for Barca, beating the record set by Paulino Alcantara, who scored 369 goals.

2014: Messi wins the Golden Ball award for the best player in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

2014: Messi becomes the leading goalscorer in the European Champions League with 74 goals in 91 appearances.

Many more great things are to come from Messi since he is still so young at the age of 27 and already has broken countless records.