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Exactly nine years ago, the current leader of the "Barcelona" team, the Argentine Lionel Messi, made his debut in the main team.
The debut of the genius officially recognized as the best player in the world four times took place in Catalonia club with a victory. On October 16, 2004, "Barcelona" won 1-0 away against another team from the Catalan capital - Barcelona's "Espanyol".
That day, L. Messi was 17 years and 114 days old. The Argentine replaced the then "Barcelona" veteran, Portuguese Deco, on the field in the 81st minute.
Now, the footballer defended the colors of "Barcelona" in 388 official matches, scoring a total of 324 goals.
With the Catalan club, L. Messi became the Spanish champion 6 times, won the country's supercup the same number of times, triumphed in the UEFA Champions League 3 times, and won the European Super Cup, the Spanish King's Cup, and the Club World Cup twice each.
So far, the Argentine is the only footballer in the world to win the "Golden Ball" award four years in a row.
He also holds 29 different records, which the footballer set while playing in various tournaments at the "Barcelona" youth academy, the main team, and the Argentine national team.
