On October 16th 2004, one of football's all-time greats first set foot on the pitch for a competitive match.
Lionel Messi was just 17 years old when he got a few minutes on the field against Barcelona's city rivals Espanyol and although great things were expected, the Argentine has surely surpassed any expectations with over 400 career goals and a host of medals.
There's always a good excuse to spoil you with Messi magic.
Emulating Maradona in 2007
The goal that really put Messi on the map was eerily similar to Diego Maradona's Goal of the Century against England...
Impacting the biggest games
He has scored in both Champions League finals that he has featured in for Barcelona...
The scourge of Real Madrid
In a decade, Messi has grabbed the record for the number of El Clasico goals with 21...
Dead eye with dead ball situations
A threat in the box, he has also scored his fair share of free-kicks...
Messi turns provider
While his astonishing goal record steals the limelight, Messi has a shed-load of assists for club and country
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