The relationship between Barcelona and Lionel Messi faces the possibility of ending in the 16th year.
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After 16 years of playing for Barcelona’s first team , Lionel Messi decided to part ways. With the Catalan team, Messi won the Champions League 4 times, 6 King’s Cup titles, 10 La Liga crowns and many other glories.
In 16 years (if we count 19 years since starting at La Masia Academy), Messi has turned himself into a legend at Camp Nou, one of the greatest players in the world with a total of 634 goals after 731. match for Barca.
There’s a lot of glory but there’s also a lot of low notes. Let’s look back at Messi’s 16 years at Camp Nou through his images from year to year.
2003: At the age of 16, Messi made his Barca debut in a friendly match against Porto. Photo: Insider
2004: After nearly a year playing for the Barca B team, at 17 years old, Messi became the youngest player in Barca history to have an official match for the club. Photo: Insider2005: On his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first professional contract with the first team and then won a regular starting position. Photo: Insider
2006: Even though Barca had a difficult period, Messi still had 17 goals to prove he was a real star at the age of 19. Photo: Insider2007: Spanish media honored Messi as “Messiah” after he ranked 3rd in the Ballon d’Or voting and 2nd in the Best Player of the Year award. of FIFA when he was only 20 years old. Photo: Insider
2008: After Ronaldinho left, Messi received Barca’s number 10 shirt and once again ranked in the Top 3 in 2 noble individual title races. Photo: Insider2009: Messi won the Golden Ball and FIFA World Player of the Year for the first time, in which, in the award voted by France Football, he created a gap of 240 points. Photo: Insider
2010: Although the Argentina team soon had to bid farewell to the World Cup, Messi’s scoring performance at Barca was enough to help him win the Ballon d’Or for the second year in a row. Photo: Insider2011: The third Golden Ball went to Messi after 43 goals and 21 assists in 47 matches for Barca. Photo: Insider
2012: Another year Messi was honored to become the first and only person to win the Ballon d’Or in 4 consecutive years. Photo: Insider2013: Messi wore the captain’s armband for Barca for the first time, but injuries affected his season and had to finish behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or voting. Photo: insider
2014: Messi became the player with the most goals in La Liga history, surpassing the record of 251 goals set by legendary Telmo Zarra. Photo: Insider2015: With 48 goals this year, Messi helped Barca win La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, European Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and himself won the fifth Golden Ball. Photo: Insider
2016: Messi scored 51 goals to be the best striker of the year in Europe but still ranked behind Ronaldo in the race to win the Golden Ball. Photo: Insider2017: Messi experiences one of the most memorable moments of his career when he scores in stoppage time in the Clasico, the 500th goal of his career, and celebrates by holding up his shirt in front of the crowd. Encourage Real Madrid. Photo: Insider
2018: For the first time since 2009, Messi did not rank in the Top 2 of the race to win the Golden Ball, despite scoring more goals than any other player in the world. Photo: Insider2019: Messi received the Golden Ball for the sixth time after winning his 10th La Liga championship and scoring the most goals in the Champions League and Europe. Photo: Insider
2020: Messi marked his 630th goal for Barca. But after a 2-8 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the Argentine striker shocked everyone by announcing his intention to leave Barca. Photo: Insider
