In this page I will be talking about where Lionel Messi started his amazing soccer career. At the age of five Lionel Messi played for a local club Grandoli and Lionel Messi's dad Jorge Horacio Messi coached the team. In 1995 Lionel Messi went and played for Newell Old boys who were in his home city Rosario. At the age of 11 Lionel Messi had a chance to play for Argentinian big guns River Plate. But Lionel Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency and River Plate could not sign Lionel Messi because Lionel Messi's parents could not afford the medical cost which was $900 a month. But Carlos Rexach who was the sporting director for F.C Barcelona in Spain was told by people about Lionel Messi's amazing talent and Carlos was amazed so he signed Lionel Messi and F.C Barcelona said they would pay for Lionel Messi's medical fee. So Lionel Messi and his father Jorge Horacio Messi moved to Barcelona. When Lionel Messi moved to Barcelona he went to trial for the F.C Barcelona youth squad and fortunately Lionel Messi made the youth squad. So that is where Lionel Messi's amazing career started.