He Became The Youngest Ever Scorer For FC Barcelona At The Time

One of the major accomplishments of Lionel Messi is that he became the youngest ever scorer for FC Barcelona at the time. Lionel Messi made his first team debut in a friendly match against FC Porto at the age of 16. On October 16, 2004, Messi participated in his first official game of the 2004–2005 season. He entered the game against Espanyol in the 82nd minute while he was on the right wing. At the time, Messi was the youngest player to represent Barcelona in an official match at the time, doing so at the age of 17 years, 3 months, and 22 days. That year, he made his Champions League debut as well, playing a total of 77 minutes. On May 1, 2005, Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona against Albacete.

He was the club's youngest ever scorer at the time, doing so at the age of 17 years, 331 days. Ansu Fati currently holds the record for this. As he formed an attacking three with Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o, Messi quickly became the team's first-choice right winger. In the 2006–2007 season, Messi started to distinguish himself as one of the top players in the world, scoring 17 goals in 36 games across all competitions. The game between bitter rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as El Clásico, or "The Classic." On March 10, 2007, Messi became the first player to accomplish so in a Clásico in 12 years, at the age of just 19 years old.