Lionel Andrs Me si is an Argentine striker born on June 24,1987 in Rosario.At the age of five, he started playing football for Grandoli, a club coached by his father. In 1995, Me si switched to Newells Old Boys. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. River Plate showed interest in Me sis progre s, but did not have enough money to pay for the treatment of the illne s that Zach Ertz Jersey cost over 500 a month. Barcelona signed him after watching him play, offering to pay for the medical bills if he was willing to move to start a new life in Spain. His family moved with the young player to Europe and he starred in the clubs youth teams.In the 2003/2004 season, when he was still only 16, Me si made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Me si made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelonas derby win against Espanyol becoming the third-youngest player ever to play for FC Barcelona and youngest club player who played in La Liga (a record broken by Bojan in September 2007). When he scored his first senior goal for the club against Albacete Balompi on 1 May 2005, Me si was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old, becoming the youngest to ever score in a La Liga game for FC Barcelona until 2007 when Bojan broke this record Carson Wentz Jersey .Me si obtained Spanish citizenship on September 25 and was finally able to make his debut in the seasons Spanish First Division. He had previously been unable to play because FC Barcelona had filled their quota of non-EU players.On September 27 against Italian club Udinese in UEFA Champions League he impre sed with some great pa sing and a seemingly telepathic relationship with Ronaldinho that earned him a standing ovation from the Nou Camp.In December of that year, the Italian newspaper Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title for the best under-21 player in Europe, ahead of Wayne Rooney, Lukas Podolski, and Cristiano Ronaldo. In his first full match after two injuries in the next seasons,he shined in El Clsico scoring a hat-trick to earn 10-man Barcelona a 3-3 draw, equalising thrice and with the final goal coming in injury time. In doing so he became the first player since Ivn Zamorano (for Real Madrid in the 1994-95 season) and the first Barcelona player since Romario(1993-94 season) to hit a hat-trick in the El Clsico. Me si is also the youngest player ever to have scored in this fixture. The game also marked the beginning of Me sis best spell of form with Bara. He also began finding the net more often, 11 of his 14 league goals for the season Shareef Miller Jersey coming from the last 13 games. Despite his spirited efforts, Barcelona felt marginally short in its defence of the La Liga title, Real Madrid winning on a better head-to-head record.Me si also proved the new Maradona tag was not all hype, by near-replicating both of Maradonas most famous goals in the space of the single season. On April 18, 2007, he scored two goals during a Copa del Rey semi-final against Getafe CF, one of which was very similar to Maradonas famous goal against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, known as the Goal of the Century. The worlds sports pre s exploded with Maradona comparisons, and the Spanish pre s labelled Me si as Me sidona. He ran about the same distance (62 metres), beat the same number of players (six, including the goalkeeper), scored from Avonte Maddox Jersey a very similar position, and ran towards the corner flag just as Maradona did in Mexico 21 years before. Later on, in a crucial league match with Espanyol, Me si scored a goal that drew even more comparisons to Maradonas Hand of God goal.On February 27 Me si played in his 100th official match for FC Barcelona.In 2005 he was part of the team that won the Under-20 World Cup in Holland,where he was also the leading goalscorer and was voted best player in the tournament.On 4 August 2005, Jos Pekerman called Me si up to the senior Argentine national team. He made Corey Clement Jersey his debut on 17 August 2005 against Hungary, but it was a forgettable occasion. He was substituted on during the 63rd minute, but was sent off after just 40 seconds. Me si then had his first international start on 3 September in Argentinas 0-1 World Cup qualifier away lo s against Paraguay playing the last eight minutes of the match. Ahead of the match he had said This is a re-dbut. The first one was a bit shortMe si was selected in the Argentina squad for 2006 World Cup in germany and Copa America 2007 in Venezuela.
Lionel Andrs Me si is an Argentine striker born on June 24,1987 in Rosario.At the age of five, he started playing football for Grandoli, a club coached by his father. In 1995, Me si switched to Newells Old Boys. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. River Plate showed interest in Me sis progre s, but did not have enough money to pay for the treatment of the illne s that Zach Ertz Jersey cost over 500 a month. Barcelona signed him after watching him play, offering to pay for the medical bills if he was willing to move to start a new life in Spain. His family moved with the young player to Europe and he starred in the clubs youth teams.In the 2003/2004 season, when he was still only 16, Me si made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Me si made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelonas derby win against Espanyol becoming the third-youngest player ever to play for FC Barcelona and youngest club player who played in La Liga (a record broken by Bojan in September 2007). When he scored his first senior goal for the club against Albacete Balompi on 1 May 2005, Me si was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old, becoming the youngest to ever score in a La Liga game for FC Barcelona until 2007 when Bojan broke this record Carson Wentz Jersey .Me si obtained Spanish citizenship on September 25 and was finally able to make his debut in the seasons Spanish First Division. He had previously been unable to play because FC Barcelona had filled their quota of non-EU players.On September 27 against Italian club Udinese in UEFA Champions League he impre sed with some great pa sing and a seemingly telepathic relationship with Ronaldinho that earned him a standing ovation from the Nou Camp.In December of that year, the Italian newspaper Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy 2005 title for the best under-21 player in Europe, ahead of Wayne Rooney, Lukas Podolski, and Cristiano Ronaldo. In his first full match after two injuries in the next seasons,he shined in El Clsico scoring a hat-trick to earn 10-man Barcelona a 3-3 draw, equalising thrice and with the final goal coming in injury time. In doing so he became the first player since Ivn Zamorano (for Real Madrid in the 1994-95 season) and the first Barcelona player since Romario(1993-94 season) to hit a hat-trick in the El Clsico. Me si is also the youngest player ever to have scored in this fixture. The game also marked the beginning of Me sis best spell of form with Bara. He also began finding the net more often, 11 of his 14 league goals for the season Shareef Miller Jersey coming from the last 13 games. Despite his spirited efforts, Barcelona felt marginally short in its defence of the La Liga title, Real Madrid winning on a better head-to-head record.Me si also proved the new Maradona tag was not all hype, by near-replicating both of Maradonas most famous goals in the space of the single season. On April 18, 2007, he scored two goals during a Copa del Rey semi-final against Getafe CF, one of which was very similar to Maradonas famous goal against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, known as the Goal of the Century. The worlds sports pre s exploded with Maradona comparisons, and the Spanish pre s labelled Me si as Me sidona. He ran about the same distance (62 metres), beat the same number of players (six, including the goalkeeper), scored from Avonte Maddox Jersey a very similar position, and ran towards the corner flag just as Maradona did in Mexico 21 years before. Later on, in a crucial league match with Espanyol, Me si scored a goal that drew even more comparisons to Maradonas Hand of God goal.On February 27 Me si played in his 100th official match for FC Barcelona.In 2005 he was part of the team that won the Under-20 World Cup in Holland,where he was also the leading goalscorer and was voted best player in the tournament.On 4 August 2005, Jos Pekerman called Me si up to the senior Argentine national team. He made Corey Clement Jersey his debut on 17 August 2005 against Hungary, but it was a forgettable occasion. He was substituted on during the 63rd minute, but was sent off after just 40 seconds. Me si then had his first international start on 3 September in Argentinas 0-1 World Cup qualifier away lo s against Paraguay playing the last eight minutes of the match. Ahead of the match he had said This is a re-dbut. The first one was a bit shortMe si was selected in the Argentina squad for 2006 World Cup in germany and Copa America 2007 in Venezuela.
