messi played for barcelona in fifa 15.
messi played for barcelona in fifa 15.
what country does messi play for in fifa 15?
barcelona
born and raised in central argentina, messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency as a child. at age 13, he relocated to spain to join barcelona, who agreed to pay for his medical treatment. after a fast progression through barcelona's youth academy, messi made his competitive debut aged 17 in october 2004. despite being injury-prone during his early career, he established himself as an integral player for the club within the next three years, finishing 2007 as a finalist for both the ballon d'or and fifa world player of the year award, a feat he repeated the following year. his first uninterrupted season was 2008–09, during which he helped barcelona achieve the first treble in spanish football. at 22 years old, messi won the 2009 ballon d'or and the 2009 fifa world player of the year award by record voting margins. three successful seasons followed, with messi winning three consecutive fifa ballons d'or, including an unprecedented fourth. during the 2011–12 season, he set the la liga and european records for most goals scored in a single season, while establishing himself as barcelona's all-time top scorer in official competitions in march 2012. the following two seasons, messi finished twice second for the ballon d'or behind cristiano ronaldo, his perceived career rival. messi regained his best form during the 2014–15 campaign, breaking the all-time goalscoring records in both la liga and the champions league in november 2014, and leading barcelona to a historic second treble.
lionel messi
however, it is widely argued and documented that there's an atmosphere of tension between the duo, with guillem balagué claiming in "messi" that ronaldo refers to his argentine counterpart as "motherfucker" behind his back, and luca caioli saying in his book, "ronaldo: the obsession for perfection", that according to his sources, ronaldo heats up when watching messi play. in response to claims that he and messi do not get on well on a personal level, ronaldo commented: "we don't have a relationship outside the world of football, just as we don't with a lot of other players", before adding that in years to come he hopes they can laugh about it together, stating: "we have to look on this rivalry with a positive spirit, because it's a good thing". on 13 november 2014, ronaldo also threatened to take legal action over the remarks made by balagué.
ronaldo–messi rivalry