Wearing the number "30" 15 years ago, Argentine star Lionel Messi made his debut in the Barcelona shirt against Espanyol in the Spanish football league.
In the 82nd minute of the match on 16 October 2003, the 17-year-old Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard was called up to replace him with Deco.
Today, the Bulga receives the sixth Golden Shoe in its history as top scorer of the five major leagues last season after scoring 36 goals in La Liga, and the "magician Argentine" won this prestigious award seasons 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.