What disease did Lionel Messi suffer from as a child? Does this disease cause Messi’s height to be modest? Let’s find out with GOAL…
What disease did Messi suffer from?
Lionel Messi’s talent was discovered very early in Newell’s Old Boys shirt. During 6 years playing for this club, he scored nearly 500 goals. However, Messi’s future as a professional player was threatened when he was 10 years old. Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. Treatment for this disease costs at least 1,000 pesos per month, so no club in Argentina can pay for it.
This disease makes Messi skinny and stunted. Quique Dominguez, Messi’s former teacher at Newell’s Old Boys, recalled that in the locker room, Messi always turned his back to everyone when putting on his shirt. He feels guilty and doesn’t want anyone to see his skinny body made up of bones.
When he came for trial at Barcelona in September 2020, Messi was only 1m48 tall, even though he was 13 years old.
