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Can't See This Email? [View In Your online]( [20% off full price styles]( No Longer Want To Receive These Emails? [UNSUBSCRIBE](. You may also write to us at: PO Box 3588 PMB 70548 Honolulu, HI 96811. [REPORT SPAM]( During the [2003–04 season](E2%80%9304_FC_Barcelona_season) Messi rapidly progressed through the club's ranks, debuting for four youth teams in a single campaign.[34]( After being named player of the tournament in four international pre-season competitions with the Juveniles B, he was soon promoted to the [Juveniles A](28youth%29#Juvenil_A), where he scored 18 goals in 11 league games.[35](E2%80%9371-39)[36]( Messi was then one of several youth players called up to strengthen [Frank Rijkaard]('s depleted first team during the international break. French winger [Ludovic Giuly]( notes that Messi stood out in first team training sessions: "He destroyed us all... Even the team's starting centre-backs were nervous. He was an alien."[37]( Messi made his first team debut as a 75th-minute substitute during a friendly against [Porto]( on 16 November 2003.[25]([38]( His performance, creating two chances and a shot on goal, impressed the technical staff, and he subsequently began training daily with the club's reserve side, [Barcelona B](, as well as weekly with the first team.[39](C3%A92013191%E2%80%93193-43) Barcelona's new star player, [Ronaldinho](, believed the 16-year-old would become an even better player than himself;[40](C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-44) he soon befriended Messi, whom he called "little brother", and eased his transition into the first team.[41]([42]( Leo_messi_barce_2005.jpg Messi playing against [Málaga](C3%A1laga_CF) in 2005 To gain further match experience, Messi played for [Barcelona C](, helping to save them from the relegation zone of the [Tercera División](C3%B3n) by scoring five goals in ten games.[43](E2%80%9371Balagu%C3%A92013183%E2%80%93185-47) He signed his first professional contract, which lasted until 2012 and contained an initial [buyout clause]( of €30 million, on 4 February 2004; this automatically increased to €80 million when he made his debut for Barcelona B on 6 March.[44](E2%80%9371Balagu%C3%A92013262%E2%80%93263-48) He played five games with the B team that season but did not score.[45](E2%80%9304-49) Physically weaker than his opponents, who were often much older and taller, he worked on increasing his strength in order to be able to shake off defenders. He finished the campaign with a total of 36 goals in all official competitions.[43](E2%80%9371Balagu%C3%A92013183%E2%80%93185-47) During the [2004–05 season](E2%80%9305_FC_Barcelona_season), Messi was a guaranteed starter for the B team, playing 17 games and scoring on six occasions.[40](C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-44)[46](E2%80%9305-50) He was not called up to the first team until the senior players asked manager Frank Rijkaard to promote him in October 2004.[40](C3%A92013246%E2%80%93249-44) Since Ronaldinho already played on the left wing, Rijkaard moved the initially-unwilling Messi onto the right, allowing him to cut into the centre of the pitch and shoot with his dominant left foot.[47](E2%80%9336-51)[48]( He made his league debut as a late substitute against [Espanyol]( on 16 October.[25]( At 17 years, three months, and 22 days old, he was at the time the youngest player to represent Barcelona in an official competition.[42]( As a substitute, he played 244 minutes in nine matches for the first team that season, including his debut in the [Champions League](E2%80%9305_UEFA_Champions_League) against [Shakhtar Donetsk](.[46](E2%80%9305-50) He scored his first senior goal on 1 May 2005 against [Albacete](C3%A9), becoming – at that time – the youngest-ever scorer for the club.[47](E2%80%9336-51)[49]( That season, Barcelona [won the league](E2%80%9305_La_Liga) for the first time in six years.[50](