OrcaScore
10

Forward

Lionel Messi

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Appearances
40
3,449 min
Goals
36
G+A per 90: 1.41
Assists
18
Average rating
8.50
Age39
Date of birth24 Jun 1987
Height169 cm
Weight–
Preferred footLeft
Market value€16.3M
Contract until31 Dec 2028

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts30 / 28
Minutes2,574
Rating8.39
Goals / Assists26 / 13
Shots (on target)179 (73)
Passes · accuracy1,207 · 81%
Key passes73
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 3
Duels won118 / 254
Successful dribbles60
Yellow cards / Red cards5 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)1 / 1
Expected goals / assists20.67 / 12.23
Detailed statistics
Big chances created24
Big chances missed15
Goal conversion15%
Headed goals1
Goals from outside the box9
Hit woodwork11
Accurate long balls65
Accurate crosses23
Touches1,805
Possession lost449
Dispossessed50
Aerial duels won4
Ground duels won114
Clearances0
Ball recoveries54
Fouls won43
Fouls committed20
Offsides14
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week11
Clean sheets4
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)183.80
Top speed (km/h)35.61
Appearances / Starts2 / 1
Minutes135
Rating8.95
Goals / Assists2 / 1
Shots (on target)10 (6)
Passes · accuracy67 · 85%
Key passes5
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won3 / 9
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.43 / 0.38
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion20%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses2
Touches96
Possession lost21
Dispossessed3
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won3
Clearances0
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won0
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts8 / 7
Minutes740
Rating8.79
Goals / Assists8 / 4
Shots (on target)35 (18)
Passes · accuracy349 · 82%
Key passes26
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 1
Duels won60 / 105
Successful dribbles28
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 2
Expected goals / assists5.28 / 3.94
Detailed statistics
Big chances created8
Big chances missed3
Goal conversion23%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box2
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls9
Accurate crosses20
Touches581
Possession lost155
Dispossessed27
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won59
Clearances1
Ball recoveries19
Fouls won20
Fouls committed3
Offsides5
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week6
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)54.32
Top speed (km/h)30.91

Attributes

Position: F

line: F average
Attacking85
Technical81
Tactical64
Defending29
Creativity75

Characteristics

Strengths

1147

National team

  • Argentina208 caps · 126 goals · debut Aug 2005

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
2 Nov 2026 New England Revolution – Inter Miami CF 1–2 90' 8.5
29 Oct 2026 Inter Miami CF – FC Cincinnati 2–2 90' 7.0
25 Oct 2026 New York Red Bulls – Inter Miami CF 2–0 34' 7.4
18 Oct 2026 Atlanta United – Inter Miami CF 1–3 90' 10.0
15 Oct 2026 Inter Miami CF – New York City FC 2–0 90' 7.6
11 Oct 2026 Inter Miami CF – DC United 4–0 90' 10.0
7 Oct 2026 Argentina – Benin 3–0 90' 8.5
28 Sep 2026 Columbus – Inter Miami CF 2–1 90' 7.7
21 Sep 2026 Inter Miami CF – San Diego FC 2–2 90' 8.6
17 Sep 2026 Inter Miami CF – Cruz Azul 2–0 90' 8.4
13 Sep 2026 Inter Miami CF – Nashville 2–2 90' 9.6
10 Sep 2026 Chicago – Inter Miami CF 1–1 90' 7.1
6 Sep 2026 Inter Miami CF – Atlanta United 2–2 90' 7.3
30 Aug 2026 Inter Miami CF – CF Montréal 7–1 90' 10.0
23 Aug 2026 Inter Miami CF – Toronto 1–2 90' 7.9

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 4 moves
  1. Free transfer
  2. Free transfer
  3. Transfer
  4. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)50
Average rating8.38
Last match rating7.029 Oct 2026
Matches missed02 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 10 8.38 Dec 2025 Jun 2026 Oct 2026 7.0

Last 10 matches

7.0 7.4 10.0 7.6 10.0 8.5 7.7 8.6 8.4 9.6

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 MLS Inter Miami CF 30 (28) 2,574 26 13 8.39
2026 FIFA World Cup Argentina 8 (7) 740 8 4 8.79
2026 Leagues Cup Inter Miami CF 2 (1) 135 2 1 8.95

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

MLS 2026 · percentile among forwards (85 players)

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50 Goals 97 xG 81 Shots 99 xA 90 Key passes 90 Successful dribbles 89 Aerials won 8 Rating 99

8 matches · 720 min

Lionel Messi: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Goals / 90 min 1.13
97
xG / 90 min 0.60
81
Shots / 90 min 6.25
99
xA / 90 min 0.35
90
Key passes / 90 min 2.63
90
Successful dribbles / 90 min 1.75
89
Aerials won / 90 min 0.00
8
Rating 8.39
99

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