Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

Inter MiamiInter MiamiContract until 31 Dec 2028
170 cm
Height
39 years
24 Jun 1987
67 kg
Weight
Argentina
Country
Rosario, Argentina
Born

Position

Primary

Forward

FW

Inter Miami2026 · Major League Soccer

Inter Miami
26

Goals

13

Assists

28

Started

30

Matches

2,537

Minutes played

8.4

Rating

5

Yellow cards

0

Red cards

Expected goals

32 league games · 2855' · 129 shots

Non-penalty goals

16goals from 17.91

-1.91 below expectation

Assists

16assists from 13.58

+2.42 above expectation

npxG / 90

0.56

xA / 90

0.43

xGChain / 90

1.23

xGBuildup / 90

0.50

Form · npxG + xA per game (bars), 5-game average (line), goals and assists (dots)

0.00.51.01.52.02022-08-07 at Clermont: npxG 1.67 · xA 0.76 · 2G 1A2022-08-14 v Montpellier: npxG 0.25 · xA 0.07 · 0G 0A2022-08-22 at Lille: npxG 0.47 · xA 0.41 · 1G 1A2022-08-29 v Monaco: npxG 0.03 · xA 0.03 · 0G 0A2022-09-01 at Toulouse: npxG 1.02 · xA 1.00 · 0G 2A2022-09-04 at Nantes: npxG 0.86 · xA 0.84 · 0G 2A2022-09-10 v Brest: npxG 1.09 · xA 0.68 · 0G 1A2022-09-19 at Lyon: npxG 0.81 · xA 0.15 · 1G 0A2022-10-02 v Nice: npxG 0.20 · xA 0.07 · 1G 0A2022-10-17 v Marseille: npxG 0.67 · xA 0.28 · 0G 0A2022-10-22 at Ajaccio: npxG 0.88 · xA 1.02 · 1G 2A2022-10-29 v Troyes: npxG 0.20 · xA 0.61 · 1G 1A2022-11-13 v Auxerre: npxG 0.14 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2023-01-12 v Angers: npxG 0.38 · xA 0.24 · 1G 0A2023-01-16 at Rennes: npxG 0.23 · xA 0.07 · 0G 0A2023-01-30 v Reims: npxG 0.54 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2023-02-02 at Montpellier: npxG 1.25 · xA 0.29 · 1G 0A2023-02-04 v Toulouse: npxG 0.69 · xA 0.57 · 1G 0A2023-02-19 v Lille: npxG 0.32 · xA 0.22 · 1G 0A2023-02-27 at Marseille: npxG 1.22 · xA 0.73 · 1G 2A2023-03-05 v Nantes: npxG 0.81 · xA 0.13 · 1G 0A2023-03-12 at Brest: npxG 0.42 · xA 0.94 · 0G 1A2023-03-19 v Rennes: npxG 0.42 · xA 0.91 · 0G 0A2023-04-03 v Lyon: npxG 0.18 · xA 0.38 · 0G 0A2023-04-09 at Nice: npxG 0.54 · xA 0.16 · 1G 1A2023-04-16 v Lens: npxG 0.88 · xA 0.19 · 1G 0A2023-04-22 at Angers: npxG 0.21 · xA 0.48 · 0G 1A2023-04-30 v Lorient: npxG 0.02 · xA 0.24 · 0G 0A2023-05-14 v Ajaccio: npxG 0.20 · xA 0.19 · 0G 0A2023-05-22 at Auxerre: npxG 0.51 · xA 0.77 · 0G 1A2023-05-28 at Strasbourg: npxG 0.35 · xA 0.51 · 1G 0A2023-06-03 v Clermont: npxG 0.48 · xA 0.64 · 0G 0A
npxGxA5-game averagegoal

Shot map

Shots

129

Goals

16

On target

43%

xG

17.91

13' vs Clermont Foot: saved, xG 0.1530' vs Clermont Foot: missed, xG 0.0741' vs Clermont Foot: missed, xG 0.0653' vs Clermont Foot: missed, xG 0.1458' vs Clermont Foot: saved, xG 0.0392' vs Clermont Foot: saved, xG 0.0336' vs RC Strasbourg: missed, xG 0.1041' vs RC Strasbourg: missed, xG 0.0930' vs AJ Auxerre: saved, xG 0.1244' vs AJ Auxerre: blocked, xG 0.1074' vs AJ Auxerre: blocked, xG 0.2087' vs AJ Auxerre: blocked, xG 0.088' vs AC Ajaccio: blocked, xG 0.0426' vs AC Ajaccio: saved, xG 0.1040' vs AC Ajaccio: blocked, xG 0.0641' vs FC Lorient: blocked, xG 0.0220' vs Angers SCO: blocked, xG 0.1437' vs Angers SCO: saved, xG 0.0712' vs RC Lens: blocked, xG 0.0839' vs RC Lens: goal, xG 0.3342' vs RC Lens: blocked, xG 0.2591' vs RC Lens: blocked, xG 0.0791' vs RC Lens: blocked, xG 0.142' vs OGC Nice: missed, xG 0.0610' vs OGC Nice: saved, xG 0.0425' vs OGC Nice: goal, xG 0.4445' vs Olympique Lyonnais: saved, xG 0.0372' vs Olympique Lyonnais: blocked, xG 0.1375' vs Olympique Lyonnais: missed, xG 0.0315' vs Stade Rennais: blocked, xG 0.0732' vs Stade Rennais: saved, xG 0.3071' vs Stade Rennais: saved, xG 0.0193' vs Stade Rennais: missed, xG 0.0210' vs Stade Brestois: missed, xG 0.1733' vs Stade Brestois: blocked, xG 0.0854' vs Stade Brestois: missed, xG 0.0564' vs Stade Brestois: saved, xG 0.1210' vs FC Nantes: blocked, xG 0.0811' vs FC Nantes: goal, xG 0.3019' vs FC Nantes: saved, xG 0.0332' vs FC Nantes: missed, xG 0.0467' vs FC Nantes: saved, xG 0.1076' vs FC Nantes: saved, xG 0.2191' vs FC Nantes: blocked, xG 0.0528' vs Olympique de Marseille: goal, xG 0.7532' vs Olympique de Marseille: hit the woodwork, xG 0.474' vs Lille OSC: saved, xG 0.1994' vs Lille OSC: goal, xG 0.1233' vs Toulouse: blocked, xG 0.0741' vs Toulouse: blocked, xG 0.0457' vs Toulouse: goal, xG 0.0468' vs Toulouse: missed, xG 0.1175' vs Toulouse: missed, xG 0.1393' vs Toulouse: hit the woodwork, xG 0.2916' vs Montpellier HSC: blocked, xG 0.0841' vs Montpellier HSC: blocked, xG 0.0242' vs Montpellier HSC: blocked, xG 0.0946' vs Montpellier HSC: missed, xG 0.0363' vs Montpellier HSC: saved, xG 0.0771' vs Montpellier HSC: goal, xG 0.5677' vs Montpellier HSC: missed, xG 0.1283' vs Montpellier HSC: missed, xG 0.0485' vs Montpellier HSC: saved, xG 0.242' vs Stade de Reims: missed, xG 0.0847' vs Stade de Reims: missed, xG 0.0950' vs Stade de Reims: blocked, xG 0.0682' vs Stade de Reims: missed, xG 0.3218' vs Stade Rennais: missed, xG 0.0441' vs Stade Rennais: missed, xG 0.0342' vs Stade Rennais: blocked, xG 0.1637' vs Angers SCO: blocked, xG 0.0471' vs Angers SCO: goal, xG 0.3422' vs AJ Auxerre: blocked, xG 0.0665' vs AJ Auxerre: hit the woodwork, xG 0.0837' vs ESTAC Troyes: blocked, xG 0.0240' vs ESTAC Troyes: saved, xG 0.1354' vs ESTAC Troyes: goal, xG 0.0412' vs AC Ajaccio: saved, xG 0.0578' vs AC Ajaccio: goal, xG 0.832' vs Olympique de Marseille: saved, xG 0.103' vs Olympique de Marseille: saved, xG 0.2927' vs Olympique de Marseille: saved, xG 0.0634' vs Olympique de Marseille: hit the woodwork, xG 0.0866' vs Olympique de Marseille: missed, xG 0.0277' vs Olympique de Marseille: missed, xG 0.1111' vs OGC Nice: missed, xG 0.0328' vs OGC Nice: goal, xG 0.1136' vs OGC Nice: missed, xG 0.0245' vs OGC Nice: saved, xG 0.034' vs Olympique Lyonnais: goal, xG 0.209' vs Olympique Lyonnais: blocked, xG 0.1013' vs Olympique Lyonnais: saved, xG 0.1839' vs Olympique Lyonnais: blocked, xG 0.0245' vs Olympique Lyonnais: blocked, xG 0.0777' vs Olympique Lyonnais: saved, xG 0.1590' vs Olympique Lyonnais: saved, xG 0.0819' vs Stade Brestois: blocked, xG 0.2043' vs Stade Brestois: saved, xG 0.4449' vs Stade Brestois: hit the woodwork, xG 0.3968' vs Stade Brestois: saved, xG 0.055' vs FC Nantes: blocked, xG 0.0444' vs FC Nantes: blocked, xG 0.2165' vs FC Nantes: missed, xG 0.2473' vs FC Nantes: missed, xG 0.0676' vs FC Nantes: blocked, xG 0.1782' vs FC Nantes: saved, xG 0.151' vs Toulouse: blocked, xG 0.332' vs Toulouse: blocked, xG 0.098' vs Toulouse: saved, xG 0.1917' vs Toulouse: missed, xG 0.1424' vs Toulouse: saved, xG 0.0744' vs Toulouse: saved, xG 0.0848' vs Toulouse: saved, xG 0.1244' vs AS Monaco: hit the woodwork, xG 0.0184' vs AS Monaco: blocked, xG 0.0227' vs Lille OSC: goal, xG 0.2256' vs Lille OSC: saved, xG 0.2525' vs Montpellier HSC: saved, xG 0.0328' vs Montpellier HSC: saved, xG 0.0836' vs Montpellier HSC: missed, xG 0.0671' vs Montpellier HSC: saved, xG 0.0581' vs Montpellier HSC: missed, xG 0.0445' vs Clermont Foot: saved, xG 0.2049' vs Clermont Foot: blocked, xG 0.0868' vs Clermont Foot: missed, xG 0.1779' vs Clermont Foot: goal, xG 0.5385' vs Clermont Foot: goal, xG 0.6489' vs Clermont Foot: saved, xG 0.0558' vs RC Strasbourg: goal, xG 0.16

Size = xG where known.

vs Strasbourg

28 May 2023 · Ligue 1 · 58'

Goal

xG

0.16

Body part

Foot

Situation

Open play

Distance

11 m

Shot 9 of 129

Rating

9.07.910.07.27.29.78.77.66.310.07.710.07.26.59.0
Philadelphia Union19 Aug
Toronto FC22 Aug
CF Montreal29 Aug
Atlanta United FC5 Sept
Chicago Fire10 Sept
Nashville SC12 Sept
San Diego20 Sept
Columbus Crew27 Sept
Benin6 Oct
DC United10 Oct
New York City FC14 Oct
Atlanta United FC17 Oct
New York Red Bulls24 Oct
FC Cincinnati28 Oct
New England Revolution2 Nov

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

9games
16 Dec 2018 – 2 Feb 2019

Braces · hat-tricks

59·18
games with 2 · 3+ goals

Biggest scoring game

4GvEibarEibar

6–1 · 19 Sept 2017

Best rating

10.0atAtlanta United FCAtlanta United FC

3–1 · 17 Oct 2026

Attacking profile

309 goals (38 pen, 17 missed) · 1663 shots
52%
Shots on target857 of 1663
19%
Shot conversion309 goals from 1663 shots
87%
Pass accuracy10323 of 11814
53%
Duels won2267 of 4279

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

32
1–15
74
16–30
76
31–45
60
46–60
73
61–75
106
76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating
Home204 apps · 17,329′190691.358.37
Away182 apps · 15,627′119811.158.22
Started363 apps · 32,227′2991481.258.35
Off the bench23 apps · 729′1021.487.53
His team with him on the pitch66% won · 256W 75D 55L

When he starts: 67% won (243W 68D 52L)

Partnerships

from match events

Assisted his goals

Luis SuárezLuis Suárez31Jordi AlbaJordi Alba16Ivan RakitićIvan Rakitić14Sergio BusquetsSergio Busquets12NeymarNeymar12

Scored from his assists

Luis SuárezLuis Suárez23Kylian MbappéKylian Mbappé20NeymarNeymar9Ousmane DembéléOusmane Dembélé7PiquéPiqué6

Favourite opponents

goals + assists
Real BetisReal Betis11 games · 13 G · 8 A21
EibarEibar9 games · 17 G · 2 A19
LevanteLevante10 games · 11 G · 8 A19
SevillaSevilla14 games · 12 G · 5 A17
Celta VigoCelta Vigo10 games · 9 G · 7 A16
ValenciaValencia12 games · 12 G · 2 A14

Managers

played under
Ernesto ValverdeErnesto Valverde112 games · 108 G · 40 A71%Ronald KoemanRonald Koeman45 games · 37 G · 12 A64%Enrique LuisEnrique Luis43 games · 48 G · 11 A72%Christophe GaltierChristophe Galtier40 games · 20 G · 20 A70%Mauricio Pochettino TrosseroMauricio Pochettino Trossero34 games · 11 G · 13 A59%Quique SetiénQuique Setién21 games · 9 G · 15 A57%

Match stats

DateOpponentResultMinGARating
2 NovatNew England RevolutionMajor League SoccerW1 - 290119.0
28 OctvsFC CincinnatiMajor League SoccerD2 - 290006.5
24 OctatNew York Red BullsMajor League SoccerL2 - 034007.2
17 OctatAtlanta United FCMajor League SoccerW1 - 3902010.0
14 OctvsNew York City FCMajor League SoccerW2 - 090017.7
10 OctvsDC UnitedMajor League SoccerW4 - 0902010.0
6 OctvsBeninInternational FriendliesW3 - 029006.3
27 SeptatColumbus CrewMajor League SoccerL2 - 190107.6
20 SeptvsSan DiegoMajor League SoccerD2 - 290108.7
12 SeptvsNashville SCMajor League SoccerD2 - 290109.7
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Season by season

SeasonClubAppsMinRatingGAShotsKPPassesTklIntDuelsDribblesCards
2026Major League SoccerInter MiamiInter Miami30 (28)2,5378.42613124 (71)731191123119/252 · 47%60/116 · 52%50
2025Major League SoccerInter MiamiInter Miami31 (29)2,9788.63523118 (80)1031547215178/356 · 50%98/197 · 50%40
2024Major League SoccerInter MiamiInter Miami22 (18)1,7558.3211172 (49)52984202116/232 · 50%61/119 · 51%20
2023Major League SoccerInter MiamiInter Miami6 (4)3727.31211 (7)62041130/54 · 56%15/21 · 71%00
2022/233 competitionsParis Saint-GermainPSG40 (40)3,5478.02020110 (66)1162385305204/416 · 49%119/203 · 59%00
2021/223 competitionsParis Saint-GermainPSG34 (32)2,8737.7111487 (40)772105134159/296 · 54%91/142 · 64%10
2020/213 competitionsFC BarcelonaBarcelona46 (44)4,0728.43812189 (128)1223047279388/684 · 57%222/334 · 66%60
2019/203 competitionsFC BarcelonaBarcelona43 (42)3,7248.33025152 (90)1152400239305/517 · 59%251/364 · 69%70
2018/193 competitionsFC BarcelonaBarcelona49 (42)3,9338.55118222 (125)1362537257326/630 · 52%194/323 · 60%30
2017/182 competitionsFC BarcelonaBarcelona42 (37)3,4198.43713181 (111)992117177323/576 · 56%204/288 · 71%40
2016/172 competitionsFC BarcelonaBarcelona43 (41)3,6428.34811169 (93)1032041237293/566 · 52%154/254 · 61%60
2015/162 competitionsFC BarcelonaBarcelona40 (38)3,3598.43217163 (89)922194117250/478 · 52%151/247 · 61%40
2014/15La LigaFC BarcelonaBarcelona38 (37)3,374430–––––––40
2013/14La LigaFC BarcelonaBarcelona31 (29)2,502280–––––––20
2012/13La LigaFC BarcelonaBarcelona32 (28)2,644460–––––––10
2011/12La LigaFC BarcelonaBarcelona37 (36)3,267500–––––––60
2010/11La LigaFC BarcelonaBarcelona33 (31)2,859310–––––––30

ArgentinaInternational career · Argentina

2006 – now
199

Caps

125

Goals

23

Assists

0.63

Goals per game

CompetitionYearsAppsGoalsAssists
World Cup qualifiers2010–202669363
Friendlies2006–202656545
Copa América2007–202439146
World Cup2006–202634219
Finalissima2022100

Goals and assists by season

league and cups
GoalsAssists
51
26
31
2010/11
50
2011/12
46
2012/13
28
2013/14
43
2014/15
32
2015/16
48
2016/17
37
2017/18
51
2018/19
30
2019/20
38
2020/21
11
2021/22
20
2022/23
1
2023
21
2024
35
2025
26
2026