L. Messi

Messi's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, L. Messi was a regular for Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer: 24 appearances and 2060 minutes, averaging 86 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 2.9 key passes per 90, 0.5 assists per 90 and 0.5 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Messi's totals.

Messi played 967 passes at 80% accuracy — 42.2 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Carrying the ball, Messi attempted 99 dribbles and completed 51% — 4.3 attempts per 90.

Our records cover 8 seasons of Messi's career, 2015/16 to 2022/23, across 3 clubs — Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain, Argentina. In that time he has played 362 matches across 8 competitions, 30,845 minutes in all. His best return on our records was 25 assists in 2019/20, from 43 appearances. The current campaign has yet to give him a run.

Messi has 64 appearances in UEFA Champions League on our records, and the level holds either way, 0.85 per 90 domestically against 0.85 in Europe. Messi has reached 8 assists in a season 8 times, between 2015/16 and 2022/23 — a level held rather than found once.

Away from his club, Messi has 60 appearances for Argentina on our records, scoring 33 — across Copa America, World Cup and World Cup - Qualification South America.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.