Lionel Messi

ARG

• #10 • Right Winger

Lionel Messi

ARG

• #10 • Right Winger

Club

Inter Miami

League

Major League Soccer

Position (Secondary)

RW (CF)

Role

Wide Forward

Birthdate (Age)

Jun 24, 1987 (39)

Preferred Foot

Left

Height

5'7"

Weight

148 lb

National Team

Argentina

Ranking

World Cup

2026 All matches

Overall grade

97.7

1/974

Impact score

8.8

2/974

Forward rank

1st

1/362

All rank

1st

1/974

Grades

Key Grades

2026 World Cup

Overall

1st/365 FWD

98.3

Crossing

5th/244 FWD

81.3

Passing

1st/360 FWD

92.2

Dribbling

134th/260 FWD

60.5

Ball Carrying

11th/282 FWD

81.7

Tackle Resistance

2nd/337 FWD

95.4

Shooting

10th/285 FWD

83.7

Overall Grades by game

2026 World Cup

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026 World Cup

Appearances

857

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

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News

Jul 7, 2026

Goal, assist in historic comeback

Messi scored one goal and assisted once from five shots and six chances created in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over Egypt.

Analysis: Messi was the central figure in Monday's 3-2 comeback win over Egypt, missing a first-half penalty saved by Mostafa Shobeir before redeeming himself with the assist for Cristian Romero's header that pulled the score back to 2-1, then thundering the equalizing second goal in off the crossbar to make it 2-2, registering five shots (two on target), twelve crosses (four accurate), six chances created and one tackle across his 90 minutes in the most dramatic individual performance of the tournament. The Inter Miami captain extended his all-time World Cup scoring record to 21 goals and became the first player in history to score in six consecutive World Cup knockout stage appearances, also equalling Miroslav Klose's record for most knockout stage appearances (14). Argentina face Switzerland or Colombia in the quarterfinals.

Jul 3, 2026

Scores on nine shots

Messi scored one goal to go with nine shots (six on goal), nine crosses (four accurate) and seven corners in Friday's 3-2 win over Cape Verde.

Analysis: Messi would hit the back of the net first in Friday's contest, with the forward scoring in the 29th minute of the gritty match. That said, the forward would take another eight shots and put six on target, but couldn't find the back of the net again. He now sits at the top of the World Cup Golden Boot standings once again, with seven, one better than Kylian Mbappe.