Lionel Messi

FWInter Miami CFMLS2026 season

Lionel Messi’s counted MLS record for the 2026 season — 1,460 minutes across 16 full 90s. Rates below are per 90 minutes, and the bars compare him with every league team-mate and opponent who played at least 450 minutes in the same season.

What stands out

Messi shoots more than almost anyone in the division — 6.3 attempts per 90 puts him in the top 0% for shot volume.

As a creator he ranks in the division's top 0%, making 44 chances for team-mates over the season.

He beats his man 2.2 times per 90, a top-3% dribbling rate.

Shooting

How often he shoots, how good the chances are, and whether he is finishing them.

Goals

0.80 per 90

Expected goals

12.8

0.79 per 90

better than 100% of the league

Shots per 90

6.3

102 shots total

better than 100% of the league

On target per 90

2.4

39 on target total

better than 100% of the league

xG on target

14.1

quality of what he hits

Goals vs xG

+0.2

scoring above his chances

Big chances missed

Creating

Chances he makes for other people.

Assists

Expected assists

8.3

0.51 per 90

better than 100% of the league

Chances created

2.7 per 90

Big chances created

Dribbles per 90

2.2

better than 97% of the league

Defending and discipline

Work off the ball, and how often he gives the referee a decision to make.

Tackles per 90

0.6

better than 10% of the league

Interceptions per 90

0.1

better than 0% of the league

Recoveries per 90

2.0

better than 4% of the league

Fouls per 90

0.8

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All figures are counted match data for the 2026 MLS season, not projections. Per-90 rates need a minimum number of minutes before Messi appears in them, so a stat absent above is one the season does not yet support. Club form and fixture predictions are on the Inter Miami CF page.