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Forwards#10Captain

Lionel Messi

Group JCONMEBOLInter Miami CF

199
Caps
117
Goals
38
Age
June 24, 1987
170 cm
Height

Among Forwards at the 2026 World Cup

Percentile rank vs 312 players in this position.

Caps100%
Goals100%

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Computed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.

StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 11 matches · 1190 min sample

Attacking

Goals
10
0.76 per 90
Assists
4
0.30 per 90
xG90
9.5
0.72 per 90
Shots
52
3.93 per 90
Key passes
24
1.82 per 90

Possession

Pass completion88
82%
Progressive passes97
86
6.50 per 90
Progressive carries84
99
7.49 per 90
Carries
642
48.55 per 90

Defending

Tackles40
9
0.68 per 90
Interceptions16
0
0.00 per 90
Pressures22
155
11.72 per 90
Blocks
11
0.83 per 90
Clearances
1
0.08 per 90

Discipline

Fouls committed
16
1.21 per 90
Fouls won
45
3.40 per 90
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
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Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026