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Lionel Messi

MLSInter Miami CFFW39 yr5'7" · 159 lbArgentinaFrom Rosario, Santa Fe ProvinceRep: Independent
Relevance1st in league · 1st in sport · 1st in world
Social Impressions7,230MPage Views15.3MYoY Momentum98% 🔥🔥🔥

Rankings Across Categories

league rank · tap for raw · percentile · grade · sport / global

Ranked within MLS · tap any category for raw value, percentile, grade and league / sport / global ranks.

Messi's attention and performance sit in line — fairly valued within MLS.

Performance

value · rank · percentile · grade — all within-league
Box score
Ranked among 456 qualified MLS players · totals
GoalsAssistsAppsMinShotsKey Pass†Pass%†
Value2916282421157——
Rank#1#2#196#107#1——
Pctl1001005777100——
GradeA+A+CC+A+——
† Key Pass — passing table not scraped
† Pass% — passing table not scraped
Advanced
Ranked among 456 qualified MLS players · totals
xG†xA†npxG/90†Prog Pass†Duel%†Avail
Value—————0.99
Rank—————#106
Pctl—————77
Grade—————C+
† xG — advanced soccer not in the vendor feed
† xA — advanced soccer not in the vendor feed
† npxG/90 — advanced soccer not in the vendor feed
† Prog Pass — passing table not scraped
† Duel% — defense table not scraped

Attention KPIs

Wikipedia + social, last 12 months
Wiki Views
Wiki views / yr
15.3M
All-time search
134.7M
Stabilized / yr
9.8M
90-day views
9.7M
Spike views
5.5M
Over expected
+3.3M
Social
Social viewers
1.0B
TV audience
894.3M
Unique reach
1.2B
Momentum
Momentum
155.5%
Momentum vs league
#18
Year over year
365.0%
Week heat
#19349
Month heat
#276
Year heat
#3
VOE week
−144.2K
VOE month
−423.7K
VOE year
+3.3M

Earnings & Business

annual estimates · actual salary where known
Salary
$28.0M
actual
% of Team Payroll
—
Endorsement
$107.3M
Endorse % of Earnings
79%
Earnings Estimate
$135.3M
salary + endorsements
Earnings rank #2 global· #2 soccer· marketability #2

Awards Race

MVP odds
17.6%
MVP rank
#1
Champ equity
3.3%

Player Visualizer

talent × attention · top 25 at his position shown as headshots
10.0K100.0K1.0M10.0M13355778100talent percentile →wiki searches (stabilized / yr) →Messi

Teammates & Front Office

top 7 by Q score · plus coach

Upcoming games

this player's club · rated by projected draw
Oct 24@New York Red Bulls5.0
Oct 28vsFC Cincinnati5.0
Nov 1@New England Revolution5.3
Nov 7vsCharlotte FC5.1

Season by Season

calendar years · team as it was
YearTeamViewsY/YRk SportRk GlobalSocial
2026partial—13.7M+82.8%#1#26.8B
2025—9.7M-16.3%#2#34.7B
2024—11.6M-46.0%#2#45.9B
2023—21.5M-9.8%#2#28.8B
2022—23.8M+74.7%#2#28.8B
2021—13.6M+74.4%#2#25.3B
2020—7.8M-16.4%#3#103.6B
2019—9.3M-30.7%#2#24.2B
2018—13.5M+31.0%#2#25.5B
2017—10.3M-16.3%#2#44.2B
2016—12.3M+144.7%#1#24.7B
2015partial—5.0M—#2#42.1B

GOAT tracker

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