Junior Messias

Missed 12 of Junior's ~54 games this season through 12 injury absences (muscle, calf, inactive). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Serie Aat Genoa	20	3	1	675	6.99
Coppa Italiaat Genoa	1	0	0	77	6.7

Career

Full career & schedule →

Serie A×2Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi×2

Messias's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 13→0), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 46).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Genoa · 17th	1	0	0	7.5	15	0
2025/26	Genoa · 16th	20	3	1	6.99	15	13
2024/25	Genoa · 13th	21	1	1	6.71	19	8
2023/24	GenoaLoan · 11th	9	1	0	6.84	23	5
2022/23	AC Milan · 4th	25	5	2	6.84	38	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

Junior Messias is a 35-year-old winger at Junior, rated 14.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 231st of 347 on scout potential in the Primera A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Messias.

Judged on this season alone, Messias graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 20 of the 20 wingers in the Primera A, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 20 appearances (0.533 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 15th of 20 of the 20 wingers in the Primera A. At 35 Messias is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Messias missed 12 games through injury (muscle, calf, inactive) out of roughly 54 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potential15th of 20 wingers · Primera A · 20 apps Current season13th of 20 wingers · Primera A · 20 apps 13th-best winger in the Primera A 231st in the Primera A · potential 15th-highest potential winger in the Primera A

14.7

Ratingi

15th of 20 wingers

12.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.53

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Junior finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.15

Goals / app

3 goals in 20 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.7, Messias carries the 15th-highest potential of the wingers in the Primera A of 20 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.53 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.9%

Available fixtures42 of 54

Goals / 900.4

Assists / 900.133

Goal contribution / 900.533

Defensive actions / 903.467

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %42.9

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %54.1

Cards / 900.133

Foul involvement / 904.267

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 35, Messias sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Messias's projected Rating — 14.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target7

Shots14

Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists1

Chances created6—

Passes260—

Pass accuracy76%—

Possession

Successful dribbles20

Dribble success54.1%

Duels won75—

Duels won %55.6%—

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions5

Blocks1

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

JuniorJun 2026 – nowFree

GenoaJan 2024 – Jun 2026€ 1.5M

AC Milanuntil Jan 2024

CCrotone(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2024

AC MilanJul 2022 – Jul 2022

AC Milan(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

CCrotoneuntil Aug 2021

About Junior Messias

Junior Walter Messias is a 35-year-old winger who plays for Junior, born on May 13, 1991 in Belo Horizonte, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Junior currently sit 5th of 20 in the Primera A.

This season

In the current season, Junior Messias has made 20 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 675 minutes, averaging a 7.02 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Junior Messias plays, Junior's record this season is 11W-5D-6L — and his match ratings average 7.15 at home against 6.76 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Atalanta (21 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 26, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Como (33 minutes, 7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 2-1 win away at Pisa (25 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 12, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sassuolo (15 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Juventus (52 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 20, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Udinese (60 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-0 win away at Hellas Verona (78 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 8, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs AS Roma (64 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Inter (24 minutes, 7 rating)
February 22, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Torino (25 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Junior Messias at 14.7 with a Season form score of 12.1, ranking 231st of 347 wingers in the Primera A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: Junior Messias has missed 12 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi and the Serie A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Junior Messias has totalled 205 club appearances with 34 goals and 13 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 36 appearances for Crotone.

Junior Messias's career has also included time at Genoa, AC Milan and CCrotone.

Transfer news

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