Domestic-league season · Inter Miami.
Missed 3 of Inter Miami's ~40 games this season through 3 injury absences (muscular problems, rest). He still appeared 31 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 31 | 35 | 23 | 2978 | 8.6 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 7 | 5 | 0 | 556 | 7.9 |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 7.73 |
 Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 6.25 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7.3 |
Messi's current-season form is up 61% on last season (Season 62→100), while his Rating climbed 10→15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 100).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Inter Miami · 8th | 31 | 35 | 23 | 8.6 | 15 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | Inter Miami · 1st | 22 | 21 | 11 | 8.33 | 10 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | Inter Miami · 14th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | Paris Saint Germain · 1st | 32 | 16 | 16 | 8.1 | 33 | 82 |
| 2021/22 | Paris Saint Germain · 1st | 26 | 6 | 14 | 7.75 | 27 | 51 |
| 2020/21 | Barcelona · 3rd | 35 | 30 | 9 | 8.33 | 40 | 100 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 2 | 1 |
Caps & goals this season.
L. Messi is a 39-year-old centre-forward at Inter Miami, rated 15.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 461st of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (89.4% of available minutes). He brings 1.75 goal contributions per 90 (1.06 goals, 0.7 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Messi.
Judged on this season alone, Messi graded 100 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 35 goals and 23 assists in 31 appearances (1.753 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 62 → 100). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 53rd of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 39 Messi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Messi missed 3 games through injury (muscular problems, rest) out of roughly 40 this season. The 31 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.
A career still climbing — Messi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
35 goals in 31 appearances (1.13 per game) — a 20-goal season playing for a mid-table side (8th of 15). He also laid on 23 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 58 goal contributions (1.87 per appearance).
With a Rating of 15.2, Messi carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 64. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.75 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 39, Messi sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Messi's projected Rating — 15.2 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
