Counting every card in the game, this one sits #6 of 2,384 RWF cards and #2 of 1,433 Roaming Flank cards, with a max-level overall of 101.
How the rating is decided
SS Top 5 in either the position or the playing-style overall ranking
S Outside the top 5, but a max-level overall of 100 or more
A Overall 98–99
B Overall 95–97
C Overall below 95
Basic info (Big Time)
RWF
Lionel Messi
PositionRWF
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleRoaming Flank
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age21
Max levelLv32
Progression points62
Overall at Lv186
Overall at max level101
Special skillsNone
Available fromBig Time 27 May ’09
Stats (Big Time · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness77
Ball Control78
Dribbling82
Tight Possession74
Low Pass77
Lofted Pass71
Finishing83
Heading80
Set Piece Taking74
Curl80
Physical
Speed79
Acceleration85
Kicking Power71
Jumping70
Physical Contact52
Balance76
Stamina75
Defending
Defensive Awareness51
Tackling53
Aggression64
Defensive Engagement60
Goalkeeping
GK Awareness40
GK Catching40
GK Parrying40
GK Reflexes40
GK Reach40
Weak foot usageLow
Weak foot accuracyHigh
Form3
Injury resistanceAverage
Position Proficiency
LWF
LMF
LB
CF
SS
AMF
CMF
DMF
CB
GK
RWF
RMF
RB
Best position (RWF, AMF, SS, CF) / Also playable (RMF, LWF)
Not suited
Player skills
Dribbling
Double Touch
Sole Control
Passing
One-touch Pass
Through Passing
Shooting
Heading
Long-range Curler
Long-range Shooting
Dipping Shot
First-time Shot
Penalty Specialist
Recommended Additional Skills
If you are adding skills through skill training, these suit a RWF.
＋Outside Curlermore shot accuracy
＋Knuckle Shotunpredictable trajectory
＋Heel Trickunlocks tight spaces
Player Progression
Spend the progression points, add boosters and pick a manager to see how the stats and the overall change.
Compare with other players
This card is already loaded against Lionel Messi (Big Time, 106) — the strongest Lionel Messi card released so far. Change either side to compare against anyone.
Overall is compared at max level, across every card in the game — Standard, Epic and pack-exclusive alike. Cards on the same overall are ordered by the sum of their stats.
Summary
✓Lionel Messi (Big Time)
Lionel Messi (Big Time) caps at Lv32 with a max-level overall of 101
It has 62 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #8 — see the position rankings for how it compares to Epic and pack cards
Mikel is the editor of eFootball LABO. A long-time eFootball player (peak Division 1, peak rating 1,920), he writes from real play and hands-on testing.
