The card: a Highlight CF that reaches 96 at max training
Strengths: Ball Control (#1), Dribbling (#1), Tight Possession (#1)
How to train it: push the strengths further, starting with Ball Control
What this page covers: the Highlight version of Lionel Messi (this player has 47 cards in total — see the position rankings for how the others compare)
Counting every card in the game, this one sits #163 of 6,239 CF cards and #50 of 850 Deep-Lying Forward cards, with a max-level overall of 96.
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 (Highlight)
CF
Lionel Messi
PositionCF
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleDeep-Lying Forward
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age39
Max levelLv19
Progression points36
Overall at Lv187
Overall at max level96
Special skillsNone
Available fromShining Stars 26 Dec ’22
Stats (Highlight · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness83
Ball Control86
Dribbling86
Tight Possession86
Low Pass83
Lofted Pass82
Finishing85
Heading58
Set Piece Taking86
Curl86
Physical
Speed69
Acceleration79
Kicking Power74
Jumping52
Physical Contact56
Balance89
Stamina68
Defending
Defensive Awareness44
Tackling47
Aggression52
Defensive Engagement55
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 (CF, AMF, RWF, SS) / Also playable (RMF, LWF)
Not suited
Player skills
Dribbling
Double Touch
Passing
One-touch Pass
Through Passing
Shooting
Long-range Curler
Chip Shot Control
Long-range Shooting
Dipping Shot
First-time Shot
Penalty Specialist
Mental
Captaincy
Recommended Additional Skills
If you are adding skills through skill training, these suit a CF.
＋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 (Highlight)
Lionel Messi (Highlight) caps at Lv19 with a max-level overall of 96
It has 36 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #34 — 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.
