How to train it: push the strengths further, starting with Dribbling
What this page covers: the Show Time 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 #27 of 2,384 RWF cards and #41 of 3,209 Prolific Winger cards, with a max-level overall of 98.
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 (Show Time)
RWF
Lionel Messi
PositionRWF
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleProlific Winger
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age39
Max levelLv32
Progression points62
Overall at Lv184
Overall at max level98
Special skillsVisionary Pass
Available fromMaster League Sprint 9 Apr ’26
Stats (Show Time · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness76
Ball Control83
Dribbling84
Tight Possession84
Low Pass78
Lofted Pass74
Finishing77
Heading51
Set Piece Taking82
Curl82
Physical
Speed72
Acceleration77
Kicking Power71
Jumping50
Physical Contact64
Balance83
Stamina72
Defending
Defensive Awareness44
Tackling49
Aggression53
Defensive Engagement49
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, RMF, AMF, SS, CF)
Not suited
Player skills
Dribbling
Double Touch
Passing
One-touch Pass
Through Passing
Visionary Pass
Shooting
Long-range Curler
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 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 (Show Time)
Lionel Messi (Show Time) caps at Lv32 with a max-level overall of 98
It has 62 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #17 — 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.
