Counting every card in the game, this one sits #165 of 2,384 RWF cards and #264 of 2,543 Creative Playmaker cards, with a max-level overall of 93.
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 (Standard)
SS
Lionel Messi
PositionSS
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleClassic No. 10
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age39
Max levelLv23
Progression points44
Overall at Lv182
Overall at max level93
Special skillsNone
Available fromStandard
Stats (Standard · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness78
Ball Control82
Dribbling83
Tight Possession82
Low Pass78
Lofted Pass74
Finishing76
Heading59
Set Piece Taking81
Curl83
Physical
Speed64
Acceleration73
Kicking Power69
Jumping49
Physical Contact54
Balance83
Stamina65
Defending
Defensive Awareness40
Tackling43
Aggression45
Defensive Engagement41
Goalkeeping
GK Awareness40
GK Catching40
GK Parrying40
GK Reflexes40
GK Reach40
Weak foot usageAverage
Weak foot accuracyAverage
Form3
Injury resistanceAverage
What changed in eFootball 2027
19 stats changed in the 2027 update (4 up, 15 down). The left value is 2026, the right one is 2027.
Attacking Awareness77→78+1
Ball Control84→82-2
Dribbling84→83-1
Tight Possession84→82-2
Low Pass77→78+1
Lofted Pass73→74+1
Finishing77→76-1
Heading50→59+9
Set Piece Taking84→81-3
Curl84→83-1
Acceleration77→73-4
Kicking Power70→69-1
Physical Contact56→54-2
Balance84→83-1
Stamina67→65-2
Defensive Awareness43→40-3
Tackling48→43-5
Aggression52→45-7
Defensive Engagement48→41-7
Position Proficiency
LWF
LMF
LB
CF
SS
AMF
CMF
DMF
CB
GK
RWF
RMF
RB
Best position (SS, RMF, AMF, RWF, CF)
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 SS.
＋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 (Standard)
Lionel Messi (Standard) caps at Lv23 with a max-level overall of 93
It has 44 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #43 — 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.
