Counting every card in the game, this one sits #8 of 614 SS cards and #42 of 2,543 Creative Playmaker cards, with a max-level overall of 100.
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 (Epic)
SS
Lionel Messi
PositionSS
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleCreative Playmaker
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age35
Max levelLv31
Progression points60
Overall at Lv186
Overall at max level100
Special skillsNone
Available fromArgentina 2022
Stats (Epic · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness80
Ball Control82
Dribbling80
Tight Possession86
Low Pass76
Lofted Pass71
Finishing82
Heading61
Set Piece Taking82
Curl84
Physical
Speed71
Acceleration77
Kicking Power75
Jumping51
Physical Contact54
Balance82
Stamina71
Defending
Defensive Awareness53
Tackling47
Aggression56
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 (SS, AMF, RWF, CF) / 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 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 (Epic)
Lionel Messi (Epic) caps at Lv31 with a max-level overall of 100
It has 60 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #10 — 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.
