Counting every card in the game, this one sits #21 of 6,239 CF cards and #6 of 850 Deep-Lying Forward 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)
CF
Lionel Messi
PositionCF
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleDeep-Lying Forward
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age35
Max levelLv34
Progression points66
Overall at Lv187
Overall at max level101
Special skillsNone
Available fromBig Time 13 Dec ’22
Stats (Big Time · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness77
Ball Control82
Dribbling91
Tight Possession94
Low Pass76
Lofted Pass73
Finishing80
Heading65
Set Piece Taking83
Curl86
Physical
Speed74
Acceleration84
Kicking Power73
Jumping63
Physical Contact82
Balance79
Stamina68
Defending
Defensive Awareness46
Tackling43
Aggression52
Defensive Engagement48
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 (Big Time)
Lionel Messi (Big Time) caps at Lv34 with a max-level overall of 101
It has 66 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #7 — 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.
