How to train it: push the strengths further, starting with Tight Possession
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 #12 of 6,239 CF cards and #3 of 850 Deep-Lying Forward cards, with a max-level overall of 102.
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)
CF
Lionel Messi
PositionCF
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleDeep-Lying Forward
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age39
Max levelLv33
Progression points64
Overall at Lv186
Overall at max level102
Special skillsPhenomenal Pass · Blitz Curler
Available fromInternational Cup vol.1
Stats (Show Time · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness81
Ball Control80
Dribbling78
Tight Possession80
Low Pass78
Lofted Pass78
Finishing84
Heading53
Set Piece Taking82
Curl88
Physical
Speed74
Acceleration80
Kicking Power79
Jumping53
Physical Contact73
Balance82
Stamina72
Defending
Defensive Awareness45
Tackling49
Aggression54
Defensive Engagement49
Goalkeeping
GK Awareness40
GK Catching40
GK Parrying40
GK Reflexes40
GK Reach40
Weak foot usageAverage
Weak foot accuracyHigh
Form3
Injury resistanceAverage
Position Proficiency
LWF
LMF
LB
CF
SS
AMF
CMF
DMF
CB
GK
RWF
RMF
RB
Best position (CF, RMF, AMF, RWF, SS)
Not suited
Player skills
Dribbling
Double Touch
Passing
One-touch Pass
Through Passing
Phenomenal Pass
Shooting
Long-range Curler
Long-range Shooting
First-time Shot
Blitz Curler
Mental
Captaincy
Fighting Spirit
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 (Show Time)
Lionel Messi (Show Time) caps at Lv33 with a max-level overall of 102
It has 64 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #5 — 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.
