The card: a Highlight SS that reaches 96 at max training
Strengths: Ball Control (#1), Dribbling (#1), Tight Possession (#1)
How to train it: push the strengths further, starting with Ball Control
What this page covers: the Highlight 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 #30 of 614 SS cards and #118 of 2,543 Creative Playmaker cards, with a max-level overall of 96.
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 (Highlight)
SS
Lionel Messi
PositionSS
Preferred footLeft
Attacking styleCreative Playmaker
Defensive styleBasic
Height170 cm
Age39
Max levelLv20
Progression points38
Overall at Lv187
Overall at max level96
Special skillsNone
Available fromMessi’s New Journey 20 Jul ’23
Stats (Highlight · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness74
Ball Control86
Dribbling85
Tight Possession86
Low Pass83
Lofted Pass77
Finishing82
Heading51
Set Piece Taking82
Curl84
Physical
Speed63
Acceleration77
Kicking Power72
Jumping49
Physical Contact51
Balance89
Stamina66
Defending
Defensive Awareness42
Tackling45
Aggression49
Defensive Engagement47
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 (Highlight)
Lionel Messi (Highlight) caps at Lv20 with a max-level overall of 96
It has 38 progression points to spend
Among the 47 cards of this player it ranks #33 — 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.
