Lionel Messi as a soccer player

A natural winger rated 92 in Legends Draft Soccer, the parody game where famous people play soccer. A World Cup winner with a record haul of Ballon d'Or awards, cutting in from the right onto his left foot for two decades. The best dribbler in the cast, and the defenders know it.

Sports Iconborn 1987

Natural position

W Winger

Rating

92OVR

Plays like: An inverted winger nobody can stop.

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Soccer ratings

Made up for the game, 40 to 99.

Shooting: 71
Passing: 83
Dribbling: 92
Pace: 89
Defending: 82
Physical: 71
Goalkeeping: 96

Where Lionel Messi fits

Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.

WWinger, natural92
GKGoalkeeper88
FBFullback84
CMCentral midfielder82
CBCenter back76

Scouting report

A World Cup winner with a record haul of Ballon d'Or awards, cutting in from the right onto his left foot for two decades. The best dribbler in the cast, and the defenders know it.

Plays like An inverted winger nobody can stop

In the football edition Lionel Messi is a natural running back graded 95. Lionel Messi's football scouting report

Lionel Messi in real life

Real life

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

Lived: Born 1987
From: Argentina, Spain
Known as: association football player
Sport: association football
Played: forward, midfielder
Teams: Inter Miami CF, FC Barcelona C, FC Barcelona Atlètic, FC Barcelona
Active: since 2004
Honors: World Cup Golden Ball, FIFA Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, and 62 more