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Haaland VS Messi
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) vs Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.
FORWARD • NORWAY
Erling
Haaland
AGE 26CLUB MANCHESTER CITYHEIGHT 195 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
FORWARD • ARGENTINA
Lionel
Messi
AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM
PLAYER FILE
Player Bio
HAALAND
PROFILE
MESSI
Erling Haaland
FULL NAME
Lionel Messi
21 Jul 2000
DATE OF BIRTH
24 Jun 1987
Norway
NATIONALITY
Argentina
195 cm
HEIGHT
169 cm
Forward
POSITION
Forward
SCOUTING
Scouting Report
EH
SCOUTING
Erling Haaland
Ability rating92 / 200
PotentialCan Polish Skills
Injury riskNot Specifically
LM
SCOUTING
Lionel Messi
No scouting data for this player.
CAREER DATA
Career Stats On Record
HAALAND
CAREER ON RECORD
MESSI
335
GOALS
663
417
APPEARANCES
777
57
ASSISTS
287
30,065
MINUTES
60,870
7.41
AVG RATING
8.27
BSD has no per-match data before 2011/12, so earlier seasons are missing and these totals are floors, not official career figures.
PERFORMANCE LAB
Advanced Analytics
01
Goals By Season
GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27
02
Player Profile
RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES
HAALAND
MESSI
03
Assists By Season
CREATIVITY
04
Goal Contributions
CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS
05
Match Rating
AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON
06
Minutes Played
WORKLOAD PER SEASON
STAT BATTLE
Every Metric
Output
335HAALAND
GOALS
33.6%66.4%
663MESSI
57HAALAND
ASSISTS
16.6%83.4%
287MESSI
392HAALAND
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
29.2%70.8%
950MESSI
417HAALAND
APPEARANCES
34.9%65.1%
777MESSI
30,065HAALAND
MINUTES
33.1%66.9%
60,870MESSI
EFFICIENCY
Per 90 Minutes
PER 90 • 30,065 MINUTES
Erling Haaland
Goals1.00
Assists0.17
Goal Contributions1.17
Shots3.87
Key Passes0.92
Successful Dribbles0.65
Duels Won3.30
Tackles + Interceptions0.41
PER 90 • 60,870 MINUTES
Lionel Messi
Goals0.98
Assists0.42
Goal Contributions1.40
Shots5.03
Key Passes2.70
Successful Dribbles4.05
Duels Won7.17
Tackles + Interceptions0.86
SEASON BY SEASON
Every Season
2026/27SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
EHErling Haaland
Norway / Manchester City
34
40
2
42
2,815
7.86
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Inter Miami CF
56
45
22
67
4,563
8.37
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
EHErling Haaland
Manchester City / Norway
55
39
9
48
4,188
7.27
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
37
36
26
62
3,136
8.57
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
EHErling Haaland
Norway / Manchester City
57
42
5
47
4,543
7.37
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Inter Miami CF
30
24
13
37
2,306
8.16
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
EHErling Haaland
Manchester City / Norway
48
38
6
44
3,723
7.33
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
9
6
3
9
642
7.98
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
EHErling Haaland
Norway / Manchester City
71
63
10
73
5,033
7.33
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain
66
37
24
61
5,635
8.06
BREAKDOWN
By Competition
HAALAND • 13 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 5 seasons
146APPS
121GOALS
24AST
BundesligaGermany • 3 seasons
67APPS
62GOALS
15AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 8 seasons
64APPS
62GOALS
5AST
EliteserienNorway • 2 seasons
45APPS
14GOALS
5AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 4 seasons
20APPS
22GOALS
3AST
FA CupEngland • 4 seasons
17APPS
12GOALS
2AST
World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 2 seasons
14APPS
21GOALS
2AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 6 seasons
13APPS
5GOALS
0AST
MESSI • 11 COMPETITIONS
La LigaSpain • 10 seasons
337APPS
347GOALS
116AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 12 seasons
105APPS
90GOALS
28AST
MLSUSA • 4 seasons
94APPS
83GOALS
49AST
Ligue 1France • 2 seasons
58APPS
22GOALS
30AST
Copa del ReySpain • 8 seasons
43APPS
32GOALS
21AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 13 seasons
42APPS
31GOALS
12AST
World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 4 seasons
38APPS
24GOALS
7AST
Copa AmericaSouth America • 5 seasons
31APPS
12GOALS
14AST
JOURNEY
Career Path
EH
6 TEAMS
Erling Haaland
TEAMS
Manchester CityClub • 2022–2026 • 5 seasons
NorwayNational team • 2020–2026 • 7 seasons
Borussia DortmundClub • 2019–2021 • 3 seasons
Red Bull SalzburgClub • 2018–2019 • 2 seasons
Molde FKClub • 2017–2018 • 2 seasons
Bryne FKClub
TRANSFERS
Borussia Dortmund→Manchester City1 Jul 2022 • 60M €
Red Bull Salzburg→Borussia Dortmund1 Jan 2020 • 20M €
Molde FK→Red Bull Salzburg1 Jan 2019 • 8M €
Bryne FK→Molde FK1 Feb 2017 • 100k €
Unknown→Bryne FK8 Sep 2015
LM
5 TEAMS
Lionel Messi
TEAMS
ArgentinaNational team • 2012–2026 • 14 seasons
Inter Miami CFClub • 2023–2026 • 4 seasons
Paris Saint-GermainClub • 2021–2022 • 2 seasons
FC BarcelonaClub • 2011–2020 • 10 seasons
Barcelona AtlèticClub
TRANSFERS
Paris Saint-Germain→Inter Miami CF15 Jul 2023 • Free
FC Barcelona→Paris Saint-Germain10 Aug 2021 • Free
Barcelona Atlètic→FC Barcelona1 Jul 2005
Barcelona U20→Barcelona Atlètic5 Mar 2004
MEDIA
Latest Media
EH
6 LATEST ITEMS
Erling Haaland
Enzo 💬 (On Erling Haaland) He’s good. He went to Marbella, had two/three days off, played golf and he’s recovered. He’s good.tweet • Manchester City • 9 Oct 2026
✦Matheus 💬 (On Erling Haaland) He is very important. He is the second captain and one of the players who has been here the longest - he has won everything for the Club. He is a figure, his voice is always heard and he is a top guy. I am happy his leadership has been growingtweet • Manchester City • 7 Sep 2026
✦🎯🎯 Erling Haaland
🎯🎯 Rayan Cherki
🅰️🅰️ Phil Foden
A successful night ✨tweet • Manchester City • 28 Aug 2026
✦Join us LIVE from the Joie Stadium as we welcome back our first-team stars — including Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson and many more — ahead of the start of the 2026–27 campaign! 🤩tweet • Manchester City • 13 Aug 2026
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🔗tweet • Manchester City • 11 Aug 2026
LM
6 LATEST ITEMS
Lionel Messi
New England 1 - 2 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 2 Nov 2026
▶Atlanta 0 - 2 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 18 Oct 2026
▶Atlanta 0 - 3 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 18 Oct 2026
▶Inter Miami 4 - 0 DC Unitedvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2026
▶Inter Miami 3 - 0 DC Unitedvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2026
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