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FORWARD • NORWAY

Erling
Haaland

AGE 26CLUB MANCHESTER CITYHEIGHT 195 CM

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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

SCOUTING

Erling Haaland

Ability rating92 / 200

PotentialCan Polish Skills

Injury riskNot Specifically

SCOUTING

Lionel Messi

No scouting data for this player.

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

HAALAND

CAREER ON RECORD

MESSI

325

GOALS

656

405

APPEARANCES

768

ASSISTS

283

29,102

MINUTES

60,154

7.40

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

Goals By Season

GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27

Player Profile

RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES

HAALAND

MESSI

Assists By Season

CREATIVITY

Goal Contributions

CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS

Match Rating

AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON

Minutes Played

WORKLOAD PER SEASON

STAT BATTLE

Every Metric

Output

325HAALAND

GOALS

33.1%66.9%

656MESSI

57HAALAND

ASSISTS

16.8%83.2%

283MESSI

382HAALAND

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

28.9%71.1%

939MESSI

405HAALAND

APPEARANCES

34.5%65.5%

768MESSI

29,102HAALAND

MINUTES

32.6%67.4%

60,154MESSI

EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

PER 90 • 29,102 MINUTES

Erling Haaland

Goals1.01

Assists0.18

Goal Contributions1.18

Shots3.85

Key Passes0.92

Successful Dribbles0.66

Duels Won3.29

Tackles + Interceptions0.40

PER 90 • 60,154 MINUTES

Lionel Messi

Goals0.98

Assists0.42

Goal Contributions1.40

Shots5.02

Key Passes2.71

Successful Dribbles4.08

Duels Won7.22

Tackles + Interceptions0.87

SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

EHErling Haaland

Norway / Manchester City

1,852

7.88

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

3,847

8.38

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

EHErling Haaland

Manchester City / Norway

4,188

7.27

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

3,136

8.57

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

EHErling Haaland

Norway / Manchester City

4,543

7.37

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

2,306

8.16

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

EHErling Haaland

Manchester City / Norway

3,723

7.33

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

642

7.98

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

EHErling Haaland

Norway / Manchester City

5,033

7.33

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain

5,635

8.06

BREAKDOWN

By Competition

HAALAND • 13 COMPETITIONS

Premier LeagueEngland • 5 seasons

141APPS

117GOALS

24AST

BundesligaGermany • 3 seasons

67APPS

62GOALS

15AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 8 seasons

61APPS

59GOALS

5AST

EliteserienNorway • 2 seasons

45APPS

14GOALS

5AST

FA CupEngland • 4 seasons

17APPS

12GOALS

2AST

UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 3 seasons

16APPS

19GOALS

3AST

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

86APPS

77GOALS

47AST

Ligue 1France • 2 seasons

58APPS

22GOALS

30AST

Copa del ReySpain • 8 seasons

43APPS

32GOALS

21AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 13 seasons

41APPS

30GOALS

10AST

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 4 seasons

38APPS

24GOALS

7AST

Copa AmericaSouth America • 5 seasons

31APPS

12GOALS

14AST

JOURNEY

Career Path

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

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

6 LATEST ITEMS

Erling Haaland

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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

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🎯🎯 Erling Haaland 🎯🎯 Rayan Cherki 🅰️🅰️ Phil Foden A successful night ✨tweet • Manchester City • 28 Aug 2026

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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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August's City in the Community Club prizes are here! 🩵 Join from just £5 a month and you could win signed 2025/26 home shirts from Erling Haaland, Nico O'Reilly and Marc Guéhi, plus tickets to City v Sunderland. Subscribe to the @citcmancity Club for your chance to win 👇 🔗tweet • Manchester City • 11 Aug 2026

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Erling Haaland has arrived. 🧘‍♂️tweet • Manchester City • 16 Jun 2026

6 LATEST ITEMS

Lionel Messi

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Inter Miami 1 - 1 San Diegovideo • YouTube • 20 Sep 2026

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Inter Miami 2 - 1 Nashvillevideo • YouTube • 13 Sep 2026

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Inter Miami 5 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Inter Miami 7 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Inter Miami 3 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Haaland VS Messi

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Player Bio

Scouting Report

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Career Stats On Record

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

Player Profile

Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Latest Media

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

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LionelMessi

Player Bio

Scouting Report

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Career Stats On Record

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

Player Profile

Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Latest Media

Erling Haaland

Lionel Messi

Erling
Haaland

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Messi

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