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FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Lionel
Messi

AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM

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FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Julián
Álvarez

AGE 26CLUB ATLÉTICO MADRIDHEIGHT 170 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

MESSI

PROFILE

ÁLVAREZ

Lionel Messi

FULL NAME

Julián Alvarez

24 Jun 1987

DATE OF BIRTH

31 Jan 2000

Argentina

NATIONALITY

Argentina

169 cm

HEIGHT

170 cm

Forward

POSITION

Forward

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

MESSI

CAREER ON RECORD

ÁLVAREZ

656

GOALS

133

768

APPEARANCES

383

283

ASSISTS

60,154

MINUTES

21,509

8.27

AVG RATING

7.23

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

MESSI

ÁLVAREZ

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

656MESSI

GOALS

83.1%16.9%

133ÁLVAREZ

283MESSI

ASSISTS

85.0%15.0%

50ÁLVAREZ

939MESSI

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

83.7%16.3%

183ÁLVAREZ

768MESSI

APPEARANCES

66.7%33.3%

383ÁLVAREZ

60,154MESSI

MINUTES

73.7%26.3%

21,509ÁLVAREZ

EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

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

PER 90 • 21,509 MINUTES

Julián Álvarez

Goals0.56

Assists0.21

Goal Contributions0.77

Shots2.87

Key Passes1.93

Successful Dribbles1.28

Duels Won3.39

Tackles + Interceptions1.28

SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

3,847

8.38

JÁJulián Álvarez

Argentina / Atlético Madrid

2,224

6.93

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

3,136

8.57

JÁJulián Álvarez

Atlético Madrid / Argentina

3,535

7.18

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

2,306

8.16

JÁJulián Álvarez

Atlético Madrid / Argentina

4,241

7.28

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

642

7.98

JÁJulián Álvarez

Manchester City / Argentina

3,439

7.36

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain

5,635

8.06

JÁJulián Álvarez

River Plate / Argentina / Manchester City

4,398

7.24

BREAKDOWN

By Competition

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

ÁLVAREZ • 13 COMPETITIONS

Premier LeagueEngland • 2 seasons

75APPS

20GOALS

9AST

La LigaSpain • 3 seasons

72APPS

25GOALS

8AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 5 seasons

49APPS

25GOALS

10AST

Liga Profesional de FútbolArgentina • 4 seasons

45APPS

22GOALS

9AST

Copa LibertadoresSouth America • 5 seasons

45APPS

14GOALS

5AST

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 2 seasons

28APPS

5GOALS

3AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 5 seasons

17APPS

3GOALS

0AST

World CupInternational • 2 seasons

15APPS

5GOALS

0AST

JOURNEY

Career Path

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

JÁ

4 TEAMS

Julián Álvarez

TEAMS

ArgentinaNational team • 2021–2026 • 6 seasons

Atlético MadridClub • 2024–2026 • 3 seasons

Manchester CityClub • 2022–2023 • 2 seasons

River PlateClub • 2018–2022 • 5 seasons

TRANSFERS

Manchester City→Atlético Madrid12 Aug 2024 • 75M €

River Plate→Manchester City7 Jul 2022

Manchester City→River Plate1 Feb 2022

River Plate→Manchester City31 Jan 2022 • 21.4M €

River Plate Reserve→River Plate1 Jan 2019

River Plate U20→River Plate Reserve1 Jan 2018

MEDIA

Latest Media

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

JÁ

6 LATEST ITEMS

Julián Álvarez

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⏱️ 19' | Liverpool 0-1 Atleti ¡Marcos Llorente anota el primero de la noche en un mano a mano ante Alisson y tras una gran asistencia de Julián Alvarez!tweet • Atlético de Madrid • 9 Sep 2026

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Respaldo unánime del Consejo de Administración a la estrategia del club. No se negociará el traspaso de Julián Alvarez al FC Barcelona. ℹ️tweet • Atlético de Madrid • 27 Aug 2026

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⏱️ 67' | Atleti 1-1 Villarreal 🔄 Llorente, Julián Alvarez y Barrios entran por Kang In, Koke y Pubilltweet • Atlético de Madrid • 23 Aug 2026

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Marcos Llorente, Álex Baena, Julián Alvarez y Juan Musso regresan a los entrenamientos. En los próximos días realizarán un plan específico de trabajo antes de unirse con el grupo. ℹ️tweet • Atlético de Madrid • 10 Aug 2026

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También expresamos nuestro reconocimiento y enhorabuena por el camino recorrido a nuestros internacionales argentinos: Giuliano Simeone, Julián Alvarez, Nahuel Molina, Juan Musso, Nico Gonzalez y Thiago Almada. ¡Gran torneo! 👏tweet • Atlético de Madrid • 19 Jul 2026

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Messi VS Álvarez

LionelMessi

JuliánÁlvarez

Player Bio

Career Stats On Record

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Goals By Season

Player Profile

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Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

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Lionel Messi

Julián Álvarez

Every Season

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Lionel Messi

Julián Álvarez

Latest Media

Lionel Messi

Julián Álvarez

LionelMessi

JuliánÁlvarez

Player Bio

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

Lionel Messi

Julián Álvarez

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Lionel Messi

Julián Álvarez

Latest Media

Lionel Messi

Julián Álvarez

Lionel
Messi

Julián
Álvarez

Lionel
Messi

Julián
Álvarez