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FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Lionel
Messi

AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM

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MIDFIELDER • BELGIUM

Kevin
De Bruyne

AGE 35CLUB SSC NAPOLIHEIGHT 181 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

MESSI

PROFILE

DE BRUYNE

Lionel Messi

FULL NAME

Kevin De Bruyne

24 Jun 1987

DATE OF BIRTH

28 Jun 1991

Argentina

NATIONALITY

Belgium

169 cm

HEIGHT

181 cm

Forward

POSITION

Midfielder

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

MESSI

CAREER ON RECORD

DE BRUYNE

656

GOALS

176

768

APPEARANCES

736

283

ASSISTS

243

60,154

MINUTES

45,769

8.27

AVG RATING

7.66

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

DE BRUYNE

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

78.8%21.2%

176DE BRUYNE

283MESSI

ASSISTS

53.8%46.2%

243DE BRUYNE

939MESSI

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

69.1%30.9%

419DE BRUYNE

768MESSI

APPEARANCES

51.1%48.9%

736DE BRUYNE

60,154MESSI

MINUTES

56.8%43.2%

45,769DE BRUYNE

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 • 45,769 MINUTES

Kevin De Bruyne

Goals0.35

Assists0.48

Goal Contributions0.82

Shots2.57

Key Passes3.15

Successful Dribbles1.34

Duels Won3.97

Tackles + Interceptions1.77

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

KDKevin De Bruyne

Belgium / SSC Napoli

1,504

7.54

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

3,136

8.57

KDKevin De Bruyne

SSC Napoli

1,360

7.04

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

2,306

8.16

KDKevin De Bruyne

Belgium / Manchester City

3,225

7.54

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

642

7.98

KDKevin De Bruyne

Manchester City / Belgium

1,811

7.98

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain

5,635

8.06

KDKevin De Bruyne

Belgium / Manchester City

4,695

7.75

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

DE BRUYNE • 14 COMPETITIONS

Premier LeagueEngland • 11 seasons

317APPS

72GOALS

118AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 14 seasons

95APPS

16GOALS

28AST

BundesligaGermany • 4 seasons

85APPS

23GOALS

22AST

FA CupEngland • 9 seasons

42APPS

9GOALS

18AST

Carabao CupEngland • 8 seasons

30APPS

10GOALS

7AST

World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 4 seasons

28APPS

8GOALS

6AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 10 seasons

28APPS

6GOALS

6AST

Serie AItaly • 2 seasons

23APPS

6GOALS

3AST

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

7 TEAMS

Kevin De Bruyne

TEAMS

BelgiumNational team • 2013–2026 • 12 seasons

SSC NapoliClub • 2025–2026 • 2 seasons

Manchester CityClub • 2015–2024 • 10 seasons

VfL WolfsburgClub • 2013–2015 • 3 seasons

ChelseaClub • 2013 • 1 season

SV Werder BremenClub • 2012 • 1 season

KRC GenkClub • 2011 • 1 season

TRANSFERS

Manchester City→SSC Napoli1 Jul 2025 • Free

VfL Wolfsburg→Manchester City30 Aug 2015 • 76M €

Chelsea→VfL Wolfsburg18 Jan 2014 • 22M €

SV Werder Bremen→Chelsea30 Jun 2013

Chelsea→SV Werder Bremen2 Aug 2012

KRC Genk→Chelsea30 Jun 2012

Chelsea→KRC Genk1 Feb 2012

KRC Genk→Chelsea31 Jan 2012 • 8M €

KRC Genk U19→KRC Genk1 Jul 2008

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

0 LATEST ITEMS

Kevin De Bruyne

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Messi VS De Bruyne

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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

Kevin De Bruyne

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Lionel Messi

Kevin De Bruyne

Latest Media

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Kevin De Bruyne

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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

Kevin De Bruyne

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Lionel Messi

Kevin De Bruyne

Latest Media

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