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Messi VS Yamal

Barcelona's greatest player against the La Masia graduate already being measured against him. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) vs Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.

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L. Messi
FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Lionel
Messi

AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
L. Yamal
MIDFIELDER • SPAIN

Lamine
Yamal

AGE 19CLUB FC BARCELONAHEIGHT 183 CM
PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

MESSI
PROFILE
YAMAL
Lionel Messi
FULL NAME
Lamine Yamal
24 Jun 1987
DATE OF BIRTH
13 Jul 2007
Argentina
NATIONALITY
Spain
169 cm
HEIGHT
183 cm
Forward
POSITION
Midfielder
SCOUTING

Scouting Report

LM
SCOUTING

Lionel Messi

No scouting data for this player.
LY
SCOUTING

Lamine Yamal

Ability rating92 / 200
PotentialCan Polish Skills
Injury riskUnlikely
CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

MESSI
CAREER ON RECORD
YAMAL
663
GOALS
68
777
APPEARANCES
198
287
ASSISTS
68
60,870
MINUTES
14,621
8.27
AVG RATING
7.77

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
MESSI
YAMAL
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
663MESSI
GOALS
90.7%9.3%
68YAMAL
287MESSI
ASSISTS
80.8%19.2%
68YAMAL
950MESSI
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
87.5%12.5%
136YAMAL
777MESSI
APPEARANCES
79.7%20.3%
198YAMAL
60,870MESSI
MINUTES
80.6%19.4%
14,621YAMAL
EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

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
PER 90 • 14,621 MINUTES

Lamine Yamal

Goals0.42
Assists0.42
Goal Contributions0.84
Shots3.96
Key Passes2.23
Successful Dribbles4.28
Duels Won7.89
Tackles + Interceptions2.17
SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Inter Miami CF
56
45
22
67
4,563
8.37
LYLamine Yamal
Spain / Barcelona
31
18
15
33
2,421
8.07
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
37
36
26
62
3,136
8.57
LYLamine Yamal
Barcelona
43
24
17
41
3,592
7.97
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Inter Miami CF
30
24
13
37
2,306
8.16
LYLamine Yamal
Spain / Barcelona
71
20
29
49
5,716
7.77
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
9
6
3
9
642
7.98
LYLamine Yamal
Barcelona
49
6
7
13
2,881
7.30
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain
66
37
24
61
5,635
8.06
LYLamine Yamal
Barcelona
4
0
0
0
11
6.20
BREAKDOWN

By Competition

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
YAMAL • 8 COMPETITIONS
La LigaSpain • 5 seasons
116APPS
40GOALS
36AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 4 seasons
37APPS
14GOALS
13AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 2 seasons
11APPS
7GOALS
2AST
Copa del ReySpain • 3 seasons
11APPS
5GOALS
7AST
World CupInternational • 1 season
8APPS
1GOALS
0AST
UEFA EuroEurope • 1 season
7APPS
1GOALS
4AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 2 seasons
6APPS
0GOALS
3AST
World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 1 season
2APPS
0GOALS
3AST
JOURNEY

Career Path

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
LY
3 TEAMS

Lamine Yamal

TEAMS
SpainNational team • 2024–2026 • 2 seasons
BarcelonaClub • 2022–2026 • 5 seasons
Barcelona U19Club
TRANSFERS
Barcelona U19→FC Barcelona1 Jul 2023
Barcelona U19→Barcelona1 Jul 2023
MEDIA

Latest Media

LM
6 LATEST ITEMS

Lionel Messi

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New England 1 - 2 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 2 Nov 2026
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Atlanta 0 - 2 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 18 Oct 2026
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Atlanta 0 - 3 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 18 Oct 2026
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Inter Miami 4 - 0 DC Unitedvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2026
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Inter Miami 3 - 0 DC Unitedvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2026
LY
6 LATEST ITEMS

Lamine Yamal

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LAMINE YAMAL OPENS THE SCORE! ⚽️ 1-0 | ⏱️8’tweet • FC Barcelona • 3 Nov 2026
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🏆 Cubarsí, Rodrigo, Pedri and Lamine Yamal, candidates for FIFPRO World XI 👉tweet • FC Barcelona • 2 Nov 2026
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🔄 Substitution for Barça | 73’ ↑🟢 Gordon ↓🔴 Lamine Yamaltweet • FC Barcelona • 31 Oct 2026
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WHAT A GOAL FROM LAMINE YAMAL! 🤯🔥
 ⚽️ 4-0 | ⏱️ 45’tweet • FC Barcelona • 31 Oct 2026
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Hansi Flick: "Harry Kane also deserved the Ballon d'Or, but you already know my opinion on Lamine Yamal. He's been very focused in training, and that's how champions respond. His mentality is very good for the team."tweet • FC Barcelona • 30 Oct 2026

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