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FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Lionel
Messi

AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM

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FORWARD • BRAZIL

Neymar

AGE 34CLUB SANTOSHEIGHT 175 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

MESSI

PROFILE

NEYMAR

Lionel Messi

FULL NAME

Neymar

24 Jun 1987

DATE OF BIRTH

5 Feb 1992

Argentina

NATIONALITY

Brazil

169 cm

HEIGHT

175 cm

Forward

POSITION

Forward

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

MESSI

CAREER ON RECORD

NEYMAR

656

GOALS

299

768

APPEARANCES

530

283

ASSISTS

171

60,154

MINUTES

35,029

8.27

AVG RATING

7.85

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

NEYMAR

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

68.7%31.3%

299NEYMAR

283MESSI

ASSISTS

62.3%37.7%

171NEYMAR

939MESSI

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

66.6%33.4%

470NEYMAR

768MESSI

APPEARANCES

59.2%40.8%

530NEYMAR

60,154MESSI

MINUTES

63.2%36.8%

35,029NEYMAR

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 • 35,029 MINUTES

Neymar

Goals0.77

Assists0.44

Goal Contributions1.21

Shots3.61

Key Passes3.08

Successful Dribbles4.34

Duels Won9.88

Tackles + Interceptions1.34

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

NNeymar

Brazil / Santos

2,172

7.58

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

3,136

8.57

NNeymar

Santos

1,555

7.38

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

2,306

8.16

NNeymar

No data

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2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

642

7.98

NNeymar

Al-Hilal

206

7.20

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain

5,635

8.06

NNeymar

Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain

3,632

7.91

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

NEYMAR • 14 COMPETITIONS

La LigaSpain • 4 seasons

129APPS

68GOALS

36AST

Ligue 1France • 6 seasons

112APPS

82GOALS

48AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 10 seasons

82APPS

43GOALS

30AST

Brasileirão Serie ABrazil • 5 seasons

56APPS

36GOALS

12AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 8 seasons

37APPS

18GOALS

5AST

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 3 seasons

28APPS

16GOALS

19AST

Copa del ReySpain • 4 seasons

23APPS

15GOALS

4AST

World CupInternational • 4 seasons

16APPS

9GOALS

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

6 TEAMS

Neymar

TEAMS

BrazilNational team • 2012–2026 • 10 seasons

SantosClub • 2011–2026 • 5 seasons

Al-HilalClub • 2023 • 1 season

Paris Saint-GermainClub • 2017–2022 • 6 seasons

FC BarcelonaClub • 2013–2016 • 4 seasons

Santos U20Club

TRANSFERS

Al-Hilal→Santos31 Jan 2025 • Free

Paris Saint-Germain→Al-Hilal15 Aug 2023 • 90M €

FC Barcelona→Paris Saint-Germain3 Aug 2017 • 222M €

Santos→FC Barcelona1 Jul 2013 • 88M €

Santos U20→Santos1 Jan 2009

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

6 LATEST ITEMS

Neymar

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UM ROLÊ DE CARRO COM COUTINHO! 🚘💬 O carinho da nação santista, a surpresa pelo bonito gesto do Rony, a amizade de anos com Neymar Jr, a histórica foto no espelho e até uma possível pegadinha com os nossos mascotes! Procure uma concessionária Comeri GAC e faça um test drive!tweet • Santos FC • 15 Sep 2026

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A foto histórica sendo refeita por Neymar e Coutinho! 😂📸tweet • Santos FC • 15 Sep 2026

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"EU DEIXEI ELE GANHAR" 👀 Neymar Jr superou Jimmy Butler no tênis de mesa, mas o craque da NBA explicou o motivo da derrota!tweet • Santos FC • 15 Sep 2026

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É isso mesmo: Jimmy Butler e Neymar jogando tênis de mesa! 😂🏓tweet • Santos FC • 14 Sep 2026

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A foto mais lendária de Neymar Jr e Philippe Coutinho não foi dentro de campo! E o nosso novo craque contou a história dessa imagem que a nação santista reviveu durante os últimos dias! 😂📸tweet • Santos FC • 14 Sep 2026

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Messi VS Neymar

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Match Rating

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Every Metric

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Lionel Messi

Neymar

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Neymar

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Neymar

Player Bio

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Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

Player Profile

Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

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Neymar

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By Competition

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