Lionel Messi's 2023 Season Stats For Inter Miami

Lionel Messi's first season as an Inter Miami player ended on Saturday. Check out Messi's stats from the 2023 campaign. He was directly involved in 16 goals.

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi ended his first season in the United States on Saturday night.

His debut campaign in Major League Soccer ended with a defeat as Miami lost 1-0 to Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium.

This was Messi's second MLS loss, coming in his sixth game in the competition.

Miami won three of the six MLS fixtures in which Messi featured this season, drawing one.

With Messi, Miami had an MLS win percentage of 50% this season, compared to 21.43% without him.

As well as being directly involved in three MLS goals - scoring one and assisting two - Messi attempted 29 dribbles, won 13 free-kicks, fired in 20 shots and played 205 passes, including six key passes.

Lionel Messi's MLS Stats

• Minutes: 373
• Shots: 20
• Dribbles: 29
• Fouls won: 13
• Passes: 205
• Key passes: 6
• Goals: 2
• Assists: 1

Lionel Messi pictured celebrating after scoring on his Major League Soccer debut in Inter Miami's 2-0 win away at New York Red Bulls in August :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/William Volcov

Messi's MLS stats may not look overly special but his form in the Leagues Cup that inspired Miami to a first ever trophy was truly phenomenal.

He ended that tournament as the top scorer after netting 10 goals in seven games.

In all competitions, Messi scored 11 goals in 14 Miami appearances, as well as converting three spot-kicks in penalty shootouts.

To put that into some context, Miami's top scorer for the entire 2023 season was Josef Martinez with 12 goals in 32 games.

Meanwhile, only two Miami players provided more assists than Messi's five this season. They were Robert Taylor with nine and Benjamin Cremaschi with six.

Messi was the top scorer and the Player of the Tournament in the 2023 Leagues Cup :: IMAGO/Agencia-MexSport/Jose Luis Melgarejo

Messi's first season in the States was short - having joined midway through the campaign - but it was certainly very sweet.

While his wizardry was not quite enough to fire Miami to the MLS playoffs, he produced countless moments of magic and led his team to the finals of both the Leagues Cup and the U.S. Open Cup.

See you in February for season II.

Lionel Messi's Overall Record In First Inter Miami Season

• Games: 14
• Wins: 8
• Draws: 4 (including three tied cup games that Miami won via penalty shootouts)
• Losses: 2
• Goals scored: 11
• Assists: 5

Inter Miami's Results In Games Involving Lionel Messi

Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
Cruz Azul	Leagues Cup	Won 2-1	1	0
Atlanta	Leagues Cup	Won 4-0	2	1
Orlando	Leagues Cup	Won 3-1	2	0
Dallas	Leagues Cup	Drew 4-4 (won on pens)	2	0
Charlotte	Leagues Cup	Won 4-0	1	0
Philadelphia	Leagues Cup	Won 4-1	1	0
Nashville	Leagues Cup	Drew 1-1 (won on pens)	1	0
Cincinnati	U.S. Open Cup	Drew 3-3 (won on pens)	0	2
NY Red Bulls	MLS	Won 2-0	1	0
Nashville	MLS	Drew 0-0	0	0
LAFC	MLS	Won 3-1	0	2
Toronto	MLS	Won 4-0	0	0
Cincinnati	MLS	Lost 1-0	0	0
Charlotte	MLS	Lost 1-0	0	0

Messi scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 14 Inter Miami games in his first season :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Ricky Fitchett