398 Career Assists for Leo! 🎯🇦🇷
Lionel Messi — already the game’s greatest finisher for a generation — is now on the cusp of another landmark: roughly 398 career assists across club and country, leaving him only a couple away from the historic 400-assist milestone.
Where the number comes from
Different stat providers count competitions slightly differently (some include friendlies, some exclude minor cup matches, and some aggregate club + country in different ways). Recent tallies reported across trackers and mainstream sports outlets place Messi’s career assists in the high-three hundreds — commonly cited around ~398 — which puts him roughly 2 assists away from the 400 mark depending on which matches you include in the total.
Why 400 matters
Numbers like 400 are milestone markers: they aren’t just round figures — they’re a shorthand for sustained excellence. Reaching 400 career assists would further cement Messi’s unique two-fold legacy: the most prolific goalscorer of his generation and one of the most creative playmakers in history. That combination of goals + assists is what makes Messi’s contribution to the sport statistically exceptional and historically rare.
How he got here — a quick breakdown
- Club career: Barcelona built the foundation — a decade and more of double-figure assist seasons in LaLiga and Champions League play. Later stints at PSG and Inter Miami added to that tally with important assists in domestic and international competitions.
- International (Argentina): Messi’s assists for the national team in big tournaments and qualifiers have also been a steady contribution to his total.
- Recent form: Across 2024–2025 Messi has continued to create and provide for teammates at Inter Miami, with multiple games during the season featuring assists that pushed his cumulative total up.
Recent games and moments that moved the counter
Over the past year Messi has produced a string of multi-goal-contribution matches — both goals and assists — for Inter Miami (including decisive late assists and multi-assist displays in league and cup competitions). Those performances are the reason the “high-three hundreds” figure has been widely circulated and discussed by analysts and outlets tracking his career totals.
Context — how rare is this?
Only a very small group of players in the history of professional football have combined goal-scoring and creative output at Messi’s sustained level. If Messi reaches the 400-assist mark he will stand alone in the modern era as both one of the highest-scoring and highest-assisting players — a dual record of consistency and creativity that is uncommon even across an entire career.
What to watch next
- Club fixtures: Watch Inter Miami’s upcoming matches — any game where Messi is playing is an immediate chance for another assist.
- Set piece & crossing moments: Messi’s assists often come from set plays, quick one-twos in the final third, and through passes that split defenses — those situations are where the next one or two assists are most likely to happen.
- International windows: If Argentina has fixtures coming up, those matches give another opportunity to add to the career total.
Takeaway
Whether you track every friendly or prefer only official competitive matches, the headline is the same: Lionel Messi sits on the brink of another historic landmark. Call it 398 (approx.), call it “two assists away” — the underlying story is Messi’s relentless ability to keep producing decisive contributions at the very highest level of the game. If — and when — he hits 400 career assists, it will feel like the natural extension of a career that has repeatedly rewritten football’s record pages.