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Messi player of the Month in the MLS
Lionel Messi’s personal display cases have several shelves and meters long. The fact is that the footballer who has won the most titles on a collective level in the history of football continues to receive awards on a personal level. Now, he has just won an unprecedented trophy in his career: for the first time he was considered Player of the Month in the MLS for his work at Inter Miami.
Throughout April, despite having only been present in four games, the Herons captain led the American league in direct goal contributions with 6 goals and 4 assists: “Messi’s six goals were the greatest number of goals in MLS while leading an Inter Miami that ended the month with a record of 3 wins – 0 losses and 1 draw and at the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings.”
The man from Rosario contributed to his team’s scoring quota in 10 of 12 total goals. Inter Miami has a record of 6 wins, two draws and three losses, leading the MLS in points per game (1.91), goals scored (26) and goal difference (+10).
After scoring twice and adding an assist in Inter Miami’s 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution on April 27, Messi became the first player in MLS history to record multiple goal contributions in five games. in a row. The World Cup winner also has 16 goal contributions (9 goals, 7 assists) in his first seven games of the 2024 season, the most for a player in MLS history, and three more than those who previously had the record: Thierry Henry (13 in 2012) and Carlos Vela (13 in 2019).
Lionel Andrés Messi, chosen Player of the Month in the MLS
In doing so, Leo became the second Inter player to be named MLS Player of the Month after Luis Suárez earned the honor in February/March. Additionally, the pink team is the third club in MLS history to have two different players win the first two Player of the Month honors to start a season, joining the LA Galaxy in 2004 (Carlos Ruiz and Alejandro Moreno) and the 2000 Kansas City Wizards (Miklos Molnar and Tony Meola). This is an unprecedented award for the man from Rosario, who had previously won 9 other awards as Player of the Month (8 in Barcelona and one in PSG).
Last season, in which he only participated in the second semester, Messi had been chosen MVP of Inter Miami for his contribution in winning the Leagues Cup, a competition in which he was named Most Valuable Player and top scorer (10 goals and 4 assists in just 7 games).
During the 2023 season, Messi played 14 games in all competitions in his first half of the season with the team, scoring 11 goals and providing eight assists.
Messi’s next presentation in the team led by Gerardo Martino will be this Saturday, starting at 8:30 p.m. (Argentine time), against New York Red Bulls.
