Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland: A Statistical Comparison of Their Best Seasons

Lionel Messi and Haaland are considered as the favourites to win the next ballon D’or award. Both players were spectacular in the recently concluded 2022/23 season.

Haaland won a treble with Manchester city, while Messi won the FIFA world cup and other titles.

However, this season is considered as Haaland’s best season in his football career, but it is still not as good as Messi’s best season. Let’s take a look at Haaland and Messi’s Best season Statistics across all Competitions.

In 2022/23 season, Haaland had his best season, scoring 52 goals and providing nine assists in 53 games for Manchester city. This means that he made an incredible 61 goal contributions for the team.

However, Messi’s best season took place in the 2011/12 season. The Argentine forward scored 73 goals and provided 32 assists in 60 games. This means that he made 105 goal contributions for Barcelona in the season.

However, it’s obvious that Haaland still have a long way to reach Messi’s level. He is just 22 years old and there is a room for improvement in the upcoming years.

But Pep Guardiola is impressed with the Norwegian effort in the 2022/23 season and hopefully his statistics will improve in the forthcoming season.