Lionel Messi to Play Farewell Match for Argentina vs Benin
Messi will make his 208th and final Argentina appearance on 6 October at River Plate's Monumental, joined by his 2022 World Cup-winning teammates.
Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder · Bayer Leverkusen
36
Matches
19
In the starting XI
495
Minutes
0
Goals
1
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Ipswich
Liverpool
Premier League
|
0:2 | |
Manchester United
Ipswich
Premier League
|
5:2 | |
SV Wehen
Bayer Leverkusen
DFB Pokal
|
0:4 | |
Spain
Argentina
World Cup
|
1:0 | |
England
Argentina
World Cup
|
1:2 | |
Argentina
Switzerland
World Cup
|
3:1 | |
Argentina
Egypt
World Cup
|
3:2 | |
Argentina
Cape Verde
World Cup
|
3:2 | |
Jordan
Argentina
World Cup
|
1:3 | |
Argentina
Austria
World Cup
|
2:0 |
Season statistics
36
Matches
19
In the starting XI
0
Goals
1
Assists
495
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 2025 | 17 |
| World Cup | 2026 | 8 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2025 | 5 |
| Friendlies | 2026 | 3 |
| Premier League | 2026 | 2 |
| DFB Pokal | 2026 | 1 |
Career path
- 2020 — 2027 — now Bayer 04 Leverkusen 186 matches
- 2015 — 2020 River Plate 87 matches
- 2017 — 2018 CA River Plate II 9 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 25/26 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 097 |
| 25/26 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 25/26 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| 24/25 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 150 |
| 24/25 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 664 |
| 24/25 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| 23/24 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 840 |
| 23/24 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 578 |
| 23/24 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 243 |
| 22/23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 657 |
| 22/23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 515 |
| 22/23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 21/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 094 |
| 21/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 377 |
| 21/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2019 | River Plate | Copa Libertadores | 9 | 0 | 2 | 691 |
| 2019 | River Plate | Copa Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 437 |
| 2019 | River Plate | Copa Superliga (-19/20) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
| 2019 | River Plate | CONMEBOL Recopa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 2018 | River Plate | Copa Libertadores | 11 | 1 | 0 | 800 |
| 2018 | River Plate | Copa Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 270 |
| 2017 | River Plate | Copa Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| 2017 | River Plate | Copa Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | River Plate | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2015 | River Plate | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 20/21 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 573 |
| 20/21 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 20/21 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 164 |
| 19/20 | River Plate | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 071 |
| 19/20 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
| 19/20 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 19/20 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 18/19 | River Plate | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 919 |
| 18/19 | River Plate | FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 17/18 | River Plate | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 549 |
| 17/18 | CA River Plate II | Torneo Proyección | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 16/17 | River Plate | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
| 16/17 | CA River Plate II | Torneo Proyección | 8 | 3 | 0 | 610 |
Transfers
Transfers- 19/20 River Plate Leverkusen €17.00M
- 16/17 River Plate II River Plate
- 15/16 River Plate U20 River Plate II