Casemiro: Messi Still Deserves the Ballon d'Or
Casemiro insists Lionel Messi still deserves the Ballon d'Or, citing his World Cup exploits and prolific scoring form for Inter Miami this season.
Messi
Centre-back · Hamrun Spartans
1
Matches
0
In the starting XI
653
Minutes
1
Goals
0
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Hamrun Spartans
NSI Runavik
UEFA Europa Conference League
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1:2 |
Season statistics
1
Matches
0
In the starting XI
1
Goals
0
Assists
653
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2026 | 1 |
Career path
- 2027 — now Hamrun Spartans 1 match
- 2026 Lokomotiv Sofia 7 matches
- 2023 — 2025 Botev Vratsa 41 matches
- 2025 Dinamo Batumi 5 matches
- 2024 FAR Rabat 1 match
- 2022 CSC 1599 Selimbar 10 matches
- 2022 PO Xylotymbou 3 matches
- 2020 US Avranches B 11 matches
- 2017 — 2018 FC Girondins Bordeaux B 21 matches
- 2017 FC Girondins Bordeaux U19 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Hamrun Spartans | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Lokomotiv Sofia | efbet Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 563 |
| 24/25 | Botev Vratsa | efbet Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| 23/24 | Botev Vratsa | efbet Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 080 |
| 23/24 | FAR Rabat | Botola Pro Inwi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 22/23 | Botev Vratsa | efbet Liga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 777 |
| 22/23 | Botev Vratsa | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | CSC 1599 Selimbar | Liga 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 723 |
| 21/22 | PO Xylotymbou | Kypello Kyprou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | PO Xylotymbou | 2. Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | Dinamo Batumi | Erovnuli Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 287 |
| 19/20 | US Avranches B | Championnat National 2 - Groupe F | 11 | 1 | 0 | 990 |
| 17/18 | FC Girondins Bordeaux B | Championnat National 2 - Groupe A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 326 |
| 16/17 | FC Girondins Bordeaux B | Championnat National 2 - Groupe H | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 16/17 | FC Girondins Bordeaux U19 | Championnat National U19 - Phase finale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Botev Vratsa | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 224 | |
| Total | FC Girondins Bordeaux B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 866 | |
| Total | US Avranches B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 990 | |
| Total | CSC 1599 Selimbar | 10 | 1 | 0 | 723 | |
| Total | Lokomotiv Sofia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 563 | |
| Total | Dinamo Batumi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 287 | |
| Total | PO Xylotymbou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
| Total | Republic of the Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
| Total | FC Girondins Bordeaux U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| Total | FAR Rabat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| Total | Hamrun Spartans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 Loko Sofia Hamrun Spart.
- 25/26 Dinamo Batumi Loko Sofia
- 24/25 Botev Vratsa Dinamo Batumi
- 23/24 FAR Rabat Botev Vratsa
- 23/24 Botev Vratsa FAR Rabat €80.00K
- 22/23 PO Xylotymbou Botev Vratsa
- 21/22 CSC Selimbar PO Xylotymbou
- 21/22 PO Xylotymbou CSC Selimbar
- 20/21 Zébra Élites PO Xylotymbou
- 19/20 Avranches Zébra Élites
- 19/20 Zébra Élites Avranches
- 18/19 G. Bordeaux B Zébra Élites
Teammates
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