Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Lionel Messi sets MLS record with monster game

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 5/4/24

Lionel Messi has proven to be quite the wise investment for Inter Miami FC, and he proved it again on Saturday night with a record-setting performance.

Messi set an MLS record with five assists and six-goal contributions (one goal, five assists) in the club's 6-2 win over New York Red Bulls.

Lionel Messi's six goal contributions for @InterMiamiCF tonight set a record for the most in a single game in MLS history.

Messi's five assists were also the most by a player in a game in MLS history. pic.twitter.com/wz5oPT1BBD
— MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) May 5, 2024

The craziest thing about that single-game assist record is that all five assists (and his goal) came in the second half of the game. He did all of that in just 45 minutes.

He is already up to 10 goals and now 11 assists on the season and is the first Miami player to ever have at least 10 goals and 10 assists in the same season.

Here is a look at his fifth assist of the night on Saturday.

LUIS SUAREZ HAT TRICK!

MESSI'S 5TH ASSIST IN THE HALF!

TAKE A BOW YOU TWO. pic.twitter.com/7zqbYXkex6
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2024

He also had this assist which was his prettiest of the night.

OMG WHAT A PASS FROM MESSI

Matias Rojas bags a brace! pic.twitter.com/BN9YFLmeqx
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2024

Messi's two-and-a-half-year deal with Miami a year ago is one of the most unique deals in North American sports history, including agreements with Apple, MLS and Adidas. It reportedly pays him over $60M per season.

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