Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Messi wins back-to-back MLS MVP awards
Lionel Messi, the captain of Inter Miami, has won the MLS MVP award for the second year in a row.
This makes him the first player in MLS history to achieve this.
He got a lot of votes, more than any other player, because he scored 29 goals and helped his team win many games.
Messi is very famous and has won many awards in his career.
He is also very old for a soccer player, but he is still one of the best.
He has signed a new contract to stay with Inter Miami for three more years.
This is a big deal because it shows that he is very important to the team and the league.
Lionel Messi became the first player in MLS history to win back-to-back MVP awards.
He received 70.43% of the total votes, the largest winning margin since 2015.
Messi scored 29 goals and provided 19 assists in the 2025 season.
He is the second player to win the MLS MVP twice, joining Preki (1997, 2003).
Messi has signed a three-year contract extension with Inter Miami.
- Who
- Lionel Messi, Inter Miami captain and Argentine star
- What
- Won back-to-back MLS MVP awards
- When
- Announced on Tuesday, based on the 2025 season
- Where
- Major League Soccer (MLS)
- Why
- For his outstanding performance with 29 goals and 19 assists in the 2025 season
- Player
- Lionel Messi
- Team
- Inter Miami
- Award
- MLS MVP
- Votes Received
- 70.43%
- Goals in 2025 Season
- 29
- Assists in 2025 Season
- 19
- Age
- 38
- Contract Extension
- Three years
Sources
Lionel Messi scripts history at Inter Miami; becomes first to win second consecutive MLS Most Valuable Player award
Inter Miami captain becomes MLS’s first back-to-back MVP winner - Telegraph India
Lionel Messi Scripts Historic New Record Ahead of India Tour
