Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi has been handed Inter Miami’s Most Valuable Player, MVP, award for the 2023 season.
The US Major League Soccer, MLS, club confirmed this on their official website on Sunday, November 12.
Messi only joined the club in June 2023 after his contract with French side, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, expired.
The 36-year-old has contributed 11 goals and eight assists in his first 14 matches for the club, as he inspired them to their first trophy in the form of the inaugural Leagues Cup.
Messi was however not able to lift them to the MLS playoffs.
The world cup winner follows in the footsteps of Gonzalo Higuain and Lewis Morgan, who have won the Miami award in the past.
The announcement comes days after the Argentina captain secured his eighth Ballon d’Or award.
Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer, MLS, club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record eight Ballon d’Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d’Or Dream Team.
Until leaving the club in 2021, he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times.
