Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi has completed a historic sweep of the Major League Soccer’s top individual honors, claiming the Messi MLS Triple Crown for the 2025 season. The global superstar was named the Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player (MVP), the MLS Golden Boot winner, and the MLS Cup MVP. The unprecedented dominance confirms his status as the most impactful player the league has ever seen.
Messi’s 2025 campaign was statistically astounding. He led the league with 29 goals, securing the Golden Boot, and also registered a league-leading 19 assists, finishing with an astonishing 48 total goal contributions in just 28 matches. Most notably, the 38-year-old made history by becoming the first player ever to win the MLS Most Valuable Player award in consecutive seasons, collecting 70.4% of the total vote.
The Messi MLS Triple Crown achievement is especially rare; he is only the second player in league history to win the MVP, Golden Boot, and the league championship (MLS Cup) in the same season, joining Josef Martinez (2018). His personal performance directly fueled Inter Miami’s historic year, as they claimed both the Supporters’ Shield (regular season title) and their first-ever MLS Cup trophy.
The sweep of the awards solidifies the Argentine legend’s legacy in North American soccer, demonstrating that his arrival brought not just global attention, but unmatched on-field production. The Messi MLS Triple Crown brings an end to a truly record-breaking year, setting an impossibly high standard for future players in Major League Soccer.
