Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Genoa.
Injury-affected season
Missed 12 of Genoa's ~38 games this season through 12 injury absences (muscle, calf, inactive). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 675 | 6.99 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6.7 |
Scout report
Junior Messias is a 35-year-old winger at Genoa, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 61% of Serie A wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.2, ranking 384th of 388 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (28.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Messias.
Judged on this season alone, Messias graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 33 of the 33 wingers in the Serie A, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 20 appearances (0.533 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 32nd of 33 of the 33 wingers in the Serie A. At 35 Messias is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Messias missed 12 games through injury (muscle, calf, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Genoa finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
3 goals in 20 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.2, Messias carries the 32nd-highest potential of the wingers in the Serie A of 33 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.53 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
