Cristiano Ronaldo leads the Saudi Pro League in Man of the Match awards: How many does Lionel Messi have in MLS?

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Man of the Match more times than anyone else in the Saudi Pro League this season, while Lionel Messi, in the final stretch of his MLS campaign, has won Player of the Matchday three times in 2026. Few awards capture a player’s impact in a single night as clearly as Man of the Match, and this season the Saudi Pro League has a clear leader.