The Ultimate Guide To Lionel Messi Case Hit Soccer Cards

Lionel Messi soccer cards have gone on a huge run in the last year. This was sparked by a couple of huge sales mixed with the upcoming North America based 2026 World Cup. Another huge development in the card space in the last year has been the huge popularity of repacks. A lot of people that do those repacks focus on getting popular case hits to be the anchor of those repacks. This has caused case hits across the hobby to shoot up in value. That led me to thinking what about all those case hits that are rarer than the popular ones, but for one reason or another don’t get the hobby love yet.

With that in mind I decided to put together this list of all the unnumbered Lionel Messi case hits I could remember and some that I didn’t. The point of this piece is not to rank the case hits or create a hierarchy (shoutout Cajun Cardboard). it is definitely not to decide which ones are overvalued or undervalued. I purposely put them in chronological order. The point is to have a reference that can be used by everyone. The market will ultimately decide whether naturally or unnaturally what these soccer cards are worth. I almost didn’t even put the PSA 10 comp column in the piece because a lot of these Messi case hits hardly ever sell so comps don’t matter. Do not hit me up if you think a comp is wrong because quite frankly, I don’t care. I think comps ruin a lot of fun in the hobby and I have been working on this piece for weeks so there could have been more sales. I did an entire YouTube video with BTL over 2 years ago about my feeling on soccer card comps.

For the print runs I put a rough guide as to what I think they are. If you have been following this site for years you will know I do a lot of print run work. I do think some of the print run numbers may surprise some people who don’t play close attention to them. I have a lot more confidence in the Topps numbers, because of pack odds, than I do the Panini print runs. Panini print runs when the case hits are also included in non-hobby boxes are very hard to determine. Some of the ranges could even be underestimated but I tried to keep them in a somewhat close range. I limited this project to case hits where the print run is under 500. There are some Topps Chrome UEFA case hits that are over double that. Case hits that are variations of base cards are also not included. If you want to know more about those base variations print runs find the corresponding set review on here. If all of the case hits were numbered, I did not include them, but if there was a base case hit with numbered parallels, they are included. I did not include Topps Finest Prized Footballer Fusions as there is not really a base. If you want to read more about them check out this Fusions vs. KABOOM blog I did years ago. I also did not include the 2024-25 Topps Chrome The Grail cards. 

You will see that there are some case hits that have numbers by them. Those numbers reference a corresponding number below the table. I added a note when there were numbered versions or some other tidbits that were interesting. If you see something in the notes that seems wrong let me know. If you think there is a significant note I may have left out please let me know. If I missed a case hit definitely tell me. Whatever you do don’t tell me you think a comp is wrong!

Finally, while this is a Lionel Messi case hit specific article this information can apply to other players that are in the same checklists for each case hit. Please use this as a reference for other players you collect as that is what it is here for. The PSA and comp numbers won’t be the same, but you will likely find the general trends to be similar. While I do plan on adding new case hits as they come out in years to come, I am not going to update the PSA and comp info of past case hits. This info is correct as of March 2026 if you happen to be reading this years from now. 

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1. True Case Hit. Had Camo /20, Gold /10, Green /5, Black 1/1
2. Roughly 2 per case but lower PR because bigger checklist than Select Few. Had Camo /20, Gold /10, Green /5, Black 1/1
3. Roughly 2 per case. Has un #’d Galactic parllel of which a 10 sold for $3000 in 2024
4. First Kaboom
5. 2 per case. Hasnt sold since May 2025, Has Gold /50 Red /10 Super 1/1
6. Were in Panini Rewards packs not a normal hobby set. Has Gold /10 Green 1/1. Only playing days Barca Kaboom
7. Base 10 hasn’t sold since 2020. 2 per case. Has Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /10, Super 1/1
8. Has Mojo /25, Gold Power /5, Scope 1/1
9. 2 per case, Has Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /10 Super 1/1
10. First Color Blast. Only Barca playing days
11. First Stained Glass. Only Barca playing days
12. Has auto variation as well as Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /10 Red /5 Super 1/1
13. Has Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /10 Super 1/1
14. There were multi case hits like National Pride so they are rarer.
15. Has Orange /25, Black /10 Red /5 Super 1/1
16. Very hard to hit as Hobby Masters were 1 in 4/5 case but huge print run makes them plentiful.
17. Two per case. Has Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /5, Super 1/1 and autos.
18. KABOOM and Night Moves were both case hits so the difference in pop show popularity and value.
19. I didn’t realize until doing this the 2023 and 2024 Night Moves Gem rates were so low.
20. In Finest MLS but branded Chrome.
21. Has Red /5 Super 1/1.
22. Has Orange /25, Red /5, Super 1/1
23. In Finest UEFA but branded Chrome. Another one I didn’t realize the Gem Rate was so low. Weird when compared to the MLS.
24. Has Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /5 Super 1/1
25. Has Silver ~50 and Gold ~25
26. Multi case hit much rarer than KABOOM and Night Moves.
27. Has Gold /10 Black 1/1.
28. Only in International Boxes
29. Has Gold /50, Super 1/1
30. Has Orange /25, Red /5, Super 1/1
31. His shortest print non numbered case hits. None graded. Has Silver ~4 Gold ~2
32. In Flagship but Chrome branded.
33. In Flagship but Chrome branded.
34. PSA pop count low as recently released. Has Red /5, Super 1/1 and Stained Glass 1/1
35. Two per case. Has Orange /25, Black /10 Red /5 Super 1/1
36. Two per case. Black /10 Red /5 Super 1/1
37. Unlicensed. Has Gold /10 Green 1/1

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