As Inter Miami begins a new era with Lionel Messi, Futballnews takes a look at the profiles of Messi’s teammates at Inter Miami who will join the footie icon in rewriting the narrative of the Florida-based club and by the extension MLS.
Drake Callender
Drake Callender, 26, is a USA international and Inter Miami first-choice goalkeeper. He joined the club from San Francisco Glens in 2020. He has signed a contract extension with the club through 2025 with an option of a one-year extension till 2026. He has made 46 appearances for the club.
Defenders
SergiI Kryvtsov
Sergii Kryvtsov, 32 is a Ukrainian professional footballer. He joined Inter Miami from Shakhtar Donetsk in January, 2023, signing a two year deal with the club till 2025. He has made 14 appears for the club, scoring one goal.
Christopher Mcvey
Christopher Mcvey, 26, is a Sweden international playing as a defender for Inter Miami. He joined the club from Swedish side Elfsborg in 2022, signing a three-year contract and has made 34 appearances for the club with a goal.
Kamal Miller
Kamal Miller, 26, plays for Canada senior national team. Miller plays center-back role for Inter Miami. He joined the club from CF Montreal in 2023 and has made 10 appearances for the club.
Ian Fray
Ian Fray, 20, is a young American professional footballer also playing as a defender for Inter Miami. Fray has made 11 MLS appearances for Inter Miami, scoring one goal. He joined Inter Miami in 2021.
DeAndre Yedlin
DeAndre Yedlin, 30, is a USA international, playing as a defender for Inter Miami. Yedlin joined Inter Miami’ from Turkish top side Galatasaray in 2022, signing a four-year contract. He has made 51 appearances for the club.
Harvey Neville
Harvey Neville, 21, is a former Manchester United, Manchester City, and Valencia academy player. He is the son of Manchester United legend Phil Neville, who was recently sacked as the manager of Inter Miami.
Neville plays as right-back for Republic of Ireland U19 and for Inter Miami. He transitioned to Inter Miami first team in 2022 after stint with the club’s reserve team.
He is on a two-year contract untill 2024 and has made 11 appearances for the club.
Noah Allen
Noah Allen, 19, is a homegrown MLS player. Allen plays as a central defender. He made his Inter Miami debut in 2022 and has racked up 16 appearances for the club, scoring a goal. He plays for USA U-20.
Jordi Alba
Jordi Alba, 34, plays as a left-back for Spain national team. Jordi Alba is Lionel Messi’s former teammate at Barcelona. Alba is on a one-year contract with Inter Miami and is yet to make his debut for the club.
Israel Boatwright
Israel Boatwright, 18, plays as a right back for Dominican Republic U-20 and for Inter Miami.
He is an Inter Miami academy product. He broke into Inter Miami first team on May, 2023 and has a short term term contract with club till December, 2023. He has made 8 appearances for the club.
Ryan Sailor
Ryan Sailor, 24, is another homegrown American soccer star. He played for Inter Miami reserve team in 2022 before breaking into first team the same year. Sailor has made 3 appearances for the club since making his debut in May 2022.
Midfielders
Dixon Arroyo
Dixon Arroyo, 31, is an Ecuadorian midfielder. He joined Inter Miami from Ecuadorian club, Emelec in 2023. Arroyo has made 14 appearances for the club, scoring one goal. He has a contract with the club till December, 2023.
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor, 28, plays for Finland national team as a mifielder. Taylor joined Inter Miami in 2022 from Norwegian side Brann, signing a two-year contract. He has made 52 appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals.
David Ruiz
David Ruiz, 19, is MLS and Inter Miami homegrown player. He broke into Inter Miami first team in 2023 and has made 9 appearances for the club, scoring one goal. Ruiz plays for Honduras U-20.
Benjamin Cremaschi
Benjamin Cremaschi, 18, shares dual nationality with Argentina and USA. He plays for USA U-19. He is a homegrown MLS and Inter Miami player. Cremaschi made his Inter Miami debut in 2022 and has went on to make 18 appearances for the club, scoring a goal. He is on a three-year contract with the club.
Edison Ascona
Edison Ascona, 19, is a Dominican Republic national team player. Ascona plays as a midfielder for Inter Miami after a spell with the club’s reserve team. He joined the first team in 2021 and has made 10 appearances for the club.
Lawson Sunderland
Lawson Sunderland, 21, plays for USA U-18. He is a homegrown MLS star. Sunderland transitioned to Inter Miami first team in 2022. He has a contract with the club till December, 2023. He has made only an appearance for the club.
Victor Ulloa
Victor Ulloa, 31, is a Mexican midfielder. Ulloa joined Inter Miami in 2020 from FC Cincinnati. He has made 70 appearances for the club and has a contract till 2024.
Sergio Busquets
Sergio Busquets, 34, is Lionel Messi’s former teammate at Barcelona. Busquets is on a two-year contract with Inter Miami after joining the club from Barcelona on a free transfer. He made his first appearance for the club in the 2-1 win over Cruz Azul.
Forwards
Leonardo Campana
Leonardo Campana, 22, plays as a striker for Ecuador national team and Inter Miami. Campana joined Inter Miami on loan from Premier League club, Wolves in 2022 before his loan deal was made in 2023. He has a contract till 2025 with the club and has made 42 appearances for the club, scoring 15 goals.
Robbie Robinson
Robbie Robinson, 24, is an American soccer star. He is yet to make an appearance with USA national team. Robinson joined Inter Miami in 2020 from Charleston Battery. He has made 47 appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals.
Nicolas Stefanelli
Nicolas Stefanelli, 28, is an Argentine striker. Stefanelli joined Inter Miami in 2023 from Swedish club, AIK Fotbol, on a two-year contract. He has made 20 appearances for the club, scoring one goal.
Shanyder Borgellin
Shanyder Borgellin, 21, plays for Haiti national team and Inter Miami in the MLS. Shanyder joined Inter Miami first team in 2023 after a stint with the club’s reserve team in 2022. He has made 29 appearances for the club, scoring 15 goals.
Josef Martinez
Josef Martinez, 30, plays for Venezuela national team and Inter Miami. Martinez joined Inter Miami in 2023 from Atlanta United. Martinez has played for Young Boys in Switzerland and Serie A top side, Torino in Italy. He has made 20 appearances for Inter Miami, scoring 6 goals.
