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All Time Stats

ALL TIME CAREER

Excluding club friendlies

MESSI RONALDO

1035 357 817 844 237 1176

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104 mins per goal 113 mins per goal

73 mins per goal contribution 88 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME CAREER WITHOUT USA/SAUDI

International Stats + European Club Stats

MESSI RONALDO

1028 356 807 824 234 1149

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105 mins per goal 113 mins per goal

73 mins per goal contribution 88 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME CLUB

Excluding friendlies

MESSI RONALDO

860 304 714 721 204 976

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99 mins per goal 111 mins per goal

69 mins per goal contribution 86 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME CLUB EUROPE

All club stats for European clubs (excluding friendlies)

MESSI RONALDO

853 303 704 701 201 949

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99 mins per goal 110 mins per goal

70 mins per goal contribution 86 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME LEAGUE

MESSI RONALDO

578 222 496 512 146 668

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95 mins per goal 105 mins per goal

66 mins per goal contribution 82 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME LEAGUE EUROPE

League stats in all European Leagues

MESSI RONALDO

578 222 496 498 144 651

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95 mins per goal 105 mins per goal

66 mins per goal contribution 81 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME TOP 5 LEAGUES

League stats in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

MESSI RONALDO

578 222 496 495 140 626

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95 mins per goal 103 mins per goal

66 mins per goal contribution 80 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Excluding qualifying

MESSI RONALDO

163 40 129 140 41 183

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105 mins per goal 114 mins per goal

80 mins per goal contribution 88 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

QUALIFYING
MESSI RONALDO

0 0 0 0 0 0
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0 goals per game 0 goals per game

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ALL TIME DOMESTIC CUPS

Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Coupe de France,
Saudi King Cup, MLS Cup, US Open Cup

MESSI RONALDO

82 33 56 45 10 84
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120 mins per goal 151 mins per goal

75 mins per goal contribution 124 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME DOMESTIC SUPER CUP

Supercopa de Espana, Supercoppa Italiana, FA Community Shield,
Trophée des Champions, Saudi Super Cup, Campeones Cup

MESSI RONALDO

21 5 15 6 0 12
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117 mins per goal 159 mins per goal

88 mins per goal contribution 159 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME UEFA SUPER CUP

MESSI RONALDO

4 2 3 2 0 2
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140 mins per goal 49 mins per goal

84 mins per goal contribution 49 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME CLUB WORLD CUP

MESSI RONALDO

5 1 5 7 3 8
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85 mins per goal 106 mins per goal

71 mins per goal contribution 74 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME UEFA CUP / EUROPA LEAGUE

MESSI RONALDO

0 0 0 2 2 8
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0 goals per game 325 mins per goal

163 mins per goal contribution

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ALL TIME INTERNATIONALS

MESSI RONALDO

175 53 103 123 33 200

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141 mins per goal 129 mins per goal

93 mins per goal contribution 101 mins per goal contribution

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Messi vs Ronaldo - so
who is the best?
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the
best footballers of all time, arguably the very best
of them all. And remarkably, their careers have
largely coincided, with both players dominating
the game for well over a decade now. But who is
the best?

We compare them both in a number of different

categories and let you decide the overall winner.

Who scores more goals?

What really made this rivalry catch fire was their
incredible, unprecedented goalscoring rates, with
both Messi and Ronaldo averaging more than one
goal every game at their peaks. During the 9 years
Ronaldo spent at Real Madrid, Messi and Ronaldo
both scored a goal every 85 minutes in all
competitions. The adjacency of their goalscoring -
matching each other blow for blow - has been
astounding over the years.

Over their entire careers, it's Messi who edges the

ratio, with 0.79 goals per game, whereas Ronaldo
has scored 0.72 goals per game. If we drill down
into goals per minutes, Messi scores a goal every
104 minutes, and Ronaldo scores a goal every 113
minutes.

Ronaldo still has more all time career goals than

Messi though (Ronaldo has 844 career goals and
Messi has 817 career goals), but Ronaldo has
played 141 more games over his career than Messi
has.

Although Messi shades the overall ratio, Ronaldo

spent more of his formative years as a more
traditional right winger, only really starting to
focus on goalscoring as his primary function in
2006, 3-4 years into his career. For Messi, it was
2-3 years until he completed the transformation
from a nippy winger into a player hungry for goals
above everything else. If we take these differing
beginnings into account, the ratios would be even
closer.

Of all the categories, goalscoring is the hardest to

separate them on.

Who provides more

assists?
When it comes to assists, there's only one winner.
Lionel Messi's playmaking abilities are right up
there with the very best, and he has the numbers
to prove it.

Messi has racked up an impressive 357 assists in

1035 career appearances, compared to Ronaldo's
237 assists in 1176 games.

However, because Messi has a clear ascendancy

when it comes to assists, this often leads people
to fall into the trap of underestimating Ronaldo's
proficiency in this area. Ronaldo's assist numbers
are still extremely impressive compared to the
other mere mortals that play the beautiful game.

In fact, Ronaldo has more in the Champions

League, with 41 assists to Messi's 40 assists -
granted Ronaldo has played 20 more matches
than Messi, but this is still an impressive tally.

With that said, you can't ignore Messi's overall

assist stats.

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Who's the best at

passing?
The passing stats point to a clear winner in this
category; Lionel Messi. But again, Ronaldo's
passing abilities are often underestimated.

In the league and Champions League since

2009/10, Messi has made 1387 key passes in 599
appearances, whilst Ronaldo has made 917 key
passes in 561 appearances.

Messi also dominates the throughball statistics,

making 450 successful throughballs in that same
time period, compared to Ronaldo's 81 successful
throughballs.

Although Messi's passing numbers are clearly

superior, Ronaldo's are still impressive. It's also
likely that his passing stats would have been
significantly higher before 2009 when he was
more involved in the creative build-up play.

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Who's the best at

dribbling?
Ronaldo started his career as a tricky winger,
when his game was all about running at and
beating defenders with his pace and skill. As he
has transitioned to an inside-forward / striker
role over the years, dribbling has naturally
become significantly less of a factor in Ronaldo's
performances.

Messi also started his footballing career stuck to

the by-line, eventually moving to a more central
role as his primary position for most of his career.
However, Messi plays a very different game to a
traditional centre-forward, with his natural
Number 10 abilities making him the perfect False
9. As a result Messi comes much deeper, towards
the play, rather than making runs and playing off
the shoulder of the defenders.

Because he often comes deep to receive the ball,

dribbling is still a major part of Messi's game,
completing an incredible 3187 dribbles in the
league and Champions League, compared to
Ronaldo's 1677 successful dribbles (since
2003/04).

There is therefore little doubt that Lionel Messi is

the best when it comes to dribbling.

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Who's the best at

heading?
Heading is without doubt the most clear-cut
category, with Ronaldo's heading stats absolutely
dwarfing Messi's.

Over their entire careers, Ronaldo has scored 145

headers in 1176 appearances, whereas Messi has
scored just 26 headers in 1035 appearances.

In addition to headed goals, Ronaldo has also won

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