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FORWARD • PORTUGAL

Cristiano
Ronaldo

AGE 41CLUB AL-NASSRHEIGHT 187 CM

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FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Lionel
Messi

AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

RONALDO

PROFILE

MESSI

Cristiano Ronaldo

FULL NAME

Lionel Messi

5 Feb 1985

DATE OF BIRTH

24 Jun 1987

Portugal

NATIONALITY

Argentina

187 cm

HEIGHT

169 cm

Forward

POSITION

Forward

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

RONALDO

CAREER ON RECORD

MESSI

643

GOALS

656

740

APPEARANCES

768

128

ASSISTS

283

58,838

MINUTES

60,154

7.68

AVG RATING

8.27

BSD has no per-match data before 2011/12, so earlier seasons are missing and these totals are floors, not official career figures.

PERFORMANCE LAB

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27

Player Profile

RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES

RONALDO

MESSI

Assists By Season

CREATIVITY

Goal Contributions

CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS

Match Rating

AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON

Minutes Played

WORKLOAD PER SEASON

STAT BATTLE

Every Metric

Output

643RONALDO

GOALS

49.5%50.5%

656MESSI

128RONALDO

ASSISTS

31.1%68.9%

283MESSI

771RONALDO

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

45.1%54.9%

939MESSI

740RONALDO

APPEARANCES

49.1%50.9%

768MESSI

58,838RONALDO

MINUTES

49.4%50.6%

60,154MESSI

EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

PER 90 • 58,838 MINUTES

Cristiano Ronaldo

Goals0.98

Assists0.20

Goal Contributions1.18

Shots5.37

Key Passes1.26

Successful Dribbles1.15

Duels Won3.77

Tackles + Interceptions0.43

PER 90 • 60,154 MINUTES

Lionel Messi

Goals0.98

Assists0.42

Goal Contributions1.40

Shots5.02

Key Passes2.71

Successful Dribbles4.08

Duels Won7.22

Tackles + Interceptions0.87

SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

CRCristiano Ronaldo

Al-Nassr / Portugal

1,349

7.02

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

3,847

8.38

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

CRCristiano Ronaldo

Al-Nassr

2,612

7.19

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

3,136

8.57

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

CRCristiano Ronaldo

Portugal / Al-Nassr

3,934

7.51

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

2,306

8.16

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

CRCristiano Ronaldo

Al-Nassr

2,647

7.83

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

642

7.98

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

CRCristiano Ronaldo

Portugal / Al-Nassr / Manchester United

3,980

7.18

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain

5,635

8.06

BREAKDOWN

By Competition

RONALDO • 15 COMPETITIONS

La LigaSpain • 7 seasons

223APPS

238GOALS

49AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 11 seasons

113APPS

111GOALS

26AST

Saudi Pro LeagueSaudi Arabia • 5 seasons

112APPS

105GOALS

18AST

Serie AItaly • 4 seasons

100APPS

81GOALS

16AST

Premier LeagueEngland • 2 seasons

42APPS

19GOALS

3AST

World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 4 seasons

33APPS

29GOALS

4AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 11 seasons

30APPS

12GOALS

2AST

UEFA EuroEurope • 4 seasons

21APPS

11GOALS

4AST

MESSI • 11 COMPETITIONS

La LigaSpain • 10 seasons

337APPS

347GOALS

116AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 12 seasons

105APPS

90GOALS

28AST

MLSUSA • 4 seasons

86APPS

77GOALS

47AST

Ligue 1France • 2 seasons

58APPS

22GOALS

30AST

Copa del ReySpain • 8 seasons

43APPS

32GOALS

21AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 13 seasons

41APPS

30GOALS

10AST

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 4 seasons

38APPS

24GOALS

7AST

Copa AmericaSouth America • 5 seasons

31APPS

12GOALS

14AST

JOURNEY

Career Path

7 TEAMS

Cristiano Ronaldo

TEAMS

Al-NassrClub • 2022–2026 • 5 seasons

PortugalNational team • 2012–2026 • 12 seasons

Manchester UnitedClub • 2021–2022 • 2 seasons

JuventusClub • 2018–2021 • 4 seasons

Real MadridClub • 2011–2017 • 7 seasons

Sporting CPClub

Sporting U19Club

TRANSFERS

No team→Al-Nassr1 Jan 2023

Manchester United→No team22 Nov 2022

Juventus→Manchester United31 Aug 2021 • 17M €

Real Madrid→Juventus10 Jul 2018 • 117M €

Manchester United→Real Madrid6 Jul 2009 • 94M €

Sporting CP→Manchester United12 Aug 2003 • 19M €

Sporting U19→Sporting CP1 Jul 2002

5 TEAMS

Lionel Messi

TEAMS

ArgentinaNational team • 2012–2026 • 14 seasons

Inter Miami CFClub • 2023–2026 • 4 seasons

Paris Saint-GermainClub • 2021–2022 • 2 seasons

FC BarcelonaClub • 2011–2020 • 10 seasons

Barcelona AtlèticClub

TRANSFERS

Paris Saint-Germain→Inter Miami CF15 Jul 2023 • Free

FC Barcelona→Paris Saint-Germain10 Aug 2021 • Free

Barcelona Atlètic→FC Barcelona1 Jul 2005

Barcelona U20→Barcelona Atlètic5 Mar 2004

MEDIA

Latest Media

1 LATEST ITEMS

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Portugal - Irelandvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2025

6 LATEST ITEMS

Lionel Messi

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Inter Miami 1 - 1 San Diegovideo • YouTube • 20 Sep 2026

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Inter Miami 2 - 1 Nashvillevideo • YouTube • 13 Sep 2026

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Inter Miami 5 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Inter Miami 7 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Inter Miami 3 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

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Every Season

By Competition

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