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Ronaldo VS Messi
The debate that defined a generation. Two players who rewrote the scoring records in Spain and Europe, built in completely different ways. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) vs Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.
FORWARD • PORTUGAL
Cristiano
Ronaldo
AGE 41CLUB AL-NASSRHEIGHT 187 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
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
648
GOALS
663
746
APPEARANCES
777
128
ASSISTS
287
59,265
MINUTES
60,870
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
01
Goals By Season
GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27
02
Player Profile
RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES
RONALDO
MESSI
03
Assists By Season
CREATIVITY
04
Goal Contributions
CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS
05
Match Rating
AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON
06
Minutes Played
WORKLOAD PER SEASON
STAT BATTLE
Every Metric
Output
648RONALDO
GOALS
49.4%50.6%
663MESSI
128RONALDO
ASSISTS
30.8%69.2%
287MESSI
776RONALDO
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
45.0%55.0%
950MESSI
746RONALDO
APPEARANCES
49.0%51.0%
777MESSI
59,265RONALDO
MINUTES
49.3%50.7%
60,870MESSI
EFFICIENCY
Per 90 Minutes
PER 90 • 59,265 MINUTES
Cristiano Ronaldo
Goals0.98
Assists0.19
Goal Contributions1.18
Shots5.37
Key Passes1.26
Successful Dribbles1.14
Duels Won3.76
Tackles + Interceptions0.43
PER 90 • 60,870 MINUTES
Lionel Messi
Goals0.98
Assists0.42
Goal Contributions1.40
Shots5.03
Key Passes2.70
Successful Dribbles4.05
Duels Won7.17
Tackles + Interceptions0.86
SEASON BY SEASON
Every Season
2026/27SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CRCristiano Ronaldo
Al-Nassr / Portugal
24
16
0
16
1,776
7.12
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Inter Miami CF
56
45
22
67
4,563
8.37
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CRCristiano Ronaldo
Al-Nassr
30
28
2
30
2,612
7.19
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
37
36
26
62
3,136
8.57
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CRCristiano Ronaldo
Portugal / Al-Nassr
46
35
5
40
3,934
7.51
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Inter Miami CF
30
24
13
37
2,306
8.16
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CRCristiano Ronaldo
Al-Nassr
31
35
11
46
2,647
7.83
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
9
6
3
9
642
7.98
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CRCristiano Ronaldo
Portugal / Al-Nassr / Manchester United
53
26
6
32
3,980
7.18
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain
66
37
24
61
5,635
8.06
BREAKDOWN
By Competition
RONALDO • 15 COMPETITIONS
La LigaSpain • 7 seasons
223APPS
238GOALS
49AST
Saudi Pro LeagueSaudi Arabia • 5 seasons
116APPS
110GOALS
18AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 11 seasons
113APPS
111GOALS
26AST
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 Nations LeagueEurope • 5 seasons
22APPS
15GOALS
2AST
MESSI • 11 COMPETITIONS
La LigaSpain • 10 seasons
337APPS
347GOALS
116AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 12 seasons
105APPS
90GOALS
28AST
MLSUSA • 4 seasons
94APPS
83GOALS
49AST
Ligue 1France • 2 seasons
58APPS
22GOALS
30AST
Copa del ReySpain • 8 seasons
43APPS
32GOALS
21AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 13 seasons
42APPS
31GOALS
12AST
World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 4 seasons
38APPS
24GOALS
7AST
Copa AmericaSouth America • 5 seasons
31APPS
12GOALS
14AST
JOURNEY
Career Path
CR
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
LM
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
CR
2 LATEST ITEMS
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Faisaly 0 - 2 Al-Nassrvideo • YouTube • 23 Oct 2026
▶Portugal - Irelandvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2025
LM
6 LATEST ITEMS
Lionel Messi
New England 1 - 2 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 2 Nov 2026
▶Atlanta 0 - 2 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 18 Oct 2026
▶Atlanta 0 - 3 Inter Miamivideo • YouTube • 18 Oct 2026
▶Inter Miami 4 - 0 DC Unitedvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2026
▶Inter Miami 3 - 0 DC Unitedvideo • YouTube • 11 Oct 2026
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