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Benzema VS Messi
Karim Benzema 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 • FRANCE
Karim
Benzema
AGE 38CLUB –HEIGHT 184 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
FORWARD • ARGENTINA
Lionel
Messi
AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM
PLAYER FILE
Player Bio
BENZEMA
PROFILE
MESSI
Karim Benzema
FULL NAME
Lionel Messi
19 Dec 1987
DATE OF BIRTH
24 Jun 1987
France
NATIONALITY
Argentina
184 cm
HEIGHT
169 cm
Forward
POSITION
Forward
CAREER DATA
Career Stats On Record
BENZEMA
CAREER ON RECORD
MESSI
365
GOALS
663
673
APPEARANCES
777
133
ASSISTS
287
47,106
MINUTES
60,870
7.47
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
BENZEMA
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
365BENZEMA
GOALS
35.5%64.5%
663MESSI
133BENZEMA
ASSISTS
31.7%68.3%
287MESSI
498BENZEMA
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
34.4%65.6%
950MESSI
673BENZEMA
APPEARANCES
46.4%53.6%
777MESSI
47,106BENZEMA
MINUTES
43.6%56.4%
60,870MESSI
EFFICIENCY
Per 90 Minutes
PER 90 • 47,106 MINUTES
Karim Benzema
Goals0.70
Assists0.25
Goal Contributions0.95
Shots3.29
Key Passes1.62
Successful Dribbles1.02
Duels Won2.57
Tackles + Interceptions0.60
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
KBKarim Benzema
Al-Hilal
2
1
0
1
160
7.05
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
KBKarim Benzema
Al-Hilal / Al-Ittihad
24
17
2
19
1,916
7.28
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
KBKarim Benzema
Al-Ittihad
29
21
9
30
2,533
7.74
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
KBKarim Benzema
Al-Ittihad
21
9
7
16
1,741
7.56
LMLionel Messi
Inter Miami CF / Argentina
9
6
3
9
642
7.98
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
KBKarim Benzema
Real Madrid / France
49
32
6
38
3,927
7.40
LMLionel Messi
Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain
66
37
24
61
5,635
8.06
BREAKDOWN
By Competition
BENZEMA • 10 COMPETITIONS
La LigaSpain • 12 seasons
388APPS
211GOALS
81AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 12 seasons
124APPS
70GOALS
22AST
Saudi Pro LeagueSaudi Arabia • 4 seasons
76APPS
48GOALS
18AST
Copa del ReySpain • 8 seasons
31APPS
13GOALS
5AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 4 seasons
15APPS
7GOALS
1AST
World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 2 seasons
15APPS
4GOALS
1AST
UEFA EuroEurope • 2 seasons
8APPS
4GOALS
2AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 2 seasons
6APPS
3GOALS
0AST
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
KB
5 TEAMS
Karim Benzema
TEAMS
Al-HilalClub • 2025–2026 • 2 seasons
Al-IttihadClub • 2023–2025 • 3 seasons
Real MadridClub • 2011–2022 • 12 seasons
FranceClub • 2012–2022 • 7 seasons
Olympique LyonnaisClub
TRANSFERS
Al-Hilal→No team31 Aug 2026
Al-Ittihad→Al-Hilal2 Feb 2026 • Free
Real Madrid→Al-Ittihad1 Jul 2023 • Free
Olympique Lyonnais→Real Madrid9 Jul 2009 • 35M €
Olympique Lyon U19→Olympique Lyonnais1 Jul 2005
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
KB
0 LATEST ITEMS
Karim Benzema
No recent videos or posts.
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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