Skills radar of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Goalscoring efficiency

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Left foot		Right foot		Header		Inside the box		Outside the box		Open play		Counter attack
Leo Messi	643	481/2621	18.35%	76/322	23.6%	19/141	13.48%	463/1770	26.16%	114/1318	8.65%	401/2125	18.87%	32/104	30.77%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	100/823	12.15%	381/2409	15.82%	94/516	18.22%	503/2196	22.91%	73/1558	4.69%	317/2428	13.06%	49/222	22.07%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/05/2024

How do they score?

Data from entire career and all competitions

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field		Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts		Penalty		Free kick
Leo Messi	1060	460/833	55.22%	313/833	37.58%	60/833	7.2%	105/833	12.61%	698/833	83.79%	27/833	3.24%	3/833	0.36%	109/833	13.09%	65/833	7.8%
Cristiano Ronaldo	1222	479/891	53.76%	363/891	40.74%	49/891	5.5%	573/891	64.31%	167/891	18.74%	149/891	16.72%	2/891	0.22%	164/891	18.41%	63/891	7.07%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 18/05/2024

Passing accuracy (%)

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Long pass		Short pass		Cross		Corner		Free kick
Leo Messi	643	1364/1877	72.67%	29283/34580	84.68%	305/1307	23.34%	588/979	60.06%	680/819	83.03%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	375/524	71.56%	15960/19589	81.47%	189/1038	18.21%	38/43	88.37%	107/122	87.7%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/05/2024

Assists type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Leo Messi	643	25/247	10.12%	8/247	3.24%	83/247	33.6%	15/247	6.07%	133/247	53.85%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	15/146	10.27%	0/146	0%	17/146	11.64%	2/146	1.37%	114/146	78.08%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/05/2024

Key passes type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Leo Messi	643	205/1483	13.82%	99/1483	6.68%	298/1483	20.09%	87/1483	5.87%	942/1483	63.52%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	115/963	11.94%	0/963	0%	61/963	6.33%	9/963	0.93%	782/963	81.2%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/05/2024

Defensive skills

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Clearances	Blocks
Leo Messi	643	128	205	6	168
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	56	165	380	161

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/05/2024

Disciplinary record

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Fouls commited	Yellow cards	Red cards
Leo Messi	643	365	54	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	452	78	5

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/05/2024