Full career stats

Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Ratio
FC Barcelona	778	672	268	0,86
Paris Saint-Germain	33	11	13	0,33
Argentina	160	81	47	0,51
Totals:	971	764	328	0,79
Argentina youth	18	14	6	0,78
Argentina	5	2	3	0,40
Totals:	23	16	9	0,70

Full career stats

Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Ratio
Sporting CP	31	5	4	0,16
Real Madrid	438	450	119	1,03
Juventus	134	101	19	0,75
Manchester United	330	142	56	0,43
Portugal	186	115	33	0,62
Totals:	1119	813	231	0,73
Portugal youth	31	16	3	0,52
Portugal	3	2	0	0,67
Totals:	34	18	3	0,53

In football conversations usually arises the discussion over who is better… if Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Any Google search yields hundreds of results on “Messi vs Ronaldo” or “Cristiano Ronaldo vs Messi”. Assuming that we will always make a subjective analysis, based on our personal preferences, I have made this comparison, as a statistic, rigorous and totally objective analysis, in which I will confront their individual and collective achievements.

I have incorporated an aspect that many people apply: the comparison of the two while Cristiano Ronaldo played for Real Madrid (2009 to 2018). We also compare their international careers, as well as their performance in the main european club competition, UEFA Champions League.

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

34 years, 10 months, 25 days+-869 days

37 years, 3 months, 14 days+869 days

18 seasons+-2

20 seasons+2

971 games played+-148

1119 games played+148

764 goals+-49

813 goals+49

0.79 goals per game+0.06

0.73 goals per game+-0.06

662 goals without penalties+-7

669 goals without penalties+7

Scores every 104′07″-7′59″

Scores every 112′07″-7′59″

328 assists+97

231 assists+-97

75 indirect assists+28

47 indirect assists+-28

Assists every 242′32″-152′2″

Assists every 394′34″-152′02″

Involved in goal every 72′51″-14′27″

Involved in goal every 87′18″-14′27″

39/84 titles won+5

34/89 titles won+-5

7 Ballon d'Or+2

5 Ballon d'Or+-2

6 Golden Boot+2

4 Golden Boot+-2

5.12 shots per goal*-1.26

6.38 shots per goal*1.26

108 goals outside the box*+41

67 goals outside the box*+-41

354 goals in penalty box*+-23

377 goals in penalty box*+23

74 goals in six yard box*+-15

89 goals in six yard box*+15

2951 dribbles*+1312

1639 dribbles*+-1312

163.94 dribbles/season*+77.68

86.26 dribbles/season*+-77.68

61.30% dribble effectiveness*+7.63%

53.67% dribble effectiveness*+-7.63%

1263 key passes*+381

882 key passes*+-381

97.15 key passes/season*+29.3

67.85 key passes/season*+-29.3

26827 passes succeed*+12158

14669 passes succeed*+-12158

2063.62 passes/season*+935.24

1128.38 passes/season*+-935.24

84.14% passing accuracy*+3.03%

81.11% passing accuracy*+-3.03%

73.79% long pass accuracy*+2.78%

71.01% long pass accuracy*+-2.78%

84.70% short pass accuracy*+3.32%

81.38% short pass accuracy*+-3.32%

*2009 - 2022 - Data from WhoScored - Last update: 11/05/2022

Current season

Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Ratio
Paris Saint-Germain	33	11	13	0,33
Argentina	9	5	0	0,56
Totals:	42	16	13	0,38

Current season

Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Ratio
Juventus	1	0	0	0,00
Manchester United	38	24	3	0,63
Portugal	7	6	1	0,86
Totals:	46	30	4	0,65

Lionel Messi

Scores every220'

Assists every270'

Involved every 121'

Cristiano Ronaldo

Scores every127'

Assists every951'

Involved every 112'

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