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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo

Transfermarkt‘s criteria is more lenient in their concept of assists. They include deflected passes, rebounded shots, penalties earned, and passes or shots leading to an own goal.

In this section, we use that criterion, although the figures on Transfermarkt may differ, as they are quite inconsistent in gathering assists.

Cumulative distribution

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/200305-5
2003/2004017-17
2004/2005031-31
2005/2006943-34
2006/20071767-50
2007/20083978-39
2008/20096090-30
2009/201078106-28
2010/2011112127-15
2011/2012153144+9
2012/2013175160+15
2013/2014194178+16
2014/2015231201+30
2015/2016259219+40
2016/2017284233+51
2017/2018310244+66
2018/2019335257+78
2019/2020364266+98
2020/2021387274+113
2021/2022406278+128
2022/2023439284+155
2023/2024458301+157
2024/2025479307+172
2025/2026479309+170

Distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/20035-5
2003/200412-12
2004/200514-14
2005/2006912-3
2006/2007824-16
2007/20082211+11
2008/20092112+9
2009/20101816+2
2010/20113421+13
2011/20124117+24
2012/20132216+6
2013/20141918+1
2014/20153723+14
2015/20162818+10
2016/20172514+11
2017/20182611+15
2018/20192513+12
2019/2020299+20
2020/2021238+15
2021/2022194+15
2022/2023336+27
2023/20241917+2
2024/2025216+15
2025/20262-2
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
FC Barcelona 778 672 269 0.86 0.35 1.21
PSG 75 32 34 0.43 0.45 0.88
Inter Miami 82 71 36 0.87 0.44 1.30
Argentina 195 114 60 0.58 0.31 0.89
Totals 1130 889 399 0.79 0.35 1.14
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 3 months, 26 days
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
Sporting CP 31 5 4 0.16 0.13 0.29
Real Madrid 438 450 120 1.03 0.27 1.30
Juventus 134 101 20 0.75 0.15 0.90
Manchester Utd 346 145 57 0.42 0.16 0.58
Al-Nassr FC 118 105 21 0.89 0.18 1.07
Portugal 225 143 37 0.64 0.16 0.80
Totals 1292 949 259 0.73 0.20 0.93
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 8 months, 15 days

Last games:

Major League Soccer ·
Nashville SC vs Inter Miami
Nashville SC 2-5 Inter Miami
 
Messi, 90′
Goal Goal Penalty goal Assist
18-10-2025
Saudi Pro League ·
Al-Nassr FC vs Al-Fateh
Al-Nassr FC 5-1 Al-Fateh
C. Ronaldo, 90′
Goal Assist Penalty missed
 
18-10-2025