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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo after turning 30 years old

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
2014/2015010-10
2015/2016028-28
2016/2017042-42
2017/20182653-27
2018/20195166-15
2019/20208075+5
2020/202110383+20
2021/202212287+35
2022/202315593+62
2023/2024174110+64
2024/2025195116+79
2025/2026195119+76

Distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2014/201510-10
2015/201618-18
2016/201714-14
2017/20182611+15
2018/20192513+12
2019/2020299+20
2020/2021238+15
2021/2022194+15
2022/2023336+27
2023/20241917+2
2024/2025216+15
2025/20263-3
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
FC Barcelona 195 165 74 0.85 0.38 1.23
PSG 75 32 34 0.43 0.45 0.88
Inter Miami 84 74 36 0.88 0.43 1.31
Argentina 77 56 24 0.73 0.31 1.04
Totals 431 327 168 0.76 0.39 1.15
Summary
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 4 months, 12 days
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
Real Madrid 161 162 43 1.01 0.27 1.27
Juventus 134 101 20 0.75 0.15 0.90
Manchester Utd 54 27 5 0.50 0.09 0.59
Al-Nassr FC 121 108 21 0.89 0.17 1.07
Portugal 107 91 15 0.85 0.14 0.99
Totals 577 489 104 0.85 0.18 1.03
Summary
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 9 months, 0 days

Last games:

MLS Cup ·
Nashville SC vs Inter Miami
Nashville SC 2-1 Inter Miami
 
Messi, 90′
Goal
01-11-2025
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Saudi Pro League ·
Al-Nassr FC vs Al Feiha
Al-Nassr FC 2-1 Al Feiha
C. Ronaldo, 90′
Goal Penalty goal
 
01-11-2025
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