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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in club competitions

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
2003/2004014-14
2004/2005023-23
2005/2006532-27
2006/2007953-44
2007/20082761-34
2008/20094673-27
2009/20106085-25
2010/201188103-15
2011/2012124118+6
2012/2013142131+11
2013/2014158147+11
2014/2015191170+21
2015/2016215185+30
2016/2017238197+41
2017/2018261205+56
2018/2019285218+67
2019/2020313227+86
2020/2021331233+98
2021/2022348236+112
2022/2023376240+136
2023/2024390254+136
2024/2025409259+150
2025/2026409262+147

Distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/20035-5
2003/20049-9
2004/20059-9
2005/200659-4
2006/2007421-17
2007/2008188+10
2008/20091912+7
2009/20101412+2
2010/20112818+10
2011/20123615+21
2012/20131813+5
2013/201416160
2014/20153323+10
2015/20162415+9
2016/20172312+11
2017/2018238+15
2018/20192413+11
2019/2020289+19
2020/2021186+12
2021/2022173+14
2022/2023284+24
2023/202414140
2024/2025195+14
2025/20263-3
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 83 73 36 0.88 0.43 1.31
Totals 936 777 339 0.83 0.36 1.19
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 4 months, 6 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 120 106 21 0.88 0.18 1.06
Totals 1069 807 222 0.75 0.21 0.96
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 8 months, 25 days

Last games:

MLS Cup ·
Inter Miami vs Nashville SC
Inter Miami 3-1 Nashville SC
Messi, 90′
Goal Goal
 
24-10-2025
King Cup · Round of 16
Al-Nassr FC vs Al-Ittihad
Al-Nassr FC 1-2 Al-Ittihad
C. Ronaldo, 90′
 
 
28-10-2025