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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in clubs out of Europe in 2025

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

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2024/2025	19	1	+18
2025/2026	19	4	+15

Distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2024/2025	19	1	+18
2025/2026		3	-3

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Inter Miami	44	39	18	0.89	0.41	1.30
Totals	44	39	18	0.89	0.41	1.30

Summary

Lionel Messi 38 years, 4 months, 6 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Al-Nassr FC	31	26	3	0.84	0.10	0.94
Totals	31	26	3	0.84	0.10	0.94

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 8 months, 25 days

Last games:

MLS Cup ·
Inter Miami vs Nashville SC

	3-1
Messi, 90′

24-10-2025

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King Cup · Round of 16
Al-Nassr FC vs Al-Ittihad

	1-2
C. Ronaldo, 90′

28-10-2025

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