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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in international club competitions 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
2014/201502-2
2015/201606-6
2016/2017012-12
2017/2018315-12
2018/2019617-11
2019/20201018-8
2020/20211220-8
2021/20221320-7
2022/20231922-3
2023/20242124-3
2024/20252325-2

Distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2014/20152-2
2015/20164-4
2016/20176-6
2017/2018330
2018/201932+1
2019/202041+3
2020/2021220
2021/20221+1
2022/202362+4
2023/2024220
2024/202521+1
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
FC Barcelona 34 26 10 0.76 0.29 1.06
PSG 14 9 4 0.64 0.29 0.93
Inter Miami 25 20 5 0.80 0.20 1.00
Totals 73 55 19 0.75 0.26 1.01
Summary
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 3 months, 12 days
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
Real Madrid 49 54 14 1.10 0.29 1.39
Juventus 23 14 4 0.61 0.17 0.78
Manchester Utd 13 8 2 0.62 0.15 0.77
Al-Nassr FC 23 20 2 0.87 0.09 0.96
Totals 108 96 22 0.89 0.20 1.09
Summary
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 8 months, 1 day

Last games:

Leagues Cup · Final
Seattle Sounders FC vs Inter Miami
Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 Inter Miami
 
Messi, 90′
 
31-08-2025
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AFC Champions League · Semifinals
Al-Nassr FC vs Kawasaki Frontale
Al-Nassr FC 2-3 Kawasaki Frontale
C. Ronaldo, 90′
 
  
30-04-2025
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