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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 23 18 5 0.78 0.22 1.00
Totals 71 53 19 0.75 0.27 1.01
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 2 months, 1 day
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
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 20 days

Last games:

Leagues Cup · Group stage
Inter Miami vs Club Necaxa
Inter Miami 2-2 Club Necaxa
Messi, 11′
 
 
Penalty shootout
5-4
02-08-2025
AFC Champions League · Semifinals
Al-Nassr FC vs Kawasaki Frontale
Al-Nassr FC 2-3 Kawasaki Frontale
C. Ronaldo, 90′
 
 
30-04-2025