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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo by calendar year

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
200204-4
200308-8
2004026-26
2005639-33
20061052-42
20072869-41
20085085-35
20096694-28
201093117-24
2011133136-3
2012162150+12
2013181167+14
2014205190+15
2015237208+29
2016270225+45
2017295238+57
2018324252+72
2019345260+85
2020370269+101
2021393277+116
2022426282+144
2023439297+142
2024458306+152
2025466307+159

Distribution by year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20024-4
20034-4
200418-18
2005613-7
2006413-9
20071817+1
20082216+6
2009169+7
20102723+4
20114019+21
20122914+15
20131917+2
20142423+1
20153218+14
20163317+16
20172513+12
20182914+15
2019218+13
2020259+16
2021238+15
2022335+28
20231315-2
2024199+10
202581+7