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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in national leagues 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
2014/201508-8
2015/2016019-19
2016/2017025-25
2017/20181630-14
2018/20193141-10
2019/20205448+6
2020/20216752+15
2021/20228355+28
2022/202310357+46
2023/202411569+46
2024/202513272+60
2025/202613273+59

Distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2014/20158-8
2015/201611-11
2016/20176-6
2017/2018165+11
2018/20191511+4
2019/2020237+16
2020/2021134+9
2021/2022163+13
2022/2023202+18
2023/202412120
2024/2025173+14
2025/20261-1
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
FC Barcelona 138 125 55 0.91 0.40 1.30
PSG 58 22 30 0.38 0.52 0.90
Inter Miami 56 51 29 0.91 0.52 1.43
Totals 252 198 114 0.79 0.45 1.24
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 3 months, 28 days
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
Real Madrid 109 106 29 0.97 0.27 1.24
Juventus 98 81 16 0.83 0.16 0.99
Manchester Utd 40 19 3 0.48 0.08 0.55
Al-Nassr FC 82 79 17 0.96 0.21 1.17
Totals 329 285 65 0.87 0.20 1.06
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 8 months, 17 days

Last games:

Major League Soccer ·
Nashville SC vs Inter Miami
Nashville SC 2-5 Inter Miami
 
Messi, 90′
Goal Goal Penalty goal Assist
18-10-2025
Saudi Pro League ·
Al-Nassr FC vs Al-Fateh
Al-Nassr FC 5-1 Al-Fateh
C. Ronaldo, 90′
Goal Assist Penalty missed
 
18-10-2025