Skills radar of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Goalscoring efficiency

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Copa América, EFL Cup, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League

Player	Games	Left foot		Right foot		Header		Inside the box		Outside the box		Open play		Counter attack
Leo Messi	646	483/2633	18.34%	76/323	23.53%	19/142	13.38%	464/1776	26.13%	115/1326	8.67%	403/2136	18.87%	32/104	30.77%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	100/823	12.15%	381/2409	15.82%	94/516	18.22%	503/2196	22.91%	73/1558	4.69%	317/2428	13.06%	49/222	22.07%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2024

How do they score?

Data from entire career and all competitions

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field		Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts		Penalty		Free kick
Leo Messi	15	9/14	64.29%	5/14	35.71%	0/14	0%	0/14	0%	12/14	85.71%	1/14	7.14%	1/14	7.14%	1/14	7.14%	0/14	0%
Cristiano Ronaldo	57	28/55	50.91%	21/55	38.18%	6/55	10.91%	34/55	61.82%	13/55	23.64%	8/55	14.55%	0/55	0%	12/55	21.82%	3/55	5.45%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 01/06/2024

Passing accuracy (%)

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Player	Games	Long pass		Short pass		Cross		Corner		Free kick
Leo Messi	646	1375/1896	72.52%	29397/34723	84.66%	305/1314	23.21%	592/988	59.92%	681/821	82.95%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	375/524	71.56%	15960/19589	81.47%	189/1038	18.21%	38/43	88.37%	107/122	87.7%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2024

Assists type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Leo Messi	646	25/247	10.12%	8/247	3.24%	83/247	33.6%	15/247	6.07%	133/247	53.85%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	15/146	10.27%	0/146	0%	17/146	11.64%	2/146	1.37%	114/146	78.08%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2024

Key passes type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Leo Messi	646	205/1487	13.79%	99/1487	6.66%	298/1487	20.04%	87/1487	5.85%	946/1487	63.62%
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	115/963	11.94%	0/963	0%	61/963	6.33%	9/963	0.93%	782/963	81.2%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2024

Defensive skills

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Player	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Clearances	Blocks
Leo Messi	646	131	206	6	169
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	56	165	380	161

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2024

Disciplinary record

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Player	Games	Fouls commited	Yellow cards	Red cards
Leo Messi	646	366	54	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	452	78	5

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2024