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Skills radar of Messi and Ronaldo

Goalscoring efficiency

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, 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 671 498/2724 18.28% 78/335 23.28% 20/148 13.51% 477/1834 26.01% 120/1377 8.71% 417/2213 18.84% 33/111 29.73%
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 101/837 12.07% 386/2436 15.85% 94/525 17.9% 509/2232 22.8% 73/1572 4.64% 322/2461 13.08% 49/224 21.88%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025

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 40 7/20 35% 13/20 65% 0/20 0% 1/20 5% 18/20 90% 1/20 5% 0/20 0% 3/20 15% 1/20 5%
Cristiano Ronaldo 50 24/34 70.59% 8/34 23.53% 2/34 5.88% 20/34 58.82% 7/34 20.59% 6/34 17.65% 1/34 2.94% 4/34 11.76% 5/34 14.71%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/12/2008

Passing accuracy (%)

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, 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 Long pass Short pass Cross Corner Free kick
Leo Messi 671 1439/1985 72.49% 30201/35679 84.65% 319/1376 23.18% 630/1055 59.72% 710/855 83.04%
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 378/528 71.59% 16173/19838 81.53% 190/1043 18.22% 38/43 88.37% 108/123 87.8%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025

Assists type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, 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 Cross Corner Throughball Free kick Others
Leo Messi 671 25/252 9.92% 8/252 3.17% 85/252 33.73% 15/252 5.95% 136/252 53.97%
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 15/148 10.14% 0/148 0% 17/148 11.49% 2/148 1.35% 116/148 78.38%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025

Key passes type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, 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 Cross Corner Throughball Free kick Others
Leo Messi 671 213/1541 13.82% 104/1541 6.75% 306/1541 19.86% 94/1541 6.1% 979/1541 63.53%
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 116/978 11.86% 0/978 0% 61/978 6.24% 9/978 0.92% 796/978 81.39%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025

Defensive skills

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, 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 Tackles Interceptions Clearances Blocks
Leo Messi 671 128 207 7 175
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 58 165 383 164

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025

Disciplinary record

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, 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 Fouls commited Yellow cards Red cards
Leo Messi 671 375 59 1
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 457 80 5

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025