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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 672 500/2728 18.33% 78/335 23.28% 20/148 13.51% 478/1836 26.03% 121/1379 8.77% 419/2215 18.92% 33/112 29.46%
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: 01/06/2025

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 2 2/3 66.67% 1/3 33.33% 0/3 0% 1/3 33.33% 2/3 66.67% 0/3 0% 0/3 0% 0/3 0% 0/3 0%
Cristiano Ronaldo 2 0/1 0% 1/1 100% 0/1 0% 1/1 100% 0/1 0% 0/1 0% 0/1 0% 0/1 0% 0/1 0%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 17/08/2011

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 672 1442/1989 72.5% 30248/35732 84.65% 319/1376 23.18% 631/1056 59.75% 711/856 83.06%
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: 01/06/2025

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 672 25/254 9.84% 8/254 3.15% 86/254 33.86% 15/254 5.91% 137/254 53.94%
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: 01/06/2025

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 672 213/1545 13.79% 104/1545 6.73% 307/1545 19.87% 94/1545 6.08% 982/1545 63.56%
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: 01/06/2025

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 672 128 207 7 175
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 58 165 383 164

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 01/06/2025

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 672 375 59 1
Cristiano Ronaldo 636 457 80 5

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 01/06/2025