Player comparison Lionel Messi / Cristiano Ronaldo

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Main position:
Right Winger

Secondary positions:
Centre-Forward
Second Striker

Jun 24, 1987 (36)	Date of birth/Age	Feb 5, 1985 (39)
Rosario	Place of birth	Funchal
Argentina	Citizenship	Portugal
1,70 m	Height	1,88 m
left	Foot	right
Inter Miami CF	Current club	Al-Nassr FC
Jul 15, 2023	since	Jan 1, 2023
Dec 31, 2025	Contract expires	Jun 30, 2025
Right Winger	Position	Centre-Forward
Argentina	National player	Portugal
Relatives	Player agent	Gestifute

Main position:
Centre-Forward

Secondary positions:
Left Winger
Right Winger

23x

10x

10x

Achievements

13x

19x

Market value over time

Transfer history

Fee	Market value	Club			Market value	Fee

free transfer	€35.00m	Miami	23/24
				Al-Nassr	€20.00m	-
			22/23	Without Club	€20.00m	-

free transfer	€80.00m	Paris SG	21/22	Man Utd	€45.00m	€17.00m

			20/21

			19/20

			18/19	Juventus	€100.00m	€117.00m

			17/18

			16/17

			15/16

			14/15

			13/14

			12/13

			11/12

			10/11

			09/10	Real Madrid	€60.00m	€94.00m

			08/09

			07/08

			06/07

-	€3.00m	Barcelona	05/06

			04/05
-	-	Barcelona B
- -	- -	Barcelona C Barça U19	03/04	Man Utd	-	€19.00m

-	-	Barça U16	02/03	Sporting CP	-	-

			01/02

free transfer	-	Barça Youth	00/01	Sporting U19	-	-

			99/00

			98/99	Sporting U17	-	-

			97/98	Sporting Sub-15	-	?

			96/97	Nacional U15	-	-

			95/96	Nacional Yth.	-	free transfer

Youth clubs

Lionel Messi

Grandoli FC (1992-1995), Newell's Old Boys (1995-2000)

Cristiano Ronaldo

CF Andorinha (1992-1995),
CD Nacional (1995-1997),
Sporting CP (1997-2002)

Stats

Lionel Messi

Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			901	733	355	101	74.013
	LaLiga	520	474	216	89	42.141
	Champions League	163	129	45	105	13.578
	Copa del Rey	80	56	36	116	6.512
	Ligue 1	58	22	31	227	4.994
	2ª B - Grupo III	22	6	1	320	1.918
	Supercopa	20	14	6	120	1.673
	MLS	15	11	11	103	1.136
	Leagues Cup	7	10	1	59	594
	Club World Cup	5	5	1	85	427
	UEFA Super Cup	4	3	3	140	420
	CONCACAF Champions Cup	3	2	2	115	230
	Coupe de France	2	-	-	-	180
	US Open Cup	1	-	2	-	120
	Trophée des Champions	1	1	-	90	90

Cristiano Ronaldo

Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			1010	757	238	109	82.706
	LaLiga	292	311	95	81	25.113
	Premier League	236	103	39	170	17.520
	Champions League	183	140	48	114	15.935
	Serie A	98	81	17	104	8.441
	Saudi Pro League	45	47	13	83	3.918
	Copa del Rey	30	22	3	117	2.571
	FA Cup	27	13	8	169	2.194
	Liga Portugal	25	3	5	356	1.069
	EFL Cup	12	4	1	233	930
	Italy Cup	10	4	-	192	766
	Club World Cup	8	7	3	106	742
	AFC Champions League	8	6	1	123	738
	Supercopa	7	4	-	118	473
	Europa League	6	2	2	266	531
	King's Cup	5	3	-	156	469
	Champions League Qu.	4	1	1	253	253
	Supercoppa Italiana	3	2	-	135	270
	Taça de Portugal	3	2	-	86	172
	UEFA Super Cup	2	2	-	49	97
	UEFA Cup	2	-	1	-	118
	Saudi Super Cup	2	-	-	-	176
	Community Shield	1	-	-	-	120
	AFC CL-Qualification	1	-	1	-	90
	Supertaça	-	-	-	-	-

National team career

Lionel Messi

#	National team		Debut
	Argentina
10		Argentina	Aug 17, 2005	180	106
	Argentina U20
18		Argentina U20	Jun 29, 2004	16	11
	Argentina
15		Argentina	Aug 7, 2008	5	2

Cristiano Ronaldo

#	National team		Debut
	Portugal
7		Portugal	Aug 20, 2003	206	128
	Portugal U21
7		Portugal U21	Nov 19, 2002	10	3
	Portugal U20
7		Portugal U20	Jun 11, 2003	5	1
	Portugal U17
7		Portugal U17	Oct 10, 2001	7	5
	Portugal
7		Portugal	Aug 4, 2004	3	2
	Portugal U15
7		Portugal U15	Feb 24, 2001	9	7

Teammates

							Lionel Messi			Cristiano Ronaldo
	Matches	W	D	L	Minutes	Goals	min	Goals	Assists	min	Goals	Assists
	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	0	-	-

Matches against each other

			Lionel Messi					Cristiano Ronaldo
	Matches	Minutes	Assists	Goals	min	W	D	W	min	Goals	Assists
	36	2.920	12	22	3.140	16	9	11	3.003	21	1

Lionel Messi	#10			#7	Cristiano Ronaldo
Inter Miami CF					Al-Nassr FC
Highest market value: €180.00m (Thread closed)Last update: Mar 25, 2024	€30.00m	Market value	€15.00m		Highest market value: €120.00m Last update: Dec 15, 2023 (Thread closed)