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	644	481/2624	18.33%	76/322	23.6%	19/141	13.48%	463/1770	26.16%	114/1321	8.63%	401/2126	18.86%	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: 24/05/2024

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	180	36/106	33.96%	29/106	27.36%	41/106	38.68%	10/106	9.43%	94/106	88.68%	2/106	1.89%	0/106	0%	24/106	22.64%	11/106	10.38%
Cristiano Ronaldo	206	61/128	47.66%	43/128	33.59%	24/128	18.75%	71/128	55.47%	29/128	22.66%	28/128	21.88%	0/128	0%	20/128	15.63%	11/128	8.59%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 26/03/2024

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	644	1366/1882	72.58%	29311/34615	84.68%	305/1311	23.26%	588/982	59.88%	680/819	83.03%
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: 24/05/2024

Assists type

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

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Leo Messi	644	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: 24/05/2024

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	644	205/1483	13.82%	99/1483	6.68%	298/1483	20.09%	87/1483	5.87%	942/1483	63.52%
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: 24/05/2024

Defensive skills

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

Player	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Clearances	Blocks
Leo Messi	644	129	205	6	168
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	56	165	380	161

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 24/05/2024

Disciplinary record

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

Player	Games	Fouls commited	Yellow cards	Red cards
Leo Messi	644	365	54	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	624	452	78	5

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 24/05/2024