Day: December 14, 2020

Ronaldo club honours

• Premier League titles: 3
• FA Cup: 1
• English Football League Cup: 2
• La Liga titles: 2
• Copa del Rey: 2
• Spanish Supercup: 2
• Uefa Champions League: 5 (four with Real Madrid, one with Man Utd)
• Uefa Super Cup: 2
• Fifa Club World Cup: 4 (three with Real Madrid, one with Man Utd)
• Portugal Super Cup: 1
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1
• Serie A titles: 2

Ronaldo international honours

• Uefa European Championship titles: 1 (2016)
• Uefa Nations League titles: 1 (2019)

Messi club honours

• La Liga titles: 10
• Copa del Rey: 6
• Spanish Supercup: 7
• Uefa Champions League: 4
• Uefa Super Cup: 3
• Fifa Club World Cup: 3

Messi international honours

• Fifa Under-20 World Cup: 1 (2005)
• Olympic Gold Medal: 1 (2008)

Ronaldo vs. Messi: Ballon d’Or wins

• Ronaldo – 5 wins: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2008
• Messi – 6 wins: 2019, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

Messi’s European Golden Shoe wins

• 2009-10: 34 goals
• 2011-12: 50 goals
• 2012-13: 46 goals
• 2016-17: 37 goals
• 2017-18: 34 goals
• 2018-19: 36 goals

Ronaldo’s European Golden Shoe wins

• 2007-08: 31 goals
• 2010-11: 40 goals
• 2013-14: 31 goals (shared with Luis Suarez)
• 2014-15: 48 goals

All-time career (club and country, but excluding club friendlies)

• Ronaldo: 754 goals and 222 assists in 1,031 appearances
• Messi: 713 goals and 300 assists in 888 appearances
• Hat-tricks: Ronaldo 56; Messi 54
• Career goal ratio: Ronaldo 0.73; Messi 0.80
• Penalties: Ronaldo 133 (25 missed); Messi 96 (26 missed)

Club career (excluding friendlies)

• Ronaldo: 652 goals and 191 assists in 861 appearances
• Messi: 642 goals and 258 assists in 746 appearances
• Hat-tricks: Ronaldo 47; Messi 48
• Club goal ratio: Ronaldo 0.76; Messi 0.86
• Penalties: Ronaldo 123 (19 missed); Messi 80 (22 missed)

International career (friendly and competitive matches)

• Ronaldo: 102 goals and 31 assists in 169 appearances for Portugal
• Messi: 71 goals and 42 assists in 141 appearances for Argentina
• Hat-tricks: Ronaldo 9; Messi 6
• International goal ratio: Ronaldo 0.60; Messi 0.50
• Penalties: Ronaldo 11 (6 missed); Messi 16 (4 missed)

2018-19 final club statistics

• Messi (for Barcelona): 51 goals, 19 assists, 50 matches, 5 penalties, 4 hat-tricks, 1.02 goal ratio
• Ronaldo (for Juventus): 28 goals, 10 assists, 43 matches, 6 penalties, 1 hat-trick, 0.65 goal ratio

2019-2020 final club statistics

• Messi (for Barcelona): 31 goals, 25 assists, 44 appearances
• Ronaldo (for Juventus): 37 goals, 5 assists, 46 appearances

Messi and Ronaldo red cards

Messi’s red card against Chile in the 2019 Copa America was only the second of his career. He had previously only seen red once, on his debut for Argentina. He was red-carded just 43 seconds after coming on as a sub against Hungary in 2005. Ronaldo has been sent off 11 times in his career – once for Juventus, six times for Real Madrid and four times for Manchester United.

Ronaldo vs. Messi in European football

Statistics according to Uefa.com (as of 8 December 2020):

• Champions League goals (group stage to final): Ronaldo 134 (105 for Real Madrid; 15 for Man Utd; 14 for Juventus); Messi 118 (all for Barcelona)
• Total Uefa competition goals: Ronaldo 137; Messi 121
• Champions League hat-tricks: Ronaldo 8; Messi 8
• All-time Champions League group stage goals: Ronaldo 67; Messi 71
• Did you know? Ronaldo is the only player to score in three Uefa Champions League finals, and the first to score in 11 successive Champions League matches

Champions League head-to-head

• Ronaldo Champions League winners’ medals – 5: 2007–08 (with Man Utd); 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 (with Real Madrid)
• Messi Champions League winners’ medals – 4: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15 (all with Barcelona)
• Career Champions League hat-tricks: 8 each

Fifa World Cup tournament records

Cristiano Ronaldo World Cup goals

• 2006: 1
• 2010: 1
• 2014: 1
• 2018: 4

Lionel Messi World Cup goals

• 2006: 1
• 2010: 0
• 2014: 4
• 2018: 1

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