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Messi’s career divided in two halves.
(Age: 18-26) (Age: 26-37)
22 Trophies 🏆 24 Trophies 🏆
4 Ballon d’ors 4 Ballon d’ors
3 Golden Boots 3 Golden Boots
Messi and Ronaldo when it’s win-or-go-home time in major International tournaments:
Messi🇦🇷— Ronaldo🇵🇹 —
31 games 21 games
11 goals 3 goals
18 assists 2 assists
Ronaldo has more eliminations than G/A🤯
Most weak-foot goals in a single season:
— Messi: 17 goals (2014/15)
— Ronaldo: 16 goals (2012/13)
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International trophies won as tournament top scorer/top assister:
— Messi: 3
— Ronaldo: 0
International trophies won as tournament MVP:
— Messi: 3
— Ronaldo: 0
One carried his nation with legendary tournament runs. The other just participated 👻
📊 Players with the most goals for club in a single season (Top 5 leagues):
— Lionel Messi (2011/12): 73 goals
— Gerd Müller (1972/73): 66 goals
— Dixie Dean (1927/28): 63 goals
— Harry Kane (2025/26): 61 goals
League titles won while finishing as the league’s top scorer:
– Lionel Messi: 5x
– Cristiano Ronaldo: 1x
League titles won while being the league’s MVP:
– Lionel Messi: 8x
– Cristiano Ronaldo: 2x
Messi vs Ronaldo in finals
Messi🇦🇷 — Ronaldo🇵🇹 —
51 games 41 games
35 goals 25 goals
17 assists 2 assists
31 wins 26 wins
13 losses 14 losses
Messi since leaving Barca (2021) vs Ronaldo since leaving Madrid (2018)
Messi — Ronaldo —
233 games 411 games
151 NPG 237 NPG
101 assists 57 assists
12 🏆 6 🏆
2 Ballon d’Ors ❌
The last time Ronaldo won a league title was in 2021. Since then, Messi has won:
– 2021 Copa América
– 2022 Finalissima
– 2022 FIFA World Cup
– 2024 Copa América
– 3 league titles
– 2 Ballon d’Ors
– 2 FIFA The Best awards
– 12 total trophies 🏆
Messi 75 games with PSG vs Ronaldo first 75 games with Juventus
Messi— Ronaldo—
30 non-penalty goals 39 non-penalty goals
34 assists 13 assists
64 G/A 52 G/A
The players with the most goal contributions in a single season:
1. Lionel Messi 2011/12: 116 G/A
2. Lionel Messi 2014/15: 93 G/A
3. Lionel Messi 2012/13: 87 G/A
4. Cristiano Ronaldo 2013/14: 87 G/A
League titles won while finishing as the league’s top scorer:
– Lionel Messi: 5x
– Cristiano Ronaldo: 1x
Players who have scored 30 goals and provided 30 assists in a single season
1. Lionel Messi — 2011/12
2. Lionel Messi — 2014/15
End of list.
2012/13 European Golden Boot
Messi🇦🇷— Ronaldo🇵🇹—
46 goals 34 goals
92 points 68 points
This is the biggest margin in a European Golden Boot race based on points (a 24-point gap).
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⚽ Players with the most GOALS for Club in a single season for a team from Europe's Top 5 leagues (XXI Century):
7⃣3⃣ ⚽ — MESSI 🇦🇷 (2011/12) ®
6⃣1⃣ ⚽ — Cristiano 🇵🇹 (2014/15)
6⃣0⃣ ⚽ — MESSI 🇦🇷 (2012/13)
6⃣0⃣ ⚽ — Cristiano 🇵🇹 (2011/12)
5⃣9⃣ ⚽ — SUAREZ 🇺🇾 (2015/16)
5⃣8⃣ ⚽ — MESSI 🇦🇷 (2014/15)
5⃣5⃣ ⚽ — Cristiano 🇵🇹 (2012/13)
5⃣5⃣ ⚽ — Lewandowski 🇵🇱 (2019/20)
5⃣4⃣ ⚽ — MESSI 🇦🇷 (2016/17)
5⃣4⃣ ⚽ — Kane 🇬🇧 (2025/26) 🆕🔺
📊 MOST ASSISTS IN A SINGLE SEASON (Top 5 Leagues)
1. Lionel Messi (2011/12) — 30 🅰️
2. Juan Mata (2012/13) — 29 🅰️
3. Kevin De Bruyne (2014/15) — 27 🅰️
4. Lionel Messi (2014/15) — 27 🅰️
5. Thomas Müller (2019/20) — 26 🅰️
📊 MOST NON-PENALTY GOALS IN A SINGLE SEASON (Top 5 Leagues)
1. Lionel Messi (2011/12) — 59 ⚽️
2 .Lionel Messi (2012/13) — 55 ⚽️
3. Luis Suárez (2015/16) — 55 ⚽️
4. Lionel Messi (2014/15) — 52 ⚽️
5. Robert Lewandowski (2019/20) —48⚽️















































