Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Stats Comparison in 2025

Both ageing stars delivered this year as well.

Between them, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won 13 Ballon d’Ors and dominated European club football from 2004 to 2022, cementing their status as two of the most important players of the past 20 years.

Messi and Ronaldo played a key role for their clubs in LaLiga and guided them to plenty of success. It was a result of both stars always going head-to-head in their rivalry.

Ronaldo relocated to Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia, while Messi moved to the United States to play Major League Soccer (MLS) with Inter Miami. The two icons have since drifted apart.

As 2025 draws to a close, we examine Ronaldo and Messi’s year:

For club and country:

	Matches	Goals	Assists
Messi	54	46	28
Cristiano Ronaldo	44	38	4

For country

	Matches	Goals	Assists
Messi	5	3	3
Ronaldo	9	8	0

For club

	Matches	Goals	Assists
Messi	49	43	24
Ronaldo	35	30	4

HONOURS: Messi vs Ronaldo

Lionel Messi:

• MLS Golden Boot
• MLS Cup (with Inter Miami)
• MLS Most Valuable Player
• Presidential Medal of Freedom, United States

Cristiano Ronaldo:

• UEFA Nations League 2024-25 (with Portugal)
• Primeira Liga Best Player of All Time Award
• UEFA Nations League Finals Top Scorer (shared)
• Saudi Pro League Golden Boot (with Al Nassr)

Lionel Messi had a successful year, achieving many individual and team trophies and enjoying a productive season, scoring 46 goals. He finally guided Inter Miami to the MLS Cup, which was his third trophy with the club, ending the 2025 MLS season on an impressive note.

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has had less success and is still searching for his first major trophy with Al-Nassr. However, there is still a long way to go with the season starting only a few months ago; it will be interesting to see if Ronaldo finally ends his Al-Nassr trophy drought.

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