Head-to-Head Comparison
Lionel Messi vs Legends & Rivals
Side-by-side career statistics comparison against all-time football legends and contemporaries.
All-Time Football Benchmarks
Lionel Messi vs All-Time Legends
Historical career comparison against the greatest goalscorers in world football history
Lionel Messi
1163 MatchesCristiano Ronaldo
1310 Matches • 2002 - Present928 Goles Oficiales Totales👑 979
422 👑Asistencias Totales 256
0.8 👑Promedio Goles / Partido 0.75
1350 👑Career Goal Contributions 1235
1163 👑Partidos 1310
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Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo
2002 - PresentGoals928 vs 979
Matches1163 vs 1310
-51 goal differenceCompare Stats →
Lionel Messi vs Pelé
1956 - 1977Goals928 vs 762
Matches1163 vs 831
+166 goal advantageCompare Stats →
Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona
1976 - 1997Goals928 vs 345
Matches1163 vs 679
+583 goal advantageCompare Stats →
Lionel Messi vs Gerd Müller
1964 - 1981Goals928 vs 735
Matches1163 vs 793
+193 goal advantageCompare Stats →