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Trophies

The cabinets, line by line.

Messi has the bigger overall haul thanks to a long Barcelona era and the 2022 World Cup. Ronaldo wins the Champions League column outright and is the only player here with league titles in four different countries.

Messi · trophies

42

Across the 9 competition categories below

Ronaldo · trophies

27

Across the 9 competition categories below

These counters sum the nine major competition categories below. Full career totals are 46 for Messi and 34 for Ronaldo, including minor honours not broken out here.

Trophy count by competition

9 categories
12League titlesLa Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A, Saudi Pro.78Domestic cups48Domestic super cups44UEFA Champions League53UEFA Super Cup23FIFA Club World Cup31FIFA World Cup02Copa America / EurosMessi 2021 + 2024; Ronaldo Euro 2016.11Finalissima / Nations League1

Messi · trophy run

A historic Barcelona haul, finished in Qatar.

Most of Messi's trophies came in a single dynasty: the Pep Guardiola Barcelona side and the years that followed. Ten La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues and multiple domestic doubles and trebles. Two Ligue 1 titles with PSG followed, then MLS Leagues Cups with Inter Miami. His international cabinet was empty until 2021 — and now contains a Copa America, a Finalissima, a World Cup and a second Copa America. That late run is the difference between the two trophy counts.

Ronaldo · trophy run

Four leagues, five Champions Leagues, one Euros.

Ronaldo's distinction is breadth. Premier League titles with Manchester United, La Liga titles with Real Madrid, Serie A titles with Juventus, and an Asian league title with Al Nassr — no other male footballer has been league champion in four different domestic leagues. Add five Champions Leagues — one at United, four in five years at Madrid — and Euro 2016 with Portugal, and you have a cabinet that travels well.

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