--- title: "What would Messi and Ronaldo be remembered for if they ended their career right now?" description: "What would Messi and Ronaldo be remembered for if they ended their career right now?" author: "Ronan Jone" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39423/what-would-messi-and-ronaldo-be-remembered-for-if-they-ended-their-career-right-now category: "sports" tags: ["celebrities", "lionel messi", "cristiano ronaldo"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # What would Messi and Ronaldo be remembered for if they ended their career right now? What would Messi and Ronaldo be remembered for if they ended their [career](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12350/how-to-refresh-your-career-after-a-setback) [right now](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37404/should-i-buy-a-gaming-laptop-right-now)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute ![What would Messi and Ronaldo be remembered for if they ended their career right now?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8fbfb202-a622-4b80-870f-63380d1818da/images/a5f3afb6-7115-46b8-be68-d80c49ab347c.jpeg) **Cristiano Ronaldo** **dos Santos Aveiro**, a **[Portuguese](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39571/which-was-the-first-european-nation-which-broke-through-the-portuguese-monopoly-in-the-east) professional footballer** who leads the **Portugal national team** and plays as a **striker** for **Premier League side Manchester United**. And[Lionel Andrés Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016), usually known as **Leo Messi**, is an **Argentine professional footballer** who captains the **Argentina national team** and plays as a striker for **Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain**. Both **Lionel Messi** and **Cristiano Ronaldo** will remain the **Greatest Players of All Time** **Ronaldo** is the only **European playe**r to have won **five Ballon d'Or** and **four European Golden Shoes.** Ronaldo is largely recognized as the top player in the world and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. In his career. Ronaldo has won **32 trophies**, including **seven league championships, five [UEFA Champions Leagues](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa), one [UEFA European Championship](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa), and one [UEFA Nations League](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa). Ronaldo** owns the Champions League records for **most appearances (181), goals (140), and assists (42) as well as the [European Championship](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa)** records for **most goals (14), Most international goals by a European male player (115), as well as most international appearances by a European male player (184).** Ronaldo is the only player in the world to have appeared in over **1,100 professional games and to have scored over 800 official senior career goals for club and country.** And **[Lionel Andrés Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)**, usually known as **[Leo Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)**, is an **Argentine professional footballer** who captains the **Argentina national team and plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain**. **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)** has a total of **seven Ballon d'Or awards, six European Golden Shoes**, and has been selected for the **2020 Ballon d'Or Dream Team**. He is largely acknowledged as the **finest player in the world** and is regarded as **one of the greatest players of all time**. He spent his entire professional career with **Barcelona, winning a club-record 35 trophies**, **including 10 La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey crowns, and four [UEFA Champions Leagues](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa) until leaving in 2021**. Messi is a **prolific striker and creative playmaker** who owns the records for **most goals in La Liga (474), a La Liga and [European league season](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa) (50), most hat-tricks (36), and [UEFA Champions League](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47406/what-is-meant-by-uefa) 8 assists, La Liga's greatest assists of 192, a La Liga season 21 assist and the Copa América 17 assist.** He's also the **South American** guy with the most **international goals (80).** In his professional career, **[Messi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94182/which-football-player-has-been-voted-as-the-best-playmaker-in-the-world-for-2016)**has scored over **750 goals for club and country**, making him the **all-time highest goal scorer** for a **single club**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39423/what-would-messi-and-ronaldo-be-remembered-for-if-they-ended-their-career-right-now Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. 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