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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Robin van Persie
vssports · Dutch football player and coach (born 1983) · association football player
Lionel Messi
Footballer · Argentine footballer (born 1987) · association football player
Sport comparison
Lionel Messi leads 6–0 on 6 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Trophy cabinet
- 7Titles wonTeam trophies, club and international46
- 7Club titles40
- 0International titles6
- 28Individual awards109
- ≥0Ballon d'OrOne side is a full list, the other a partial one — not scored8
- 2Golden Boot6
- 0FIFA BestCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete2
- 5Runner-up finishesFinals and podiums lost — not scored0
Career record
- 256Goals975
- 0.46Goals per appearance0.88
- 561AppearancesLongevity, not merit — not scored1104
- 9Teams / clubs10
- forwardPositionforward, midfielder
- 183 cmHeight169 cm
Profile
- 43Age39
- 6 August 1983Born24 June 1987
- RotterdamBirthplaceRosario
- Kingdom of the NetherlandsNationalityArgentina, Spain, Italy
- association football player, association football coachKnown asassociation football player
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 107Entries367
- 0Quotes44
- 106Records311
- 1Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.