Player Comparison: Rodrigo Palacio vs. Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi vs. Bukayo Saka vs. Erling Haaland vs. Cole Palmer

Current Search

Compare player statistics for: Rodrigo Palacio career vs. Cristiano Ronaldo career vs. Lionel Messi career vs. Bukayo Saka career vs. Erling Haaland career vs. Cole Palmer career, Domestic Leagues.

Show Criteria

Compare Single Seasons or Full Career
(e.g., compare Lionel Messi at age 28 to Cristiano Ronaldo at age 28)

Compare Span of Seasons
(e.g., compare Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from 2015-16 to 2019-2020)

Search Criteria

Competitions

By Competition Type

Specific Competition

Club Competitions

Domestic Leagues

International Cups

Domestic Cups

National Team Competitions

International Cups

Qualification

Friendlies

Specific Competition

Player 1

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.

Choice is: Rodrigo Palacio

Player 2

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.

Choice is: Cristiano Ronaldo

Player 3

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.

Choice is: Lionel Messi

Player 4

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.

Choice is: Bukayo Saka

Player 5

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.

Choice is: Erling Haaland

Player 6

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.

Choice is: Cole Palmer

Not able to find a particular player? Let us know via our feedback form and we'll do our best to include them!

You have edited your search criteria

or keep editing your search

Fetching Results

Standard Stats

Standard Stats Table
					Playing Time				Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	553	441	39,694	441.0	163	85	248	158	5	7	76	2	34.2	34.2	20.0	54.2	424	327	1389	0.37	0.19	0.56	0.36	0.55	0.29	0.17	0.45	0.29	0.45
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	695	620	55,940	621.6	545	150	695	434	111	128	91	8	123.4	96.6	23.1	119.7	661	542	1482	0.88	0.24	1.12	0.70	0.94	0.81	0.15	0.96	0.63	0.79
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	592	532	48,215	535.7	507	233	740	445	62	76	50	0	127.6	111.5	79.6	191.2	1083	2032	1415	0.95	0.43	1.38	0.83	1.27	0.65	0.40	1.05	0.57	0.97
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	170	157	13,392	148.8	47	35	82	37	10	11	23	0	44.9	36.5	34.3	70.8	626	504	1828	0.32	0.24	0.55	0.25	0.48	0.30	0.23	0.53	0.25	0.48
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	186	151	13,575	150.8	154	38	192	129	25	28	17	0	105.3	86.5	19.7	106.2	179	181	636	1.02	0.25	1.27	0.86	1.11	0.90	0.17	1.07	0.74	0.91
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	50	30	2,934	32.6	21	11	32	12	9	9	8	0	19.2	12.1	10.8	22.9	140	203	232	0.64	0.34	0.98	0.37	0.71	0.59	0.33	0.92	0.37	0.70

Shooting

Shooting Table
						Standard												Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	163	243	451	40.7	1.95	1.02	0.10	0.35	14.8	3	5	7	34.2	34.2	0.15	-9.2	-9.2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	545	1466	1562	38.7	5.67	2.51	0.12	0.28	17.7	76	111	128	123.4	96.6	0.12	+2.6	+0.4
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	507	1321	1298	44.2	5.10	2.42	0.15	0.34	19.7	223	62	76	127.6	111.5	0.11	+30.4	+31.5
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	47	357	113	31.7	2.40	0.76	0.10	0.33	16.5	2	10	11	44.9	36.5	0.10	+2.1	+0.5
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	154	476	231	48.5	3.16	1.74	0.27	0.52	12.7	1	25	28	105.3	86.5	0.21	+17.7	+15.5
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	21	105	39	37.1	3.22	1.20	0.11	0.31	21.3	10	9	9	19.2	12.1	0.12	+1.8	-0.1

Passing

Passing Table
						Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	2879	4040	71.3	42195	8250	1705	2028	84.1	859	1215	70.7	177	321	55.1	85	20.0	16.4	+65.0	197	170	136	43	327
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	4275	5327	80.3	56384	10529	2689	3079	87.3	1102	1362	80.9	186	279	66.7	150	23.1	18.5	+126.9	205	295	146	27	542
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	10232	12816	79.8	154565	53968	5809	6526	89.0	3037	3712	81.8	835	1354	61.7	233	79.6	85.2	+153.4	521	1392	764	25	2032
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	4594	6144	74.8	66506	16481	2785	3189	87.3	1381	1798	76.8	258	621	41.5	35	34.3	30.7	+0.7	293	221	220	44	504
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	1460	2043	71.5	17191	3443	902	1148	78.6	364	494	73.7	23	43	53.5	38	19.7	14.8	+18.3	117	69	87	2	181
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	1292	1603	80.6	20806	5790	684	749	91.3	452	535	84.5	105	189	55.6	11	10.8	8.8	+0.2	73	136	75	5	203

Pass Types

Pass Types Table
							Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	4040	3809	208	13	7	30	393	35	4	0	0	0	2879	23	202
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	5327	5090	211	41	17	28	343	88	16	0	0	0	4275	26	166
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	12816	11650	1001	425	262	104	609	36	438	171	82	6	10232	165	285
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	6144	5523	597	65	16	16	678	182	349	254	27	8	4594	24	224
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	2043	1848	174	1	13	1	42	9	1	0	0	0	1460	21	80
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	1603	1488	105	22	27	15	80	22	50	19	12	0	1292	10	36

Goal and Shot Creation

Goal and Shot Creation Table
						SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	403	3.37	330	2	25	21	24	1	45	0.38	37	0	2	4	2	0
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	608	3.99	377	6	70	98	54	3	77	0.51	39	0	12	18	8	0
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	1411	7.16	859	103	211	85	142	11	232	1.18	152	14	33	18	14	1
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	663	4.46	456	86	43	41	32	5	86	0.58	60	10	5	4	6	1
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	283	2.42	187	0	33	40	21	2	67	0.57	42	0	11	9	5	0
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	179	5.49	124	11	16	15	8	5	27	0.83	20	0	1	3	1	2

Defensive Actions

Defensive Actions Table
						Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	92	63	20	40	32	23	119	19.3	96	94	5	89	36	125	106	2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	48	51	14	19	15	13	61	21.3	48	46	11	35	47	74	120	2
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	114	86	14	52	48	28	118	23.7	90	60	1	59	44	145	2	2
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	230	127	87	77	66	89	219	40.6	130	142	9	133	88	318	109	1
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	22	14	2	9	11	4	17	23.5	13	56	14	42	15	36	79	0
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	29	14	9	10	10	11	26	42.3	15	23	3	20	20	49	14	2

Possession

Possession Table
						Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	5451	123	354	2138	3032	670	5451	333	178	53.5	154	46.2	3781	24673	10196	424	238	158	404	242	4382	1389
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	7125	138	386	2716	4093	1051	7092	360	212	58.9	146	40.6	4564	29742	16546	661	456	264	287	163	5936	1482
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	15206	9	409	6824	8179	1159	15186	1350	864	64.0	465	34.4	11569	70284	36365	1083	1038	359	363	488	13125	1415
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	8015	161	980	2372	4737	923	8004	527	231	43.8	246	46.7	4955	31225	16974	626	332	284	336	224	5727	1828
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	3115	95	180	1202	1756	768	3091	155	78	50.3	71	45.8	1622	8174	3864	179	67	114	226	83	2311	636
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	1990	26	196	823	994	154	1981	124	66	53.2	49	39.5	1323	8336	4032	140	74	57	75	52	1564	232

Playing Time

Playing Time Table
					Playing Time					Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	553	39,694	72	58.0	441.0	441	84	190	112	23	38	1.37	243	247	-4	-0.02	-0.19	165.0	166.5	-1.5	-0.01	+0.03
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	695	55,940	80	69.6	621.6	620	88	508	75	29	4	2.23	700	298	+402	+1.37	+0.58	281.0	172.2	+108.8	+0.71	+0.25
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	592	48,215	81	69.7	535.7	532	88	472	60	34	0	2.32	774	250	+524	+1.77	+1.22	398.4	216.5	+181.8	+0.92	+0.80
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	170	13,392	79	65.6	148.8	157	83	86	13	28	12	1.91	271	157	+114	+0.77	+0.13	242.9	159.3	+83.6	+0.56	+0.39
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	186	13,575	73	50.3	150.8	151	84	98	35	28	10	2.14	386	168	+218	+1.45	+0.27	238.2	124.1	+114.1	+0.98	+0.34
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	50	2,934	59	14.6	32.6	30	86	16	20	17	47	2.04	71	48	+23	+0.71	-0.86	66.0	50.8	+15.2	+0.47	-0.88

Miscellaneous Stats

Miscellaneous Stats Table
						Performance													Aerial Duels
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%
Rodrigo Palacio	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	6 squads	441.0	76	2	0	393	277	126	393	36	63	1	1	0	393	208	318	39.5
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	621.6	91	8	0	465	318	340	343	47	51	10	0	0	323	180	200	47.4
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	535.7	50	0	0	366	554	85	609	44	86	4	0	0	441	39	44	47.0
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	148.8	23	0	0	173	285	59	678	88	127	4	0	1	625	82	200	29.1
Erling Haaland	Career	no NOR	FW	4 squads	150.8	17	0	0	140	116	48	42	15	14	4	0	0	205	179	171	51.1
Cole Palmer	Career	eng ENG	FW,MF	2 squads	32.6	8	0	0	26	31	7	80	20	14	1	0	0	119	4	7	36.4

If you utilize material unique to a Sports Reference site for a tweet, an article, or for research for a broadcast or podcast, please strongly consider citing this site as the source for the material. It would be greatly appreciated and would help us continue to produce this material.