Free-kicks scored by Messi vs Ronaldo against Premier League’s ‘BIG SIX’

Top Free Kick Scorers of All Time

1	Marcelinho Carioca (78)

2	Leo Messi (76)

3	Jair Rosa Pinto (74)

4	Roberto Dinamite (73)

5	Siniša Mihajlović (72)

6	Juninho Pernambucano (72)

7	Marcos Assunçao (68)

8	Jorge Aravena (65)

9	Cristiano Ronaldo (64)

10

Zico (62)

11	Ronaldinho (59)

12	Maradona (59)

13	Rogério Ceni (59)

14	Shunsuke Nakamura (56)

15	David Beckham (53)

16	Pierre van Hooijdonk (51)

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004	0	0	0
2004/2005	0	0	0
2005/2006	0	0	0
2006/2007	0	0	0
2007/2008	0	0	0
2008/2009	0	2	-2
2009/2010	0	2	-2
2010/2011	0	2	-2
2011/2012	0	2	-2
2012/2013	0	2	-2
2013/2014	0	2	-2
2014/2015	0	2	-2
2015/2016	0	2	-2
2016/2017	0	2	-2
2017/2018	0	2	-2
2018/2019	1	2	-1
2021/2022	1	2	-1
2022/2023	1	2	-1

Distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004			0
2004/2005			0
2005/2006			0
2006/2007			0
2007/2008			0
2008/2009		2	-2
2009/2010			0
2010/2011			0
2011/2012			0
2012/2013			0
2013/2014			0
2014/2015			0
2015/2016			0
2016/2017			0
2017/2018			0
2018/2019	1		+1
2021/2022			0
2022/2023			0

Every free-kick goal by Messi and Ronaldo

Messi

1 direct free-kick goals in 1 games

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Free-kick goals
1 May 2019	FC Barcelona	Liverpool FC	UEFA Champions League · Semifinals	3-0	1

Ronaldo

2 direct free-kick goals in 2 games

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Free-kick goals
10 May 2009	Manchester Utd	Manchester City FC	Premier League	2-0	1
5 May 2009	Manchester Utd	Arsenal FC	UEFA Champions League · Semifinals	3-1	1

Free-kicks scored by Messi vs Ronaldo against Premier League's 'BIG SIX': key facts

Who has scored more free kicks, Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi has scored 1 direct free kick (3.7% of his goals) and Ronaldo 2 (5.6%). Ronaldo leads this category by 1.

Data updated on 07/11/2026.

Cache date: 08-11-2026 09:50:53