Goal contribution cumulative distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
9
-9
2003/2004
0
26
-26
2004/2005
1
54
-53
2005/2006
17
79
-62
2006/2007
43
123
-80
2007/2008
78
177
-99
2008/2009
138
213
-75
2009/2010
198
258
-60
2010/2011
284
333
-49
2011/2012
401
419
-18
2012/2013
487
492
-5
2013/2014
551
568
-17
2014/2015
644
655
-11
2015/2016
721
729
-8
2016/2017
796
798
-2
2017/2018
869
863
+6
2018/2019
943
904
+39
2019/2020
1002
957
+45
2020/2021
1063
1010
+53
2021/2022
1100
1044
+56
2022/2023
1182
1074
+108
2023/2024
1229
1147
+82
2024/2025
1303
1195
+108
2025/2026
1365
1237
+128
2026/2027
1365
1246
+119
Goal contribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
9
-9
2003/2004
17
-17
2004/2005
1
28
-27
2005/2006
16
25
-9
2006/2007
26
44
-18
2007/2008
35
54
-19
2008/2009
60
36
+24
2009/2010
60
45
+15
2010/2011
86
75
+11
2011/2012
117
86
+31
2012/2013
86
73
+13
2013/2014
64
76
-12
2014/2015
93
87
+6
2015/2016
77
74
+3
2016/2017
75
69
+6
2017/2018
73
65
+8
2018/2019
74
41
+33
2019/2020
59
53
+6
2020/2021
61
53
+8
2021/2022
37
34
+3
2022/2023
82
30
+52
2023/2024
47
73
-26
2024/2025
74
48
+26
2025/2026
62
42
+20
2026/2027
9
-9
Goal contribution cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
9
-9
2003/2004
0
26
-26
2004/2005
1
54
-53
2005/2006
17
77
-60
2006/2007
42
116
-74
2007/2008
72
164
-92
2008/2009
128
194
-66
2009/2010
185
235
-50
2010/2011
265
301
-36
2011/2012
367
372
-5
2012/2013
446
438
+8
2013/2014
500
504
-4
2014/2015
585
577
+8
2015/2016
657
643
+14
2016/2017
722
703
+19
2017/2018
791
759
+32
2018/2019
859
794
+65
2019/2020
912
830
+82
2020/2021
963
871
+92
2021/2022
997
900
+97
2022/2023
1074
922
+152
2023/2024
1120
983
+137
2024/2025
1191
1020
+171
2025/2026
1250
1053
+197
2026/2027
1250
1062
+188
Goal contribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
9
-9
2003/2004
17
-17
2004/2005
1
28
-27
2005/2006
16
23
-7
2006/2007
25
39
-14
2007/2008
30
48
-18
2008/2009
56
30
+26
2009/2010
57
41
+16
2010/2011
80
66
+14
2011/2012
102
71
+31
2012/2013
79
66
+13
2013/2014
54
66
-12
2014/2015
85
73
+12
2015/2016
72
66
+6
2016/2017
65
60
+5
2017/2018
69
56
+13
2018/2019
68
35
+33
2019/2020
53
36
+17
2020/2021
51
41
+10
2021/2022
34
29
+5
2022/2023
77
22
+55
2023/2024
46
61
-15
2024/2025
71
37
+34
2025/2026
59
33
+26
2026/2027
9
-9
Goal contribution cumulative distribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
9
-9
2003
0
12
-12
2004
0
39
-39
2005
7
65
-58
2006
22
100
-78
2007
65
145
-80
2008
105
192
-87
2009
161
228
-67
2010
238
294
-56
2011
334
372
-38
2012
447
448
-1
2013
508
532
-24
2014
587
613
-26
2015
665
687
-22
2016
755
758
-3
2017
825
823
+2
2018
902
885
+17
2019
970
928
+42
2020
1016
979
+37
2021
1077
1033
+44
2022
1142
1053
+89
2023
1182
1122
+60
2024
1229
1172
+57
2025
1303
1217
+86
2026
1365
1246
+119
Goal contribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
9
-9
2003
3
-3
2004
27
-27
2005
7
26
-19
2006
15
35
-20
2007
43
45
-2
2008
40
47
-7
2009
56
36
+20
2010
77
66
+11
2011
96
78
+18
2012
113
76
+37
2013
61
84
-23
2014
79
81
-2
2015
78
74
+4
2016
90
71
+19
2017
70
65
+5
2018
77
62
+15
2019
68
43
+25
2020
46
51
-5
2021
61
54
+7
2022
65
20
+45
2023
40
69
-29
2024
47
50
-3
2025
74
45
+29
2026
62
29
+33
Goal contribution cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
9
-9
2003
0
12
-12
2004
0
39
-39
2005
7
64
-57
2006
22
98
-76
2007
60
135
-75
2008
97
178
-81
2009
148
208
-60
2010
224
266
-42
2011
312
331
-19
2012
411
397
+14
2013
463
472
-9
2014
535
540
-5
2015
605
603
+2
2016
688
667
+21
2017
748
724
+24
2018
823
777
+46
2019
883
812
+71
2020
920
846
+74
2021
975
890
+85
2022
1034
907
+127
2023
1074
961
+113
2024
1120
1002
+118
2025
1191
1037
+154
2026
1250
1062
+188
Goal contribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
9
-9
2003
3
-3
2004
27
-27
2005
7
25
-18
2006
15
34
-19
2007
38
37
+1
2008
37
43
-6
2009
51
30
+21
2010
76
58
+18
2011
88
65
+23
2012
99
66
+33
2013
52
75
-23
2014
72
68
+4
2015
70
63
+7
2016
83
64
+19
2017
60
57
+3
2018
75
53
+22
2019
60
35
+25
2020
37
34
+3
2021
55
44
+11
2022
59
17
+42
2023
40
54
-14
2024
46
41
+5
2025
71
35
+36
2026
59
25
+34
Goal contribution cumulative distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
9
-8
18
17
13
+4
19
40
44
-4
20
78
68
+10
21
138
106
+32
22
197
155
+42
23
281
198
+83
24
400
230
+170
25
487
302
+185
26
548
378
+170
27
641
460
+181
28
721
540
+181
29
796
618
+178
30
866
695
+171
31
942
763
+179
32
991
828
+163
33
1056
890
+166
34
1100
939
+161
35
1163
987
+176
36
1211
1033
+178
37
1250
1054
+196
38
1330
1122
+208
39
1365
1180
+185
40
1365
1221
+144
41
1365
1246
+119
Goal contribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
9
-8
18
16
4
+12
19
23
31
-8
20
38
24
+14
21
60
38
+22
22
59
49
+10
23
84
43
+41
24
119
32
+87
25
87
72
+15
26
61
76
-15
27
93
82
+11
28
80
80
0
29
75
78
-3
30
70
77
-7
31
76
68
+8
32
49
65
-16
33
65
62
+3
34
44
49
-5
35
63
48
+15
36
48
46
+2
37
39
21
+18
38
80
68
+12
39
35
58
-23
40
41
-41
41
25
-25
Goal contribution cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
9
-8
18
17
13
+4
19
39
44
-5
20
72
67
+5
21
128
102
+26
22
184
144
+40
23
262
182
+80
24
366
210
+156
25
446
273
+173
26
497
335
+162
27
582
408
+174
28
657
480
+177
29
722
544
+178
30
788
610
+178
31
858
671
+187
32
902
727
+175
33
957
781
+176
34
997
819
+178
35
1055
853
+202
36
1102
890
+212
37
1140
907
+233
38
1216
961
+255
39
1250
1008
+242
40
1250
1040
+210
41
1250
1062
+188
Goal contribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
9
-8
18
16
4
+12
19
22
31
-9
20
33
23
+10
21
56
35
+21
22
56
42
+14
23
78
38
+40
24
104
28
+76
25
80
63
+17
26
51
62
-11
27
85
73
+12
28
75
72
+3
29
65
64
+1
30
66
66
0
31
70
61
+9
32
44
56
-12
33
55
54
+1
34
40
38
+2
35
58
34
+24
36
47
37
+10
37
38
17
+21
38
76
54
+22
39
34
47
-13
40
32
-32
41
22
-22
Goals + Assists of Messi vs Ronaldo: key facts
Who contributes to more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?
Adding goals and assists, Messi has been directly involved in 1,365 goals (1.15 per game) and Ronaldo in 1,246 (0.93 per game). Messi leads by 119. Messi contributes every 71 minutes, compared with every 88 for Ronaldo.
