Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo before turning 30 years old
Goals cumulative distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
5
-5
2003/2004
0
13
-13
2004/2005
1
29
-28
2005/2006
11
44
-33
2006/2007
32
72
-40
2007/2008
51
118
-67
2008/2009
92
145
-53
2009/2010
140
179
-39
2010/2011
197
236
-39
2011/2012
280
305
-25
2012/2013
348
364
-16
2013/2014
396
425
-29
2014/2015
458
463
-5
2015/2016
508
463
+45
2016/2017
565
463
+102
Where do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Home
Away
Neutral field
Leo Messi
701
309/565
54.69%
227/565
40.18%
29/565
5.13%
Cristiano Ronaldo
718
254/463
54.86%
190/463
41.04%
19/463
4.1%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 09/06/2017
Goals by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
5
-5
2003/2004
8
-8
2004/2005
1
16
-15
2005/2006
10
15
-5
2006/2007
21
28
-7
2007/2008
19
46
-27
2008/2009
41
27
+14
2009/2010
48
34
+14
2010/2011
57
57
0
2011/2012
83
69
+14
2012/2013
68
59
+9
2013/2014
48
61
-13
2014/2015
62
38
+24
2015/2016
50
+50
2016/2017
57
+57
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
5
-5
2003/2004
0
13
-13
2004/2005
1
29
-28
2005/2006
11
42
-31
2006/2007
31
65
-34
2007/2008
45
105
-60
2008/2009
82
126
-44
2009/2010
127
156
-29
2010/2011
178
204
-26
2011/2012
246
258
-12
2012/2013
307
310
-3
2013/2014
345
361
-16
2014/2015
399
389
+10
2015/2016
444
389
+55
2016/2017
491
389
+102
Goals (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
5
-5
2003/2004
8
-8
2004/2005
1
16
-15
2005/2006
10
13
-3
2006/2007
20
23
-3
2007/2008
14
40
-26
2008/2009
37
21
+16
2009/2010
45
30
+15
2010/2011
51
48
+3
2011/2012
68
54
+14
2012/2013
61
52
+9
2013/2014
38
51
-13
2014/2015
54
28
+26
2015/2016
45
+45
2016/2017
47
+47
With which parts of the body do they score their goals? (%)
Player
Games
Right foot
Left foot
Header
Other parts
Leo Messi
701
77/565
13.63%
462/565
81.77%
24/565
4.25%
2/565
0.35%
Cristiano Ronaldo
718
305/463
65.87%
87/463
18.79%
69/463
14.9%
2/463
0.43%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 09/06/2017
Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
5
-5
2003
0
6
-6
2004
0
19
-19
2005
3
34
-31
2006
15
59
-44
2007
46
93
-47
2008
68
128
-60
2009
109
158
-49
2010
169
206
-37
2011
228
266
-38
2012
319
329
-10
2013
364
398
-34
2014
422
459
-37
2015
474
463
+11
2016
533
463
+70
2017
565
463
+102
Goals by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
5
-5
2003
1
-1
2004
13
-13
2005
3
15
-12
2006
12
25
-13
2007
31
34
-3
2008
22
35
-13
2009
41
30
+11
2010
60
48
+12
2011
59
60
-1
2012
91
63
+28
2013
45
69
-24
2014
58
61
-3
2015
52
4
+48
2016
59
+59
2017
32
+32
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
5
-5
2003
0
6
-6
2004
0
19
-19
2005
3
33
-30
2006
15
57
-42
2007
41
83
-42
2008
60
114
-54
2009
96
138
-42
2010
155
178
-23
2011
206
225
-19
2012
283
278
+5
2013
319
338
-19
2014
370
386
-16
2015
414
389
+25
2016
466
389
+77
2017
491
389
+102
Goals (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
5
-5
2003
1
-1
2004
13
-13
2005
3
14
-11
2006
12
24
-12
2007
26
26
0
2008
19
31
-12
2009
36
24
+12
2010
59
40
+19
2011
51
47
+4
2012
77
53
+24
2013
36
60
-24
2014
51
48
+3
2015
44
3
+41
2016
52
+52
2017
25
+25
How do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Penalty
Free kick
Open play
Leo Messi
701
74/565
13.1%
33/565
5.84%
458/565
81.06%
Cristiano Ronaldo
718
74/463
15.98%
42/463
9.07%
347/463
74.95%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 09/06/2017
Goals cumulative distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
11
6
+5
19
30
23
+7
20
51
36
+15
21
92
62
+30
22
140
102
+38
23
197
132
+65
24
279
160
+119
25
348
213
+135
26
394
272
+122
27
458
339
+119
28
508
403
+105
29
565
463
+102
Goals by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
10
1
+9
19
19
17
+2
20
21
13
+8
21
41
26
+15
22
48
40
+8
23
57
30
+27
24
82
28
+54
25
69
53
+16
26
46
59
-13
27
64
67
-3
28
50
64
-14
29
57
60
-3
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
11
6
+5
19
29
23
+6
20
45
35
+10
21
82
58
+24
22
127
91
+36
23
178
116
+62
24
245
140
+105
25
307
184
+123
26
343
229
+114
27
399
287
+112
28
444
343
+101
29
491
389
+102
Goals (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
10
1
+9
19
18
17
+1
20
16
12
+4
21
37
23
+14
22
45
33
+12
23
51
25
+26
24
67
24
+43
25
62
44
+18
26
36
45
-9
27
56
58
-2
28
45
56
-11
29
47
46
+1
Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo before turning 30 years old: key facts
Who has scored more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has scored 565 goals and Ronaldo 463 goals. Messi is ahead by 102 goals. Messi also has the better goals-per-game ratio, so the lead is not just about longevity.
