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Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo

Goals cumulative distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/200305-5
2003/2004013-13
2004/2005129-28
2005/20061144-33
2006/20073272-40
2007/200851118-67
2008/200992145-53
2009/2010140179-39
2010/2011197236-39
2011/2012280305-25
2012/2013348364-16
2013/2014396425-29
2014/2015458491-33
2015/2016508548-40
2016/2017565604-39
2017/2018617658-41
2018/2019671689-18
2019/2020704737-33
2020/2021748783-35
2021/2022769813-44
2022/2023821838-17
2023/2024850895-45
2024/2025875938-63

Where do they score? (%)

Player Games Home Away Neutral field
Leo Messi 1117 485/875 55.43% 326/875 37.26% 64/875 7.31%
Cristiano Ronaldo 1281 507/938 54.05% 379/938 40.41% 52/938 5.54%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 16/08/2025

Goals by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/20035-5
2003/20048-8
2004/2005116-15
2005/20061015-5
2006/20072128-7
2007/20081946-27
2008/20094127+14
2009/20104834+14
2010/201157570
2011/20128369+14
2012/20136859+9
2013/20144861-13
2014/20156266-4
2015/20165057-7
2016/20175756+1
2017/20185254-2
2018/20195431+23
2019/20203348-15
2020/20214446-2
2021/20222130-9
2022/20235225+27
2023/20242957-28
2024/20252543-18

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/200305-5
2003/2004013-13
2004/2005129-28
2005/20061142-31
2006/20073165-34
2007/200845105-60
2008/200982126-44
2009/2010127156-29
2010/2011178204-26
2011/2012246258-12
2012/2013307310-3
2013/2014345361-16
2014/2015399413-14
2015/2016444462-18
2016/2017491509-18
2017/2018539554-15
2018/2019587579+8
2019/2020614610+4
2020/2021648644+4
2021/2022666669-3
2022/2023713686+27
2023/2024741731+10
2024/2025765763+2

Goals (without penalties) by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/20035-5
2003/20048-8
2004/2005116-15
2005/20061013-3
2006/20072023-3
2007/20081440-26
2008/20093721+16
2009/20104530+15
2010/20115148+3
2011/20126854+14
2012/20136152+9
2013/20143851-13
2014/20155452+2
2015/20164549-4
2016/201747470
2017/20184845+3
2018/20194825+23
2019/20202731-4
2020/202134340
2021/20221825-7
2022/20234717+30
2023/20242845-17
2024/20252432-8

With which parts of the body do they score their goals? (%)

Player Games Right foot Left foot Header Other parts
Leo Messi 1117 109/875 12.46% 735/875 84% 28/875 3.2% 3/875 0.34%
Cristiano Ronaldo 1281 605/938 64.5% 176/938 18.76% 155/938 16.52% 2/938 0.21%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 16/08/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200205-5
200306-6
2004019-19
2005334-31
20061559-44
20074693-47
200868128-60
2009109158-49
2010169206-37
2011228266-38
2012319329-10
2013364398-34
2014422459-37
2015474516-42
2016533571-38
2017587624-37
2018638673-35
2019688712-24
2020715756-41
2021758803-45
2022793819-26
2023821873-52
2024850916-66
2025875938-63

Goals by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20025-5
20031-1
200413-13
2005315-12
20061225-13
20073134-3
20082235-13
20094130+11
20106048+12
20115960-1
20129163+28
20134569-24
20145861-3
20155257-5
20165955+4
20175453+1
20185149+2
20195039+11
20202744-17
20214347-4
20223516+19
20232854-26
20242943-14
20252522+3

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200205-5
200306-6
2004019-19
2005333-30
20061557-42
20074183-42
200860114-54
200996138-42
2010155178-23
2011206225-19
2012283278+5
2013319338-19
2014370386-16
2015414432-18
2016466480-14
2017510525-15
2018559565-6
2019601596+5
2020619623-4
2021656660-4
2022685673+12
2023713712+1
2024741746-5
2025765763+2

Goals (without penalties) by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20025-5
20031-1
200413-13
2005314-11
20061224-12
200726260
20081931-12
20093624+12
20105940+19
20115147+4
20127753+24
20133660-24
20145148+3
20154446-2
20165248+4
20174445-1
20184940+9
20194231+11
20201827-9
202137370
20222913+16
20232839-11
20242834-6
20252417+7

How do they score? (%)

Player Games Penalty Free kick Open play
Leo Messi 1117 110/875 12.57% 69/875 7.89% 696/875 79.54%
Cristiano Ronaldo 1281 175/938 18.66% 64/938 6.82% 699/938 74.52%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 16/08/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1715-4
18116+5
193023+7
205136+15
219262+30
22140102+38
23197132+65
24279160+119
25348213+135
26394272+122
27458339+119
28508403+105
29565463+102
30616521+95
31671575+96
32699628+71
33745677+68
34769722+47
35807762+45
36837803+34
37866820+46
38875873+2
39875923-48
40875938-63

Goals by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1715-4
18101+9
191917+2
202113+8
214126+15
224840+8
235730+27
248228+54
256953+16
264659-13
276467-3
285064-14
295760-3
305158-7
315554+1
322853-25
334649-3
342445-21
353840-2
363041-11
372917+12
38953-44
3950-50
4015-15

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1715-4
18116+5
192923+6
204535+10
218258+24
2212791+36
23178116+62
24245140+105
25307184+123
26343229+114
27399287+112
28444343+101
29491389+102
30538436+102
31587483+104
32610527+83
33646568+78
34666602+64
35699628+71
36728660+68
37756673+83
38765712+53
39765751+14
40765763+2

Goals (without penalties) by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1715-4
18101+9
191817+1
201612+4
213723+14
224533+12
235125+26
246724+43
256244+18
263645-9
275658-2
284556-11
294746+1
3047470
314947+2
322344-21
333641-5
342034-14
353326+7
362932-3
372813+15
38939-30
3939-39
4012-12