Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
6
-6
2004/2005
0
15
-15
2005/2006
0
25
-25
2006/2007
0
40
-40
2007/2008
0
70
-70
2008/2009
1
88
-87
2009/2010
5
88
-83
2010/2011
7
90
-83
2011/2012
7
90
-83
2012/2013
7
93
-86
2013/2014
8
93
-85
2014/2015
8
94
-86
2015/2016
10
94
-84
2016/2017
14
94
-80
2017/2018
17
95
-78
2018/2019
23
96
-73
2021/2022
24
111
-87
2022/2023
24
112
-88
Goals (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
6
-6
2004/2005
9
-9
2005/2006
10
-10
2006/2007
15
-15
2007/2008
30
-30
2008/2009
1
18
-17
2009/2010
4
+4
2010/2011
2
2
0
2011/2012
0
2012/2013
3
-3
2013/2014
1
+1
2014/2015
1
-1
2015/2016
2
+2
2016/2017
4
+4
2017/2018
3
1
+2
2018/2019
6
1
+5
2021/2022
1
15
-14
2022/2023
1
-1
With which parts of the body do they score their goals? (%)
Player
Games
Right foot
Left foot
Header
Other parts
Leo Messi
36
3/27
11.11%
23/27
85.19%
1/27
3.7%
0/27
0%
Cristiano Ronaldo
293
92/132
69.7%
21/132
15.91%
18/132
13.64%
1/132
0.76%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/11/2022
Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003
0
1
-1
2004
0
7
-7
2005
0
19
-19
2006
0
38
-38
2007
0
59
-59
2008
0
90
-90
2009
1
104
-103
2010
5
104
-99
2011
8
106
-98
2012
8
107
-99
2013
8
109
-101
2014
10
110
-100
2015
10
110
-100
2016
17
110
-93
2017
17
112
-95
2018
22
113
-91
2019
26
113
-87
2021
27
121
-94
2022
27
132
-105
Goals by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003
1
-1
2004
6
-6
2005
12
-12
2006
19
-19
2007
21
-21
2008
31
-31
2009
1
14
-13
2010
4
+4
2011
3
2
+1
2012
1
-1
2013
2
-2
2014
2
1
+1
2015
0
2016
7
+7
2017
2
-2
2018
5
1
+4
2019
4
+4
2021
1
8
-7
2022
11
-11
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003
0
1
-1
2004
0
7
-7
2005
0
18
-18
2006
0
37
-37
2007
0
51
-51
2008
0
78
-78
2009
1
88
-87
2010
5
88
-83
2011
7
90
-83
2012
7
91
-84
2013
7
93
-86
2014
8
94
-86
2015
8
94
-86
2016
14
94
-80
2017
14
95
-81
2018
19
96
-77
2019
23
96
-73
2021
24
102
-78
2022
24
112
-88
Goals (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003
1
-1
2004
6
-6
2005
11
-11
2006
19
-19
2007
14
-14
2008
27
-27
2009
1
10
-9
2010
4
+4
2011
2
2
0
2012
1
-1
2013
2
-2
2014
1
1
0
2015
0
2016
6
+6
2017
1
-1
2018
5
1
+4
2019
4
+4
2021
1
6
-5
2022
10
-10
How do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Penalty
Free kick
Open play
Leo Messi
36
3/27
11.11%
1/27
3.7%
23/27
85.19%
Cristiano Ronaldo
293
20/132
15.15%
13/132
9.85%
99/132
75%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/11/2022
Goals cumulative distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
18
0
1
-1
19
0
11
-11
20
0
21
-21
21
1
41
-40
22
5
68
-63
23
8
94
-86
24
8
104
-96
26
10
106
-96
27
10
107
-97
28
13
109
-96
29
17
110
-93
30
20
110
-90
31
26
110
-84
32
26
112
-86
33
26
113
-87
34
27
113
-86
36
27
121
-94
37
27
132
-105
Goals by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
18
1
-1
19
10
-10
20
10
-10
21
1
20
-19
22
4
27
-23
23
3
26
-23
24
10
-10
26
2
2
0
27
1
-1
28
3
2
+1
29
4
1
+3
30
3
+3
31
6
+6
32
2
-2
33
1
-1
34
1
+1
36
8
-8
37
11
-11
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
18
0
1
-1
19
0
11
-11
20
0
20
-20
21
1
38
-37
22
5
59
-54
23
7
80
-73
24
7
88
-81
26
8
90
-82
27
8
91
-83
28
10
93
-83
29
14
94
-80
30
17
94
-77
31
23
94
-71
32
23
95
-72
33
23
96
-73
34
24
96
-72
36
24
102
-78
37
24
112
-88
Goals (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
18
1
-1
19
10
-10
20
9
-9
21
1
18
-17
22
4
21
-17
23
2
21
-19
24
8
-8
26
1
2
-1
27
1
-1
28
2
2
0
29
4
1
+3
30
3
+3
31
6
+6
32
1
-1
33
1
-1
34
1
+1
36
6
-6
37
10
-10
Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo against english teams: key facts
Who has scored more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has scored 27 goals and Ronaldo 132 goals. Ronaldo is ahead by 105 goals. However, Messi has needed fewer games, so Ronaldo's lead comes mainly from having played 257 more matches.
