Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
5
-5
2003/2004
0
11
-11
2004/2005
1
20
-19
2005/2006
9
31
-22
2006/2007
26
49
-23
2007/2008
37
85
-48
2008/2009
71
106
-35
2009/2010
116
135
-19
2010/2011
164
179
-15
2011/2012
223
225
-2
2012/2013
278
273
+5
2013/2014
311
314
-3
2014/2015
363
362
+1
2015/2016
400
405
-5
2016/2017
445
440
+5
2017/2018
487
477
+10
2018/2019
533
499
+34
2019/2020
559
522
+37
2020/2021
590
549
+41
2021/2022
599
570
+29
2022/2023
620
572
+48
Goals (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
5
-5
2003/2004
6
-6
2004/2005
1
9
-8
2005/2006
8
11
-3
2006/2007
17
18
-1
2007/2008
11
36
-25
2008/2009
34
21
+13
2009/2010
45
29
+16
2010/2011
48
44
+4
2011/2012
59
46
+13
2012/2013
55
48
+7
2013/2014
33
41
-8
2014/2015
52
48
+4
2015/2016
37
43
-6
2016/2017
45
35
+10
2017/2018
42
37
+5
2018/2019
46
22
+24
2019/2020
26
23
+3
2020/2021
31
27
+4
2021/2022
9
21
-12
2022/2023
21
2
+19
With which parts of the body do they score their goals? (%)
Player
Games
Right foot
Left foot
Header
Other parts
Leo Messi
853
92/704
13.07%
586/704
83.24%
24/704
3.41%
2/704
0.28%
Cristiano Ronaldo
949
461/701
65.76%
125/701
17.83%
113/701
16.12%
2/701
0.29%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2023
Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
5
-5
2003
0
6
-6
2004
0
12
-12
2005
3
25
-22
2006
13
44
-31
2007
38
73
-35
2008
58
107
-49
2009
96
136
-40
2010
154
181
-27
2011
209
234
-25
2012
288
292
-4
2013
327
351
-24
2014
377
407
-30
2015
425
461
-36
2016
476
503
-27
2017
526
545
-19
2018
573
588
-15
2019
618
613
+5
2020
644
654
-10
2021
678
688
-10
2022
695
701
-6
2023
704
701
+3
Goals by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
5
-5
2003
1
-1
2004
6
-6
2005
3
13
-10
2006
10
19
-9
2007
25
29
-4
2008
20
34
-14
2009
38
29
+9
2010
58
45
+13
2011
55
53
+2
2012
79
58
+21
2013
39
59
-20
2014
50
56
-6
2015
48
54
-6
2016
51
42
+9
2017
50
42
+8
2018
47
43
+4
2019
45
25
+20
2020
26
41
-15
2021
34
34
0
2022
17
13
+4
2023
9
+9
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
5
-5
2003
0
6
-6
2004
0
12
-12
2005
3
24
-21
2006
13
43
-30
2007
34
64
-30
2008
51
94
-43
2009
85
118
-33
2010
142
155
-13
2011
190
196
-6
2012
256
244
+12
2013
290
294
-4
2014
334
337
-3
2015
375
381
-6
2016
420
417
+3
2017
461
453
+8
2018
507
488
+19
2019
546
508
+38
2020
564
532
+32
2021
594
561
+33
2022
611
572
+39
2023
620
572
+48
Goals (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
5
-5
2003
1
-1
2004
6
-6
2005
3
12
-9
2006
10
19
-9
2007
21
21
0
2008
17
30
-13
2009
34
24
+10
2010
57
37
+20
2011
48
41
+7
2012
66
48
+18
2013
34
50
-16
2014
44
43
+1
2015
41
44
-3
2016
45
36
+9
2017
41
36
+5
2018
46
35
+11
2019
39
20
+19
2020
18
24
-6
2021
30
29
+1
2022
17
11
+6
2023
9
+9
How do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Penalty
Free kick
Open play
Leo Messi
853
84/704
11.93%
52/704
7.39%
568/704
80.68%
Cristiano Ronaldo
949
129/701
18.4%
47/701
6.7%
525/701
74.89%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 03/06/2023
Goals cumulative distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
9
6
+3
19
26
16
+10
20
42
27
+15
21
80
47
+33
22
127
82
+45
23
180
111
+69
24
253
138
+115
25
313
188
+125
26
354
240
+114
27
412
302
+110
28
453
356
+97
29
507
411
+96
30
552
466
+86
31
603
507
+96
32
629
549
+80
33
672
592
+80
34
683
623
+60
35
704
660
+44
36
704
688
+16
37
704
701
+3
Goals by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
8
1
+7
19
17
10
+7
20
16
11
+5
21
38
20
+18
22
47
35
+12
23
53
29
+24
24
73
27
+46
25
60
50
+10
26
41
52
-11
27
58
62
-4
28
41
54
-13
29
54
55
-1
30
45
55
-10
31
51
41
+10
32
26
42
-16
33
43
43
0
34
11
31
-20
35
21
37
-16
36
28
-28
37
13
-13
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
9
6
+3
19
26
16
+10
20
37
26
+11
21
71
44
+27
22
116
72
+44
23
164
96
+68
24
223
120
+103
25
278
161
+117
26
311
200
+111
27
363
253
+110
28
400
299
+101
29
445
340
+105
30
487
385
+102
31
533
420
+113
32
555
455
+100
33
590
491
+99
34
599
514
+85
35
620
537
+83
36
620
561
+59
37
620
572
+48
Goals (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
5
-4
18
8
1
+7
19
17
10
+7
20
11
10
+1
21
34
18
+16
22
45
28
+17
23
48
24
+24
24
59
24
+35
25
55
41
+14
26
33
39
-6
27
52
53
-1
28
37
46
-9
29
45
41
+4
30
42
45
-3
31
46
35
+11
32
22
35
-13
33
35
36
-1
34
9
23
-14
35
21
23
-2
36
24
-24
37
11
-11
Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in european clubs: key facts
Who has scored more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has scored 704 goals and Ronaldo 701 goals. Messi is ahead by 3 goals. Messi also has the better goals-per-game ratio, so the lead is not just about longevity.
