Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in club competitions

Goals cumulative distribution 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	32	-23
2006/2007	26	55	-29
2007/2008	42	97	-55
2008/2009	80	123	-43
2009/2010	127	156	-29
2010/2011	180	209	-29
2011/2012	253	269	-16
2012/2013	313	324	-11
2013/2014	354	375	-21
2014/2015	412	436	-24
2015/2016	453	487	-34
2016/2017	507	529	-22
2017/2018	552	573	-21
2018/2019	603	601	+2
2019/2020	634	638	-4
2020/2021	672	674	-2
2021/2022	683	698	-15
2022/2023	715	715	0
2023/2024	738	765	-27
2024/2025	781	800	-19
2025/2026	811	830	-19
2026/2027	811	839	-28

Where do they score? (%)

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field
Leo Messi	977	473/811	58.32%	318/811	39.21%	20/811	2.47%
Cristiano Ronaldo	1109	462/839	55.07%	349/839	41.6%	28/839	3.34%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 07/11/2026

Goals by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2002/2003		5	-5
2003/2004		6	-6
2004/2005	1	9	-8
2005/2006	8	12	-4
2006/2007	17	23	-6
2007/2008	16	42	-26
2008/2009	38	26	+12
2009/2010	47	33	+14
2010/2011	53	53	0
2011/2012	73	60	+13
2012/2013	60	55	+5
2013/2014	41	51	-10
2014/2015	58	61	-3
2015/2016	41	51	-10
2016/2017	54	42	+12
2017/2018	45	44	+1
2018/2019	51	28	+23
2019/2020	31	37	-6
2020/2021	38	36	+2
2021/2022	11	24	-13
2022/2023	32	17	+15
2023/2024	23	50	-27
2024/2025	43	35	+8
2025/2026	30	30	0
2026/2027		9	-9

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	631	581	+50
2023/2024	653	621	+32
2024/2025	693	646	+47
2025/2026	722	669	+53
2026/2027	722	678	+44

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	32	11	+21
2023/2024	22	40	-18
2024/2025	40	25	+15
2025/2026	29	23	+6
2026/2027		9	-9

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

Player	Games	Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts
Leo Messi	977	101/811	12.45%	677/811	83.48%	30/811	3.7%	3/811	0.37%
Cristiano Ronaldo	1109	551/839	65.67%	153/839	18.24%	132/839	15.73%	3/839	0.36%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 07/11/2026

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	715	745	-30
2024	738	781	-43
2025	781	814	-33
2026	811	839	-28

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	20	44	-24
2024	23	36	-13
2025	43	33	+10
2026	30	25	+5

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	631	604	+27
2024	653	632	+21
2025	693	656	+37
2026	722	678	+44

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	20	32	-12
2024	22	28	-6
2025	40	24	+16
2026	29	22	+7

How do they score? (%)

Player	Games	Penalty		Free kick		Open play
Leo Messi	977	89/811	10.97%	64/811	7.89%	658/811	81.13%
Cristiano Ronaldo	1109	161/839	19.19%	53/839	6.32%	625/839	74.49%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 07/11/2026

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	729	688	+41
37	754	702	+52
38	794	745	+49
39	811	788	+23
40	811	818	-7
41	811	839	-28

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	25	28	-3
37	25	14	+11
38	40	43	-3
39	17	43	-26
40		30	-30
41		21	-21

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	644	561	+83
37	668	572	+96
38	705	604	+101
39	722	637	+85
40	722	659	+63
41	722	678	+44

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	0
37	24	11	+13
38	37	32	+5
39	17	33	-16
40		22	-22
41		19	-19

Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in club competitions: key facts

Who has scored more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi has scored 811 goals and Ronaldo 839 goals. Ronaldo is ahead by 28 goals. However, Messi has needed fewer games, so Ronaldo's lead comes mainly from having played 132 more matches.

Data updated on 09/11/2026.

Cache date: 09-11-2026 16:05:29

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	25	28	-3
37	25	14	+11
38	40	43	-3
39	17	43	-26
40		30	-30
41		21	-21

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	0
37	24	11	+13
38	37	32	+5
39	17	33	-16
40		22	-22
41		19	-19

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	25	28	-3
37	25	14	+11
38	40	43	-3
39	17	43	-26
40		30	-30
41		21	-21

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	0
37	24	11	+13
38	37	32	+5
39	17	33	-16
40		22	-22
41		19	-19

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	25	28	-3
37	25	14	+11
38	40	43	-3
39	17	43	-26
40		30	-30
41		21	-21

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	0
37	24	11	+13
38	37	32	+5
39	17	33	-16
40		22	-22
41		19	-19