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
413
-14
2015/2016
444
462
-18
2016/2017
491
509
-18
2017/2018
539
554
-15
2018/2019
587
579
+8
2019/2020
614
610
+4
2020/2021
648
644
+4
2021/2022
666
669
-3
2022/2023
713
686
+27
2023/2024
741
731
+10
2024/2025
765
763
+2
2025/2026
765
763
+2
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
52
+2
2015/2016
45
49
-4
2016/2017
47
47
0
2017/2018
48
45
+3
2018/2019
48
25
+23
2019/2020
27
31
-4
2020/2021
34
34
0
2021/2022
18
25
-7
2022/2023
47
17
+30
2023/2024
28
45
-17
2024/2025
24
32
-8
2025/2026
0
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
1282
605/938
64.5%
176/938
18.76%
155/938
16.52%
2/938
0.21%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/08/2025
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
516
-42
2016
533
571
-38
2017
587
624
-37
2018
638
673
-35
2019
688
712
-24
2020
715
756
-41
2021
758
803
-45
2022
793
819
-26
2023
821
873
-52
2024
850
916
-66
2025
875
938
-63
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
57
-5
2016
59
55
+4
2017
54
53
+1
2018
51
49
+2
2019
50
39
+11
2020
27
44
-17
2021
43
47
-4
2022
35
16
+19
2023
28
54
-26
2024
29
43
-14
2025
25
22
+3
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
432
-18
2016
466
480
-14
2017
510
525
-15
2018
559
565
-6
2019
601
596
+5
2020
619
623
-4
2021
656
660
-4
2022
685
673
+12
2023
713
712
+1
2024
741
746
-5
2025
765
763
+2
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
46
-2
2016
52
48
+4
2017
44
45
-1
2018
49
40
+9
2019
42
31
+11
2020
18
27
-9
2021
37
37
0
2022
29
13
+16
2023
28
39
-11
2024
28
34
-6
2025
24
17
+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
1282
175/938
18.66%
64/938
6.82%
699/938
74.52%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/08/2025
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
30
616
521
+95
31
671
575
+96
32
699
628
+71
33
745
677
+68
34
769
722
+47
35
807
762
+45
36
837
803
+34
37
866
820
+46
38
875
873
+2
39
875
923
-48
40
875
938
-63
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
30
51
58
-7
31
55
54
+1
32
28
53
-25
33
46
49
-3
34
24
45
-21
35
38
40
-2
36
30
41
-11
37
29
17
+12
38
9
53
-44
39
50
-50
40
15
-15
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
30
538
436
+102
31
587
483
+104
32
610
527
+83
33
646
568
+78
34
666
602
+64
35
699
628
+71
36
728
660
+68
37
756
673
+83
38
765
712
+53
39
765
751
+14
40
765
763
+2
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
30
47
47
0
31
49
47
+2
32
23
44
-21
33
36
41
-5
34
20
34
-14
35
33
26
+7
36
29
32
-3
37
28
13
+15
38
9
39
-30
39
39
-39
40
12
-12
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