Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in international club competitions
Goals cumulative distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
0
0
2003/2004
0
0
0
2004/2005
0
0
0
2005/2006
1
1
0
2006/2007
2
4
-2
2007/2008
8
12
-4
2008/2009
17
17
0
2009/2010
27
24
+3
2010/2011
39
30
+9
2011/2012
56
40
+16
2012/2013
64
52
+12
2013/2014
72
69
+3
2014/2015
82
81
+1
2015/2016
91
97
-6
2016/2017
102
113
-11
2017/2018
108
130
-22
2018/2019
120
136
-16
2019/2020
123
140
-17
2020/2021
128
144
-16
2021/2022
133
150
-17
2022/2023
147
152
-5
2023/2024
149
164
-15
2024/2025
157
172
-15
2025/2026
161
173
-12
2026/2027
161
174
-13
Where do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Home
Away
Neutral field
Leo Messi
202
94/161
58.39%
56/161
34.78%
11/161
6.83%
Cristiano Ronaldo
234
86/174
49.43%
69/174
39.66%
19/174
10.92%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 12/10/2026
Goals by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
0
2005/2006
1
1
0
2006/2007
1
3
-2
2007/2008
6
8
-2
2008/2009
9
5
+4
2009/2010
10
7
+3
2010/2011
12
6
+6
2011/2012
17
10
+7
2012/2013
8
12
-4
2013/2014
8
17
-9
2014/2015
10
12
-2
2015/2016
9
16
-7
2016/2017
11
16
-5
2017/2018
6
17
-11
2018/2019
12
6
+6
2019/2020
3
4
-1
2020/2021
5
4
+1
2021/2022
5
6
-1
2022/2023
14
2
+12
2023/2024
2
12
-10
2024/2025
8
8
0
2025/2026
4
1
+3
2026/2027
1
-1
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
0
0
2003/2004
0
0
0
2004/2005
0
0
0
2005/2006
1
1
0
2006/2007
2
4
-2
2007/2008
7
11
-4
2008/2009
16
16
0
2009/2010
26
23
+3
2010/2011
37
28
+9
2011/2012
50
36
+14
2012/2013
58
48
+10
2013/2014
64
63
+1
2014/2015
74
72
+2
2015/2016
82
86
-4
2016/2017
91
101
-10
2017/2018
97
114
-17
2018/2019
108
119
-11
2019/2020
111
122
-11
2020/2021
112
124
-12
2021/2022
115
130
-15
2022/2023
129
131
-2
2023/2024
131
141
-10
2024/2025
137
147
-10
2025/2026
141
148
-7
2026/2027
141
149
-8
Goals (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
0
2005/2006
1
1
0
2006/2007
1
3
-2
2007/2008
5
7
-2
2008/2009
9
5
+4
2009/2010
10
7
+3
2010/2011
11
5
+6
2011/2012
13
8
+5
2012/2013
8
12
-4
2013/2014
6
15
-9
2014/2015
10
9
+1
2015/2016
8
14
-6
2016/2017
9
15
-6
2017/2018
6
13
-7
2018/2019
11
5
+6
2019/2020
3
3
0
2020/2021
1
2
-1
2021/2022
3
6
-3
2022/2023
14
1
+13
2023/2024
2
10
-8
2024/2025
6
6
0
2025/2026
4
1
+3
2026/2027
1
-1
With which parts of the body do they score their goals? (%)
Player
Games
Right foot
Left foot
Header
Other parts
Leo Messi
202
22/161
13.66%
133/161
82.61%
5/161
3.11%
1/161
0.62%
Cristiano Ronaldo
234
114/174
65.52%
29/174
16.67%
31/174
17.82%
0/174
0%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 12/10/2026
Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
0
0
2003
0
0
0
2004
0
0
0
2005
1
1
0
2006
2
1
+1
2007
6
9
-3
2008
13
13
0
2009
21
23
-2
2010
33
28
+5
2011
48
33
+15
2012
61
46
+15
2013
70
61
+9
2014
80
76
+4
2015
88
92
-4
2016
101
103
-2
2017
105
124
-19
2018
114
131
-17
2019
122
138
-16
2020
126
144
-18
2021
133
150
-17
2022
137
152
-15
2023
147
161
-14
2024
149
168
-19
2025
157
172
-15
2026
161
174
-13
Goals by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
2003
0
2004
0
2005
1
1
0
2006
1
+1
2007
4
8
-4
2008
7
4
+3
2009
8
10
-2
2010
12
5
+7
2011
15
5
+10
2012
13
13
0
2013
9
15
-6
2014
10
15
-5
2015
8
16
-8
2016
13
11
+2
2017
4
21
-17
2018
9
7
+2
2019
8
7
+1
2020
4
6
-2
2021
7
6
+1
2022
4
2
+2
2023
10
9
+1
2024
2
7
-5
2025
8
4
+4
2026
4
2
+2
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
0
0
2003
0
0
0
2004
0
0
0
2005
1
1
0
2006
2
1
+1
2007
5
8
-3
2008
12
12
0
2009
20
22
-2
2010
32
26
+6
2011
44
30
+14
2012
55
42
+13
2013
63
56
+7
2014
72
68
+4
2015
80
81
-1
2016
91
91
0
2017
94
110
-16
2018
103
115
-12
2019
110
121
-11
2020
111
124
-13
2021
115
130
-15
2022
119
131
-12
2023
129
139
-10
2024
131
145
-14
2025
137
147
-10
2026
141
149
-8
Goals (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
2003
0
2004
0
2005
1
1
0
2006
1
+1
2007
3
7
-4
2008
7
4
+3
2009
8
10
-2
2010
12
4
+8
2011
12
4
+8
2012
11
12
-1
2013
8
14
-6
2014
9
12
-3
2015
8
13
-5
2016
11
10
+1
2017
3
19
-16
2018
9
5
+4
2019
7
6
+1
2020
1
3
-2
2021
4
6
-2
2022
4
1
+3
2023
10
8
+2
2024
2
6
-4
2025
6
2
+4
2026
4
2
+2
How do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Penalty
Free kick
Open play
Leo Messi
202
20/161
12.42%
10/161
6.21%
131/161
81.37%
Cristiano Ronaldo
234
25/174
14.37%
13/174
7.47%
136/174
78.16%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 12/10/2026
Goals cumulative distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
0
0
0
18
1
0
+1
19
2
0
+2
20
8
1
+7
21
17
1
+16
22
27
9
+18
23
39
13
+26
24
56
23
+33
25
64
28
+36
26
72
33
+39
27
82
46
+36
28
91
61
+30
29
102
76
+26
30
108
92
+16
31
120
103
+17
32
122
124
-2
33
128
131
-3
34
133
138
-5
35
137
144
-7
36
149
150
-1
37
155
152
+3
38
158
161
-3
39
161
170
-9
40
161
172
-11
41
161
174
-13
Goals by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
0
18
1
+1
19
1
+1
20
6
1
+5
21
9
+9
22
10
8
+2
23
12
4
+8
24
17
10
+7
25
8
5
+3
26
8
5
+3
27
10
13
-3
28
9
15
-6
29
11
15
-4
30
6
16
-10
31
12
11
+1
32
2
21
-19
33
6
7
-1
34
5
7
-2
35
4
6
-2
36
12
6
+6
37
6
2
+4
38
3
9
-6
39
3
9
-6
40
2
-2
41
2
-2
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
0
0
0
18
1
0
+1
19
2
0
+2
20
7
1
+6
21
16
1
+15
22
26
8
+18
23
37
12
+25
24
50
22
+28
25
58
26
+32
26
64
30
+34
27
74
42
+32
28
82
56
+26
29
91
68
+23
30
97
81
+16
31
108
91
+17
32
110
110
0
33
112
115
-3
34
115
121
-6
35
119
124
-5
36
131
130
+1
37
136
131
+5
38
138
139
-1
39
141
146
-5
40
141
147
-6
41
141
149
-8
Goals (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
0
18
1
+1
19
1
+1
20
5
1
+4
21
9
+9
22
10
7
+3
23
11
4
+7
24
13
10
+3
25
8
4
+4
26
6
4
+2
27
10
12
-2
28
8
14
-6
29
9
12
-3
30
6
13
-7
31
11
10
+1
32
2
19
-17
33
2
5
-3
34
3
6
-3
35
4
3
+1
36
12
6
+6
37
5
1
+4
38
2
8
-6
39
3
7
-4
40
1
-1
41
2
-2
Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in international club competitions: key facts
Who has scored more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has scored 161 goals and Ronaldo 174 goals. Ronaldo is ahead by 13 goals. However, Messi has needed fewer games, so Ronaldo's lead comes mainly from having played 32 more matches.
