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Goals of Messi and Ronaldo in knockout games after turning 30 years old by calendar year

Cumulative distribution

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
201505-5
2016015-15
2017129-28
2018835-27
20191744-27
20202148-27
20212751-24
20223351-18
20234056-16
20244463-19
20254966-17


How do they score?

Player Games Home Away Neutral field Right foot Left foot Header Other parts Penalty Free kick
Leo Messi 79 26/49 53.06% 10/49 20.41% 13/49 26.53% 8/49 16.33% 40/49 81.63% 1/49 2.04% 0/49 0% 7/49 14.29% 3/49 6.12%
Cristiano Ronaldo 97 32/66 48.48% 17/66 25.76% 17/66 25.76% 41/66 62.12% 10/66 15.15% 15/66 22.73% 0/66 0% 11/66 16.67% 4/66 6.06%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 30/04/2025

Distribution by year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20155-5
201610-10
2017114-13
201876+1
2019990
2020440
202163+3
20226+6
202375+2
202447-3
202553+2

Cumulative distribution (Without penalties)

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
201504-4
2016013-13
2017027-27
2018731-24
20191539-24
20201941-22
20212443-19
20222743-16
20233447-13
20243853-15
20254255-13

Distribution by year (Without penalties)

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20154-4
20169-9
201714-14
201874+3
2019880
202042+2
202152+3
20223+3
202374+3
202446-2
202542+2