Goals of in national leagues before turning 30 years old
Cumulative distribution
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
3
-2
18
7
4
+3
19
21
11
+10
20
31
17
+14
21
54
36
+18
22
88
57
+31
23
119
80
+39
24
169
96
+73
25
215
135
+80
26
243
177
+66
27
286
220
+66
28
312
255
+57
29
349
292
+57
Where do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Home
Away
Neutral field
Leo Messi
382
200/349
57.31%
149/349
42.69%
0/349
0%
Cristiano Ronaldo
404
175/292
59.93%
117/292
40.07%
0/292
0%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 21/05/2017
Distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
17
1
3
-2
18
6
1
+5
19
14
7
+7
20
10
6
+4
21
23
19
+4
22
34
21
+13
23
31
23
+8
24
50
16
+34
25
46
39
+7
26
28
42
-14
27
43
43
0
28
26
35
-9
29
37
37
0
Cumulative distribution (Without penalties)
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
0
3
-3
2003
0
4
-4
2004
0
8
-8
2005
2
15
-13
2006
10
33
-23
2007
26
46
-20
2008
35
69
-34
2009
55
82
-27
2010
96
111
-15
2011
123
143
-20
2012
172
174
-2
2013
196
205
-9
2014
226
235
-9
2015
254
237
+17
2016
282
237
+45
2017
303
237
+66
Distribution by age (Without penalties)
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002
3
-3
2003
1
-1
2004
4
-4
2005
2
7
-5
2006
8
18
-10
2007
16
13
+3
2008
9
23
-14
2009
20
13
+7
2010
41
29
+12
2011
27
32
-5
2012
49
31
+18
2013
24
31
-7
2014
30
30
0
2015
28
2
+26
2016
28
+28
2017
21
+21
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