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Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in national leagues

Goals cumulative distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2002/2003	0	3	-3
2003/2004	0	7	-7
2004/2005	1	12	-11
2005/2006	7	21	-14
2006/2007	21	38	-17
2007/2008	31	69	-38
2008/2009	54	87	-33
2009/2010	88	113	-25
2010/2011	119	153	-34
2011/2012	169	199	-30
2012/2013	215	233	-18
2013/2014	243	264	-21
2014/2015	286	312	-26
2015/2016	312	347	-35
2016/2017	349	372	-23
2017/2018	383	398	-15
2018/2019	419	419	0
2019/2020	444	450	-6
2020/2021	474	479	-5
2021/2022	480	497	-17
2022/2023	497	512	-15
2023/2024	518	547	-29
2024/2025	537	572	-35

Where do they score? (%)

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field
Leo Messi	625	312/537	58.1%	225/537	41.9%	0/537	0%
Cristiano Ronaldo	728	331/572	57.87%	241/572	42.13%	0/572	0%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 16/08/2025

Goals by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2002/2003		3	-3
2003/2004		4	-4
2004/2005	1	5	-4
2005/2006	6	9	-3
2006/2007	14	17	-3
2007/2008	10	31	-21
2008/2009	23	18	+5
2009/2010	34	26	+8
2010/2011	31	40	-9
2011/2012	50	46	+4
2012/2013	46	34	+12
2013/2014	28	31	-3
2014/2015	43	48	-5
2015/2016	26	35	-9
2016/2017	37	25	+12
2017/2018	34	26	+8
2018/2019	36	21	+15
2019/2020	25	31	-6
2020/2021	30	29	+1
2021/2022	6	18	-12
2022/2023	17	15	+2
2023/2024	21	35	-14
2024/2025	19	25	-6

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2002/2003	0	3	-3
2003/2004	0	7	-7
2004/2005	1	12	-11
2005/2006	7	21	-14
2006/2007	21	35	-14
2007/2008	27	62	-35
2008/2009	47	76	-29
2009/2010	80	98	-18
2010/2011	107	130	-23
2011/2012	147	164	-17
2012/2013	189	192	-3
2013/2014	211	217	-6
2014/2015	249	255	-6
2015/2016	272	284	-12
2016/2017	303	303	0
2017/2018	335	326	+9
2018/2019	367	342	+25
2019/2020	387	361	+26
2020/2021	414	384	+30
2021/2022	420	399	+21
2022/2023	437	409	+28
2023/2024	457	436	+21
2024/2025	476	453	+23

Goals (without penalties) by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2002/2003		3	-3
2003/2004		4	-4
2004/2005	1	5	-4
2005/2006	6	9	-3
2006/2007	14	14	0
2007/2008	6	27	-21
2008/2009	20	14	+6
2009/2010	33	22	+11
2010/2011	27	32	-5
2011/2012	40	34	+6
2012/2013	42	28	+14
2013/2014	22	25	-3
2014/2015	38	38	0
2015/2016	23	29	-6
2016/2017	31	19	+12
2017/2018	32	23	+9
2018/2019	32	16	+16
2019/2020	20	19	+1
2020/2021	27	23	+4
2021/2022	6	15	-9
2022/2023	17	10	+7
2023/2024	20	27	-7
2024/2025	19	17	+2

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

Player	Games	Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts
Leo Messi	625	67/537	12.48%	450/537	83.8%	18/537	3.35%	2/537	0.37%
Cristiano Ronaldo	728	382/572	66.78%	100/572	17.48%	88/572	15.38%	2/572	0.35%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 16/08/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year

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	29	51	-22
2008	41	77	-36
2009	63	94	-31
2010	105	130	-25
2011	136	173	-37
2012	195	213	-18
2013	223	251	-28
2014	258	289	-31
2015	292	326	-34
2016	324	357	-33
2017	364	376	-12
2018	398	412	-14
2019	432	429	+3
2020	451	462	-11
2021	475	487	-12
2022	487	498	-11
2023	497	532	-35
2024	518	557	-39
2025	537	572	-35

Goals by calendar year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2002		3	-3
2003		1	-1
2004		4	-4
2005	2	7	-5
2006	8	18	-10
2007	19	18	+1
2008	12	26	-14
2009	22	17	+5
2010	42	36	+6
2011	31	43	-12
2012	59	40	+19
2013	28	38	-10
2014	35	38	-3
2015	34	37	-3
2016	32	31	+1
2017	40	19	+21
2018	34	36	-2
2019	34	17	+17
2020	19	33	-14
2021	24	25	-1
2022	12	11	+1
2023	10	34	-24
2024	21	25	-4
2025	19	15	+4

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year

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	265	-11
2016	282	291	-9
2017	316	306	+10
2018	349	336	+13
2019	378	349	+29
2020	392	369	+23
2021	415	390	+25
2022	427	400	+27
2023	437	423	+14
2024	457	441	+16
2025	476	453	+23

Goals (without penalties) by calendar year

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	30	-2
2016	28	26	+2
2017	34	15	+19
2018	33	30	+3
2019	29	13	+16
2020	14	20	-6
2021	23	21	+2
2022	12	10	+2
2023	10	23	-13
2024	20	18	+2
2025	19	12	+7

How do they score? (%)

Player	Games	Penalty		Free kick		Open play
Leo Messi	625	61/537	11.36%	44/537	8.19%	432/537	80.45%
Cristiano Ronaldo	728	119/572	20.8%	38/572	6.64%	415/572	72.55%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 16/08/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by age

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
30	383	331	+52
31	419	360	+59
32	440	380	+60
33	474	415	+59
34	480	438	+42
35	496	465	+31
36	509	487	+22
37	528	499	+29
38	537	532	+5
39	537	562	-25
40	537	572	-35

Goals 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
30	34	39	-5
31	36	29	+7
32	21	20	+1
33	34	35	-1
34	6	23	-17
35	16	27	-11
36	13	22	-9
37	19	12	+7
38	9	33	-24
39		30	-30
40		10	-10

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	7	4	+3
19	21	11	+10
20	27	17	+10
21	47	34	+13
22	80	52	+28
23	107	71	+36
24	147	84	+63
25	189	115	+74
26	211	145	+66
27	249	180	+69
28	272	209	+63
29	303	237	+66
30	335	269	+66
31	367	293	+74
32	384	308	+76
33	414	338	+76
34	420	354	+66
35	436	372	+64
36	448	390	+58
37	467	400	+67
38	476	423	+53
39	476	445	+31
40	476	453	+23

Goals (without penalties) by age

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	6	1	+5
19	14	7	+7
20	6	6	0
21	20	17	+3
22	33	18	+15
23	27	19	+8
24	40	13	+27
25	42	31	+11
26	22	30	-8
27	38	35	+3
28	23	29	-6
29	31	28	+3
30	32	32	0
31	32	24	+8
32	17	15	+2
33	30	30	0
34	6	16	-10
35	16	18	-2
36	12	18	-6
37	19	10	+9
38	9	23	-14
39		22	-22
40		8	-8

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	520	474	192	0.91	0.37	1.28
PSG	58	22	30	0.38	0.52	0.90
Inter Miami	47	41	21	0.87	0.45	1.32
Totals	625	537	243	0.86	0.39	1.25

Summary

Lionel Messi 38 years, 1 month, 28 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Sporting CP	25	3	4	0.12	0.16	0.28
Real Madrid	292	311	87	1.07	0.30	1.36
Juventus	98	81	16	0.83	0.16	0.99
Manchester Utd	236	103	37	0.44	0.16	0.59
Al-Nassr FC	77	74	16	0.96	0.21	1.17
Totals	728	572	160	0.79	0.22	1.01

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 16 days

Last games:

Major League Soccer ·
Inter Miami vs LA Galaxy

	3-1
Messi, 45′

16-08-2025

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Saudi Pro League ·
Al-Fateh vs Al-Nassr FC

	3-2
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

26-05-2025

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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
30	383	331	+52
31	419	360	+59
32	440	380	+60
33	474	415	+59
34	480	438	+42
35	496	465	+31
36	509	487	+22
37	528	499	+29
38	537	532	+5
39	537	562	-25
40	537	572	-35

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
30	34	39	-5
31	36	29	+7
32	21	20	+1
33	34	35	-1
34	6	23	-17
35	16	27	-11
36	13	22	-9
37	19	12	+7
38	9	33	-24
39		30	-30
40		10	-10

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	7	4	+3
19	21	11	+10
20	27	17	+10
21	47	34	+13
22	80	52	+28
23	107	71	+36
24	147	84	+63
25	189	115	+74
26	211	145	+66
27	249	180	+69
28	272	209	+63
29	303	237	+66
30	335	269	+66
31	367	293	+74
32	384	308	+76
33	414	338	+76
34	420	354	+66
35	436	372	+64
36	448	390	+58
37	467	400	+67
38	476	423	+53
39	476	445	+31
40	476	453	+23

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	6	1	+5
19	14	7	+7
20	6	6	0
21	20	17	+3
22	33	18	+15
23	27	19	+8
24	40	13	+27
25	42	31	+11
26	22	30	-8
27	38	35	+3
28	23	29	-6
29	31	28	+3
30	32	32	0
31	32	24	+8
32	17	15	+2
33	30	30	0
34	6	16	-10
35	16	18	-2
36	12	18	-6
37	19	10	+9
38	9	23	-14
39		22	-22
40		8	-8

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
30	383	331	+52
31	419	360	+59
32	440	380	+60
33	474	415	+59
34	480	438	+42
35	496	465	+31
36	509	487	+22
37	528	499	+29
38	537	532	+5
39	537	562	-25
40	537	572	-35

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
30	34	39	-5
31	36	29	+7
32	21	20	+1
33	34	35	-1
34	6	23	-17
35	16	27	-11
36	13	22	-9
37	19	12	+7
38	9	33	-24
39		30	-30
40		10	-10

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	7	4	+3
19	21	11	+10
20	27	17	+10
21	47	34	+13
22	80	52	+28
23	107	71	+36
24	147	84	+63
25	189	115	+74
26	211	145	+66
27	249	180	+69
28	272	209	+63
29	303	237	+66
30	335	269	+66
31	367	293	+74
32	384	308	+76
33	414	338	+76
34	420	354	+66
35	436	372	+64
36	448	390	+58
37	467	400	+67
38	476	423	+53
39	476	445	+31
40	476	453	+23

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	6	1	+5
19	14	7	+7
20	6	6	0
21	20	17	+3
22	33	18	+15
23	27	19	+8
24	40	13	+27
25	42	31	+11
26	22	30	-8
27	38	35	+3
28	23	29	-6
29	31	28	+3
30	32	32	0
31	32	24	+8
32	17	15	+2
33	30	30	0
34	6	16	-10
35	16	18	-2
36	12	18	-6
37	19	10	+9
38	9	23	-14
39		22	-22
40		8	-8

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
30	383	331	+52
31	419	360	+59
32	440	380	+60
33	474	415	+59
34	480	438	+42
35	496	465	+31
36	509	487	+22
37	528	499	+29
38	537	532	+5
39	537	562	-25
40	537	572	-35

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
30	34	39	-5
31	36	29	+7
32	21	20	+1
33	34	35	-1
34	6	23	-17
35	16	27	-11
36	13	22	-9
37	19	12	+7
38	9	33	-24
39		30	-30
40		10	-10

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	7	4	+3
19	21	11	+10
20	27	17	+10
21	47	34	+13
22	80	52	+28
23	107	71	+36
24	147	84	+63
25	189	115	+74
26	211	145	+66
27	249	180	+69
28	272	209	+63
29	303	237	+66
30	335	269	+66
31	367	293	+74
32	384	308	+76
33	414	338	+76
34	420	354	+66
35	436	372	+64
36	448	390	+58
37	467	400	+67
38	476	423	+53
39	476	445	+31
40	476	453	+23

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
17	1	3	-2
18	6	1	+5
19	14	7	+7
20	6	6	0
21	20	17	+3
22	33	18	+15
23	27	19	+8
24	40	13	+27
25	42	31	+11
26	22	30	-8
27	38	35	+3
28	23	29	-6
29	31	28	+3
30	32	32	0
31	32	24	+8
32	17	15	+2
33	30	30	0
34	6	16	-10
35	16	18	-2
36	12	18	-6
37	19	10	+9
38	9	23	-14
39		22	-22
40		8	-8