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Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in National Team official games

Goals cumulative distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2003/200402-2
2004/200509-9
2005/2006110-9
2006/2007315-12
2007/2008519-14
2008/2009719-12
2009/2010720-13
2010/2011722-15
2011/20121030-20
2012/20131531-16
2013/20142139-18
2014/20152244-22
2015/20162847-19
2016/20173160-29
2017/20183568-33
2018/20193671-35
2019/20203682-46
2020/20214290-48
2021/20224795-48
2022/202357103-46
2023/202461108-47
2024/202563116-53
2025/202663121-58

Where do they score? (%)

Player Games Home Away Neutral field
Leo Messi 138 25/63 39.68% 11/63 17.46% 27/63 42.86%
Cristiano Ronaldo 172 51/121 42.15% 48/121 39.67% 22/121 18.18%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 13/11/2025

Goals by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2003/20042-2
2004/20057-7
2005/2006110
2006/200725-3
2007/200824-2
2008/20092+2
2009/20101-1
2010/20112-2
2011/201238-5
2012/201351+4
2013/201468-2
2014/201515-4
2015/201663+3
2016/2017313-10
2017/201848-4
2018/201913-2
2019/202011-11
2020/202168-2
2021/2022550
2022/2023108+2
2023/202445-1
2024/202528-6
2025/20265-5

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2003/200402-2
2004/200509-9
2005/200619-8
2006/2007314-11
2007/2008518-13
2008/2009718-11
2009/2010719-12
2010/2011721-14
2011/20121028-18
2012/20131429-15
2013/20141837-19
2014/20151841-23
2015/20162344-21
2016/20172555-30
2017/20182961-32
2018/20192964-35
2019/20202972-43
2020/20213277-45
2021/20223780-43
2022/20234386-43
2023/20244789-42
2024/20254996-47
2025/202649100-51

Goals (without penalties) by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2003/20042-2
2004/20057-7
2005/20061+1
2006/200725-3
2007/200824-2
2008/20092+2
2009/20101-1
2010/20112-2
2011/201237-4
2012/201341+3
2013/201448-4
2014/20154-4
2015/201653+2
2016/2017211-9
2017/201846-2
2018/20193-3
2019/20208-8
2020/202135-2
2021/202253+2
2022/2023660
2023/202443+1
2024/202527-5
2025/20264-4

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

Player Games Right foot Left foot Header Other parts
Leo Messi 138 7/63 11.11% 55/63 87.3% 1/63 1.59% 0/63 0%
Cristiano Ronaldo 172 73/121 60.33% 26/121 21.49% 22/121 18.18% 0/121 0%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 13/11/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200407-7
200509-9
2006113-12
2007518-13
2008619-13
2009719-12
2010722-15
2011927-18
20121431-17
20131738-21
20142141-20
20152244-22
20163054-24
20173464-30
20183568-33
20193682-46
20203784-47
20214695-49
20225498-44
202357108-51
202461113-52
202563121-58

Goals by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20047-7
20052-2
200614-3
200745-1
2008110
20091+1
20103-3
201125-3
201254+1
201337-4
201443+1
201513-2
2016810-2
2017410-6
201814-3
2019114-13
202012-1
2021911-2
202283+5
2023310-7
202445-1
202528-6

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200407-7
200509-9
2006112-11
2007517-12
2008618-12
2009718-11
2010721-14
2011925-16
20121429-15
20131436-22
20141839-21
20151841-23
20162550-25
20172858-30
20182961-32
20192972-43
20202974-45
20213680-44
20224082-42
20234389-46
20244793-46
202549100-51

Goals (without penalties) by calendar year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20047-7
20052-2
200613-2
200745-1
2008110
20091+1
20103-3
201124-2
201254+1
20137-7
201443+1
20152-2
201679-2
201738-5
201813-2
201911-11
20202-2
202176+1
202242+2
202337-4
2024440
202527-5

How do they score? (%)

Player Games Penalty Free kick Open play
Leo Messi 138 14/63 22.22% 9/63 14.29% 40/63 63.49%
Cristiano Ronaldo 172 21/121 17.36% 10/121 8.26% 90/121 74.38%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 13/11/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1810+1
1917-6
2059-4
21713-6
22718-11
23719-12
241019-9
251522-7
261927-8
272231-9
282838-10
293141-10
303444-10
313654-18
323664-28
333968-29
344782-35
355484-30
365795-38
376198-37
3863108-45
3963113-50
4063121-58

Goals by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
181+1
197-7
2042+2
2124-2
225-5
231-1
243+3
2553+2
2645-1
2734-1
2867-1
29330
30330
31210-8
3210-10
3334-1
34814-6
3572+5
36311-8
3743+1
38210-8
395-5
408-8

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1810+1
1917-6
2059-4
21712-5
22717-10
23718-11
241018-8
251421-7
261625-9
271829-11
282336-13
292539-14
302841-13
312950-21
322958-29
333061-31
343772-35
354074-34
364380-37
374782-35
384989-40
394993-44
4049100-51

Goals (without penalties) by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
181+1
197-7
2042+2
2123-1
225-5
231-1
243+3
2543+1
2624-2
2724-2
2857-2
2923-1
3032+1
3119-8
328-8
3313-2
34711-4
3532+1
3636-3
3742+2
3827-5
394-4
407-7

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