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Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in National Teams competitions by calendar year

Cumulative distribution

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200402-2
200613-2
2007330
200834-1
201035-2
201135-2
201238-5
201479-2
201589-1
20161312+1
20171314-1
20181418-4
20191521-6
20201523-8
20211928-9
20222631-5
20242736-9
20252739-12


How do they score?

Player Games Home Away Neutral field Right foot Left foot Header Other parts Penalty Free kick
Leo Messi 66 0/27 0% 0/27 0% 27/27 100% 3/27 11.11% 24/27 88.89% 0/27 0% 0/27 0% 7/27 25.93% 5/27 18.52%
Cristiano Ronaldo 76 10/39 25.64% 7/39 17.95% 22/39 56.41% 27/39 69.23% 5/39 12.82% 7/39 17.95% 0/39 0% 8/39 20.51% 3/39 7.69%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 08/06/2025

Distribution by year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20042-2
2006110
20072+2
20081-1
20101-1
20110
20123-3
201441+3
20151+1
201653+2
20172-2
201814-3
201913-2
20202-2
202145-1
202273+4
202415-4
20253-3

Cumulative distribution (Without penalties)

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200402-2
200612-1
200732+1
2008330
201034-1
201134-1
201237-4
201478-1
201578-1
20161211+1
201712120
20181315-2
20191318-5
20201320-7
20211622-6
20221924-5
20242028-8
20252031-11

Distribution by year (Without penalties)

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20042-2
20061+1
20072+2
20081-1
20101-1
20110
20123-3
201441+3
20150
201653+2
20171-1
201813-2
20193-3
20202-2
202132+1
202232+1
202414-3
20253-3