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Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in their National Teams after turning 30 years old

Goals cumulative distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2014/2015	0	3	-3
2015/2016	0	9	-9
2016/2017	0	23	-23
2017/2018	7	33	-26
2018/2019	10	36	-26
2019/2020	12	47	-35
2020/2021	18	57	-39
2021/2022	28	63	-35
2022/2023	48	71	-23
2023/2024	54	78	-24
2024/2025	56	86	-30
2025/2026	56	88	-32

Where do they score? (%)

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field
Leo Messi	76	22/56	39.29%	6/56	10.71%	28/56	50%
Cristiano Ronaldo	104	43/88	48.86%	30/88	34.09%	15/88	17.05%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/09/2025

Goals by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2014/2015		3	-3
2015/2016		6	-6
2016/2017		14	-14
2017/2018	7	10	-3
2018/2019	3	3	0
2019/2020	2	11	-9
2020/2021	6	10	-4
2021/2022	10	6	+4
2022/2023	20	8	+12
2023/2024	6	7	-1
2024/2025	2	8	-6
2025/2026		2	-2

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2014/2015	0	2	-2
2015/2016	0	8	-8
2016/2017	0	20	-20
2017/2018	6	28	-22
2018/2019	8	31	-23
2019/2020	9	39	-30
2020/2021	12	46	-34
2021/2022	21	50	-29
2022/2023	36	56	-20
2023/2024	42	61	-19
2024/2025	44	68	-24
2025/2026	44	70	-26

Goals (without penalties) by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2014/2015		2	-2
2015/2016		6	-6
2016/2017		12	-12
2017/2018	6	8	-2
2018/2019	2	3	-1
2019/2020	1	8	-7
2020/2021	3	7	-4
2021/2022	9	4	+5
2022/2023	15	6	+9
2023/2024	6	5	+1
2024/2025	2	7	-5
2025/2026		2	-2

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

Player	Games	Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts
Leo Messi	76	9/56	16.07%	47/56	83.93%	0/56	0%	0/56	0%
Cristiano Ronaldo	104	56/88	63.64%	17/88	19.32%	15/88	17.05%	0/88	0%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/09/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2015	0	3	-3
2016	0	16	-16
2017	3	27	-24
2018	7	33	-26
2019	12	47	-35
2020	13	50	-37
2021	22	63	-41
2022	40	66	-26
2023	48	76	-28
2024	54	83	-29
2025	56	88	-32

Goals by calendar year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2015		3	-3
2016		13	-13
2017	3	11	-8
2018	4	6	-2
2019	5	14	-9
2020	1	3	-2
2021	9	13	-4
2022	18	3	+15
2023	8	10	-2
2024	6	7	-1
2025	2	5	-3

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2015	0	2	-2
2016	0	14	-14
2017	3	23	-20
2018	6	28	-22
2019	9	39	-30
2020	9	42	-33
2021	16	50	-34
2022	28	52	-24
2023	36	59	-23
2024	42	65	-23
2025	44	70	-26

Goals (without penalties) by calendar year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2015		2	-2
2016		12	-12
2017	3	9	-6
2018	3	5	-2
2019	3	11	-8
2020		3	-3
2021	7	8	-1
2022	12	2	+10
2023	8	7	+1
2024	6	6	0
2025	2	5	-3

How do they score? (%)

Player	Games	Penalty		Free kick		Open play
Leo Messi	76	12/56	21.43%	5/56	8.93%	39/56	69.64%
Cristiano Ronaldo	104	18/88	20.45%	5/88	5.68%	65/88	73.86%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/09/2025

Goals cumulative distribution by age

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	10	16	-6
32	12	27	-15
33	15	33	-18
34	28	47	-19
35	45	50	-5
36	50	63	-13
37	54	66	-12
38	56	76	-20
39	56	83	-27
40	56	88	-32

Goals by age

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	4	13	-9
32	2	11	-9
33	3	6	-3
34	13	14	-1
35	17	3	+14
36	5	13	-8
37	4	3	+1
38	2	10	-8
39		7	-7
40		5	-5

Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	8	14	-6
32	9	23	-14
33	10	28	-18
34	21	39	-18
35	33	42	-9
36	38	50	-12
37	42	52	-10
38	44	59	-15
39	44	65	-21
40	44	70	-26

Goals (without penalties) by age

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	3	12	-9
32	1	9	-8
33	1	5	-4
34	11	11	0
35	12	3	+9
36	5	8	-3
37	4	2	+2
38	2	7	-5
39		6	-6
40		5	-5

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	76	56	22	0.74	0.29	1.03
Totals	76	56	22	0.74	0.29	1.03

Summary

Lionel Messi 38 years, 2 months, 13 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	104	88	15	0.85	0.14	0.99
Totals	104	88	15	0.85	0.14	0.99

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 7 months, 1 day

Last games:

FIFA World Cup Qualifier · Group stage
Argentina vs Venezuela

	3-0
Messi, 90′

04-09-2025

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FIFA World Cup Qualifier · Group stage
Armenia vs Portugal

	0-5
		C. Ronaldo, 58′

06-09-2025

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Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	10	16	-6
32	12	27	-15
33	15	33	-18
34	28	47	-19
35	45	50	-5
36	50	63	-13
37	54	66	-12
38	56	76	-20
39	56	83	-27
40	56	88	-32

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	4	13	-9
32	2	11	-9
33	3	6	-3
34	13	14	-1
35	17	3	+14
36	5	13	-8
37	4	3	+1
38	2	10	-8
39		7	-7
40		5	-5

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	8	14	-6
32	9	23	-14
33	10	28	-18
34	21	39	-18
35	33	42	-9
36	38	50	-12
37	42	52	-10
38	44	59	-15
39	44	65	-21
40	44	70	-26

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	3	12	-9
32	1	9	-8
33	1	5	-4
34	11	11	0
35	12	3	+9
36	5	8	-3
37	4	2	+2
38	2	7	-5
39		6	-6
40		5	-5

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	10	16	-6
32	12	27	-15
33	15	33	-18
34	28	47	-19
35	45	50	-5
36	50	63	-13
37	54	66	-12
38	56	76	-20
39	56	83	-27
40	56	88	-32

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	4	13	-9
32	2	11	-9
33	3	6	-3
34	13	14	-1
35	17	3	+14
36	5	13	-8
37	4	3	+1
38	2	10	-8
39		7	-7
40		5	-5

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	8	14	-6
32	9	23	-14
33	10	28	-18
34	21	39	-18
35	33	42	-9
36	38	50	-12
37	42	52	-10
38	44	59	-15
39	44	65	-21
40	44	70	-26

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	3	12	-9
32	1	9	-8
33	1	5	-4
34	11	11	0
35	12	3	+9
36	5	8	-3
37	4	2	+2
38	2	7	-5
39		6	-6
40		5	-5

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	10	16	-6
32	12	27	-15
33	15	33	-18
34	28	47	-19
35	45	50	-5
36	50	63	-13
37	54	66	-12
38	56	76	-20
39	56	83	-27
40	56	88	-32

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	6	3	+3
31	4	13	-9
32	2	11	-9
33	3	6	-3
34	13	14	-1
35	17	3	+14
36	5	13	-8
37	4	3	+1
38	2	10	-8
39		7	-7
40		5	-5

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	8	14	-6
32	9	23	-14
33	10	28	-18
34	21	39	-18
35	33	42	-9
36	38	50	-12
37	42	52	-10
38	44	59	-15
39	44	65	-21
40	44	70	-26

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
30	5	2	+3
31	3	12	-9
32	1	9	-8
33	1	5	-4
34	11	11	0
35	12	3	+9
36	5	8	-3
37	4	2	+2
38	2	7	-5
39		6	-6
40		5	-5