Goals of in their National Teams after turning 30 years old
Cumulative distribution
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
54
76
-22
39
54
83
-29
40
54
86
-32
Where do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Home
Away
Neutral field
Leo Messi
75
20/54
37.04%
6/54
11.11%
28/54
51.85%
Cristiano Ronaldo
103
43/86
50%
28/86
32.56%
15/86
17.44%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 10/06/2025
Distribution 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
10
-10
39
7
-7
40
3
-3
Cumulative distribution (Without penalties)
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
42
68
-26
Distribution by age (Without penalties)
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
3
-3
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