Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams before turning 30 years old

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Argentina	41	27	12	0.66	0.29	0.95
Totals	41	27	12	0.66	0.29	0.95

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Portugal	39	11	7	0.28	0.18	0.46
Totals	39	11	7	0.28	0.18	0.46

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

FIFA Friendly ·
Brazil vs Argentina

	0-1
		Messi, 90′

09-06-2017

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FIFA Friendly ·
Argentina vs Portugal

	0-1
		C. Ronaldo, 45′

18-11-2014

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Timeframe

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

39 years, 4 months, 11 days-869 days

41 years, 8 months, 30 days+869 days

12 seasons 0

41 games played +2

39-2

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

27 goals +16

11-16

0.66 goals per game +136%

0.28-58%

21 goals without penalties +11

10-11

77.78% -13%

90.91% goals without penalties+13%

6 penalty goals +5

1-5

22.22% penalty goals +13%

9.09%-13%

0 -1

1 direct free-kick goals

Scores every 118′ -46%

219′+86%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

39 total contributions +21

18-21

12 assists (Opta™ criteria) +5

7-5

16 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +6

10-6

Assists every 265′ -23%

344′+30%

Goal contribution every 81′ -39%

134′+64%

Messi vs Ronaldo in friendly games with their National Teams before turning 30 years old: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 27 goals and 12 assists in 41 games (0.66 goals per game), and Ronaldo 11 goals and 7 assists in 39 games (0.28). Messi has more goals and also more assists.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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