811 club · 126 international
1,184 appearances · 428 assists · 0.87 goals/90
Goal coverage: 2026-11-01 · Check definitions
Latest recorded goal: 2026-11-01
839 club · 146 international
1,343 appearances · 261 assists · 0.81 goals/90
Goal coverage: 2026-10-29 · Check definitions
Latest recorded goal: 2026-10-29
Senior competitive club + senior international goals. Includes international friendlies and Arab Club Champions Cup; excludes youth, Olympics, club friendlies and shootouts. A dated ledger, not live scoring. Sources and definitions
News checked
Inter Miami’s final report confirms a 2–1 comeback at New England, with Messi scoring the 83rd-minute winner.
Our take: One goal cuts Messi’s distance to 1,000 to 63, while the gap to Ronaldo is 48 in our current ledger. Race to 1,000 →Analysis uses records reviewed .
Official final match reports · independently recomputed shared goal total
365Scores reproduces a Piers Morgan X post defending Ronaldo after Ten Hag’s latest interview. Here is what is reporting and what is opinion.
Our take: Our goal record gives this debate a measurable reference point: Ronaldo leads Messi 985–937, but Messi has more non-penalty goals in the separately reviewed career series, 822–801. Career non-penalty comparison →Analysis uses records reviewed .
Attributed reporting · see source and verification notes
This table describes the recorded matches within the archive’s coverage dates. Its goal counts are the numerators for these historical rates, not a replacement for the latest goal ledger.
| Metric | Messi | Ronaldo |
|---|---|---|
| Goals in this match archive | 937 | 985 |
| Assists · archive definition | 428 | 261 |
| Appearances | 1,184 | 1,343 |
| Minutes played | 97,411 | 109,812 |
| Starts | 1,063 | 1,230 |
| Goals per appearance | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| Goals per 90 minutes | 0.87 | 0.81 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 1.26 | 1.02 |
Archive coverage: Messi 2026-11-01 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Current windows can be partial. Rates describe these recorded matches; they do not predict future scoring.
Assists follow the archive’s final-touch standard, which excludes MLS secondary assists. Sources, differences & checks · Browse matches · Appearance reuse policy
