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Filters combine with AND. Dates are inclusive; July–June seasons and birthday-age windows are separate definitions. The player windows can differ when you compare the same ages. Goals come from the shared ledger; every rate requires a matching archive population.
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Venue, tournament stage and penalty exclusions are not complete historical filters yet. We do not silently treat unknown records as non-penalties or league matches. Inspect field coverage. Reviewed full senior-career aggregates, with a separate Champions League option, are available: penalties, source-defined free kicks and non-penalty goals. They are not inferred from these incomplete individual goal fields.
In the selected scope: Messi 129, Ronaldo 140 goals.
346 player-match records · page 3 of 14 · at most 25 rendered. Zero-goal archive appearances are included. Newer goal-only matches show unknown denominators; they are not silently turned into complete appearances.
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Messi · 2019-05-01 Barcelona vs Liverpool Champions League
This is a small primary-source sample, not career penalty/free-kick or finishing totals. “Other” means a verified goal that is neither an in-match penalty nor a direct free kick; it can still follow an assisted set piece. Unclassified goals remain unknown. Goal minutes are regulation minute plus added-time component; match playing minutes are a different field.
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No reviewed primary event extensions are available in this slice yet. No numerical career finish-type claim is made.
Senior competitive club goals and senior internationals, including international friendlies. Youth, Olympic, club-friendly and shootout goals are excluded. Includes the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Latest recorded goal: Messi 2026-11-01 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Matches checked through: Messi 2026-11-01 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Checked 2026-11-03T11:07:19+00:00. A separate reviewed match archive now supplies zero-goal appearances, assists and minutes with its own coverage and definition. Complete career finish-type and goal-minute breakdowns remain unavailable; selected primary-source event fields can be inspected in the comparison workspace. Methodology · CSV
Imported historical match records, supplemented by club and league reports and attributed reporting. This is a dated record, not a live score.
Inter Miami confirms Messi’s selection for Matchday 34 after his goal and assist against New England.
Our take: Our 2026 MLS archive records 26 goals and 13 final-touch assists for Messi; that assist definition excludes the secondary credits MLS can award. Read the league’s recognition alongside the match archive, rather than treating all assist totals as interchangeable. Messi’s 2026 MLS match archive →Assist definitions and coverage →Analysis uses records reviewed .
Official source · dated record and own-data scope reviewed
FIFPRO lists both forwards among its finalists; the men’s team will be revealed on 9 November.
Our take: Across FIFPRO’s stated performance window, our senior-goal ledger records 45 for Messi and 38 for Ronaldo. That dated comparison is more relevant here than today’s career totals, although goals alone do not decide a player-voted team. Compare the stated performance window →Goal scope and sources →Analysis uses records reviewed .
Official FIFPRO shortlist · performance window and own ledger reviewed