Messi vs Ronaldo: compare the records

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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.

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.

In the selected scope: Messi 936, Ronaldo 985 goals.

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Goals by calendar year

Blue = Messi; red = Ronaldo. Counts respect all selected filters, including each player’s own age window. Bar lengths share one scale.

1. 2002
   Messi 0

   Ronaldo 5
2. 2003
   Messi 0

   Ronaldo 1
3. 2004
   Messi 0

   Ronaldo 13
4. 2005
   Messi 3

   Ronaldo 15
5. 2006
   Messi 12

   Ronaldo 25
6. 2007
   Messi 31

   Ronaldo 34
7. 2008
   Messi 22

   Ronaldo 35
8. 2009
   Messi 41

   Ronaldo 30
9. 2010
   Messi 60

   Ronaldo 48
10. 2011
    Messi 59

    Ronaldo 60
11. 2012
    Messi 91

    Ronaldo 63
12. 2013
    Messi 45

    Ronaldo 69
13. 2014
    Messi 58

    Ronaldo 61
14. 2015
    Messi 52

    Ronaldo 57
15. 2016
    Messi 59

    Ronaldo 55
16. 2017
    Messi 54

    Ronaldo 53
17. 2018
    Messi 51

    Ronaldo 49
18. 2019
    Messi 50

    Ronaldo 39
19. 2020
    Messi 27

    Ronaldo 44
20. 2021
    Messi 43

    Ronaldo 47
21. 2022
    Messi 35

    Ronaldo 16
22. 2023
    Messi 28

    Ronaldo 54
23. 2024
    Messi 29

    Ronaldo 43
24. 2025
    Messi 46

    Ronaldo 41
25. 2026
    Messi 40

    Ronaldo 28

Matching player-match records

2526 player-match records · page 2 of 102 · 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.

Verified goal details in this slice

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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