Combine dates, ages, clubs, competitions and opponents. Inspect the matching records, honest coverage and a shareable comparison.
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.
Snapshot workspace-fbbfb963effc8349 · Dataset definitions and checks
| Metric | Messi | Ronaldo |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible goals | 59 | 55 |
| Hat-trick matches (3+ goals) | 6 | 7 |
| Appearances | 62 | 57 |
| Starts | 58 | 57 |
| Assists · archive final-touch definition | 31 | 16 |
| Playing minutes · archive convention | 5,317 | 4,996 |
| Goals per 90 | 1.00 | 0.99 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.52 | 0.29 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 1.52 | 1.28 |
Blue = Messi; red = Ronaldo. Counts respect all selected filters, including each player’s own age window. Bar lengths share one scale.
119 player-match records · page 2 of 5 · 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.
| Player / match | Ledger goals | Archive goals / assists / minutes | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo · 2016-10-18 Real Madrid vs Legia Warsaw Champions League | 0 | 0 / 2 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-10-15 Barcelona vs Deportivo La Coruna LaLiga | 1 | 1 / 0 / 35 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-10-15 Real Madrid vs Real Betis LaLiga | 1 | 1 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-10-10 Portugal vs Faroe Islands World Cup Qualifiers | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-10-07 Portugal vs Andorra World Cup Qualifiers | 4 | 4 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-10-02 Real Madrid vs Eibar LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-09-27 Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Champions League | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-09-24 Real Madrid vs Las Palmas LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 72 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-09-21 Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 59 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-09-21 Real Madrid vs Villarreal LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-09-17 Barcelona vs Leganes LaLiga | 2 | 2 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-09-14 Real Madrid vs Sporting CP Champions League | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-09-13 Barcelona vs Celtic Champions League | 3 | 3 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-09-10 Barcelona vs Alaves LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 30 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-09-10 Real Madrid vs Osasuna LaLiga | 1 | 1 / 0 / 66 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-09-01 Argentina vs Uruguay World Cup Qualifiers | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-08-28 Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-08-20 Barcelona vs Real Betis LaLiga | 2 | 2 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-08-17 Barcelona vs Sevilla Supercopa de España | 1 | 1 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-08-14 Barcelona vs Sevilla Supercopa de España | 0 | 0 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-07-10 Portugal vs France European Championship | 0 | 0 / 0 / 25 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-07-06 Portugal vs Wales European Championship | 1 | 1 / 1 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-06-30 Portugal vs Poland European Championship | 0 | 0 / 0 / 120 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2016-06-26 Argentina vs Chile Copa América | 0 | 0 / 0 / 120 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2016-06-25 Portugal vs Croatia European Championship | 0 | 0 / 0 / 120 | dated appearance archive |
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.
| Goal | Minute | Body part | Method / location | Source |
|---|
No reviewed primary event extensions are available in this slice yet. No numerical career finish-type claim is made.
Download the reviewed primary event slice (CSV) · Field coverage and pending evidence · Senior honours, with their separate counting rules
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 2026-10-17 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Matches checked through: Messi 2026-10-28 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Checked 2026-10-31T18:02:00+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
Messi vs Ronaldo App compiled match histories, supplemented by club and league reports and attributed reporting. This is a dated record, not a live score.
Match-data sources, definitions and checks · Appearance reuse policy
News checked
MLS’s disciplinary summary dated 30 October does not list Messi among suspended players ahead of Miami’s trip to New England.
Official MLS disciplinary summary · list dated 30 October 2026, checked 31 October
Full report · MLSsoccer.com · disciplinary list as of 30 October 2026; checked 31 October
GOAL reports that Ronaldo has been left out of Al Nassr’s travelling squad for the 2 November AFC Champions League Elite match at Pakhtakor.
Reported by GOAL, citing Arriyadiyah · official club squad not independently verified
Full report · GOAL · published 30 October 2026 at 12:40 UTC, citing Arriyadiyah