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 | 58 | 61 |
| Hat-trick matches (3+ goals) | 5 | 4 |
| Appearances | 66 | 60 |
| Starts | 62 | 59 |
| Assists · archive final-touch definition | 21 | 20 |
| Playing minutes · archive convention | 5,692 | 5,033 |
| Goals per 90 | 0.92 | 1.09 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.33 | 0.36 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 1.25 | 1.45 |
Blue = Messi; red = Ronaldo. Counts respect all selected filters, including each player’s own age window. Bar lengths share one scale.
126 player-match records · page 1 of 6 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messi · 2014-12-20 Barcelona vs Cordoba LaLiga | 2 | 2 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-12-20 Real Madrid vs San Lorenzo FIFA Club World Cup | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-12-16 Real Madrid vs Cruz Azul FIFA Club World Cup | 0 | 0 / 2 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-12-13 Barcelona vs Getafe LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-12-12 Real Madrid vs Almeria LaLiga | 2 | 2 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-12-10 Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain Champions League | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-12-09 Real Madrid vs Ludogorets Champions League | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-12-07 Barcelona vs Espanyol LaLiga | 3 | 3 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-12-06 Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo LaLiga | 3 | 3 / 0 / 85 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-30 Barcelona vs Valencia LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-29 Real Madrid vs Malaga LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 2 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-26 Real Madrid vs FC Basel Champions League | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-25 Barcelona vs APOEL Champions League | 3 | 3 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-22 Barcelona vs Sevilla LaLiga | 3 | 3 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-22 Real Madrid vs Eibar LaLiga | 2 | 2 / 1 / 84 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-18 Argentina vs Portugal Friendly | 0 | 0 / 0 / 45 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-18 Portugal vs Argentina Friendly | 0 | 0 / 0 / 45 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-14 Portugal vs Armenia Euro Qualifiers | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-12 Argentina vs Croatia Friendly | 1 | 1 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-08 Barcelona vs Almeria LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-08 Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano LaLiga | 1 | 1 / 2 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-05 Barcelona vs Ajax Champions League | 2 | 2 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-04 Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Messi · 2014-11-01 Barcelona vs Celta Vigo LaLiga | 0 | 0 / 0 / 90 | dated appearance archive |
| Ronaldo · 2014-11-01 Real Madrid vs Granada LaLiga | 1 | 1 / 2 / 90 | 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