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Messi vs Ronaldo Match History — Every Appearance

Explore Messi and Ronaldo matches, including zero-goal games, with assists, playing minutes, competitions and source links.

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30 player appearances in this view

26 goals · 13 archive-defined assists · 2,574 source-reported playing minutes.

Showing 1–30 of 30. Definitions, coverage and checks · Appearance reuse policy

One row per player appearance. Dates use the match date, not the report publication date.
DatePlayer / teamOpponentCompetitionGoalsAssistsMinutesSource
2026-11-01Messi
Inter Miami
New EnglandMLS1190Archive
2026-10-28Messi
Inter Miami
FC CincinnatiMLS0090Archive
2026-10-24Messi
Inter Miami
New York Red BullsMLS0034 (sub)Archive
2026-10-17Messi
Inter Miami
Atlanta UnitedMLS2090Archive
2026-10-14Messi
Inter Miami
New York CityMLS0190Archive
2026-10-10Messi
Inter Miami
DC UnitedMLS2090Archive
2026-09-27Messi
Inter Miami
ColumbusMLS1090Archive
2026-09-20Messi
Inter Miami
San DiegoMLS1090Archive
2026-09-12Messi
Inter Miami
Nashville SCMLS1090Archive
2026-09-09Messi
Inter Miami
Chicago FireMLS0190Archive
2026-09-05Messi
Inter Miami
Atlanta UnitedMLS0190Archive
2026-08-29Messi
Inter Miami
MontrealMLS4190Archive
2026-08-22Messi
Inter Miami
TorontoMLS1090Archive
2026-08-19Messi
Inter Miami
Philadelphia UnionMLS1090Archive
2026-08-15Messi
Inter Miami
Nashville SCMLS0190Archive
2026-08-01Messi
Inter Miami
ColumbusMLS0037 (sub)Archive
2026-05-24Messi
Inter Miami
Philadelphia UnionMLS0273Archive
2026-05-17Messi
Inter Miami
Portland TimbersMLS1190Archive
2026-05-13Messi
Inter Miami
FC CincinnatiMLS2190Archive
2026-05-09Messi
Inter Miami
TorontoMLS1290Archive
2026-05-02Messi
Inter Miami
Orlando CityMLS1190Archive
2026-04-25Messi
Inter Miami
New EnglandMLS0090Archive
2026-04-22Messi
Inter Miami
Real Salt LakeMLS0090Archive
2026-04-18Messi
Inter Miami
Colorado RapidsMLS2090Archive
2026-04-11Messi
Inter Miami
New York Red BullsMLS0090Archive
2026-04-04Messi
Inter Miami
AustinMLS1090Archive
2026-03-22Messi
Inter Miami
New York CityMLS1090Archive
2026-03-07Messi
Inter Miami
DC UnitedMLS1090Archive
2026-03-01Messi
Inter Miami
Orlando CityMLS2090Archive
2026-02-21Messi
Inter Miami
LAFCMLS0090Archive

* Ronaldo’s Al Faisaly goal follows league credit, which differs from the source archive. Playing-time figures retain the archive’s convention. Read the differences.

Coverage and sources

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 2026-11-03T18:08:03+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.

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LIONEL MESSI

Messi absent from Argentina’s November squad

AFA’s official squad omits Messi after his international farewell; Argentina prepare for November friendlies.

Our take: Our ledger has Messi on 126 Argentina goals and Ronaldo on 146 for Portugal: a gap of 20, compared with 48 across their whole careers. Club goals can move the Race to 1,000, but they do not alter the international comparison. Messi’s Argentina goals → Ronaldo’s Portugal goals →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Official AFA squad graphic inspected · country and career goal scopes reviewed

Full report · AFA · official November squad list

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Ronaldo keeps streak record as Kane’s run ends

UEFA confirms Kane did not score in Bayern’s win at Atlético, ending his run short of Ronaldo’s record.

Our take: Counting appearances in our archive, Ronaldo’s longest Champions League scoring run is 11 matches, compared with Messi’s 5. This counts successive appearances, so it should not be confused with goals in successive team fixtures or a single-season scoring record. Compare Champions League goals → Inspect Messi’s 2016 Champions League appearances →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Official UEFA update · completed match and own archive calculation reviewed

Full report · UEFA · Champions League scoring-streak record

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