Messi vs Ronaldo at the Same Age: What the Goal Record Shows
Compare Messi and Ronaldo at the same age using match dates and birthday windows. See why annual output and cumulative career goals differ.
Recorded goals in Friendly: Messi 55, Ronaldo 22. Explore the dated goal records, opponents, sources and competition scope.
Messi leads this one 55–22 in the Friendly. Every goal is listed below with the date and competition.
| Opponent | Messi | Ronaldo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Curacao | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Haiti | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Egypt | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Honduras | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| # | Date | Player | For | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 01 Mar 2006 | Messi | Argentina | Croatia | Friendly |
| 40 | 01 Mar 2006 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Friendly |
| 41 | 01 Mar 2006 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Friendly |
| 25 | 05 Jun 2007 | Messi | Argentina | Algeria | Friendly |
| 26 | 05 Jun 2007 | Messi | Argentina | Algeria | Friendly |
| 51 | 04 Jun 2008 | Messi | Argentina | Mexico | Friendly |
| 78 | 11 Feb 2009 | Messi | Argentina | France | Friendly |
| 133 | 11 Feb 2009 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Finland | Friendly |
| 104 | 14 Nov 2009 | Messi | Argentina | Spain | Friendly |
| 145 | 07 Sep 2010 | Messi | Argentina | Spain | Friendly |
| 161 | 17 Nov 2010 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 183 | 09 Feb 2011 | Messi | Argentina | Portugal | Friendly |
| 216 | 09 Feb 2011 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Argentina | Friendly |
| 197 | 20 Jun 2011 | Messi | Argentina | Albania | Friendly |
| 236 | 10 Aug 2011 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Luxembourg | Friendly |
| 243 | 29 Feb 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 244 | 29 Feb 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 245 | 29 Feb 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 277 | 09 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 278 | 09 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 279 | 09 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 280 | 15 Aug 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Germany | Friendly |
| 305 | 15 Aug 2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Panama | Friendly |
| 340 | 06 Feb 2013 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Ecuador | Friendly |
| 363 | 10 Jun 2013 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Croatia | Friendly |
| 346 | 14 Jun 2013 | Messi | Argentina | Guatemala | Friendly |
| 347 | 14 Jun 2013 | Messi | Argentina | Guatemala | Friendly |
| 348 | 14 Jun 2013 | Messi | Argentina | Guatemala | Friendly |
| 364 | 14 Aug 2013 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Netherlands | Friendly |
| 409 | 05 Mar 2014 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Cameroon | Friendly |
| 410 | 05 Mar 2014 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Cameroon | Friendly |
| 392 | 07 Jun 2014 | Messi | Argentina | Slovenia | Friendly |
| 404 | 14 Oct 2014 | Messi | Argentina | Hong Kong | Friendly |
| 405 | 14 Oct 2014 | Messi | Argentina | Hong Kong | Friendly |
| 410 | 12 Nov 2014 | Messi | Argentina | Croatia | Friendly |
| 462 | 04 Sep 2015 | Messi | Argentina | Bolivia | Friendly |
| 463 | 04 Sep 2015 | Messi | Argentina | Bolivia | Friendly |
| 464 | 09 Sep 2015 | Messi | Argentina | Mexico | Friendly |
| 533 | 29 Mar 2016 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Belgium | Friendly |
| 544 | 09 Jun 2016 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Estonia | Friendly |
| 545 | 09 Jun 2016 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Estonia | Friendly |
| 584 | 28 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Sweden | Friendly |
| 646 | 23 Mar 2018 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Egypt | Friendly |
| 647 | 23 Mar 2018 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Egypt | Friendly |
| 614 | 30 May 2018 | Messi | Argentina | Haiti | Friendly |
| 615 | 30 May 2018 | Messi | Argentina | Haiti | Friendly |
| 616 | 30 May 2018 | Messi | Argentina | Haiti | Friendly |
| 669 | 07 Jun 2019 | Messi | Argentina | Nicaragua | Friendly |
| 670 | 07 Jun 2019 | Messi | Argentina | Nicaragua | Friendly |
| 681 | 15 Nov 2019 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 682 | 18 Nov 2019 | Messi | Argentina | Uruguay | Friendly |
| 746 | 11 Nov 2020 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Andorra | Friendly |
| 778 | 09 Jun 2021 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Israel | Friendly |
| 791 | 09 Oct 2021 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Qatar | Friendly |
| 765 | 05 Jun 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Estonia | Friendly |
| 766 | 05 Jun 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Estonia | Friendly |
| 767 | 05 Jun 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Estonia | Friendly |
| 768 | 05 Jun 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Estonia | Friendly |
| 769 | 05 Jun 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Estonia | Friendly |
| 776 | 23 Sep 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Honduras | Friendly |
| 777 | 23 Sep 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Honduras | Friendly |
| 778 | 27 Sep 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Jamaica | Friendly |
| 779 | 27 Sep 2022 | Messi | Argentina | Jamaica | Friendly |
| 786 | 16 Nov 2022 | Messi | Argentina | United Arab Emirates | Friendly |
| 800 | 23 Mar 2023 | Messi | Argentina | Panama | Friendly |
| 801 | 28 Mar 2023 | Messi | Argentina | Curacao | Friendly |
| 802 | 28 Mar 2023 | Messi | Argentina | Curacao | Friendly |
| 803 | 28 Mar 2023 | Messi | Argentina | Curacao | Friendly |
| 807 | 15 Jun 2023 | Messi | Argentina | Australia | Friendly |
| 894 | 11 Jun 2024 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Republic of Ireland | Friendly |
| 895 | 11 Jun 2024 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Republic of Ireland | Friendly |
| 836 | 14 Jun 2024 | Messi | Argentina | Guatemala | Friendly |
| 837 | 14 Jun 2024 | Messi | Argentina | Guatemala | Friendly |
| 895 | 14 Nov 2025 | Messi | Argentina | Angola | Friendly |
| 902 | 31 Mar 2026 | Messi | Argentina | Zambia | Friendly |
| 911 | 09 Jun 2026 | Messi | Argentina | Iceland | Friendly |
| 932 | 06 Oct 2026 | Messi | Argentina | Benin | Friendly |
77 goals listed.
News checked
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