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.
In calendar year 2012, the recorded senior goal totals are Messi 91 and Ronaldo 63. Compare club and international goals, match dates, competitions and sources.
Messi leads this one 91–63 in 2012. Every goal is listed below with the date and competition.
| Competition | Messi | Ronaldo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaLiga | 59 | 40 | 99 |
| Champions League | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Copa del Rey | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Friendly | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| World Cup Qualifiers | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Supercopa de España | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| European Championship | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| # | Date | Player | For | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | 04 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | Copa del Rey |
| 230 | 04 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | Copa del Rey |
| 267 | 07 Jan 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada | LaLiga |
| 231 | 15 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 232 | 15 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 268 | 18 Jan 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Copa del Rey |
| 233 | 22 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 234 | 22 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 235 | 22 Jan 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 269 | 22 Jan 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 270 | 22 Jan 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 271 | 25 Jan 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Copa del Rey |
| 272 | 28 Jan 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 236 | 04 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 273 | 12 Feb 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante | LaLiga |
| 274 | 12 Feb 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante | LaLiga |
| 275 | 12 Feb 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante | LaLiga |
| 237 | 14 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 276 | 18 Feb 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Racing Santander | LaLiga |
| 238 | 19 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 239 | 19 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 240 | 19 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 241 | 19 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 277 | 21 Feb 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Champions League |
| 242 | 26 Feb 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 278 | 26 Feb 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 243 | 29 Feb 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 244 | 29 Feb 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 245 | 29 Feb 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 279 | 04 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 246 | 07 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 247 | 07 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 248 | 07 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 249 | 07 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 250 | 07 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 280 | 10 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 281 | 10 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 251 | 11 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Racing Santander | LaLiga |
| 252 | 11 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Racing Santander | LaLiga |
| 282 | 14 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Champions League |
| 283 | 14 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Champions League |
| 253 | 17 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 254 | 20 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Granada | LaLiga |
| 255 | 20 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Granada | LaLiga |
| 256 | 20 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Granada | LaLiga |
| 284 | 21 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 257 | 24 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 285 | 24 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 286 | 24 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 258 | 31 Mar 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 287 | 31 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 288 | 31 Mar 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 259 | 03 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | AC Milan | Champions League |
| 260 | 03 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | AC Milan | Champions League |
| 289 | 04 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL | Champions League |
| 290 | 04 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL | Champions League |
| 261 | 07 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 262 | 07 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 263 | 10 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe | LaLiga |
| 291 | 11 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 292 | 11 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 293 | 11 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 264 | 14 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante | LaLiga |
| 265 | 14 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante | LaLiga |
| 294 | 14 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sporting Gijon | LaLiga |
| 295 | 21 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | LaLiga |
| 296 | 25 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 297 | 25 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 266 | 29 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 267 | 29 Apr 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 298 | 29 Apr 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 268 | 02 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 269 | 02 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 270 | 02 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 299 | 02 May 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 271 | 05 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 272 | 05 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 273 | 05 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 274 | 05 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 300 | 05 May 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada | LaLiga |
| 301 | 13 May 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 275 | 25 May 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | Copa del Rey |
| 276 | 02 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Ecuador | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 277 | 09 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 278 | 09 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 279 | 09 Jun 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 302 | 17 Jun 2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Netherlands | European Championship |
| 303 | 17 Jun 2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Netherlands | European Championship |
| 304 | 21 Jun 2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Czech Republic | European Championship |
| 280 | 15 Aug 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Germany | Friendly |
| 305 | 15 Aug 2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Panama | Friendly |
| 281 | 19 Aug 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 282 | 19 Aug 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 283 | 23 Aug 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Supercopa de España |
| 306 | 23 Aug 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Supercopa de España |
| 284 | 26 Aug 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 285 | 26 Aug 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 286 | 29 Aug 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Supercopa de España |
| 307 | 29 Aug 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Supercopa de España |
| 308 | 02 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada | LaLiga |
| 309 | 02 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada | LaLiga |
| 310 | 07 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Luxembourg | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 287 | 08 Sep 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Paraguay | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 288 | 15 Sep 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe | LaLiga |
| 289 | 15 Sep 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe | LaLiga |
| 311 | 18 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Manchester City | Champions League |
| 290 | 19 Sep 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Spartak Moscow | Champions League |
| 291 | 19 Sep 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Spartak Moscow | Champions League |
| 312 | 24 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 313 | 30 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruna | LaLiga |
| 314 | 30 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruna | LaLiga |
| 315 | 30 Sep 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruna | LaLiga |
| 316 | 03 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax | Champions League |
| 317 | 03 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax | Champions League |
| 318 | 03 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax | Champions League |
| 292 | 07 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 293 | 07 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 319 | 07 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | LaLiga |
| 320 | 07 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | LaLiga |
| 294 | 13 Oct 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Uruguay | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 295 | 13 Oct 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Uruguay | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 296 | 17 Oct 2012 | Messi | Argentina | Chile | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 297 | 20 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna | LaLiga |
| 298 | 20 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna | LaLiga |
| 299 | 20 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna | LaLiga |
| 321 | 20 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 322 | 24 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | Champions League |
| 300 | 27 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 301 | 27 Oct 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 323 | 28 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 324 | 28 Oct 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 302 | 07 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Celtic | Champions League |
| 303 | 11 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 304 | 11 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 325 | 11 Nov 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante | LaLiga |
| 305 | 17 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 306 | 17 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 307 | 20 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Spartak Moscow | Champions League |
| 308 | 20 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Spartak Moscow | Champions League |
| 309 | 25 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante | LaLiga |
| 310 | 25 Nov 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante | LaLiga |
| 311 | 01 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 312 | 01 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 326 | 01 Dec 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 327 | 04 Dec 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax | Champions League |
| 313 | 09 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 314 | 09 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 315 | 12 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Cordoba | Copa del Rey |
| 316 | 12 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Cordoba | Copa del Rey |
| 328 | 12 Dec 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | Copa del Rey |
| 317 | 16 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 318 | 16 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 329 | 16 Dec 2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 319 | 22 Dec 2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Valladolid | LaLiga |
154 goals listed.
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