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 2017, the recorded senior goal totals are Messi 54 and Ronaldo 53. Compare club and international goals, match dates, competitions and sources.
Messi leads this one 54–53 in 2017. Every goal is listed below with the date and competition.
| Competition | Messi | Ronaldo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaLiga | 40 | 19 | 59 |
| Champions League | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| World Cup Qualifiers | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Copa del Rey | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Confederations Cup | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Supercopa de España | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Friendly | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| # | Date | Player | For | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534 | 05 Jan 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | Copa del Rey |
| 572 | 07 Jan 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada | LaLiga |
| 535 | 08 Jan 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 536 | 11 Jan 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | Copa del Rey |
| 537 | 14 Jan 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Las Palmas | LaLiga |
| 573 | 15 Jan 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 538 | 22 Jan 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 574 | 25 Jan 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | Copa del Rey |
| 539 | 26 Jan 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Sociedad | Copa del Rey |
| 575 | 29 Jan 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 540 | 01 Feb 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | Copa del Rey |
| 541 | 04 Feb 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 542 | 11 Feb 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Alaves | LaLiga |
| 576 | 11 Feb 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 543 | 19 Feb 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Leganes | LaLiga |
| 544 | 19 Feb 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Leganes | LaLiga |
| 577 | 22 Feb 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 545 | 26 Feb 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | LaLiga |
| 578 | 26 Feb 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 546 | 01 Mar 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Sporting Gijon | LaLiga |
| 579 | 01 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Las Palmas | LaLiga |
| 580 | 01 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Las Palmas | LaLiga |
| 547 | 04 Mar 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 548 | 04 Mar 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 549 | 08 Mar 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Paris Saint-Germain | Champions League |
| 581 | 12 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 550 | 19 Mar 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 551 | 19 Mar 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 552 | 23 Mar 2017 | Messi | Argentina | Chile | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 582 | 25 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Hungary | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 583 | 25 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Hungary | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 584 | 28 Mar 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Sweden | Friendly |
| 553 | 05 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 554 | 05 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 585 | 12 Apr 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 586 | 12 Apr 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 555 | 15 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 556 | 15 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 587 | 18 Apr 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 588 | 18 Apr 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 589 | 18 Apr 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 557 | 23 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 558 | 23 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 559 | 26 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 560 | 26 Apr 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 590 | 29 Apr 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Valencia | LaLiga |
| 591 | 02 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | Champions League |
| 592 | 02 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | Champions League |
| 593 | 02 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | Champions League |
| 561 | 06 May 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 562 | 06 May 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 594 | 14 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 595 | 14 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 596 | 17 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 597 | 17 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 563 | 21 May 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 564 | 21 May 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 598 | 21 May 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 565 | 27 May 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Alaves | Copa del Rey |
| 599 | 03 Jun 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Juventus | Champions League |
| 600 | 03 Jun 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Juventus | Champions League |
| 601 | 09 Jun 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Latvia | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 602 | 09 Jun 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Latvia | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 603 | 21 Jun 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Russia | Confederations Cup |
| 604 | 24 Jun 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | New Zealand | Confederations Cup |
| 566 | 13 Aug 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Supercopa de España |
| 605 | 13 Aug 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Barcelona | Supercopa de España |
| 567 | 26 Aug 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Alaves | LaLiga |
| 568 | 26 Aug 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Alaves | LaLiga |
| 606 | 31 Aug 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Faroe Islands | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 607 | 31 Aug 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Faroe Islands | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 608 | 31 Aug 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Faroe Islands | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 569 | 09 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 570 | 09 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 571 | 09 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 572 | 12 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Juventus | Champions League |
| 573 | 12 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Juventus | Champions League |
| 609 | 13 Sep 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL | Champions League |
| 610 | 13 Sep 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL | Champions League |
| 574 | 19 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 575 | 19 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 576 | 19 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 577 | 19 Sep 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Eibar | LaLiga |
| 611 | 26 Sep 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | Champions League |
| 612 | 26 Sep 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | Champions League |
| 578 | 01 Oct 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Las Palmas | LaLiga |
| 579 | 01 Oct 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Las Palmas | LaLiga |
| 613 | 07 Oct 2017 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Andorra | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 580 | 11 Oct 2017 | Messi | Argentina | Ecuador | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 581 | 11 Oct 2017 | Messi | Argentina | Ecuador | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 582 | 11 Oct 2017 | Messi | Argentina | Ecuador | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 614 | 14 Oct 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Getafe | LaLiga |
| 615 | 17 Oct 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Tottenham Hotspur | Champions League |
| 583 | 18 Oct 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Olympiacos | Champions League |
| 584 | 28 Oct 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 616 | 01 Nov 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Tottenham Hotspur | Champions League |
| 617 | 21 Nov 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL | Champions League |
| 618 | 21 Nov 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL | Champions League |
| 619 | 25 Nov 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Malaga | LaLiga |
| 585 | 02 Dec 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 620 | 06 Dec 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | Champions League |
| 621 | 09 Dec 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 622 | 09 Dec 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla | LaLiga |
| 586 | 10 Dec 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Villarreal | LaLiga |
| 623 | 13 Dec 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Al Jazira | FIFA Club World Cup |
| 624 | 16 Dec 2017 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Gremio | FIFA Club World Cup |
| 587 | 23 Dec 2017 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
107 goals listed.
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