career goal records with some primary event fields
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Inspect dataset versions, field-level verification, missing evidence and source conflicts across the Messi and Ronaldo comparison.
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The career goal ledger and historical appearance archive are reviewed compilations. They are not an independently rebuilt official database. The new primary-evidence extension verifies individual fields without treating every other field in that match as known.
career goal records awaiting event enrichment
Records with all nine defined goal-event fields verified: 3. Records with conflicting claims: 0. These counts describe the event extension, not whether a recorded career goal counts.
Dataset snapshots
| Dataset | Version / source check | Scope and status |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | goals-6764d9ad5565e5712026-10-31T18:02:00+00:00 | Senior competitive club goals and senior internationals, including international friendlies. Excludes youth, Olympics, club friendlies and shootouts. Includes Arab Club Champions Cup. reviewed compilation with primary supplements Messi: 2026-10-28 Ronaldo: 2026-10-29 |
| Appearances | appearances-1691d0271dd003272026-10-29T12:01:37+00:00 | Senior competitive club matches and senior A internationals including international friendlies. Excludes youth, Olympics, club friendlies and shootouts. Includes Arab Club Champions Cup. reviewed compilation Messi: 2026-10-28 Ronaldo: 2026-10-23 |
| Primary Events | events-5e0a09dc0d142d7a2026-10-31T15:00:07+00:00 | Explicitly reviewed primary-source match and goal fields only; no completeness claim field level |
| Head To Head | h2h-bdf1ddb1cfe0ed952026-10-31T14:20:55+00:00 | Selected historical meetings already on this site. Not a complete independently verified head-to-head archive. Team scores are attributed by represented team, not column order. selected legacy list with three primary result checks |
| Honours | honours-e83fd45c63f180272026-10-31T09:51:19+00:00 | Source-credited senior team titles, with conference and regional honours included by default. This is a defined editorial inventory, not a universal official career total. source credited senior titles with explicit conventions |
Primary goal-field coverage
Denominator: all 1,921 recorded career goals. Unknown is not zero, and a stored legacy placeholder is not verified evidence. A scoring-method career total remains unavailable until the full relevant population is classified.
| Field | Verified | Unknown | Disputed | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Stoppage Minute | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Goal Method | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Body Part | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Shot Location | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Score Before | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Score After | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Match Stage | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Venue | 3 | 1918 | 0 | 0.16% |
New match evidence, including zero-goal games
These primary-source observations supplement the archive. Partial observations do not automatically extend its denominator or change career totals. Unknown assists, minutes and starts remain unknown until separately supported.
| Player / match | Played | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo · 2026-10-29 Al-Nassr FC vs Al-Kholood | Yes | 3 | — unknown | — unknown | — unknown |
| Messi · 2026-10-28 Inter Miami vs FC Cincinnati | Yes | 0 | — unknown | — unknown | Yes |
Evidence registry
- Saudi Pro League · source published date unavailable
Accessed 2026-10-31T14:22:48+00:00. Supports named fields: minute, stoppage_minute, goal_method, body_part, shot_location, score_before, score_after, match_stage, venue, played, goals. - Saudi Pro League · source published 2026-10-30T07:10:36.673Z
Accessed 2026-10-31T14:22:45+00:00. Supports named fields: played, goals, minute, stoppage_minute, body_part, match_stage, venue. - Inter Miami CF · source published 2026-10-29T02:35:46.933Z
Accessed 2026-10-31T14:22:45+00:00. Supports named fields: played, goals, started.
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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 2026-10-17 · 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.
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