Messi vs Ronaldo

Table of contents

1. Player profile
2. Messi vs Ronaldo Stats
3. Messi vs Ronaldo Trophies
4. Messi vs Ronaldo Goals
5. Messi vs Ronaldo Head to head wins
6. FAQ

Player profile

Factors	Messi	Ronaldo
Name	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo
Current Team	Paris Saint-Germain	Manchester United F.C.
Number	30	7
Position	Forward	Forward
Nationality	Argentina	Portugal
Date of Birth	24 June 1987 (age 34 years)	5 February 1985 (37 years)
Height	170 cm	185 cm
Weight	72 kg	80 kg
All-time career goals	759	804
Games played	957	1106

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo Club Goals and Assists

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games in his entire career (0.72 goals per game). Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games (0.79 goals per game). These stats clearly shows that Cristiano has scored more goals than Messi. However, Cristiano Ronaldo has played 149 more matches than Lionel Messi.

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	Messi				Ronaldo
Games	Goals	Assists	Year	Assists	Goals	Games
27	8	11	2021/2022	3	18	33
47	38	14	2020/2021	4	36	44
31	24	16	2019/2020	2	25	32
50	51	19	2018/2019	10	28	43
54	45	18	2017/2018	8	44	44
52	54	16	2016/2017	12	42	46
49	41	23	2015/2016	15	51	48
57	58	27	2014/2015	21	61	54
46	41	14	2013/2014	14	51	47
50	60	15	2012/2013	12	55	55
60	73	29	2011/2012	15	60	55
55	53	23	2010/2011	15	53	54
53	47	11	2009/2010	7	33	35
51	38	17	2008/2009	9	26	53
40	16	13	2007/2008	7	42	49
36	17	3	2006/2007	15	23	53
25	8	3	2005/2006	8	12	47
9	1	0	2004/2005	8	9	50
-	-	-	2003/2004	7	6	40
-	-	-	2002/2003	7	5	31

Messi vs Ronaldo: World Cup

Messi and Ronaldo have both made appearances in 5 World Cups.

Year		Messi			Ronaldo
	Games	Goals	Assists	Games	Goals	Assists
2006	3	1	0	6	1	0
2010	5	0	0	4	1	0
2014	7	4	1	3	1	1
2018	4	1	2	4	4	0
2022	5	4	2	4	1	0

Messi vs Ronaldo Titles and Individual Awards

Year	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo
2020/21	Copa Del Rey, Ballon d'Or, Pichichi award, Copa America	Coppa Italia
2019/2020	Ballon d'Or	-
2018/2019	European Golden Shoe, Spanish Super Cup, La Liga	Serie A, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Nations League
2017/2018	European Golden Shoe, Copa Del Rey, La Liga	Champions League, Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Ballon d'Or
2016/2017	European Golden Shoe, Spanish Super Cup, Copa Del Rey	Champions League, La Liga, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Ballon d'Or
2015/2016	Ballon d'Or, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, La Liga	European Championship, Champions League
2014/2015	Copa Del Rey, La Liga, Champions League	Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, European Golden Shoe, Ballon d'Or
2013/2014	Spanish Super Cup	Champions League, Copa Del Rey, European Golden Shoe, Ballon d'Or
2012/2013	Ballon d'Or, European Golden Shoe, La Liga	Spanish Super Cup
2011/2012	Ballon d'Or, European Golden Shoe, Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Copa Del Rey	La Liga
2010/2011	Ballon d'Or, Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, Champions League	European Golden Shoe, Copa Del Rey
2009/2010	Ballon d'Or, European Golden Shoe, Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, La Liga	-
2008/2009	Copa Del Rey, La Liga, Champions League	Premier League, League Cup, Community Shield, Club World Cup, Ballon d'Or
2007/2008	-	Champions League, Community Shield, Premier League, European Golden Shoe
2006/2007	Spanish Super Cup	Premier League
2005/2006	Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, Champions League	League Cup
2004/2005	La Liga	-
2003/2004	-	FA Cup
2002/2003	-	Supercopa de Portugal

Messi vs Ronaldo Goals by Type

Goals	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo
Free kick goals	58	57
Penalty goals	102	143
Hattrick Goals	55	59
Braces goals	134	127
Goals Scored in the Finals	29	19

Hattrick goals scored in each season

Year	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo
2020/2021	0	1
2019/2020	3	3
2018/2019	4	2
2017/2018	6	4
2016/2017	2	6
2015/2016	4	6
2014/2015	6	9
2013/2014	4	5
2012/2013	3	5
2011/2012	12	7
2010/2011	4	7
2009/2010	4	1
2008/2009	1	0
2007/2008	0	1
2006/2007	1	0
2005/2006	0	0
2004/2005	0	0
2003/2004	-	0
2002/2003	-	0

Messi vs Ronaldo Head to head wins

All competitions

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	35	22	12
Ronaldo	35	21	1

Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	30	20	11
Ronaldo	30	18	1

Barcelona vs Manchester United

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	3	1	0
Ronaldo	3	0	0

La Liga

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	18	12	6
Ronaldo	18	9	1

Champions League

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	5	3	0
Ronaldo	5	0	0

Spanish Super Cup

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	5	6	2
Ronaldo	5	4	0

Copa del Ray

Players	Games	Goals	Assists
Messi	5	0	3
Ronaldo	5	5	0

FAQ

Who has scored the most goals between Messi and Ronaldo?

Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games while Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games. Ronaldo has played 149 games more than Messi in his entire career.

Who has more trophies between Messi and Ronaldo?

Messi has won 36 trophies while Ronaldo has lifted 34 trophies.

Who has won more Ballon d'Or awards between Messi and Ronaldo?

Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award 7 times and Ronaldo has won the award 5 times.

Who has won more El Clasicos between Messi and Ronaldo?

Lionel Messi has played 38 El Clasico games with Barcelona in his career and has scored 26 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo has played 30 El Clasico games and has scored 18 goals. Messi has won 17 El Clasicos from 38 appearances whereas Cristiano has only won 8 El Clasicos from 30 appearances.

Who is the goat of football now?

While the topic of Messi v. Ronaldo remains a hotly-contested debate, many believe that Messi is a better player. Ronaldo, who has run into some trouble recently, seems to have fallen in favour with the fans.

Who is better Ronaldo or Messi?

With Ronaldo's recent struggles at Manchester United and Messi finding his form at PSG, many fans believe that Messi is overall the better player. Statistically, Messi scores a goal and records an assist at a better rate than Ronaldo and thus it could be believed that the Argentine is better.