Ronaldo vs Messi

Goal Scoring

When it comes to goal scoring then record clearly announces the leader. Lionel Messi scored 683 goals in 838 matches and Ronaldo scored 706 goals in 983 matches for club and country. Ronaldo scored more goals then Messi but if we look at goal average than Messi has the lead. Messi scoring average in 0.82 goals per match and Ronaldo scoring average in 0.72 goals per match. Messi scored 557 goals with his left foot, 88 goals with right foot and 24 goals with head. Unlike Messi, Ronaldo scored more goals with his right foot. He scored 435 goals with right foot, 126 goals with his left foot and 126 goals with his head.

Assists

Assists became very important in ranking of football player. Lionel Messi has more assists then Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi made 284 assists in 838 matches where as Cristiano Ronaldo made 220 assists in 983 matches. If we combine goals and assists then Lionel Messi is involved in 967 goals in 838 matches and Ronaldo is involved in 926 goals in 983 matches. So Lionel Messi created 41 more goals then Ronaldo and played 145 less matches then Ronaldo.

Club Goals

If we take a look at club goals than Lionel Messi has more club goals than Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi played 700 matches and scored 613 goals for Barcelona and Ronaldo scored 607 goals in 819 matches. Cristiano Ronaldo has played 119 more club matches than Lionel Messi and he is 6 goals behind Messi. The average club goal for Messi in 0.87 goals per match and Ronaldo's average club goal in 0.74 goals per match.

National Goals

Cristiano Ronaldo has outstanding international states. Ronaldo scored 99 goals in 164 matches and he also has made 30 assists. Ronaldo has 0.60 of scoring average for his national team. Lionel Messi is not very lucky when it comes to national football. Messi has played 138 matches for his Argentina and scored 70 goals and made 42 assists. Ronaldo has won two major tournaments with his national side including Euro Championship and UEFA Nations League 2019 but Messi only has Copa America in his list.

Penalties

Ronaldo has scored 116 goals on penalties and missed 25 penalties. Ronaldo has 82% conversion rate on Penalties. Messi scored 88 goals on penalties and missed 26 penalties. The conversion rate on penalties for Messi is 77%. Ronaldo has scored 9 goals on penalties for his national side and Messi has scored 14 goals on Penalties for Argentina so far.

Free Kicks

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 54 goals on free kicks. He scored 9 free kick goals for Portugal, 32 free kick goals for Real Madrid and 13 free kick goals for Manchester United. Lionel Messi scored 52 goals on free kick. He scored 6 out of 52 goals for Argentina and 46 free kick goals for Barcelona.

Hat-tricks

Lionel Messi has 52 hat-tricks so far in his career. Messi has 45 Hat-tricks for Barcelona and 6 Hat-tricks for Argentina. Ronaldo has 55 hat-tricks in his career so far and 44 out of 53 Hat-tricks are for Real Madrid. He scored 7 Hat-tricks for Portugal, 1 Hat-trick for Manchester United and 1 Hat-trick for Juventus FC.