Messi vs. Ronaldo: all-time goals, career statistics and red cards
A look at the numbers behind the world-class duo
All-time career (club and country, but excluding club friendlies)
- Ronaldo: 788 goals and 226 assists in 1,077 appearances
- Messi: 751 goals and 315 assists in 932 appearances
- Hat-tricks: Ronaldo 57; Messi 55
- Career goal ratio: Ronaldo 0.73; Messi 0.81
- Penalties: Ronaldo 139 (28 missed); Messi 100 (29 missed)
Club career (excluding friendlies)
- Ronaldo: 677 goals and 194 assists in 897 appearances
- Messi: 672 goals and 268 assists in 779 appearances
- Hat-tricks: Ronaldo 48; Messi 48
- Club goal ratio: Ronaldo 0.76; Messi 0.86
- Penalties: Ronaldo 125 (21 missed); Messi 82 (25 missed)
International careers (friendly and competitive matches)
- Ronaldo: 111 goals and 32 assists in 180 appearances for Portugal
- Messi: 79 goals and 47 assists in 153 appearances for Argentina
- Hat-tricks: Ronaldo 9; Messi 7
- International goal ratio: Ronaldo 0.62; Messi 0.52
- Penalties: Ronaldo 14 (7 missed); Messi 18 (4 missed)
2020-2021 final club statistics
- Messi (for Barcelona): 38 goals, 12 assists, 47 appearances, 1 red card
- Ronaldo (for Juventus): 36 goals, 5 assists, 44 appearances
2019-2020 final club statistics
- Messi (for Barcelona): 31 goals, 25 assists, 44 appearances
- Ronaldo (for Juventus): 37 goals, 5 assists, 46 appearances
2018-19 final club statistics
- Messi (for Barcelona): 51 goals, 19 assists, 50 matches
- Ronaldo (for Juventus): 28 goals, 10 assists, 43 matches
Career red cards: Messi 3, Ronaldo 11
Messi has been sent off three times in his career - twice for Argentina and once for Barcelona. He saw red just 43 seconds into his Argentina debut after coming on as a sub against Hungary in 2005. He was also sent off against Chile in the 2019 Copa America.
Messi’s third career red card - and first at club level - came on 17 January 2021. In the 3-2 Spanish Super Cup final loss against Athletic Bilbao, Messi walked after VAR spotted him lashing out against Asier Villalibre.
Ronaldo has been sent off 11 times in his career - once for Juventus, six times for Real Madrid and four times for Manchester United.
