Total Goals Scored by Messi and Ronaldo

There will always be this debate about who is the best player, but the numbers don't lie. Let's take a look at the goals scored by the two stars of football world to find out who between Messi and Cristiano has scored the most goals.

Both are among the best players in the history of the sport, especially for their impact in the game. Even if, as they say, the numbers, and especially the goals do not lie.

Average goals of Messi vs Cristiano in club

Leo Messi played 736  in club as a professional. In those 736 games, Messi has scored 636 goals  and provided 251 assists . He is therefore directly involved on 887  goals.

For his part, Cristiano Ronaldo has played 852  games in his club career in which he scored 641 goals and gave 169 assists . CR7 was therefore decisive on 810 goals . 

Thus, the Argentina international has participated in the creation of 77 more goals than his eternal Portuguese rival in club.

Goals for Messi and Cristiano between 2009 and 2018

When he played for Real Madrid, between 2009 and 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo had statistics from another planet. In all competitions, his average was 1.03 goals per game against 0.99 for Messi.

It should also be noted that Messi, despite having scored 22 more goals in this period, he also played 38 more games than the Portuguese. The average is therefore favorable to the current Juventus player.

Goals of Messi and Cristiano in selections

Regarding national selections, Cristiano has better statistics but they also reveal a certain equality between the two attackers.

With 167 matches and 101 goals,  (0.6 goals per match), Cristiano has played 27 more games  than his rival Portugal. He has 30 more goals than the Barça captain with his selection.

On the other hand, the number 10 Blaugrana, with  140 games and 71 goals for the Albiceleste , has an average of 0.51 goals per game, doing less well than CR7.