Ronaldo’s Spectacular Brace in Arab Champions Cup 2023 Final Extends Lead over Lionel Messi in Total Goals

In the Arab Champions Cup 2023 final against Al Hilal on August 12th, 2023, Ronaldo once again proved his prowess for Al Nassr. He netted the equalizer in the 75th minute, leveling the score at 1-1, and then secured the victory with the winning goal in extra time, even as Al Nassr played with a reduced lineup.

These two goals mark Ronaldo’s 5th and 6th consecutive strikes for Al Nassr in the new 2023/24 season, elevating his career total to 844 goals in 1174 official matches. Among these, CR7 has tallied 302 headed goals (146) and left-footed goals, omitting his dominant foot. Ronaldo’s 844 goals are distributed across Al Nassr (20), Real Madrid (450), Man Utd (145), Juventus (101), Sporting Lisbon (5), and the Portuguese national team (123).

Ronaldo Reaches Goal Number 841 in His Career

Shortly after, in his 5th appearance for Inter Miami, in a 4-0 victory against Charlotte on August 12th, 2023, Messi contributed 1 goal. Thus, in his first 5 matches for the MLS team, Messi has scored a remarkable 8 goals.

His goal against Charlotte FC takes Messi’s career tally to 815 goals in 1033 official matches. These goals are distributed among Barcelona (672), PSG (32), Inter Miami (8), and the Argentine national team (103).

Total Career Goals: Messi Trails Ronaldo by 27 Goals

As a result, Messi’s total career goals are 27 behind Ronaldo.

The goal-per-match ratio for Messi stands at 0.788 goals per match, while Ronaldo’s is slightly lower at 0.718 goals per match.

In the list of top goal scorers in history, Ronaldo (844) and Messi (815) are leading the pack, followed by Bican (805), Pele (757), and Romario (745), respectively.